Southworth vs. Babalu Set For November 21st Date: 10/10/2008
Only two months after injuries to both fighters postponed their scheduled showdown, a healthy Strikeforce World Light Heavyweight Champion, Bobby Southworth, will make his highly anticipated title defense
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UFC 89: Vera Ready For 205 And Jardine Date: 10/10/2008
Brandon Vera is scheduled to take on Keith Jardine at UFC 89 in Birmingham, England on Oct. 18. It will be his second appearance as a light heavyweight. He doesn’t make predictions for his upcoming fights, but he d
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Joe Son Arrested For Gang Rape Date: 10/10/2008
Joe Son, best known for playing "Random Task" in the original "Austin Powers" film, was charged on October 1 in connection with an unsolved 1990 gang rape, OC Register reports.
Son, real name Joseph Hyungmin Son, is also an unlikely cult MMA icon for his UFC 4 fight against Keith Hackney in Decem
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Florida Commission To Investigate Petruzelli-Slice Date: 10/10/2008
The Florida State Boxing Commission has opened a preliminary investigation to determine if EliteXC attempted to influence the Seth Petruzelli-Kimbo Slice fight at EliteXC: Heat.
After initially saying that it would not look into the matter, the commission changed its mind after repeated calls fr
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Rumored Nate Diaz vs. Clay Guida Main Event For TUF 8 Unlikely To Happen Date: 10/10/2008
In the last week a proposed lightweight bout between Clay Guida and Nate Diaz has been rumored to headline the UFC and Spike TV’s upcoming live season finale for the eighth season of The Ultimate Fighter on Saturday, December 13.
While the bout was considered by UFC officials at one point, FiveOu
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Koscheck vs. Yoshida To Headline Dec. 10 “UFC Fight for the Troops” Event Date: 10/10/2008
The UFC has officially announced that a welterweight bout featuring Josh Koscheck and Yoshiyuki Yoshida will headline its UFC Fight Night 16: “UFC Fight for the Troops” event on Dec. 10.
The event will emanate from the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, N.C. and will be televised live on Spike TV be
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No Deal In Place For Spike TV To Televise UFC 93 In January Date: 10/10/2008
Despite speculation to the contrary, a formal agreement between the UFC and Spike TV that would allow UFC 93 on Jan. 17 in Dublin, Ireland to be broadcast at no additional charge to fight fans in the United States has not been reached.
“We don’t have any scheduled fights (with the UFC) beyond the
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Rampage Attempted To Recruit Wanderlei’s Former Chute Box Coach? Date: 10/10/2008
Former UFC light Heavyweight Champion Quinton Rampage Jackson may already be playing a Chess match in his mind for his upcoming fight against his arch-nemesis Wanderlei Silva at UFC 92. Defending the clinch, knees and barrage of offense Silva can produce has always been a concern for Jackson in his
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Aiming High, Rick Roufus Heads Superfights MMA Date: 10/10/2008
World renowned kickboxer Rick “The Jet” Roufus is going to be trying to make a big splash into the mixed martial arts scene as he will be fighting this Saturday night at SuperFights MMA and KC Concepts, owned by Kim Couture, "Night of Combat 2" against Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran, Hector
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WEC Champ Giving Back, Awaits Next Challenge Date: 10/10/2008
When Hurricane Ike started to loom its ugly head earlier this summer, World Extreme Cagefighting had no other choice than for the safety of the fans who would attend and the fighters on the card to cancel their September show and move all of the match-ups to a November do-over.
One fighter who w
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