Northwest Indiana’s Miguel Torres
coming to a DVD near you
Sep 3, 2010 | by MattE | No CommentsEast Chicago native Miguel Torres is heading to DVD.
The former WEC bantamweight champ will have two fights featured on the WEC’s second DVD and Blu-Ray offering, “Best of WEC.” The title will be released on Sept. 7.
Torres’ bantamweight title fight against Takeya Mizugaki at WEC 40 and his defense against Yoshiro Maeda at WEC 34 will both be featured.
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UFC 118 weigh-in results
Aug 27, 2010 | by MattE | No CommentsAll fighters for Saturday’s UFC 118 card made weight for their bouts on Friday. The official weigh-in event took place at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, site of Saturday’s pay-per-view. It is the UFC’s first trip to Boston.
The main event of UFC 118 features a lightweight title rematch between champion Frankie Edgar and former champ BJ Penn. Edgar took the title from Penn at UFC 112 in April. The co-main event features the MMA debut of former world champion boxer James Toney against UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture.
Both Penn and Edgar came in at 154 pounds. Toney came in lighter than most expected at 237 pounds. Couture was 220.
The weigh-in results follow:
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Watch UFC 118 weigh-ins
live at Caged In at 3 p.m. Central
Aug 26, 2010 | by MattE | No CommentsThe official weigh-ins for UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2 happen Friday at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, which hosts Saturday’s highly-anticipated card. It is the UFC’s first card in Boston.
You can watch the weigh-ins live here at Caged In via streaming video player starting at 3 p.m. Central. And for the second time, the weigh-ins will also be broadcast live on Spike TV, the UFC’s television partner.
UFC 118 features a main event lightweight title fight between champion Frankie Edgar and challenger BJ Penn, considered the most dominant lightweight in the history of the sport. Penn is a more than 3 to 1 favorite in the fight, despite being the challenger. He held the lightweight belt for more than two years and three successful title defenses before Edgar took it from him in a close unanimous decision at UFC 112 in April. The co-main event features UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture against former boxing world champion James Toney in Toney’s MMA debut. Couture is a nearly 6 to 1 favorite in the bout. And in a bout UFC president Dana White says will determine the next No. 1 lightweight contender, Kenny Florian takes on unbeaten Gray Maynard.
The video player follows:
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Watch the UFC 118 pre-fight press
conference LIVE at 2 p.m. Central
Aug 25, 2010 | by MattE | No CommentsUFC 118 takes place Saturday at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston. You can watch the pre-fight press conference live here at Caged In at 2 p.m. Central through a streaming video player.
UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2 features a main event lightweight title rematch between champion Frankie Edgar and former champ BJ Penn. Edgar became just the second fighter to ever beat Penn at 155 pounds in April at UFC 112 when he won a unanimous – albeit close – decision to take the title. Because of the close nature of the fight – as well as, UFC president Dana White has said, Penn claiming to be sick leading up to the bout – an immediate rematch was scheduled.
Today’s press conference takes place at the historic Faneuil Hall near Boston Harbor and will feature White, Edgar, Penn, UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture, James Toney, Kenny Florian and Gray Maynard. Couture takes on former boxing world champion Toney in the co-main event, Toney’s MMA debut. And Florian and Maynard battle for what White has said will determine the next challenger for the lightweight title.
The video player follows:
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Nick Diaz defends Strikeforce welterweight
belt against KJ Noons on Oct. 9
Aug 25, 2010 | by MattE | No CommentsIn a highly anticipated grudge match, Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz will defend his title against KJ Noons, the promotion announced Wednesday.
The bout will be the main event at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., Strikeforce’s home base, and will air live on Showtime on Oct. 9. Diaz had been announced as fighting on the card on Friday, but his opponent was not yet named. His opponent was believed to be a choice between Noons and Jason “Mayhem” Miller.
The fight is a rematch from the pair’s first bout, in November 2007, for the now-defunct EliteXC promotion.
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Dana White: Maynard-Florian winner
likely first in line for title shot
Aug 25, 2010 | by MattE | No CommentsUFC president Dana White on Tuesday said the winner of the Gray Maynard-Kenny Florian lightweight fight Saturday should be next in line for a title shot.
Speaking to 98 Rock in Baltimore promoting Saturday’s UFC 118 card in Boston, White said that fight is essentially a contender’s fight preceding the lightweight title main-even rematch between champion Frankie Edgar and former champ BJ Penn.
“The winner of this fight should definitely get the next title shot,” White said. “I’ve got to go on a fight-by-fight basis. For instance, Gray Maynard looked like he was in line for the title – I gave the title shot to Frankie Edgar, who won the title. So you never know.”
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With UFC vet Rory Markham not cleared,
Tyler Stinson gets his shot at Bellator 26
Aug 25, 2010 | by MattE | No CommentsBellator announced Tuesday that welterweight prospect Tyler Stinson will replace UFC veteran Rory Markham, who was not medically cleared for Thursday’s Bellator 26 card in Kansas City.
Stinson will take on Iraq war veteran Steve Carl on the televised main card (Fox Sports Net, 7 p.m. Central). The winner gets a spot in Bellator’s Season 4 welterweight tournament.
Though Bellator did not announce the reason Markham was not cleared, MMA Junkie reported it was due to a lung issue.
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Bellator 26 card complete for Thursday in K.C.
Aug 25, 2010 | by MattE | No CommentsBellator has made official its card for Bellator 26, which takes place Thursday in Kansas City, Mo., at the Kansas City Power & Light District.
The main card features three tournament bouts as well as a welterweight feature fight between Tyler Stinson and Season 2 welterweight semifinalist Steve Carl. The four-fight main card will air on Fox Sports Net starting at 7 p.m. Central on Thursday. Stinson replaces UFC veteran Rory Markham, who didn’t pass medical clearance for the fight.
Bellator also continues its tradition of featuring local fighters in its undercard bouts with four fights with Missouri-area fighters.
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Dana White to give keynote speech
at Boston UFC Fan Expo
Aug 25, 2010 | by MattE | No CommentsFor the third straight UFC Fan Expo, UFC president Dana White will give the convention’s keynote speech.
White, a Connecticut native who attended the University of Massachusetts at Boston, has long hoped to bring a UFC card to the state. It wasn’t possible until Massachusetts passed MMA regulation last year.
The Boston UFC Fan Expo takes place Friday and Saturday, leading into UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2 on Saturday night at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston.
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Strikeforce announces Oct. 9 card in San Jose
featuring champs Nick Diaz, Sarah Kaufman
Aug 25, 2010 | by MattE | No CommentsJust before its Houston event on Saturday, Strikeforce announced it will return to its San Jose, Calif., home base on Oct. 9 for a card at the HP Pavilion.
The card will feature welterweight champion Nick Diaz as well as women’s 135-pound champ Sarah Kaufman – though Diaz’s opponent has yet to be announced.
The main card will air live on Showtime at 9 p.m. Central on Oct. 9.
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Bellator signs Serbian prospect Dragan Tesanovic
Aug 25, 2010 | by MattE | No CommentsBellator has made official the signing of another highly touted European prospect: Dragan Tesanovic.
Tesanovic is a perfect 7-0 in his MMA career with five wins by knockout. The 27-year-old Serbian mdidleweight last fought in July, winning a decision over Gregor Herb at a World Free Fight Challenge event in Slovenia.
Bellator founder and CEO Bjorn Rebney said he has high hopes for Tesanovic.
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UFC 118 card official for Saturday in Boston
Aug 25, 2010 | by MattE | No CommentsThe fight card for the UFC’s first trip to Boston is official with 10 fights, including a pair to be televised live on Spike TV.
UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2 is the promotion’s Massachusetts debut after the state passed MMA regulation last year. It will take place at the TD Banknorth Garden with the main card airing on pay-per-view.
The main event of UFC 118 features a highly anticipated rematch for the lightweight title between Frankie Edgar and BJ Penn. Edgar scored a stunning upset over Penn to win the belt at UFC 112 in April. The fight was close enough that UFC president Dana White ordered up an immediate rematch. Despite being the champion, Edgar is about a 3 to 1 underdog against Penn. In their first meeting, he was a 5 to 1 underdog.
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