The UFC’s fourth trip to North Carolina appears to have found a home.
UFC Fight Night 21 is expected to take place at the 9,600-seat Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C., on March 31, though UFC officials have yet to confirm the event or the venue.
A lightweight match-up between Kenny Florian and recent Japanese import Takanori Gomi is expected to headline the show, which serves as a lead-in for “The Ultimate Fighter 11” season debut on Spike TV.
The UFC’s fourth trip to North Carolina appears to have found a home.
UFC Fight Night 21 is expected to take place at the 9,600-seat Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C., on March 31, though UFC officials have yet to confirm the event or the venue.
A lightweight match-up between Kenny Florian and recent Japanese import Takanori Gomi is expected to headline the show, which serves as a lead-in for “The Ultimate Fighter 11” season debut on Spike TV.
With next week’s “Strikeforce: Miami” show just eight days away, we today welcome company executive Mike Afromowitz and main-card fighter Greg Nagy (who fights former NFL Herschel Walker) to MMAjunkie.com Radio.
Both guests discuss next week’s Showtime-televised event, which takes place at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla. Also joining the show is veteran fighter Don Frye, who returns with a popular “Don Fryedays” segment.
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.
With next week’s “Strikeforce: Miami” show just eight days away, we today welcome company executive Mike Afromowitz and main-card fighter Greg Nagy (who fights former NFL Herschel Walker) to MMAjunkie.com Radio.
Both guests discuss next week’s Showtime-televised event, which takes place at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla. Also joining the show is veteran fighter Don Frye, who returns with a popular “Don Fryedays” segment.
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.
After dominating the UFC’s middleweight division and proving he’s one
of the sport’s top pound-for-pound fighters today, Anderson Silva
dabbled in the light-heavyweight division with impressive wins over
James Irvin and Forrest Griffin.
But could the 185-pound Brazilian test his chops in the UFC’s 265-pound heavyweight division?
On tonight’s edition of “Inside MMA” on HDNet, a content
partner site of MMAjunkie.com, Silva’s manager, Ed Soares, says it’s
possible.
After dominating the UFC’s middleweight division and proving he’s one
of the sport’s top pound-for-pound fighters today, Anderson Silva
dabbled in the light-heavyweight division with impressive wins over
James Irvin and Forrest Griffin.
But could the 185-pound Brazilian test his chops in the UFC’s 265-pound heavyweight division?
On tonight’s edition of “Inside MMA” on HDNet, a content
partner site of MMAjunkie.com, Silva’s manager, Ed Soares, says it’s
possible.
With his health improving and an octagon return now in sight, UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar is the focus of two episodes of Spike TV’s “UFC Unleashed” tonight.
Spike TV officials today told MMAjunkie.com they arranged the episodes to welcome the champ back to the cage.
The episodes feature Lesnar vs. Randy Couture (7 p.m. ET/PT) and Lesnar vs. Frank Mir II (8 p.m. ET/PT).
With his health improving and an octagon return now in sight, UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar is the focus of two episodes of Spike TV’s “UFC Unleashed” tonight.
Spike TV officials today told MMAjunkie.com they arranged the episodes to welcome the champ back to the cage.
The episodes feature Lesnar vs. Randy Couture (7 p.m. ET/PT) and Lesnar vs. Frank Mir II (8 p.m. ET/PT).
Tickets for the next installment of the “Strikeforce Challengers” series go on sale today beginning at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT).
“Strikeforce Challengers VI” takes place Feb. 26 at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, Calif., and airs on Showtime.
The event features a headliner of Trevor Prangley vs. Karl Amoussou and a co-headliner of Sarah Kaufman vs. Takayo Hashi for the organization’s first-ever 135-pound women’s title.
Tickets for the next installment of the “Strikeforce Challengers” series go on sale today beginning at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT).
“Strikeforce Challengers VI” takes place Feb. 26 at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, Calif., and airs on Showtime.
The event features a headliner of Trevor Prangley vs. Karl Amoussou and a co-headliner of Sarah Kaufman vs. Takayo Hashi for the organization’s first-ever 135-pound women’s title.
Strikeforce has signed former PRIDE fighter and one-time top EliteXC middleweight contender Joey Villasenor (27-6 MMA, 2-1 SF) to a four-fight deal.
The Greg Jackson-trained fighter made the announcement via Twitter on Thursday.
Villasenor, a 34-year-old who previously fought three times under the Strikeforce banner, enters the organization with a four-fight win streak and five victories in his past six bouts.
Strikeforce has signed former PRIDE fighter and one-time top EliteXC middleweight contender Joey Villasenor (27-6 MMA, 2-1 SF) to a four-fight deal.
The Greg Jackson-trained fighter made the announcement via Twitter on Thursday.
Villasenor, a 34-year-old who previously fought three times under the Strikeforce banner, enters the organization with a four-fight win streak and five victories in his past six bouts.