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The UFC’s second trip to The Garden State has another fight to its lineup.
A middleweight match-up pitting submission ace Rousimar Palhares (10-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) against the heavy-handed Thomasz Drwal (17-2-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) will be finalized shortly for UFC 111, sources close to the situation told MMAjunkie.com. Both fighters have agreed to the match-up and are expected to turn in bout agreements this week.
UFC 111 is set for March 27 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
The UFC’s second trip to The Garden State has another fight to its lineup.
A middleweight match-up pitting submission ace Rousimar Palhares (10-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) against the heavy-handed Thomasz Drwal (17-2-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) will be finalized shortly for UFC 111, sources close to the situation told MMAjunkie.com. Both fighters have agreed to the match-up and are expected to turn in bout agreements this week.
UFC 111 is set for March 27 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
What have we learned during Brock Lesnar’s absence from the sport? Did Nate Diaz bring up some legitimate concerns about weight-cutting in MMA? Is former WEC champion Jamie Varner really bad for the sport?
In our latest installment of “The Sunday Junkie,” our weekly reader feedback feature, we tackle those topics and more.
However, this week’s winning entry came from Andy Kent. The Canadian argues why Gray Maynard’s close win over Diaz at UFC Fight Night 20 actually proves he’s not mentally ready for a title shot with lightweight champion B.J. Penn.
What have we learned during Brock Lesnar’s absence from the sport? Did Nate Diaz bring up some legitimate concerns about weight-cutting in MMA? Is former WEC champion Jamie Varner really bad for the sport?
In our latest installment of “The Sunday Junkie,” our weekly reader feedback feature, we tackle those topics and more.
However, this week’s winning entry came from Andy Kent. The Canadian argues why Gray Maynard’s close win over Diaz at UFC Fight Night 20 actually proves he’s not mentally ready for a title shot with lightweight champion B.J. Penn.
Despite scoring a come-from-behind victory on national television, picking up a $30,000 “Fight of the Night” bonus, and improving his career mark to 7-0 (3-0 in the UFC), Aaron Simpson did little celebrating after UFC Fight Night 20 last week.
Simpson edged Tom Lawlor via split decision at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va., but the Arizona Combat Sports fighter wasn’t about to rest on his laurels.
In fact, as he recently told MMAjunkie.com Radio, he was back in the gym just a few days after the Jan. 11 win.
Despite scoring a come-from-behind victory on national television, picking up a $30,000 “Fight of the Night” bonus, and improving his career mark to 7-0 (3-0 in the UFC), Aaron Simpson did little celebrating after UFC Fight Night 20 last week.
Simpson edged Tom Lawlor via split decision at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va., but the Arizona Combat Sports fighter wasn’t about to rest on his laurels.
In fact, as he recently told MMAjunkie.com Radio, he was back in the gym just a few days after the Jan. 11 win.
The Florida State Boxing Commission officially has approved veteran fighter Jimmy Ambriz as an opponent for Bobby Lashley, MMAjunkie.com has confirmed with a commission official.
The Lashley (4-0 MMA, 0-0 SF) vs. Ambriz (14-12-1 MMA, 0-0 SF) fight has been targeted for the Showtime-televised main card of the Jan. 30 “Strikeforce: Miami” event.
However, the fight currently is not signed, and sources close to the event today told MMAjunkie.com that Strikeforce officials may be exploring other options for Lashley.
The Florida State Boxing Commission officially has approved veteran fighter Jimmy Ambriz as an opponent for Bobby Lashley, MMAjunkie.com has confirmed with a commission official.
The Lashley (4-0 MMA, 0-0 SF) vs. Ambriz (14-12-1 MMA, 0-0 SF) fight has been targeted for the Showtime-televised main card of the Jan. 30 “Strikeforce: Miami” event.
However, the fight currently is not signed, and sources close to the event today told MMAjunkie.com that Strikeforce officials may be exploring other options for Lashley.
A welterweight bout between Ricardo Funch (7-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) and Matthew Riddle (3-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) is set for UFC 111.
Funch’s trainer, Brazilian jii-jitsu ace Marco Alvan, posted news of
the bout on Facebook late Saturday night and wrote that the fight has
been signed.
MMAjunkie.com has since confirmed the matchup is slated for the un-aired preliminary card of the pay-per-view event, which takes place March 27 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
A welterweight bout between Ricardo Funch (7-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) and Matthew Riddle (3-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) is set for UFC 111.
Funch’s trainer, Brazilian jii-jitsu ace Marco Alvan, posted news of
the bout on Facebook late Saturday night and wrote that the fight has
been signed.
MMAjunkie.com has since confirmed the matchup is slated for the un-aired preliminary card of the pay-per-view event, which takes place March 27 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s next installment of its pre-event preview show debuts Jan. 30 at 12:30 a.m. ET/PT with “Countdown to UFC 109.”
The Spike TV special spotlights “UFC 109: Relentless,” which takes place Feb. 6 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Randy Couture meets fellow UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman in the main event, and Mike Swick takes on Paulo Thiago in the welterweight co-headliner.
The show, originally slated for a Feb. 4 debut until a recent schedule change, also re-airs for the first time on Versus.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s next installment of its pre-event preview show debuts Jan. 30 at 12:30 a.m. ET/PT with “Countdown to UFC 109.”
The Spike TV special spotlights “UFC 109: Relentless,” which takes place Feb. 6 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Randy Couture meets fellow UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman in the main event, and Mike Swick takes on Paulo Thiago in the welterweight co-headliner.
The show, originally slated for a Feb. 4 debut until a recent schedule change, also re-airs for the first time on Versus.