Bellator’s Season 8 welterweight final between Douglas ‘The Phenom’ Lima (24-5) and Ben ‘Killa B’ Saunders (16-5-2) appears to be on hold once again another reported injury to Lima. According to Sherdog.com Lima has suffered torn cartilage in his ribs which has forced him out of a rescheduled bout with Saunders for end July at […]
Bellator 57 – Douglas Lima (L) and Ben Saunder’s (R) face-off at the weigh-ins
Bellator’s Season 8 welterweight final between Douglas ‘The Phenom’ Lima (24-5) and Ben ‘Killa B’ Saunders (16-5-2) appears to be on hold once again another reported injury to Lima.
According to Sherdog.com Lima has suffered torn cartilage in his ribs which has forced him out of a rescheduled bout with Saunders for end July at Bellator 97.
The two were to have met in the Season 8 final at Bellator 93 earlier this year but was cancelled after ‘The Phenom’ suffered a broken hand.
This match will mark the second time these two welterweights have met in a Bellator tournament final with Lima winning their first meeting back in November 2011. ‘The Phenom’ would stop his friend by knockout at Bellator 57 to claim the $100,000 check and a shot at the title.
Lima would go on to lose by decision to champ Ben Askren but has rattled off three straight wins since then. Two of those victories include Season 8 tournament wins with the first against Michail Tsarev by TKO at Bellator 86 and the second over Bryan Baker by KO at Bellator 90.
Saunders went on to compete in the Season 6 and now Season 8 welterweight tournaments since the loss to Lima. In Season 6 ‘Killa B’ was knocked out of the tournament in the semifinals after a decision loss Baker. Saunders is currently on a three-fight win streak which includes Season 8 tournament wins over Koffi Adzitso and Raul Amaya.
UFC Heavyweight Stipe Miocic talks to Chris Van Vliet from CBS-19 in Cleveland, OH about his loss to Stefan Struve and his upcoming fight against “Big Country” Roy Nelson at UFC 161. He says he is ready for a war and jokes that his next opponent will be Call of Duty.
UFC Heavyweight Stipe Miocic talks to Chris Van Vliet from CBS-19 in Cleveland, OH about his loss to Stefan Struve and his upcoming fight against “Big Country” Roy Nelson at UFC 161. He says he is ready for a war and jokes that his next opponent will be Call of Duty.
A bantamweight bout between former WEC fighter Takeya Mizugaki (17-7-2) and Mexico’s Érik ‘Goyito’ Pérez (13-4) has been confirmed for this Augusts UFC on FOX Sports 1: Condit vs. Kampmann event. News of the matchup was confirmed by MMAWeekly.com on Tuesday afternoon. UFC on Fox Sports 1: Condit vs. Kampmann is expected to take place […]
Erik Perez
A bantamweight bout between former WEC fighter Takeya Mizugaki (17-7-2) and Mexico’s Érik ‘Goyito’ Pérez (13-4) has been confirmed for this Augusts UFC on FOX Sports 1: Condit vs. Kampmann event.
News of the matchup was confirmed by MMAWeekly.com on Tuesday afternoon.
UFC on Fox Sports 1: Condit vs. Kampmann is expected to take place on August 28, 2013 at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. The event is headlined by welterweights Carlos Condit and Martin Kampmann who meet in a rematch with Kampmann winning a split decision in their first meeting.
The bout between Mizugaki and Perez is certain not to appear on the main card broadcast but will certainly appear on the television prelim card.
Mizugaki has ended a streak which saw him trade losses for wins dating back to April 2009 when he debuted with the WEC. The Japanese fighter has won two in a row, winning a split decision over Bryan Caraway at UFC on FUEL TV 8 and defeating Jeff Hougland by decision at UFC on FUEL TV 5.
Perez is 3-0 in the Octagon and is looking to run his current win streak to nine. The Mexican fighter was last in action this past December stopping replacement fighter Byron Bloodworth by first round TKO at UFC 155. Perez other two victories were also first round stoppages with a knockout of Ken Stone at UFC 150 and a technical submission of John Albert at the TUF 15 Finale.
Press Release – Las Vegas, Nev. – Former interim UFC® welterweight champion Carlos Condit (28-7, fighting out of Albuquerque, N.M.) returns to the Octagon® to face top contender Martin Kampmann (20-6, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nev.) on Wednesday, August 28 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind. The two previously met in 2009, with […]
Press Release – Las Vegas, Nev. – Former interim UFC® welterweight champion Carlos Condit (28-7, fighting out of Albuquerque, N.M.) returns to the Octagon® to face top contender Martin Kampmann (20-6, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nev.) on Wednesday, August 28 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind. The two previously met in 2009, with Kampmann earning a razor-thin split decision. Now the two meet again to settle the score in the UFC’s first event in Indianapolis since UFC 119 in 2010.
“Two of the top-ranked welterweights in the division will collide when former interim UFC champion Carlos Condit meets Martin Kampmann in Indianapolis,” UFC President Dana White said. “Both of these guys love finishing fights, so this is gonna be a war!”
Also, fan favorite and 6th ranked lightweight Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone (20-5, 1 NC, fighting out of Albuquerque, N.M.) faces resurgent Brazilian Rafael Dos Anjos (19-6) in a battle that’s an early candidate for Fight of the Night honors. While Cerrone has long sat near the top of the divisional rankings, his recent showing against former Strikeforce® standout KJ Noons brought him one step closer to a coveted shot at the title. Riding a four-fight win streak that includes notable victories over Evan Dunham and Mark Bocek, the 10th ranked Dos Anjos plans to derail “Cowboy’s” title train.
Additional bouts:
· Olympic silver medalist Sara McMann (7-0, fighting out of Gaffney, N.C.) brings her unblemished record into the Octagon against former Strikeforce women’s bantamweight champion Sarah Kaufman (16-2, fighting out of Victoria, BC, Canada).
· The Ultimate Fighter®: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen winner Kelvin Gastelum (7-0, fighting out of Yuma, Ariz.) squares off against longtime UFC welterweight Paulo Thiago (15-5, fighting out of Brasilia, Brazil).
Tickets for UFC ON FOX SPORTS 1: CONDIT VS. KAMPMANN 2 go on sale Friday, June 14 at 10 a.m. ET and are priced at $200.00, $125.00, $90.00, $60.00, and $40.00. Tickets will be available at all Ticketmaster locations. Ticket sales are limited to eight (8) per person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also are available for purchase atwww.bankerslifefieldhouse.com or www.ticketmaster.com. Ticket prices do not include applicable service charges.
UFC® Fight Club™ members will have the opportunity to purchase tickets to this event Wednesday, June 12 at 10 a.m. ET via the website www.ufcfightclub.com. A special Internet ticket pre-sale will be available to UFC newsletter subscribers Thursday, June 13 starting at 10 a.m. ET. To access this presale, users must register for the UFC newsletter through UFC.com.
For more information or current fight news, visit www.ufc.com. All bouts live and subject to change.
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A pair of featherweight fighters have been named as opponents for this August’s trip to Indianapolis by the Ultimate Fighting Championship pitting Darren ‘The Damage’ Elkins (16-3) against Japanese fighter Hatsu Hioki (26-6-2). News of the bout was announced late Monday (June 10, 2013) afternoon by ESPN. UFC on Fox Sports 1: Condit vs. Kampmann […]
Darren Elkins and his ear at UFC 146 – Photo by Donald Miralle via UFC.com
A pair of featherweight fighters have been named as opponents for this August’s trip to Indianapolis by the Ultimate Fighting Championship pitting Darren ‘The Damage’ Elkins (16-3) against Japanese fighter Hatsu Hioki (26-6-2).
News of the bout was announced late Monday (June 10, 2013) afternoon by ESPN.
UFC on Fox Sports 1: Condit vs. Kampmann is expected to take place on August 28, 2013 at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. The event is headlined by a welterweight rematch featuring former UFC contender Carlos Condit and Martin Kampmann.
Elkins suffered his first loss competing at 145-lbs last April seeing a five fight win streak end at the hands of Chad Mendes. The two fought at UFC on FOX 7 which had Elkins losing in 68-seconds via TKO. ‘The Damage’ had earned victories over Antonio Carvalho, Steven Siler, Diego Brandao, Zhang Tiequan and Michihiro Omigawa in his previous streak.
Hioki looks to avoid three losses in a row and a release slip by the top promotion versus Elkins. The Japanese fighter lost a split decision this past January against Clay Guida at UFC on FOX 6, while losing a decision versus Ricardo Lamas in June of last year at UFC on FX 4. The losses put Hioki’s record inside the Octagon at 2-2.
The popularity of UFC women’s bantamweight champ Ronday Rousey has landed her as the spokeswomen for Insureon as the Insureon Protector, there to help small business owners. Sadly this commercial is just too tacky and a little sexist as Rousey jumps around beating up the Geek Team in a spandex bra.
If your still drawn in by the Insureon Protector be sure to watch the behind the scenes video after the jump or hit PLAY.
The popularity of UFC women’s bantamweight champ Ronday Rousey has landed her as the spokeswomen for Insureon as the Insureon Protector, there to help small business owners. Sadly this commercial is just too tacky and a little sexist as Rousey jumps around beating up the Geek Team in a spandex bra.
If your still drawn in by the Insureon Protector be sure to watch the behind the scenes video after the jump or hit PLAY.
