Former StrikeForce lightweight Champion Josh ”The Punk” Thomson has reportedly been lined up to take on Japanese MMA fighter Tatsuya Kawajiri. Meanwhile Japanese MMA and Pride FC legend Kazushi Sakuraba is set to take on DREAM welterweight Champion Mariusz Zaromskis at Dynamite’s New Years Eve card.
Heavy.com reports that the two-time UFC Lightweight Title challenger Kenny “Kenflo” Florian had to pull out of his Fight for the Troops 2 Main Event bout against Evan Dunham, due to an injury. Twelve-fight UFC veteran Melvin Guillard was picked as a replacement, for a headliner of the card that will take place at Fort Hood, near Killeen, Texax on January 22nd.Later on, Kenny Florian spoke the injury via his official website:It is with deep regret that I will not be able to compete in my scheduled fight
UFC middleweight Chael Sonnen has called out MMA legend Wanderlei ” The Axe Murderer ” Silva. and since losing his UFC middleweight title rematch with Anderson Silva, Chael now has his sights set on the PRIDE FC legend Wanderlei Silva.
Heavyweight Boxing Champion and one time MMA fighter James ”Lights Out” Toney has called out former UFC light heavyweight Champion Quinton ”Rampage” Jackson. The two have previously stated that they’d knock each other out, and Toney has taken it upon himself to call out Rampage and has urged him to step up and meet him inside the Octagon.
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In a must win fight for both competitors, the pair enter the cage looking as intense as the other. For the Original Ultimate Fighter finalist, Bonnar is coming off a barn burner win over Krzysztof Soszynski at UFC 116, while Pokrajac looks to continue the momentum following his win over James Irvin. With both having very mixed records, a win is a must for each heading into their TUF 12 Finale bout.
Round 1
Pokrajac comes out swinging hard as Bonnar remains composed, and secures a takedown early. Taking his
In the UFC’s first ever live featherweight bout, Leonard Garcia defeated Ultimate Fighter semi-finalist Nam Phan by controversial split-decision. The victory marks Garcia’s first ever victory with the UFC, bringing his mark to 1-2 with promotion overall. The bout started off as expected, with both fighters exchanging back and forth, with neither man gaining a clear advantage. However, as the match-up progressed Garcia became noticeably tired in the second round, as his technique began to suffer Phan would
Last night’s final episode of the Ultimate Fighter Season 12 saw lightweight combatants Johnathan Brookins and Michael Johnson advance to the Finale . The two will now square off this weekend in the TUF 12 finale. which features another 10 bouts.
Mike Chiappetta reports on Chael Sonnens Steriod trial which begins tomorrow (Dec 2nd).
In ten days time, Georges St. Pierre steps into the cage against opposing Ultimate Fighter coach Josh Koscheck, with his Welterweight strap the prize. The man LowKick users currently have ranked as the Number 1 Pound for Pound fighter in the world will look to extend his current win streak to 8 straight wins, a career record for “Rush”. Despite only being ages just 29. While already people mention GSP’s name among legends such as Chuck Liddell, Randy Couture or Royce Gracie, I’d like to go one step further
