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With Miller unlikely, Diaz vs. Noons title fight expected for “Strikeforce: San Jose”

A grudge match between Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz and middleweight Jason “Mayhem” Miller is not likely for this year, according to Diaz’s manager.Diaz (22-7 MMA, 3-0 SF) is going to fight at an event planned for Oct. 9 currently dubbed “Strikeforce: San Jose.” But he will compete welterweight, and

Fedor Emelianenko: I would like to hold the next battle with Alistair Overeem

Fedor while interviewed by mixfight.ru has said that while waiting for a rematch with Werdum who is currently out of action due to a medical operation.
He would like to fight current Strikeforce HW champ Alistair Overeem
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With the recent news about the operation the elbow by

Vladimir Matyushenko Signs New UFC Deal

Vladimir Matyushenko still has a home in the UFC despite suffering a first-round TKO loss to Jon Jones earlier this month at UFC on Versus 2.
According to Matyushenko’s representation, Alchemist Management, the 39-year-old Belarusian has signed a new four-fight deal with the UFC, which means for the first time

War Machine gets 1 year in Jail for Assault

Former UFC badass War Machine was just sentenced to a year in jail for felony assault — and he’s also been banned from bars and nightclubs.
Mr. Machine (that’s his legal name) had pled guilty to two charges of assault by means of a deadly weapon after a bar brawl

M-1 Global lining up NYE fight for Fedor in Japan or Russia

After revealing exclusively to LowKick.com about the plans of arranging an intermediate bout for Fedor Emelianenko, M-1 Global boss Vadim Finkelstein stated to the Russian website Championat.ru that Fedor might fight again on the New Year’s Eve in Japan or Russia. Fabricio Werdum will be sidelined from training after undergoing

King Mo could be out for 9 months

OK, so here’s a textbook example of why fighters need managers (preferably managers who are not also their girlfriends, because that’s a no-win situation for everyone): Word out of Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal’s camp in the wake of his loss to Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante at Strikeforce: Houston on Saturday is

Dana White: Chael Sonnen rematch up next for UFC champ Anderson Silva

Despite his loss at UFC 117, Chael Sonnen has earned an immediate rematch with UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva.UFC president Dana White, who’s busy with a final media blitz for this week’s UFC 118 event in Boston, today confirmed the plans while on ESPN’s “SportsCenter,” though a date has not

Frank Mir: Cro Cop Hasn’t Really Lost a Step

Frank Mir says the decline in Mirko Cro Cop’s standing is not due to fading skills, but the improvement in his competition.”I don’t know if he’s ever really lost his step. I just think the fighters now in the UFC are just a little bit more aggressive than the fighters

Frank Mir: Cro Cop Hasn’t Really Lost a Step

Frank Mir says the decline in Mirko Cro Cop’s standing is not due to fading skills, but the improvement in his competition. “I don’t know if he’s ever really lost his step. I just think the fighters now in the UFC are just a little bit more aggressive than the

Lawal, Noons Cleared in Canned Oxygen Controversy; Rules Vary by State

Before the start of two separate matches on national television Saturday night, fighters K.J. Noons and “King Mo” Muhammed Lawal could be seen inhaling from small, cylindrical canisters handed to them by their cornermen. In Lawal’s case, the canister — which contained canned oxygen — was furnished to his camp

B.J. Penn: ‘I Really Would Like to See James Toney Do Good Out There’

The spotlight should belong to B.J. Penn and Frankie Edgar at UFC 118, where the two will be facing off in a rematch to determine the UFC lightweight champion. But as the event moves closer, much of the intrigue has centered around boxer-turned-MMA fighter James Toney, who makes his octagon

Randy Couture talks strategy for Toney

UFC “Hall of Famer”, Randy Couture has been speaking about his upcoming fight in just over one weeks time with heavyweight boxing champion, James Toney at UFC 118, explaining he’ll be doing everything he can to put the heavy hitter on his back.
In a recent interview, Couture said:
“I

Bigfoot Silva is cool with whoever Strikeforce wants him to lose his next fight to

So the Strikeforce heavyweight division has come to this: With Fab Werdum injured and Fedor Emelianenko reportedly warming up to the idea of re-upping with the company following his next bout, Scott Coker and Co. appear intent on feeding Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva to either Fedor or champ Alistair Overeem in

The magic puffer conspiracy from Strikeforce Houston

Most of you watched Strikeforce Houston and had to manually pick your jaws up off the floor at the tail-end of some considerable upsets. Between Fedor earning his first loss back in June, and Bobby Lashley & King Mo both earning their first L of their professional careers last night,

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Fedor Emelianenko and camp consider Dec. 4 fight with Antonio Silva

by Steven Marrocco on Aug 20, 2010 at 5:40 pm ET
-Fedor Emelianenko (31-2 MMA, 1-1 SF) will in the coming week decide what his immediate future holds in Strikeforce, according to a source close to the fighter. While speculation on Emelianenko’s next opponent has centered around current heavyweight champion Alistair

UFC 118 Breakdown, Betting guide & Predictions

The UFC makes its first run into Boston, Massachusetts, and rolls out a fight card full of Beantown brawlers and a title fight well-worth the price of the card. In our main event, UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie “The Answer” Edgar will once again do battle with everyone’s favorite Hawaiian, when

Matt Wiman injured and likely out of Fight Night 22 bout

Just as soon as UFC Fight Night 22’s co-main event was shuffled, things are in flux once again.
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) has been informed by multiple sources close to the event that Matt Wiman (12-5 MMA, 6-3 UFC) may have suffered an injury in training and could be forced to withdraw

Yves Edwards returning to UFC at Fight Night

Once considered the top lightweight in the UFC, Yves Edwards is headed back to the Octagon as the master of Thug-jitsu himself will face John Gunderson at UFC Fight Night in Austin, TX on September 15.
The bout was confirmed to MMAWeekly.com by sources close to the fight on Wednesday,

Semmy Schilt in talks with UFC

Semmy Schilt, current holder of the K-1 World Grand Prix belt and the only man ever to win three consecutive K-1 Grand Prix, is in talks with the UFC about joining the heavyweight division, according to several Dutch forums.
Schilt landed himself in hot water last week by making a