Posted On Saturday, May 7th, 2011 By admin
Demetrious Johnson, who UFC President Dana White calls ‘the fastest man in the division,’ was named as Pickett’s replacement in the fight, which could determine the No. 1 contender for the bantamweight title, after Brad Pickett had to pull out of his scheduled fight with Miguel Torres at UFC 130 in Las Vegas May 28. For this fight, UFC 130 odds will be available closer to May 28. Torres is a former WEC bantamweight champion, who is 39-3 with nine wins by knockout and 23 by submission. Torres also features a Muay Thai striking style, who is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. By beating Antonio Banuelos by unanimous decision, Torres made his UFC debut at UFC 126 in February of this year. Many expect Torres to show off the full skill set that made him one of the best submission bantamweights in the WEC in his second UFC performance as he didn’t show off his full arsenal in the fight, largely playing it safe. By defeating Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto by decision after three rounds, Johnson also won on the UFC 126 card. With two knockouts and five submissions Johnson is 9-1 in his career. He’s known for his Continue Reading
Posted On Friday, March 25th, 2011 By admin
At a Strikeforce event planned for July, Fedor Emelianenko is supposed to fight an as-yet-unnamed challenger. The co-promotional stamp of Strikeforce partner M-1 Global will bear the event. Following the sale of Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker’s California-based promotion to the UFC, he is yet to talk with company officials. According Coker, Emelianenko is improbable to fight current Strikeforce light-heavyweight winner Dan Henderson. Since the challenger is yet to be pronounced, the betting odds for the Strikeforce event planned for July has not yet released. After knocking out Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante, Henderson got his hands on the light-heavyweight belt. Strikeforce chief Coker feels Henderson might be “a little bit small” to face the heavyweight, although he has made frequent calls to take on Emelianenko. In the last fight Antonio Silva, Emelianenko weighed in at 230 pounds, while Henderson cuts hardly any weight to make his 205-pound divisional limit. At “Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Silva”, Emelianenko (31-3 MMA, 1-2 SF) most recently competed this past month and endured the second true loss of his virtually unblemished career. He was ruled out to fight a third round with Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva by the doctors. At “Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Continue Reading
Posted On Tuesday, March 8th, 2011 By admin
Shinya Aoki faces Lyle Beerbohm in a lightweight match-up on the San Diego card. This marks the return of Aoki to Strikeforce on April 9. On Monday, Strikeforce officials confirmed the match-up. In Strikeforce, Aoki last fought in April when he lost to lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez in a lopsided decision. Since that time, in MMA competition Aoki has gone 3-0, which includes a win over Tatsuya Kawajiri. In December, Aoki lost a fight to kick boxer Yuichiro Nagashima. It was a mixed-rules bout hence the fight does not appear on the mixed martial arts record. In the first round, K-1 kickboxing rules were followed, while in the second round Dream MMA rules were put into use. At the start of the second round, Aoki was defeated when Nagashima knocked him out with a knee strike to the face. This past April, Aoki made his promotional debut at the CBS-televised and faced champion Gilbert Melendez. The Cesar Gracie protege en route controlled him to a unanimous decision loss, in a one-sided and largely dull affair. Aoki’s last trip inside the ring was disastrous, although he had success in MMA. Aoki was knocked cold by a knee just four ticks into Continue Reading
Posted On Friday, January 21st, 2011 By admin
On February 5 in Fukuoka, Japan, street fighting legend turned mixed martial artist Kimbo Slice is scheduled to make his professional wrestling debut. Against disgraced Sumo wrestler Shinichi Suzukawa, Slice’s professional wrestling debut will be in the Inoki Genome Federation’s upcoming eight-man tournament at Genome 14. He has already quit boxing as well as he couldn’t cut it as a mixed martial artist. Kimbo Slice had left boxing promoter Gary Shaw after filming the latest installment of “The Scorpion King” and decided that boxing wasn’t for him which was reported earlier this week. He was a hard hitting street fighter even though he was not a proficient mixed martial artist. Boxing requires entirely too much discipline and Kimbo just doesn’t have it. But the world of professional wrestling doesn’t require the multiple talents of MMA or the ridiculous skill set of boxing. It’s just what Kimbo Slice wishes to flourish in a different career. The fact that Kimbo Slice is a character to most is another reason why a career in the world of professional wrestling makes total sense. He has an image that fans immediately notice as well as he is marketable. It was quite sure that WWE and Continue Reading
Posted On Friday, December 10th, 2010 By admin
Sean McCorkle and Stefan Struve will square off soon in a mixed martial arts fight at the upcoming UFC 124 event. This event will be the last UFC event of the year and will close out the 2010 season of the UFC.UFC betting lines odds have not yet been posted for this fight. These two fighters will square off in matchup that should be entertaining just from watching the physical differences between these two fighters. The main difference that everyone will notice is the 6 foot 11 inch frame of Stefan Struve. He has used his height and length well in his fights to this point, compiling a stellar record of 23-4 in his career. The amazing thing about Struve is that he has managed to win all of these fights in such a short time. He is only 22 years old, yet he has fought 27 career MMA fights. His experience should be a big factor in his fight against McCorkle. He has won 4 of this last 5 fights and he will enter this match with a good deal of momentum from those recent victories. While McCorkle is not nearly 7 feet tall, he has something that Struve Continue Reading
Posted On Monday, October 18th, 2010 By admin
The heavyweight championship bout between Brock Lesnar and Cain Velasquez is the most anticipated fight of UFC 121. The fight will take place at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California and will be featured on the main card. Lesnar won his next four fights and has become the star of the organization after losing in the first round of his UFC debut. In November of 2008 when he defeated Randy Couture at UFC 91, this former WWE wrestler became the UFC Heavyweight Champion and with this win he became quite popular in MMA betting circuit. Eight months later at UFC 100, he defended the title when he beat Frank Mir. When he was diagnosed with mononucleosis, he took a break from fighting after UFC 100. Against Shane Carwin at UFC 116 in July, Lesnar returned from a year-long layoff to defend the heavyweight championship. In the second round, he defeated Carwin with an arm triangle choke. Submission of the night would be earned by him with the choke. With a perfect 8-0 record, Velasquez comes into the fight. Since debuting for the organization in April of 2008, he has won all six of his UFC bouts. By beating Antonio Rodrigo Continue Reading
Posted On Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 By admin
Nick Osipczak will take on Greg Soto in a welterweight matchup. These two fighters are scheduled to square off on August 28th. The event taking place on August 28th will be UFC 118. UFC 118 is scheduled to take place in Boston, Massachusetts. These two fighters should make for a great matchup at UFC 118. Each of these fighters entered their last fight with undefeated records. Unfortunately each of these fighters suffered a defeat that set them back from their winning paths. This will be a great matchup to see who can bounce back from their last defeat and get back on the right track. Soto, UFC betting odds favorite has a 7-1 career record, but he has never won a UFC matchup. This will be a big step for him if he can take home a victory. If he loses he may need to look to sharpen up his skills soon with some work outside of the highest level of competition in mixed martial arts. Osipczak lost his last match, but he has found success in the UFC. Previous to this last fight he had won both of his UFC matches. He will be the favorite in this match Continue Reading
Posted On Friday, July 30th, 2010 By admin
Jacob Volkmann got extra time to refocus on his strongest form of attack by delaying a bout against Brit Paul Kelly. On July 3 in Las Vegas, originally scheduled to face off at UFC 116, the lightweights will now meet for their UFC betting fight on Versus 2 this Sunday in San Diego, Calif. Against rising welterweight Paulo Thiago at UFC 106, last November, the three-time Div. I All-American wrestler for the University of Minnesota made a respectable Octagon debut. Though he lost a unanimous decision, at UFC 108 in January, the 29-year-old fighter back as a two-week late replacement was invited to face Martin Kampmann. By erroneously choosing to stand with Kampmann, Volkman led to his second straight defeat. He agreed not to repeat the same mistake again. Jacob Volkmann said, “Right now I don’t have that choice. I’m 1-2 in the UFC and I know a loss could get me bumped out, so I gotta focus on the win. I don‘t have the luxury of standing there and trying to improve my standup. I need to get him to the ground and I need to win.” At lightweight, the bout against Kelly will be Volkmann’s second one. Volkmann Continue Reading
Posted On Tuesday, July 27th, 2010 By admin
Dustin Hazelett and Rick Story will fight in Oakland, CA on August 7, 2010. The fight will be a part of the UFC 117 event. Both of these fighters are coming from very different angles entering this fight as they have had varied levels of success recently. Rick Story has been enjoying a lot of success as of late. He has won three fights in a row and seems to be on track to find his way in the top level of his division. A win in this find could easily land him in the top 5 spots of the division. To this point in his career he has won 10 fights while only losing three. Hazelett is on the way down as of late. He specifically ran into some problems in his last fight at UFC 108. He has generally seen success in his career, but in his last fight he was knocked out by Paul Daley. Daley even earned a “knockout of the night” award in doing so. He will need to do something to bounce back. It is clear that Hazelett’s strength isn’t stand up fighting but he will need to at least hold his own if Continue Reading
Posted On Friday, July 23rd, 2010 By admin
Matt Hughes will fight against Ricardo Almeida in an intriguing matchup. The fight will take place on the 7th of August at the UFC 117 event. The most intriguing part of the fight will be the performance of Matt Hughes. Hughes was a dominant fighter for ages and was one of the best fighters that the UFC had ever seen. In his career he has won a whopping 44 fights. His recent performance has been far lower than his general standard though and it is unclear where he will be at when this fight rolls around. Almeida is 12-3 in his career and should provide solid competition for Hughes in the match. This fight will be an important one for Almeida. It is clear that Hughes will be geared up to prove that he is not over the hill. Almeida has the chance to basically knock the name of Matt Hughes out of the top level of the sport with a convincing win. A loss would spell trouble for Almeida though as it does not look good to lose to a declining former champion. It just seems that despite the fame surrounding Hughes that he will be the favorite to Continue Reading