Archive for October, 2009

Palaszewski, Pettis To Meet At WEC 45

One fight removed from a fight at another MMA organization, lightweight Bart Palaszewski will return to the WEC to face Anthony Pettis at WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff, which is scheduled to take place on December 19 from The Pearl at The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, NV.
Palaszewski looks to get his first WEC [...]

Coker: Carano To Be Back Summer 2010

Ever since Gina Carano was soundly defeated by Cris Cyborg during a Strikeforce event back in August, very little has come from her camp. But according to Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker, he doesn’t expect to see her back in the cage until mid-2010.
During Fanhouse MMA’s version of The MMA Hour, Coker stated that Carano isn’t in [...]

Lashley To Juggle Strikeforce, Pro Wrestling?

This should be interesting should heavyweight Bobby Lashley decide to ink a deal with Strikeforce and work the pro wrestling circuit.
Hats off to Sherdog for the video.

Preview Of WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo

Don’t miss the action as WEC® featherweight champion Mike Brown takes top-ranked contender Jose Aldo Wednesday, Nov. 18 from The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, NV.

WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo Fight Card Set

The WEC recently released the roster for their event, WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo, which is set to take place on November 18 from The Pearl at the Palms in Las Vegas, NV; the card will start at 9:00 PM Eastern/6:00 PM Pacific.
Below is the final fight card for WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo:
Preliminary Bouts:

Frank [...]

Curran To Get New Opponent At November Strikeforce Event

Because the original opponent of the bout involving Jeff Curran, Sam Thao, was not approved by the Illinois Athletic Commission, a new opponent had to be found on rather short notice for the fight scheduled to take place at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers. The vent is scheduled to take place on November 7 at the [...]

Uozomi vs. Yajima Added To Sengoku 11th Battle Fight Card

A pair of newcomers will make their World Victory Road debut as it was announced that Ryota Uozomi will take on Yuichiro Yajima in a bantamweight bout at WVR’s Sengoku 11th Battle, which is scheduled to take place on November 7 from the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan and will be broadcast in North America [...]

UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera Weighins To Take Place November 13

The official weighins for UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera have been set for November 13 at the MEN Arena in Manchester, England; the same venue will also host the UFC 105 event, which will air via same-day tape delay on Spike TV.
Along with the main event of Randy Couture and Brandon Vera, the co-main event [...]

Koscheck, Johnson To Co-Main UFC 106

In a lot of instances in the UFC, when a big fighter pulls out of a bout and another fighter takes his place on short notice, the organization will take notice and reward them down the road. It looks that this instance has taken place again as because of Brock Lesnar’s illness postponing his bout [...]

Thiago To Face Volkmann At UFC 106

It looks like welterweight Paulo Thiago will have an opponent after all after his initial opponent, Thiago Alves, was moved over to UFC 107 to face Jon Fitch. Fortunately for Thiago, he will have an opponent at UFC 106 as he will face UFC newcomer Jacob Volkmann.
Although the match is one of 4 bouts yet [...]

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