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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 [...] You know back in my day when you couldn’t book fighters for a carnival-style freak show or lopsided mismatch, you simply packed your bags and headed off to a dirt floor arena somewhere in Alabama. That was until “The Heart of Dixie” went and got itself some good old fashioned regulation. Now promoters who can’t squeak past [...] Seems like “The Maine-iac” just can’t catch a break these days. Former UFC Heavyweight ChampionTim Sylvia tweetedthat he’ll no longer be facing fellow Zuffa castaway Brandon Lee Hinkle at the upcoming Adrenaline MMA show planned for March 20 in Youngstown, Ohio. This comes just one week after the Ohio Athletic Commission denied Wes Sims the chance to [...] You know you’re on hard times when an athletic commission won’t let you compete against a fighter who’s dropped three of his last four bouts because the state deems the contest “non-competitive.” Yet that’s exactly what happened to former UFC and Strikeforce fighter Wes Sims, who was booked to throw down with fellow marooned heavyweight Tim [...] The Ohio Athletic Commission has turned down a proposed heavyweight bout between former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia (25-6) and “The Ultimate Fighter 10″ alumnus Wes Sims (22-13-1) at the as-yet-unnanounced “Adrenaline MMA V” event on March 20 in Youngstown, Ohio. Ohio Athletic Commission executive director Bernie Profato ruled the bout “non-competitive” and informed Adrenaline promoter [...] MMAmania.com has confirmed the fighter payouts for Strikeforce: “Miami” from the Florida State Boxing Commission (FSBC) for the Showtime event held at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida, on Jan. 30. There was a lot of hubbub surrounding Herschel Walker’s mixed martial arts debut, along with his decision to donate his entire fight purse to charity. [...] At this past Friday’s weigh-ins, Wes Sims was holding court and proudly showing off a T-shirt with a supposed strip club of a sponsor. At Saturday’s “Strikeforce: Miami” event, Sims kicked off his bout against Bobby Lashley with some pro-wrestling-inspired taunting. And even after his lopsided TKO loss, Sims joked with his opponent and the media [...] Wes Sims had something on his mind as he sat patiently waiting for the rest of the fighters to file in for Saturday night’s Strikeforce postfight press conference. The 6-foot-8 veteran of the UFC and its reality show, “The Ultimate Fighter,” brooded with a hood over his bruised head while wearing sunglasses. When his conqueror [...] |
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