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Josh Thomson preps shoulder for June 27 fight with "mini Fedor"

He’s made steady progress since a Jan. 15 shoulder surgery, but Josh
Thomson (14-2) knows he’ll need to be near 100 percent when he takes on
Gilbert Melendez (14-1), an opponent he’s dubbed “mini Fedor.”

The two fighters will put their belts on the line — Melendez’s
Strikeforce world lightweight title and Thomson’s Strikeforce U.S. belt
— when they meet in the main event of a June 27 Strikeforce event.

Thomson discussed the bout while a recent guest on TAGG Radio, a content partner of MMAjunkie.com.

Affliction Debut MMA official for July 19

…And it’s slated to take place at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.  That’s a big league venue for the upstart promotion.  The line-up looks like this thus far:
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Tim Sylvia
Josh Barnett vs. Pedro Rizzo
Matt Lindland vs. Fabio Negao
Renato “Babalu” Sobral vs. Mike Whitehead
Ben Rothwell vs. TBA
That’s a big league line-up!!  Of course, […]

Wanderlei Silva wants St. Pierre vs Anderson Silva

Wanderlei Silva recently had a sit-down with Yahoo Sports and here are some snips:
If Dana can make that fight, I’ll be in the line to buy a ticket. What a great fight. I am a fighter, yes. It is my job, and it is a job I love. But before I’m a fighter, I am […]

Roger Huerta would like 155 & 170lb Titles

In an interview with mmafightweekly, Roger Huerta stated he would like to one day hold the Lightweight AND Welterweight titles in the UFC.
Those, my friend, are lofty, lofty goals.
First, standing in his way of a title shot is the increasingly dangerous KenFlo, Kenny Florian.  Second, (damn, that nickname gets worse each time i look at […]

UFC 85: Jason Day gets his man

After his eye-opening dismantling of Alan Belcher at UFC 83, Jason Day mentioned he would like Michael Bisping for his next opponent. A 35 day jail sentence for Bisping’s original opponent Chris Leben quickly made Day’s wish come true. Day was contacted by the UFC and jumped at the chance to fight one […]