Mike Chiappetta of MMAFighting.com asks the question, who might get the first shot at the UFC’s newest light heavyweight signee – and former boxing champion – James Toney. There is a set of assumptions we can make about a prospective opponent. First, rather than risk a promising young fighter losing to Toney and losing momentum, […]
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WEC Coming to Canada
Keith Greinke of TopMMANews is reporting that World Extreme Cagefighting has officially booked June 20th for a show in Calgary, Alberta. As reported in January, Zuffa was planning to bring the WEC to Calgary this summer. At the time, WEC Vice-President Peter Dropick said, “It looks like we’re going to Calgary.” Now, Top MMA News […]
James Toney Signs with UFC
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has officially announced the signing of former heavyweight boxing champion James “Lights Out” Toney to a multi-fight contract. “LIGHTS OUT” IN THE OCTAGON™ – UFC® SIGNS TONEY Las Vegas, NV (USA) – He’s one of the premier boxers of the last 25 years, a future Hall of Famer who has […]
No Fedor, No Problem
Damon Martin of MMAWeekly reports that Strikeforce has finally settled on a date and three title bouts to headline its April event on CBS. The show will take place on April 17th and feature Dan Henderson vs. Jake Shields for 185lbs belt, in addition to Gegard Mousasi vs. King Mo Lawal for the 205lbs title and […]