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Looks like the fantasy matchmakers who pegged Kimbo Slice as the UFC’s first opponent for recently-signed pugilist James Toney will be heading back to the drawing boards. Spike TV/CBS ratings monster Kevin Ferguson (4-1) is going to put his drawing power to the test when he makes his pay-per-view debut opposite fellow Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 10 [...] Props: FIGHT Magazine Quoteworthy: “Training is always good here at the Country Club. Preparation for Stefan has been interesting. We just started to put people on shoulders so I get that look. The best thing about this fight is that we are mixed martial artists, so you never know. I intend on beating Struve with my length [...] Everyone wants in the UFC. From former baseball sluggers with little fight experience to boxers to will 81 pro fights under their chubby belts. Dana White has to manage the fine line between promoting a legitimate sport and ticket/pay-per-view sales. Sure heavyweight boxer James Toney would sell PPV’s but would an appearance in the Octagon [...] The main card is set for next month’s UFC Fight Night 21 card. As MMAjunkie.com reported earlier today, the March 31 event features a headliner of Kenny Florian vs. Takanori Gomi and a co-headliner of Roy Nelson vs. Stefan Struve. Also announced for the main card were previously reported matchups of Nate Quarry vs. Jorge Rivera and [...] A heavyweight bout between “The Ultimate Fighter 10″ winner Roy Nelson (14-4 MMA, 1-0 UFC) and fast-rising contender Stefan Struve (19-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC) is set for next month’s UFC Fight Night 21 event. A source close to one of the competitors today told MMAjunkie.com bout agreements have been signed for the long-rumored bout. Nelson posted a [...] A heavyweight battle between the division’s tallest fighter on the UFC roster, Stephan “Skyscraper” Struve (19-3,) and perhaps its most rotund, Roy “Big Country” Nelson (14-4,) is in the works for UFC Fight Night 21 in North Carolina on March 31. The event, which will mark the second of three scheduled events for the promotion in [...] Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end turned mixed martial artist, Marcus Jones, has retired from the sport, according to AroundTheOctagon, citing a source withing the Gracie Tampa camp. Jones was among 16 heavyweights featured in The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 10 series on Spike TV. The 6′6,” 245-pound “Big Baby” was considered a dark horse to make [...] Props: MMA Manifesto Quoteworthy: “I believe I’d very competitive with the top heavyweights right now. I think that’s the reason why the UFC did their marketing with me and Kimbo. We’re the most watched show on Spike. I was in three of the top 10 (most) watched cards in MMA history. So it’s one of those things [...] Main-card winners Matt Hamill and Frankie Edgar both earned $46,000 and were top earners at this past weekend’s UFC event, The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale. Additionally, while cast members from “TUF 10″ made $8,000 to show and $8,000 to win, including show champion Roy Nelson, Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson’s special contract paid him a base amount [...] For a fighter who’s competed on some of the sport’s biggest stages, Roy Nelson knew The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale was his best chance to impress viewers of the UFC’s reality series. Nelson, a former IFL heavyweight champion who was the favorite to win “TUF 10,” did just on Saturday with a first-round knockout of fellow [...] |
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