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Miami, FL ( USA ): Shine Fights is excited to announce the official signing of a bout between former Bodog Welterweight Champion Nick “The Goat” Thompson (38-12-1) and Brazilian veteran Eduardo Pamplona (12-2). The bout will take place on the main card at “Worlds Collide: Mayorga vs. Thomas,” which will be held at the Crown Coliseum [...] While UFC welterweight title challenger Dan Hardy continues to remain in the headlines due to ongoing verbal conflicts with some of his past opponents, the British slugger’s date with Georges St-Pierre at UFC 111 later this month is fast approaching. St-Pierre, the popular French-Canadian champion, hasn’t yet found himself as much of a target for Hardy’s [...] The San Jose based mixed martial arts promotion, Strikeforce, is all set to invade South Florida this weekend with their “Miami” event live from the Bank Atlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida. The organization is opening up the new decade with a bang by putting its first ever welterweight title on the line in the main event [...] Fear not, fight fans — the previously untelevised welterweight showdown between rough-and-tumble brawlers, Joe Riggs (32-10) and Jay Hieron (18-4), will air live on EASports.com at 9:05 ET on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010. Sherdog.com passes along the good news, setting the table for the Strikeforce: “Miami” event slated for the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla., which [...] Many fans who have followed the short trajectory of the Strikeforce The search for Bobby Lashley’s opponent continues. Strikeforce officials on Tuesday afternoon told MMAjunkie.com that journeyman heavyweight Jimmy Ambriz (14-12-1 MMA, 0-0 SF) is not fighting the former pro wrestler at “Strikeforce: UFC welterweight title challenger Dan Hardy (23-6 MMA, 4-0 UFC) has The brash British slugger has become known nearly as much for his But at a recent media gathering, welterweight [...] A pair of high-profile contests that were both widely rumored in recent weeks has now been officially added to “Strikeforce: Miami.” MMAjunkie.com today confirmed with Strikeforce Director of Communications Mike Afromowitz that Robbie Lawler vs. Melvin Manhoef and Jay Hieron vs. Joe Riggs are now official for the evening’s fight card. Featuring a welterweight title fight between [...] With his welterweight title shot on hold and with a potential bout with Marius Zaromskis ultimately scrapped, Jay Hieron (18-4 MMA, 1-0 SF) instead is expected to meet veteran Joe Riggs (32-11 MMA, 3-2 SF) next month at “Strikeforce: Miami.” Sources close to the event told MMAjunkie.com the fight is in the works, but bout agreements [...] Oh my. Foul-mouthed fight monger Nick Diaz (20-7) will likely take on DREAM 2009 Welterweight Grand Prix Champion Marius Zaromskis (13-3) at the next major Strikeforce event, which is scheduled to take place at theBankAtlantic Arena in Sunrise,Fla., on Jan. 30, 20010. Talk about fireworks. MMAWeekly.com reports that the pair will duke it out for the promotion’s vacant [...] |
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