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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 [...] Months before their second season debuts, Bellator Fighting Championships is already turning heads. Their fighter signings, which includes Bao Quach, Olympian Ferrid Kheder, GSP protege Mike Ricci and a bevy of tough welterweights, have shown that Bellator is not resting on the laurels of their first season. Leading the way is Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney, whose [...] Props: Fighthype Quoteworthy: “John Howard is tough. He’s not a pushover. I don’t think I’m going to go in there and run over the guy. I’m going to go out there and fight him and it’s going to be a good fight. He knows how bad I have wanted to fight him and I’m sure he is [...] With UFC welterweights Marcus Davis (16-6 MMA, 8-4 UFC) and Jonathan Goulet (22-10 MMA, 4-4 UFC) each looking to return to the win column, the pair will likely meet at they as-yet-unannounced UFC 113 event in Montreal. The fighters have each verbally agreed to the contest, though bout agreements have yet to be signed. News of the [...] The UFC today officially announced a recently reported contest between welterweights Mike Swick (14-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) and Paulo Thiago (12-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) for February’s “UFC 109: Relentless” event. Swick stepped in as a replacement for Josh Koscheck when his teammate was forced off the card with an injury. While Koscheck and Thiago were originally scheduled [...] “I’ve had to sacrifice my entire Christmas to get ready for this fight and have been in lockdown for about six weeks now. I’ve done the bulk of my training at a secret location in Holland. I know Hazelett will be a test for me. Just because he has come in as a replacement doesn’t [...] Multiple sources report that the UFC brass has issued a latest batch of pink slips: The most high-profile castoff of the bunch is none other than the former top 10 middleweight, Denis Kang. Kang recorded a remarkable 23-fight undefeated streak from 2003 to 2006 in such organizations as Pride FC and Spirit MC. Since then, he [...] |
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