Elkins makes weight for second UFC appearance
Jul 31, 2010 | by MattE | No CommentsHobart’s Darren Elkins weighed in at 154.5 pounds for his Sunday fight against UFC newcomer Charles Oliveira. Oliveira was 154.
The pair will fight on the preliminary card of UFC Live on Versus 2 on Sunday at the San Diego Sports Arena. It will be Elkins’ second UFC fight. At UFC Live on Versus 1 in March, his debut, he beat Duane Ludwig by TKO in 44 seconds after he took Ludwig down and his leg was pinned awkwardly beneath him.
UFC Live on Versus’ main televised card will air on the Versus cable network at 8 p.m. Central on Sunday.
Take a look at the weigh-in results after the jump.
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Watch UFC on Versus 2 weigh-ins live
at Caged In at 6 p.m. Central
Jul 31, 2010 | by MattE | No Comments
You can watch the official weigh-ins for UFC on Versus 2 live at 6 p.m. Central today, right here at Caged In.
The weigh-ins take place at the San Diego Sports Arena, host venue of Sunday night’s card, which will be broadcast live on the Versus cable network.
The main event features a light heavyweight showdown between Jon Jones and Vladimir Matyushenko. The preliminary card includes Hobart resident Darren Elkins making his second UFC appearance against Charles Oliveira.
In addition to the weigh-ins via live streaming video, at 4 p.m. Central, you can also watch the official UFC Fight Club Q&A with Krzysztof Soszynski, who is coming off a loss at UFC 116 against Munster native Stephan Bonnar.
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Spike TV makes UFC 120 broadcast
official for Oct. 16 in London
Jul 29, 2010 | by MattE | No CommentsSpike TV on Thursday made official its broadcast of UFC 120: Bisping vs. Akiyama on Oct. 16.
UFC 120 will take place at the O2 Arena in London and will be headlined by a middleweight bout between “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 3 winner Michael Bisping, a Britain native, and Yoshihiro Akiyama. The Spike broadcast will be aired on a tape-delay basis at 8 p.m. Central. The live broadcast will be available on pay-per-view.
The co-main event of the card features a welterweight match between Dan Hardy, another Brit, and Carlos Condit.
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Ryan Couture signs with Strikeforce, will make
professional debut Aug. 13 in Phoenix
Jul 29, 2010 | by MattE | No CommentsRyan Couture, son of UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture, has signed with Strikeforce and will make his professional debut on Aug. 13 at the Strikeforce Challengers show in Phoenix.
The promotion announced the signing Thursday, saying the 27-year-old lightweight had signed a multi-fight deal. Couture’s first opponent will be Lucas Stark, who fights out of the Phoenix suburb of Chandler, Ariz.
Couture has a 5-1-1 record as a lightweight amateur and all five of his wins are by submission. He trains with his father’s Xtreme Couture team in Las Vegas.
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Josh Shockley booked for Bellator 25 fight
with TUF 9 alum Mark Miller
Jul 29, 2010 | by MattE | No CommentsDuneland Vale Tudo lightweight Josh Shockley has signed on to fight Chicagoan Mark Miller for the Bellator Fighting Championships.
The bout will be part of the local preliminary card for Bellator 25, which will take place at the Chicago Theatre on Aug. 19. Bellator is based in Chicago and this will be the promotion’s third fight card in its home city.
Shockley was booked for his debut with the promotion for Bellator 14 in April, but had to withdraw due to an injury he suffered in training with teammate Darren Elkins, who makes his second UFC appearance on Sunday.
Shockley (6-0-1) told The Times on Tuesday that missing his April fight was disappointing, but he’s healed and ready..
“It took me about eight weeks to get over it,” Shockley said. “Having to pull out of the (April) fight really sucked, but I got over it. I’m only 20 years old, so big fights will come and go.”
Read the full story at nwi.com.
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UFC light heavyweight contender Jon Jones
will throw out first pitch for Padres
Jul 28, 2010 | by MattE | No Comments
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On Friday, just two days before he fights in the main event of UFC on Versus 2, Jon Jones will try to deliver a strike of a different kind.
Jones, who fights Vladimir Matyushenko on Sunday, will throw out the first pitch for the San Diego Padres on Friday night at Petco Park. UFC on Versus 2 takes place at the San Diego Sports Arena.
“I love San Diego and I’m excited to do the first pitch for the Padres,” Jones said in a release. “I’m going to try to throw a strike for the fans on Friday and then give them a knockout Sunday.”
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UFC confirms fighters for first
Boston Fan Expo on Aug. 27-28
Jul 28, 2010 | by MattE | No CommentsAfter two successful UFC Fan Expo events in Las Vegas, the promotion will host its first fan event on the East Coast in conjunction with UFC 118 in Boston on Aug. 27-28.
The UFC’s first two Fan Expos took place at UFC 100 in July 2009 and UFC 114 in May. On Wednesday, the organization announced some of the fighters who will be participating in autograph sessions and other fan events at the John B. Hynes Convention Center.
UFC 118 will be the promotion’s debut in Massachusetts, which recently passed mixed martial arts legislation. The card will be headlined by a lightweight title fight rematch between champion Frankie Edgar and former champion BJ Penn. Edgar dethroned Penn, becoming just the second fighter to beat him at 155 pounds, with a unanimous decision victory at UFC 112 in April. The co-main event features the MMA debut of three-time world champion boxer James Toney against UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture.
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WEC finalizes its card for
Cruz vs. Benavidez on Aug. 18
Jul 28, 2010 | by MattE | No CommentsThe WEC on Wednesday made final its card for WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez at The Pearl at the Palms in Las Vegas. And there is plenty of Midwest talent on the card.
WEC 50 will be headlined by a bantamweight title fight between champion Dominick Cruz and challenger Joseph Benavidez. Cruz will be making his first defense of the title since taking it from Brian Bowles in March at WEC 47. Bowles, in that fight, was making his first defense since winning the belt from East Chicago native Miguel Torres at WEC 40 last August. In March, Cruz handed Torres his second straight loss to earn the title shot.
WEC 50′s main card will air live on the Versus cable network at 8 p.m. Central.
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Miguel Torres’ next fight at WEC 51
made official; tickets on sale Thursday
Jul 27, 2010 | by MattE | No Comments
Miguel Torres, the WEC’s former bantamweight champion, will get back in the cage Sept. 30 hoping to snap a two-fight losing streak when he faces Charlie Valencia.
The WEC on Monday made official WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colo., just north of Denver. Torres lost his 135-pound title last August to Brian Bowles at WEC 40. At WEC 47 in March, he was choked out by Joseph Benavidez. Torres told Caged In earlier this month that the back-to-back losses were because he tried to change his style – but he won’t make that mistake this time.
“I’m looking to come back and use my old style and stay aggressive and just beat the (crap) out of people,” Torres said.
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Hoosier Fight Club returning to Valpo for HFC 5
on Oct. 15; Aaron Noel, Nick Wayne headline
Jul 24, 2010 | by MattE | No CommentsHoosier Fight Club will hold its fifth event in just under a year when it hosts HFC 5 on Oct. 15 at the Porter County Expo Center in Valparaiso.
Though the mixed martial arts promotion hasn’t officially announced the event on its website, HFC promoter and CEO Danielle Vale confirmed the event to The Times and Caged In on Friday.
HFC 5 will be an all-amateur show and will feature a main event light heavyweight bout between L.A. Boxing’s Aaron Noel and Tony Kimbrough of Team Immortal. The co-main event is scheduled to be a lightweight fight between Nick Wayne, of L.A. Boxing, and Bryant Whitaker, of Muncie.
For more on the event, read the full story at nwi.com.
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Chicago’s Louis Taylor headlines Strikeforce Challengers show vs. veteran Joe Riggs
Jul 24, 2010 | by MattE | No CommentsChicagoan Louis Taylor will get the biggest stage, and biggest test, of his young career when he meets veteran Joe Riggs to headline the Strikeforce Challengers show in Phoenix on Aug. 13.
Taylor (6-1) gets his second chance with Strikeforce after losing his debut in the organization to Nate Moore last November on the preliminary card of Fedor vs. Rogers at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates. Taylor wrestled collegiately at Eastern Illinois University; Moore was a captain on Purdue’s wrestling squad alongside Fort Wayne native Jon Fitch.
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Strikeforce to hold 135-pound women’s tournament
Jul 24, 2010 | by MattE | No CommentsStrikeforce will hold a four-woman, one-night single elimination tournament in its 135-pound division on Aug. 13 in Phoenix. The winner will walk away the No. 2 contender for the Strikeforce women’s welterweight belt.
The promotion made the event official Thursday. The tournament will feature Miesha Tate, Carina Damm, Hitomi Akano and Maiju Kujala. There will be a blind draw to determine the two semifinal matchups at the weigh-in event on Aug. 12, and the promotion is expected to issue a set of tournament rules soon.
The tournament will be part of a Strikeforce Challengers event at the Dodge Theatre, which will air live on Showtime at 10 p.m. Central on Aug. 13.
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