Author: John Morgan [kingofabuelos]

Just two fights into his UFC career, welterweight prospect Brian Foster has already been involved in a pair of memorable
fights.

Foster was submitted in his debut at UFC 103 in a bout that was awarded
the evening’s “Fight of the Night,” but the H.I.T. Squad product
bounced back at UFC 106 with a one-sided beatdown of former contender
Brock Larson.

Now paired with perennial “Fight of the Night” candidate Chris Lytle at tonight’s UFC 110 event in Sydney, Australia,
Foster has one thing on his mind: a spot at the top of the UFC’s
talent-rich 170-pound division.

Just two fights into his UFC career, welterweight prospect Brian Foster has already been involved in a pair of memorable
fights.

Foster was submitted in his debut at UFC 103 in a bout that was awarded
the evening’s “Fight of the Night,” but the H.I.T. Squad product
bounced back at UFC 106 with a one-sided beatdown of former contender
Brock Larson.

Now paired with perennial “Fight of the Night” candidate Chris Lytle at tonight’s UFC 110 event in Sydney, Australia,
Foster has one thing on his mind: a spot at the top of the UFC’s
talent-rich 170-pound division.

Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace Braulio Estima (0-0), the 2009 Abu Dhabi Combat
Club 88-kilogram and Absolute division champion, is likely to make his
mixed martial arts debut at Shine Fights III against Judo practitioner
Rick Hawn (3-0). 
 
The news was first reported Friday by the Boston Herald and
subsequently confirmed by MMAjunkie.com with
sources close to the fight.
 
The as-yet-unannounced card is expected to take place in mid-May and
air on pay-per-view. A match-up between UFC veteran Din Thomas and
former boxing champion Ricardo Mayorga is expected to headline the card.

Lawyers representing the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Thursday
filed a lawsuit against the owner of a Web site whom they allege sells
pirated UFC content.
 
The U.S. District Court suit states Moazzam Gandu, a resident of
Stafford, Va., and the alleged owner/operator of Rage-Streams.net,
violated copyright laws by charging customers fees to view pirated UFC
pay-per-view streams and past UFC fights.

The suit is the latest move in the UFC’s crackdown on illegal streaming, and the UFC’s general counsel, Lawrence Epstein, told MMAjunkie.com that he hopes the tide begins to turn in the battle against the activity.

Recent Bellator Fighting Championships signee Josh Neer (27-9-1 MMA,
0-0 BFC) is looking forward to his recently announced May fight with
Eddie Alvarez (19-2 MMA, 3-0 BFC) for a few reasons.

First, with the fight scheduled at 160 pounds, Neer is excited that he
won’t have to drop the additional five pounds necessary to make the
normal lightweight limit.

But as Neer recently told MMAjunkie.com Radio, he’s even more excited about the prospect of
fighting someone who won’t look to win via lay-and-pray.

Former Midwest Cage Championship featherweight champion Eric Marriott
(17-2) is the eighth and final fighter to join Bellator Fighting
Championships’ season-two featherweight tournament.

MMAjunkie.com first reported the likelihood of
Marriott’s involvement this past November, and Bellator officials today
made an official announcement.

The Team Grindhouse fighter brings a nine-fight win streak to the eight-man bracket.