Archive for February, 2010

MAIN CARD * Champ Georges St-Pierre vs. Dan Hardy (for welterweight title) * Shane Carwin vs. Frank Mir (for interim heavyweight title) * Jake Ellenberger vs. Ben Saunders * Thiago Alves vs. Jon Fitch * Mark Bocek vs. Jim Miller PRELIMINARY CARD * Nate Diaz vs. Rory Markham (televised on Spike TV) * Ricardo Almeida vs. Matt Brown (televised on Spike TV) * Fabricio Camoes vs. Kurt Pellegrino * Jared Hamman vs. Rodney Wallace * Tomasz Drwal vs. Rousimar Palhares * Ricardo Funch vs. Matthew Riddle

Stephan Bonnar and Krzysztof Soszynski were involved in a bloody slugfest at this past Saturday’s UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez pay-per view event. The bout was brought to a sudden end in the third-round when Soszynski collided heads with Bonnar resulting in a deep gash on Bonnar’s forehead. The blood was spilling everywhere and the referee called an end to the match. No one can disagree with the fight being stopped, but it was ruled a TKO loss for Bonnar after the referee decided the cut was caused by a punch and not the obvious head butt. Bonnar was unhappy [...]

It was only a matter of time until Strikeforce middleweight champion Jake Shields put title on the line and since the signing of former PRIDE and UFC champion Dan Henderson signed with the organization, he was expected to be the opponent. It is now official. Dan Henderson will make his promotional debut in April in a title match with Shields. There is no word on the exact date or venue, but the match will be taking place. “It’s a go now. We finally worked it out a few days ago,” Shields told MMAWeekly Radio Tuesday night. “It’s a done deal, [...]

TUNICA, MS: Undefeated Fransisco “Kiko” France will return to Tunica, MS Feb. 27th for Empire Fights “Night of Reckoning II” at Harrah’s Tunica Casino. France will face Tony “The Tractor” Roberts in a catchweight battle in the co-main event of the evening. France (3-0), who has yet to go to a decision or even see the 2nd round in his career, is considered to be one of the best light heavyweight prospects in MMA. France’s longest fight went only 82 seconds. Each win has been by submission. In his last fight with Empire Fights last October, “Kiko” was pitted against [...]

Producer Bobby Rezak has teamed up with TapouT to present this new short film, “The Future of MMA.” Rezak has previously put together the “Legalize MMA” short with the fine folks at Ecko.

It’s official; Cain Velasquez is now the biggest threat to Brock Lesnar in the heavyweight division. Sorry, Shane Carwin and Junior Dos Santos, but this guy is just a different breed of animal. He made Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira look like a chump, and that’s one of the all-time greats in the division. First the knockout… …then the vampire audition…

Ryan “Darth” Bader took advantage of Keith Jardine’s glass jaw at UFC 110 as he advanced to 12-0 in his professional career. Jardine was Bader’s first step up in competition and the TUF 8 winner passed his test with flying colors. “Keith Jardine was a step up in competition, a welcomed one,” said Bader. “Coming off ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ and winning that, I just thought I was starting over at the bottom and just trying to work my way to the top. “I’m a young fighter in the sport and I’m in no rush,” he added. “To have an opportunity [...]

Wanderlei Silva and Michael Bisping had a back and forth battle in the co-main event of UFC 110. The decision ultimately went in favor of “The Axe Murderer” and Bisping was not pleased with the result. “I don’t know,” Bisping said. “It was a close fight. Personally, I think I won rounds one and two.” Silva clearly won round three after he dropped Bisping at the bell and round one was in favor of Bisping as he controlled with his takedowns, but round two was a toss up. Silva’s guillotine choke attempt in the closing moments of the second frame [...]

The fight night bonuses for UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez were announced. George Sotiropoulos, Joe Stevenson, Cain Velasquez and Chris Lytle walked away an extra $50,000 a piece. Main event participant Cain Velasquez earned the second “Knockout of the Night” bonus of his career with a vicious first-round knockout of mixed martial arts legend Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. Velasquez advanced his record to 8-0 with 7 of his victories coming by way of T(KO). Velaquez used his advantage in speed as he beat Nogueira to every punch on the feet. The two-time All-American wrestler showed crisp stand-up as he picked apart [...]