Loretta Hunt of Sherdog.com reveals the latest plans of Scott Coker and Strikeforce’s to hold eight-women tournaments at 135lbs and 145lbs through the Challenger series starting this April. Strikeforce 145-pound champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos and Gina Carano, whom Santos defeated by first-round technical knockout last August in San Jose, Calif., will not compete in the […]
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UFC 113 Moved to May 8th
Steve Cofield of Yahoo! Sports Cagewriter has confirmed with Dana White that UFC 113 has been moved back one week from May 1st to May 8th in order to avoid a head-to-head PPV battle with Floyd Mayweather Jr. This afternoon, a UFC source told Cagewriter that UFC 113 was headed for May 8. This evening […]
Lesnar to Return, Face Winner of Carwin-Mir
Brock Lesnar and Dana White appeared on ESPN today to discuss Lesnar’s injury situation and announce that Lesnar will return to the Octagon this summer to face the winner of Carwin-Mir (a bout set for March 27th at UFC 111). Payout Perspective: The announcement pretty much went as expected. Again, this was a pretty smart […]
Bellator CEO Rebney Talks MMA vs. Boxing
Jonathon Snowden of Heavy.com has done a piece with Bjorn Rebney that looks at some of the differences between MMA and boxing in terms of business, demographic, and the overall nature of both sports: Like Gary Shaw and others around the country, Rebney is a boxing guy newly converted to MMA. There is an important […]
UFN 21 Adds Names, Potential
The UFC has confirmed three more bouts for UFN 21 – the UFC’s debut on cable television network Versus – and what now looks to be the best card ever assembled for an Ultimate Fight Night event. Confirmed Brandon Vera vs. Jon Jones Junior dos Santos vs. Gabriel Gonzaga Anthony Johnson vs. John Howard Vladimir […]