Former WEC welterweight champion Carlos Condit returns to the gym this week after a nearly two-month absence as the result of a serious cut on his hand.
While cleaning his garage in December, Condit sliced his hand on a broken bulletin board. Doctors, though, would soon rush the UFC fighter into surgery after discovering one of the tendons in his hand was severely infected with staph.
Now allowed back in the gym, Condit is preparing for a run in the UFC’s 170-pound division. And he’s not ruling out a future bout with Paul Daley, who had some choice words after Condit was forced out of their UFC 108 co-main-event bout with the injury.
Former WEC welterweight champion Carlos Condit returns to the gym this week after a nearly two-month absence as the result of a serious cut on his hand.
While cleaning his garage in December, Condit sliced his hand on a broken bulletin board. Doctors, though, would soon rush the UFC fighter into surgery after discovering one of the tendons in his hand was severely infected with staph.
Now allowed back in the gym, Condit is preparing for a run in the UFC’s 170-pound division. And he’s not ruling out a future bout with Paul Daley, who had some choice words after Condit was forced out of their UFC 108 co-main-event bout with the injury.
The fight card for Saturday’s “Strikeforce: Miami” fight card is officially complete; the promotion over the weekend added the card’s final bout, Bobby Lashley vs. Wes Sims, on its Web site.
MMAjunkie.com first reported this past week that Sims vs. Lashley had been finalized for the Jan. 30 event, which takes place at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla.
Lashley (a WWE/TNA pro-wrestling star) vs. Sims (a UFC veteran) is one of five bouts on the Showtime-televised main card, which features a headliner of Nick Diaz vs. Marius Zaromskis for the first-ever Strikeforce welterweight title.
The fight card for Saturday’s “Strikeforce: Miami” fight card is officially complete; the promotion over the weekend added the card’s final bout, Bobby Lashley vs. Wes Sims, on its Web site.
MMAjunkie.com first reported this past week that Sims vs. Lashley had been finalized for the Jan. 30 event, which takes place at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla.
Lashley (a WWE/TNA pro-wrestling star) vs. Sims (a UFC veteran) is one of five bouts on the Showtime-televised main card, which features a headliner of Nick Diaz vs. Marius Zaromskis for the first-ever Strikeforce welterweight title.
Versus tonight re-airs the blockbuster “WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson” event at 11 p.m. ET (8 p.m. PT).
The show, which originally took place Jan. 10 at ARCO Arena in Sacramento, Calif., featured a headliner and lightweight title-unification bout between champ Jamie Varner and interim champ Benson Henderson.
Additionally, with hometown star Urijah Faber competing in the co-main event, WEC 46 drew a solid crowd of 10,027, and ratings were up a staggering 94 percent.
Versus tonight re-airs the blockbuster “WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson” event at 11 p.m. ET (8 p.m. PT).
The show, which originally took place Jan. 10 at ARCO Arena in Sacramento, Calif., featured a headliner and lightweight title-unification bout between champ Jamie Varner and interim champ Benson Henderson.
Additionally, with hometown star Urijah Faber competing in the co-main event, WEC 46 drew a solid crowd of 10,027, and ratings were up a staggering 94 percent.
A new week of MMAjunkie.com Radio commences today with a trio of guests, including UFC veteran Sam Stout, who dazzled during a UFC 108 upset of Joe Lauzon earlier this month. The Canadian has now won back-to-back “Fight of the Night” awards.
Also joining the show are WEC 46 winner Mark Hominick, who submitted Bryan Caraway to move to 4-1 since September 2007, and Gary Heussler, this week’s winner of The Sunday Junkie.
MMAjunkie.com Radio begins at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) live from the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino’s Race & Sports Book. Listen to
and watch a video stream of the two-hour show at www.mmajunkie.com/radio.
A new week of MMAjunkie.com Radio commences today with a trio of guests, including UFC veteran Sam Stout, who dazzled during a UFC 108 upset of Joe Lauzon earlier this month. The Canadian has now won back-to-back “Fight of the Night” awards.
Also joining the show are WEC 46 winner Mark Hominick, who submitted Bryan Caraway to move to 4-1 since September 2007, and Gary Heussler, this week’s winner of The Sunday Junkie.
MMAjunkie.com Radio begins at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) live from the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino’s Race & Sports Book. Listen to
and watch a video stream of the two-hour show at www.mmajunkie.com/radio.
Bellator Fighting Championships has secured another top prospect for its upcoming season-two lightweight tournament with the addition of Carey Vanier.
Bellator officials today announced the signing of the 28-year-old competitor.
Vanier, a Greg Jackson-trained fighter who owns a 7-2 professional record, was a 2002 NCAA Division III All-American wrestler at Ridgewater College in Minnesota after a successful high-school wrestling career.
Bellator Fighting Championships has secured another top prospect for its upcoming season-two lightweight tournament with the addition of Carey Vanier.
Bellator officials today announced the signing of the 28-year-old competitor.
Vanier, a Greg Jackson-trained fighter who owns a 7-2 professional record, was a 2002 NCAA Division III All-American wrestler at Ridgewater College in Minnesota after a successful high-school wrestling career.
“The Ultimate Fighter 5” cast member Corey Hill (3-2) and fellow UFC veteran Luigi Fioravanti (17-6) picked up wins at this past weekend’s Raging Wolf event in Niagara Falls, N.Y.
The event marked Hill’s first bout since his gruesome leg break in a December 2008 loss to Dale Hartt at UFC Fight Night 16.
Hill, notable for his 6-foot-4 and 155-pound frame, picked a unanimous-decision win over New York-based lightweight Jason Trzewieczynski (3-3) at the Jan. 23 event.
“The Ultimate Fighter 5” cast member Corey Hill (3-2) and fellow UFC veteran Luigi Fioravanti (17-6) picked up wins at this past weekend’s Raging Wolf event in Niagara Falls, N.Y.
The event marked Hill’s first bout since his gruesome leg break in a December 2008 loss to Dale Hartt at UFC Fight Night 16.
Hill, notable for his 6-foot-4 and 155-pound frame, picked a unanimous-decision win over New York-based lightweight Jason Trzewieczynski (3-3) at the Jan. 23 event.
Former WEC welterweight champion Carlos Condit returns to the gym this week after a nearly two-month absence as the result of a serious cut on his hand.
The fight card for Saturday’s “Strikeforce: Miami” fight card is officially complete; the promotion over the weekend added the card’s final bout, Bobby Lashley vs. Wes Sims, on its Web site.
Versus tonight re-airs the blockbuster “WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson” event at 11 p.m. ET (8 p.m. PT).
A new week of MMAjunkie.com Radio commences today with a trio of guests, including UFC veteran Sam Stout, who dazzled during a UFC 108 upset of Joe Lauzon earlier this month. The Canadian has now won back-to-back “Fight of the Night” awards.
Bellator Fighting Championships has secured another top prospect for its upcoming season-two lightweight tournament with the addition of Carey Vanier.
“The Ultimate Fighter 5” cast member Corey Hill (3-2) and fellow UFC veteran Luigi Fioravanti (17-6) picked up wins at this past weekend’s Raging Wolf event in Niagara Falls, N.Y.