Archive for July, 2009
Alistair Overeem withdraws from Strikeforce Heavyweight title fight
MMA Fanhouse is reporting that Alistair Overeem has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled heavyweight title fight against Fabricio Werdum on August 15th’s Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg card. Overeem’s hand that he injured in a May altercation in an Amsterdam nightclub has not yet fully healed.
Werdum will likely still be on the card, just against [...]
Kimo Leopoldo alive after all?
Despite various sources saying that he passed away, former UFC fighter Kimo Leopoldo is in fact alive. Rumors of Kimo’s demise started from a post on the popular MMA message board “The Underground.” From there, various other sites confirmed his death, including TMZ.com and the O.C. Register. However, Yahoo Sports MMA writer Kevin Iole confirmed [...]
Stann vs. Cantwell III added to UFC Fight Night 19 in September
UFC light heavyweights Brian Stann and Steve Cantwell will battle it out on the UFC Fight Night 19 card in September, according to UFC.com. The two have fought twice previously, both in the WEC.
In their first fight at WEC 26 in Las Vegas, Cantwell was stunned early by Stann and never recovered. The fight only [...]
Franklin vs. Henderson II set for UFC 103 Main Event
In need of a main event for their September 19th show in Dallas, Texas, the UFC signed a rematch between former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin, and former PRIDE middleweight and light heavyweight champion Dan Henderson. The first contest between the two at UFC 93 ended with Henderson emerging with a controversial split decision victory. The [...]
Hamill out of UFC 102 fight with Vera, Soszynski in
Matt Hamill has taken himself out of his scheduled fight at UFC 102 due to a knee injury, according to multiple reports. Krzysztof Soszynski will replace Hamill against Brandon Vera.
The Hamill/Vera showdown was being hyped as a grudge match of sorts, as Vera, who comes from Filipino descent, took exception to Hamill’s post-fight celebration after [...]
DREAM.10 results
Big win for Paulo Filho in his first fight since his embarassing loss to Chael Sonnen at WEC 36 in November. He weathered an early storm from Manhoef, and was able to get a takedown and lock in an armbar a little over two minutes into the first round.
Hayato “Mach” Sakurai was upset by Marius [...]
