The month of March is loaded with high-quality MMA fight cards, and with
a number of exciting matchups planned, it’s difficult to look forward
to just one.
UFC middleweight contender Nate Quarry (12-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC) thinks you’d
best not sleep on his bout with Jorge Rivera (17-7 MMA, 7-5 UFC) at
UFC Fight Night 21 on March 31.
“I think this is really just a fan-favorite kind of fight,” Quarry
recently told MMAjunkie.com Radio. “Both of us
just go in there and throw.”
The month of March is loaded with high-quality MMA fight cards, and with
a number of exciting matchups planned, it’s difficult to look forward
to just one.
UFC middleweight contender Nate Quarry (12-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC) thinks you’d
best not sleep on his bout with Jorge Rivera (17-7 MMA, 7-5 UFC) at
UFC Fight Night 21 on March 31.
“I think this is really just a fan-favorite kind of fight,” Quarry
recently told MMAjunkie.com Radio. “Both of us
just go in there and throw.”
A rumored heavyweight matchup between Josh Barnett (24-5 MMA, 0-0 DREAM)
and Siala “Mighty Mo” Siliga (3-1 MMA, 0-0 DREAM) is signed for
DREAM.13.
Siligia’s manager, Steve Rusich of Triple Crown Fighter, on Saturday
confirmed the bout’s status to MMAjunkie.com.
DREAM.13 takes place March 22 at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan and
features a featherweight championship bout between titleholder Bibiano
Fernandes and top-ranked veteran Joachim Hansen.
A rumored heavyweight matchup between Josh Barnett (24-5 MMA, 0-0 DREAM)
and Siala “Mighty Mo” Siliga (3-1 MMA, 0-0 DREAM) is signed for
DREAM.13.
Siligia’s manager, Steve Rusich of Triple Crown Fighter, on Saturday
confirmed the bout’s status to MMAjunkie.com.
DREAM.13 takes place March 22 at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan and
features a featherweight championship bout between titleholder Bibiano
Fernandes and top-ranked veteran Joachim Hansen.
Undefeated Brazilian lightweight Charles Oliveira (12-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has signed a multi-fight deal with the UFC.
MMAjunkie.com today learned from sources close to the promoton that Oliveira has been
offered an exclusive agreement and is expected to debut in the near
future.
Though the contract has yet to be finalized, the process appears to be a
mere formality at this point.
Undefeated Brazilian lightweight Charles Oliveira (12-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has signed a multi-fight deal with the UFC.
MMAjunkie.com today learned from sources close to the promoton that Oliveira has been
offered an exclusive agreement and is expected to debut in the near
future.
Though the contract has yet to be finalized, the process appears to be a
mere formality at this point.
Light heavyweights Rich Franklin and Chuck Liddell are penciled in for a
June showdown.
MMAjunkie.com has learned from sources close to the
promotion that the two have verbally agreed to face each other in June
at UFC 115, though contracts have yet to be finalized.
The new matchup replaces a planned third meeting between Liddell and
Tito Ortiz that had been expected for the promotion’s first trip to
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and may have been arranged as a result of Franklin’s unexpected
involvement in “TUF 11.”
Light heavyweights Rich Franklin and Chuck Liddell are penciled in for a
June showdown.
MMAjunkie.com has learned from sources close to the
promotion that the two have verbally agreed to face each other in June
at UFC 115, though contracts have yet to be finalized.
The new matchup replaces a planned third meeting between Liddell and
Tito Ortiz that had been expected for the promotion’s first trip to
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and may have been arranged as a result of Franklin’s unexpected
involvement in “TUF 11.”
Light heavyweights Rich Franklin and Chuck Liddell are penciled in for a
June showdown.
MMAjunkie.com has learned from sources close to the
promotion that the two have verbally agreed to face each other in June
at UFC 115, though contracts have yet to be finalized.
The new matchup replaces a planned third meeting between Liddell and
Tito Ortiz that had been expected for the promotion’s first trip to
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and may have been arranged as a result of Franklin’s unexpected
involvement in “TUF 11.”
Light heavyweights Rich Franklin and Chuck Liddell are penciled in for a
June showdown.
MMAjunkie.com has learned from sources close to the
promotion that the two have verbally agreed to face each other in June
at UFC 115, though contracts have yet to be finalized.
The new matchup replaces a planned third meeting between Liddell and
Tito Ortiz that had been expected for the promotion’s first trip to
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and may have been arranged as a result of Franklin’s unexpected
involvement in “TUF 11.”
While professional boxer Jimmerson and his one-gloved attack will
forever be a part of mixed martial arts and UFC history, not many of
his fellow pugilists have followed in his tracks and tried their hand (so to speak)
at the booming sport – until now.
With the recent MMAjunkie.com/”Inside MMA” poll, we asked our
readers to determine, “Which of the following notable boxers is most
likely to have a successful MMA career?”
Smile, Art Jimmerson. You’ve now got company.
While professional boxer Jimmerson and his one-gloved attack will
forever be a part of mixed martial arts and UFC history, not many of
his fellow pugilists have followed in his tracks and tried their hand (so to speak)
at the booming sport – until now.
With the recent MMAjunkie.com/”Inside MMA” poll, we asked our
readers to determine, “Which of the following notable boxers is most
likely to have a successful MMA career?”