May 30th, 2009 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in One more fight has been signed as according to sources, bantamweights Dominick Cruz and Joseph Benavidez have recently signed to face each other at WEC 42, tentatively scheduled to take place sometime in August in Las Vegas, although no venue has been announced at the time of this posting.
Benavidez, a contender to Miguel Torres’ title [...]
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Benavidez To Face Cruz At WEC 42
Bellator Fighting Championships Tourney Finals Set
The tournament finals for Bellator Fighting Championships are now set and will be contested over the next three weeks as the featherweight, lightweight, welterweight and middleweight divisions will be settled – with each winner earning $100,000, upping the fighter’s total winnings to $175,000 over a 12-week period.
The featherweight title will be determined on June 5 [...]
Shogun to Be Machida’s First Title Defense Opponent?
Take it for what it’s worth, but it is appearing very unlikely that Quinton “Rampage” Jackson will not take on Lyoto Machida as various sources state that it may very well be Mauricio “Shogun” Rua who will be Machida’s first opponent in defense of his Light Heavyweight title at UFC 103 in October 2009.
According to [...]
Affliction: Trilogy Tentatively A Go
Here is the tentative fight lineup for Affliction: Trilogy, scheduled for August 1 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA*:
Ben Rothwell vs. TBA
Mark Hominick vs. TBA
Renato Sobral vs. TBA
Jay Hieron vs. Paul Daley
Chris Horodecki vs. Dan Lauzon
Gegard Mousasi vs. Vitor Belfort
Paul Buentello vs. Tim Sylvia
Josh Barnett vs. Fedor Emelianenko
*Card subject to change.
In Depth Look At UFC 99 – Franklin vs. Silva
An inside look at the upcoming bout between Wanderlei Silva and Rich Franklin at UFC 99.
Desrt Quest Championship On Saturday
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BRAZILIAN Jiu-Jitsu & Submission grappling Tournament
Saturday, May 30th 2009
BROADWAY REC CENTER
59 E. BROADWAY Rd, Mesa
Weight-Ins start at 9:00am / Tournament starts 12:00p
RAGE IN THE CAGE
Saturday June 6th 2009
Airport Tavern,
1801 N. Pima Ave, Casa Grande, Tucson
Doors open 6pm / Fightime 7:30pm
Tickets are available at door or call (520) 450-1191 or (520) [...]
Fighters Earn Bonuses At UFC 98
Four fighters earned $240,000 in bonus money during UFC 98 on Saturday for: Knockout of the Night, Submission of the Night and Fight of the Night. The four fighters are:
Knockout of the Night: Lyoto Machida ($60,000)
Submission of the Night: Brock Larson ($60,000)
Fight of the Night: Matt Hughes, Matt Serra ($60,000 each)
Los Angeles To Host UFC Event In October
It looks like Southern California will host a UFC event in the fall of 2009 as it was announced by UFC president Dana White during the UFC 98 post-fight press conference that Los Angeles will host its first UFC event since UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie, back in May 2006. The event will take place at [...]
Official UFC 98 Results
Below are the final card results of UFC 98:
George Roop defeated David Kaplan, split decision (30-27, 30-27, 28-29)
Yoshiyuki Yoshida defeated Brandon Wolff (rear-naked choke), 2:24 of Round 1.
Krzysztof Soszynski defeated Andre Gusmao (TKO – punches), 3:17 of Round 1.
Kyle Bradley defeated Phllipe Nover (TKO – punches), 1:03 of Round 1.
Tim Hague defeated Patrick Barry (guillotine [...]
Tags: Andre Gusmao, Brandon Wolff, Brock Larson, Chael Sonnen, Dan Miller, David Kaplan, Drew McFedries, Frankie Edgar, George Roop, Krzysztof Soszynski, Kyle Bradley, Lyoto Machida, Matt Hughes, Matt Serra, Mike Pyle, Patrick Barry, Phillipe Nover, Rashad Evans, Sean Sherk, Tim Hague, UFC 98, Xavier Foupa-Pokam, Yoshiyuki Yoshida 
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UFC 98 Draws Solid Crowd, Gate
Proving once again that they are the preeminent MMA organization worldwide, the UFC, on Saturday drew solid numbers in Las Vegas for UFC 98; 12,606 watched Lyoto Machida knock out Rashad Evans with a very respectable $3.4 million gate, as announced by UFC president Dana White during the UFC 98 post-fight press conference.
Although the crowd [...]