The promoters and fighters involved with The Bantamweight Tournament: Winner Takes All – a two-stage, single-elimination tournament of 118-pounders – took center stage on Thursday to discuss the two Semifinal bouts set to take place on Saturday, Dec. 11, LIVE on SHOWTIME® at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) from Emerald Queen Casino […]
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Michihiro Omigawa (12-8-1 MMA, 0-2 UFC) the Sengoku and DREAM veteran is officially headed back to the UFC. The signing is a obvious move to deepen the already exciting UFC featherweight division. Omigawa will be facing Chad Mendes (9-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) at a undisclosed UFC card in 2011. Omigawa’s last bout came at DREAM […]
Four of the top super lightweights in the world will put their skills and wills to the test Saturday, Dec. 11 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, but before the televised fights begin, an elite eight who will put their combined 94-0 record on the line in stellar under card action. Stepping […]
Josh Thomson will be working on New Year’s Eve. The exciting former STRIKEFORCE lightweight world champion will meet perennial 155-pound contender and Japanese superstar Tatsuya “Crusher” Kawajiri in a fantastic matchup with world title implications on DREAM’s annual year-end “Dynamite!!” card on Dec. 31 in Japan. Thomson (18-3, 1 NC), of San Jose, Calif., has […]
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Roughly one week removed from receiving his new UFC featherweight title from UFC President Dana White, Brazilian sensation Jose Aldo felt like the holidays came early this year. Little did the 24-year-old know that UFC gold wouldn’t be the only honor he’d receive to close out 2010. Aldo was named Fighter of the Year at […]
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The fight between IBF, WBO, IBO and „The Ring” Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko and his opponent Dereck Chisora (UK) had to be canceled. The two heavyweights were supposed to meet at SAP Arena Mannheim, Germany, this Saturday, Dec 11. After an initial diagnosis, Klitschko suffered a torn abdominal muscle on his left side during his […]
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Tomasz Adamek (216.5) vs. Vinny Maddalone (230) Patrick Majewski (160) vs. Eddie Caminero (158.5) Sadam Ali (147) vs. Manuel Guzman (145) Jose Medina (156) vs. Gabriel Rosado (155) Tarvis Simms (167) vs. Willis Lockett (167) Angel Concepcion (177) vs. Lekan Byfield (166.5) Randy Smith (265) vs. Bryant Jennings (223) […]
Up-and-coming cruiserweight hopeful Yoan Pablo Hernandez (22-1, 11 KOs) is ready for the most important fight of his career. The 26-year-old Cuban will take on experienced Ali Ismailov (18-3-1, 13 KOs) in a WBA Cruiserweight Title Eliminator in Berlin on December 18. In the main fight of the evening, WBO Cruiserweight Champion Marco “Captain” Huck […]
Goossen Tutor Promotions and KZ Event Productions announced today that WBA and IBA World Champion Beibut Shumenov and WBO World Champion Juergen Braehmer will meet in a Light Heavyweight World Championship Unification showdown January 8, 2011 at the Ice Mansion in Shymkent, Kazakhstan. Shumenov, a native of Shymkent, who now fights out of Las Vegas, […]
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UFC President Dana White has said time and time again that the UFC loves Canada, and that Canadians are among the best and most passionate UFC fans in the world. Today, in recognition of this great Canadian passion, White and UFC Director of Canadian Operations Tom Wright, made the highly anticipated announcement that the Ultimate […]
