Think I'll have a wank over these tomorrow.
My birthday is May 3rd. May 1st is the Machida/Shogun rematch in Montreal. Who wants to buy me tickets
Strikeforce signs Ex-WWE star and undefeated MMA prospect Bobby Lashleyby Dann Stupp on Dec 11, 2009 at 8:55 am ETAfter months of speculation about a potential signing, Strikeforce overnight made it official and announced Bobby Lashley has inked a multi-year contract.The 33-year-old will make his promotional debut on the Jan. 30 "Strikeforce: Miami" card as part of the night's Showtime broadcast, though no opponent has been revealed.Lashley (4-0), a former champion for World Wrestling Entertainment who now performs for Total Nonstop Action, is undefeated since his move to mixed martial arts."Strikeforce: Miami" takes place at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla."I'm looking forward to fighting for Strikeforce and challenging myself by taking on some of the top heavyweights in MMA," Lashley stated.MMAjunkie.com (http://www.mmajunkie.com) reported just this week that Lashley, a decorated amateur wrestler and two-time NAIA national champion, was still under contract to the Nashville, Tenn.-based Prize Fight MMA and that the promotion seemed intent on getting those fights. It's not known how Strikeforce worked around the issue, and terms of the deal were not disclosed.Lashley made his pro MMA debut in December 2008 and most recently scored a first-round victory (due to strikes) over NFL veteran and K-1 kickboxer/MMA fighter Bob Sapp. All but one of Lashley's career wins (a decision win over Jason Guida) have come via first-round stoppage.The latest "Strikeforce: Miami" card now includes: * Nick Diaz vs. TBA (possibly for vacant welterweight title) * Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos vs. TBA (for 145-pound women's title) * Jay Hieron vs. TBA* * Bobby Lashley vs. TBA * Herschel Walker vs. TBA
Isn't Fedor in Strikeforce? *salivates*
Thats just cause Rampage is a bitch. UFC 110 is making me want to buy a ticket. Mir vs Carwin!? FTW.
Is ANYONE interested in Evans vs. Silva? Anyone?
LAS VEGAS – Despite his win over fellow top contender Thiago Silva in the main event of this past Saturday's UFC 108 event, former champ Rashad Evans won't get an immediate title shot.Instead, UFC president Dana White plans to have Evans (14-1-1 MMA, 9-1-1 UFC) settle his grudge match against Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (30-7 MMA, 5-1 UFC), and he thinks the fight could happen at a UFC 113 event expected to take place May 1 in Montreal.Evans and Jackson served as coaches on the recently concluded 10th season of "The Ultimate Fighter," but a season-ending bout at UFC 107 was scratched when Jackson entered a short-lived retirement.Evans, who instead was moved to UFC 108, returned to his wrestling roots and ground out a decision victory over Silva at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. It was his first fight since he lost his title via vicious knockout to Lyoto Machida in May 2009.While Evans' body of work arguably makes him worthy to meet the winner of an upcoming title fight (and rematch) between Machida and Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, White prefers that Evans settle his score with Jackson, who soon returns from shooting his starring role as B.A. Baracus in a silver-screen adaptation of "The A-Team."White initially expected the fight to happen in March but is now eying a May date."The fight should have happened two weeks ago (at UFC 107)," White said. "But I'm over [the trash-talking]. I'm past it. I think Rashad is too. Now's the time to do that fight as soon as he's done with his movie."Evans, meanwhile, said he just wants to continue his winning ways."Getting to fight him (Jackson) would be a good opportunity to say the least," Evans said. "Getting the chance to get back in there and get on the winning track was very important tonight. Being off for so long and having so many distractions and working through so many things mentally, it was a little tougher than I thought it would be. ... But getting in here, fighting, sticking to the game plan and getting a win over a good, solid opponent under my belt was a good step for me."And though he'd like a shot to reclaim his title, he wouldn't mind another fight to put the finishing touches on his retooled style."It's always great to fight for a belt," Evans said. "But I think I need one more fight to integrate everything I've been working on so that when I do get a title shot, no one will beat me."So when could Evans vs. Jackson happen?"We're thinking maybe, probably May," said White, referring to a card that's also expected to include Machida vs. Rua II. "That's going to be a sick card up there (in Montreal)."For more on UFC 108, as well as the currently unannounced UFC 113 event, check out the MMA Events section of MMAjunkie.com.
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