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Olympic gold medalist and former world champion boxer Ray Mercer will put on the four-ounce gloves once again on April 16 and face The matchup was announced on the most recent edition of HDNet’s “Inside MMA,” and the [...] Frank Mir’s future as a broadcaster for the promotion’s sister company, World Extreme Cagefighting, remains up in the air, but today the former UFC heavyweight champion said he hopes to return to the commentary role he’s held since the company first hit the Versus airwaves in June 2007. “It’s something that hopefully I’ll be able to [...] Think James Toney is the only aging pugilist worthy of news in MMA circles? Don’t forget about Ray Mercer. MMA Fighting reports that “Merciless” is set to return to the cage for his sophomore effort against undefeated fighter Ron Sparks on April 16 at a King of the Cage event from Detroit, Michigan. The card is expected to [...] “Brock (Lesnar) actually took care of me from the financial standpoint. He knows the guys he wants around him to help him train, people he gets along with, and he compensates you for it. I was fortunate, because it allowed me to train full time. Every time he had a practice, I was there, not [...] Roger Gracie, a 2005 ADCC champion, finally is set to make his Strikeforce debut on May 15. Sources close to the event told MMAjunkie.com former UFC heavyweight champion Kevin Randleman is the leading candidate to face the grappling ace at the as-yet-unannounced show, which is likely to be hosted by the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, [...] Props:MMAPrime.tv Quoteworthy: “At some point Fedor’s going to have to step up and be willing to fight top level guys again. I don’t know what’s going on with him or why he’s not willing to do that and certainly (Fabricio) Werdum is one of those guys he’s going to have to face to be considered a top [...] It’s a battle of UFC castaways as Houston Alexander (9-6) is reportedly considering a return to action againt Seth Petruzelli (11-4) at the upcoming Moosin MMA event on April 23 from the DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts. The Boston Herald first reported the pending match-up earlier today whichPetruzelli recently confirmed via his Twitter account. Promoted by freak [...] He’s baaaaack… Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski will return to the sport of mixed martial arts after finalizing a 16-month, multi-fight contract with the San Jose-based Strikeforce promotion. “The Pitbull” confirmed the signing viahis official websiteearlier today. Arlovski is no stranger to Strikeforce audiences. He accepted a short-notice bout against heavyweight wrecking ball Brett Rogers at [...] Tim Sylvia (25-6) is currently under consideration for three separate fights spanning from March through June, though none of them are a done deal. Sylvia’s manager, Monte Cox, on Saturday told MMAjunkie.com that his phone rings every day with promoters who look to employ the former UFC heavyweight champion. But three fights – including a rematch with [...] |
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