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Chicago-area fighter Pat Curran (9-3 MMA, 0-0 BFC) is the eighth and final competitor booked for Bellator Fighting Championships’ upcoming season-two lightweight tournament. Bellator officials today announced the signing. Curran competes in an opening-round tournament matchup on April 15 at Bellator 14, though his opponent and other tourney pairings – including recent signee Roger Huerta’s promotional debut [...] Acquiring the services of an athlete who’s graced the cover ofSports Illustratedis a big deal by any standard. After an extended negotiation period, Bellator Fighting Championships scored Roger Huerta for its second season of tournament action – which begins April 8 in Hollywood, Fla. – in one of Huerta was a breakout star [...] “Bellator provided me with a sense of security. I control my own destiny in the tournament. The winner gets to face one of the best lightweight fighters in the world — that’s the goal. If I lose, then it’s my fault. I know I’ll have a target on my back and that these guys will [...] Roger Huerta says he still has a lot of fight left in him. The former UFC lightweight is officially bound for Bellator Fighting Championships and joins its season-two lightweight tournament with a chip on his shoulder. “I’ve fought my whole life to get to where I am today, and this is a point where I honestly believe [...] It’s a done deal. After much speculation over the weekend about the signing of Roger Huerta on the part of the upstart promotion in the MMA groundswell, Bellator FC formally announced the exclusive signing of Huerta during a press conference from Chicago, Illinois this afternoon. “El Matador” will compete in Bellator’s season two lightweight tournament, with the [...] Former Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight Roger Huerta (20-3-1 MMA, 0-0 Bellator) is set to test his mettle in Bellator Fighting Championships’ season two eight-man lightweight tournament. Sources close to the situation confirmed to MMAjunkie.com that the popular lightweight received his formal release from the UFC this week, which opened the door to finalize a deal with [...] Props:USA Today Quoteworthy: “My last two (fights against Jim Miller and Roger Huerta) have been pretty much all stand-up. There’s people that kind of get it in their head, and they don’t let it go. You can’t please everyone. I know my stand-up is at the top, so I’m not stressing it at all. I’m really working [...] Fighter-turned-actor-turned fighter and current free agent Roger Huerta (20-3-1) has been in talks with the San Jose-based Strikeforce promotion after satisfying his UFC contract in a split decision loss to undefeated lightweight contender Gray Maynard at the Sept. 16 UFC Fight Night 19 event in Oklahoma. “El Matador” — who graced the cover of Sports Illustrated [...] |
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Huerta signs with Bellator, sees it as a 'second chance'
Bellator Fighting Championships today announced their biggest signing yet, former UFC lightweight Roger Huerta. Huerta will fight in Bellator’s lightweight tournament on April 8. If he wins, he’ll move onto fight in May and June.
In a press conference Monday afternoon, Huerta said that he sees this opportunity to fight with Bellator as a second chance [...]