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Nick Diaz vs. ‘Mayhem’ Miller Could Happen Later This Year

During Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker talked about wanting to match up welterweight champion Nick Diaz (22-7) against Jason “Mayhem” Miller (23-7) at a future event later this year.
Coker planned to put the two in the cage long before April’s brawl which took part at the “Strikeforce: Nashville” event which […]

Nick DiazDuring Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker talked about wanting to match up welterweight champion Nick Diaz (22-7) against Jason “Mayhem” Miller (23-7) at a future event later this year.

Coker planned to put the two in the cage long before April’s brawl which took part at the “Strikeforce: Nashville” event which was broadcast live on CBS.

“I think ‘Mayhem’ versus Nick Diaz was a fight we were going to promote anyway,” Coker said. “It was just going to be a matter of time. So I think that fight will happen.”

Asked whether the next time we see Miller and Diaz will be against each other, Coker simply responded:

“I believe that fight will happen probably in the next eight months to a year.”

Diaz has won his last 7 bouts, having defeated Hayato Sakurai at DREAM.14 last month in a non-title bout in Japan. He defeated Marius Žaromskis last January in Miami to earn the Strikeforce welterweight title. His last loss was against K.J. Noons in 2007 for the vacant EliteXC lightweight title, a fight which he lost by TKO (cuts).

Miller, meanwhile, is 1-1 in his last two fights having defeated Tim Stout by TKO (punches) at the Nashville event. The loss came to current Strikeforce middleweight champ Jake Shields as both men fought for the vacant title in November at the Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers event. Shields earned a unanimous decision in that fight.

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Matt Hughes Talks Lawler vs. ‘Babalu’

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UFC hall of famer, middleweight fighter Matt Hughes was at Tuesday’s “Strikeforce: Los Angeles” weigh-ins to support Robbie Lawler in his fight with Renato “Babalu” Sobral on Wedn…


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UFC hall of famer, middleweight fighter Matt Hughes was at Tuesday’s “Strikeforce: Los Angeles” weigh-ins to support Robbie Lawler in his fight with Renato “Babalu” Sobral on Wednesday night. The former UFC champion notes that he’ll be in Lawler’s corner for the fight.

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Bellator FC Adds Angela Magana To Season 3 Tournament

On Tuesday, Bellator Fighting Championship announced the addition of female 115 pound fighter Angela Magana (9-4) to their upcoming Bellator Season 3 Women’s Tournament which kicks off in August.
“We are very pleased to add Angela Magana to the compelling list of 115 pound women competing in our Season 3 tournament. There is not an […]

Angela MaganaOn Tuesday, Bellator Fighting Championship announced the addition of female 115 pound fighter Angela Magana (9-4) to their upcoming Bellator Season 3 Women’s Tournament which kicks off in August.

“We are very pleased to add Angela Magana to the compelling list of 115 pound women competing in our Season 3 tournament. There is not an easy fight anywhere in this tournament and Angela should present a very tough fight for everyone she faces in this tournament,” said Bellator founder and CEO Bjorn Rebney.

The fighter currently trains at the Team Four Corners gym in Farmington, N.M.

Joining her for the Season 3 tournament will be the undefeated Japanese mma star Megumi Fujii, British fighter Rosi Sexton (currently ranked No. 1 in the 125 lbs. female weight-class), 11-5 Lisa Ward and 7-0 Jessica Pene.

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WEC’s Urijah Faber Talks About Dropping To 135 Pounds

Urijah Faber gives his thoughts on his recent drop to 135 pounds in the WEC. Talks about his upcoming fight with Mizugaki, cutting weight, and Joseph Benavidez.
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Urijah Faber gives his thoughts on his recent drop to 135 pounds in the WEC. Talks about his upcoming fight with Mizugaki, cutting weight, and Joseph Benavidez.

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WEC 49 Main Card Sees Lineup Change, Horodecki Has New Opponent

This Sunday’s “WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus” event has seen a change of fighters to one of the bouts that will make the televised portion of the show. On Tuesday Ed Ratcliff (7-2) pulled out of his fight against Chris Horodecki (13-2) with less than a week before the event due to injury. […]

Chris HorodeckiThis Sunday’s “WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus” event has seen a change of fighters to one of the bouts that will make the televised portion of the show. On Tuesday Ed Ratcliff (7-2) pulled out of his fight against Chris Horodecki (13-2) with less than a week before the event due to injury. Stepping in will be undefeated Danny “Boy” Downes (6-0).

The news was first reported by TopMMANews.com, who picked up a post by Ratcliff on his Facebook page.

“I wanna say sorry to all the fans, family, and friends for having to pull out on such late notice. Even more importantly I wanna appologise to Chris Horodecki for going thru all of that hard work and not getting the final release u deserve. I wish u the best. Sorry everyone.!!!!!!”

WEC 49 will take place this Sunday, June 20, at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The Versus network will carry the main card live on their station.

Downes last competed at a King Of The Cage event in April, having defeated Bruce Johnson via TKO (punches) late in the first round. He’s won 5 of his 6 victories via TKO, with four stoppages in the first round of those wins.

The Duke Roufus-trained product (Downes) is 6-0, with five wins coming by way of knockout. Known for his electric striking, Downes is also a cerebral fighter who owns degrees in International Affairs and German from Marquette University.

The Horodecki vs. Downes bout will be featured on the televised portion of the WEC 49 event.

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