Author: John Morgan [kingofabuelos]

Despite a four-year career that includes stops in the International
Fight League, Affliction and Sengoku organizations before his current
run in the WEC, L.C. Davis still hasn’t established
himself on most casual fans’ radar.

But with a main-card contest with fellow up-and-comer Deividas
Taurosevicius scheduled for the main card of Saturday’s WEC 47 event in
Columbus, Ohio, Davis hopes to use an impressive performance to gain
the public’s attention and put himself in line for a shot at one of
the featherweight division’s elite fighters.

“Winning this fight is
very important to me because I want to move forward,” Davis recently told
MMAjunkie.com Radio. “One loss will set
you right back in the thick of things.

With February coming to an end and the event-heavy month of March
nearly upon us, the variety of topics for discussion is the sport of
MMA is nearly limitless.

Strikeforce’s Challengers event, controversial middleweight Paulo
Filho, UFC 110’s Cain Velasquez and Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic, and the
state of MMA’s fanbase were all topics for discussion in this week’s
edition of The Sunday Junkie.

But this week’s winner, back-to-back champion Ralph “RJCT” Purificato,
focused on one of  the most widely debated stories of the past week:
Frank Mir’s controversial rant on Brock Lesnar and subsequent apology.

A lightweight contest pitting Rob Emerson (9-8 MMA, 3-2-1 UFC) against
Nik Lentz (17-3-2 MMA, 1-0-1 UFC) is targeted for UFC Fight Night 21,
MMAjunkie.com has learned from sources close to the
situation.

Though bout agreements have yet to be signed, both fighters have agreed
to the fight and are expected to put pen to paper shortly.

UFC Fight Night 21 takes place March 31 at Bojangles Coliseum in
Charlotte, N.C. The main card airs live on Spike TV and serves as the
lead-in for “The Ultimate Fighter 11.”

A lightweight contest pitting Rob Emerson (9-8 MMA, 3-2-1 UFC) against
Nik Lentz (17-3-2 MMA, 1-0-1 UFC) is targeted for UFC Fight Night 21,
MMAjunkie.com has learned from sources close to the
situation.

Although bout agreements have yet to be signed, both fighters have agreed
to the fight and are expected to put pen to paper shortly.

UFC Fight Night 21 takes place March 31 at Bojangles Coliseum in
Charlotte, N.C. The main card airs live on Spike TV and serves as the
lead-in for “The Ultimate Fighter 11” season debut.

The co-main event of Friday’s “Strikeforce Challengers VI: Kaufman vs. Hashi” event was all about speed vs. power.

As the first round of the fight between Trevor Prangley (22-5-1 MMA,
3-1-1 SF) and Karl Amoussou (11-2-2 MMA, 0-0-1 SF) unfolded, the South
African connected an a few powerful blows while the Frenchman danced
around his foe and delivered rapid-fire shots.

But just as the fight started to gain momentum, it was halted due to an
accidental blow. While the eye-poke delivered by Pranley was
unintentional, he believes the ensuing stoppage was anything but.

Former Major League Baseball great Jose Canseco has often found himself as the center of a controversy.

And from steroid-use tell-all novels to “Celebrity Boxing” appearances, the
45-year-old Canseco has never been one to shy away from the spotlight.

Such was the case in 2009 when Canseco traded in his outfielder’s glove
for a pair of the four-ounce variety to face Hong Man Choi in DREAM’s
“Super Hulk” tourney. That effort didn’t work out too well, but Canseco
hopes fans will see that he’s deserving of a second shot.