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Pat Curran Drops to Featherweight, Gets Spot in Bellator Tourney

Filed under: Bellator, NewsAfter making plenty of noise and turning more than a few heads in Bellator’s lightweight division, Pat Curran will now set his sights on the featherweight class.

Bellator officials Friday announced Curran, its Season 2 light…

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After making plenty of noise and turning more than a few heads in Bellator’s lightweight division, Pat Curran will now set his sights on the featherweight class.

Bellator officials Friday announced Curran, its Season 2 lightweight tournament champion, will cut to 145 pounds with a placement in the promotion’s upcoming featherweight tournament, part of its “Summer Series” slate of events.

Curran’s featherweight debut with the promotion will come at Bellator 46 on June 25 in Hollywood, Fla., which will serve as the opening round of the featherweight tourney. The semifinals are slated for Bellator 47 and the tournament finals for Bellator 48 – setting up the next challenger for Bellator featherweight champion Joe Warren.

Former WEC Champ Jamie Varner Books First Fight Since Zuffa Release

Filed under: NewsFormer WEC lightweight champion Jamie Varner has booked his first fight since being cut by Zuffa following his last fight.

Varner will meet Tyler Combs in the co-main event of XFO 39, a promotion run by former WEC title challenger Je…

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Former WEC lightweight champion Jamie Varner has booked his first fight since being cut by Zuffa following his last fight.

Varner will meet Tyler Combs in the co-main event of XFO 39, a promotion run by former WEC title challenger Jeff Curran, who will fight in the main event against Joe Pearson. The all-pro card will take place May 13 at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill., outside Chicago.

Tropical Storm Tomas Postpones Nemesis Show in Dominican Republic

Filed under: NewsAn MMA show in the Dominican Republic scheduled for Nov. 13 has been postponed because of the possibility of severe weather around the time of the event.

A source with knowledge of the situation told MMA Fighting on Tuesday that the “…

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An MMA show in the Dominican Republic scheduled for Nov. 13 has been postponed because of the possibility of severe weather around the time of the event.

A source with knowledge of the situation told MMA Fighting on Tuesday that the “MMA Global Invasion” show being put on by Nemesis Fight Promotions at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Punta Cana has moved to Dec. 11. The source said the promotion elected to postpone the event rather than risk the potential tropical storm or hurricane.