Doerksen, Sokoudjou, Carvalho, Others Announced for ‘theScore Fighting Series’

Filed under: NewsFormer UFC competitors Joe Doerksen and Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou are among the notable names on the June 10 “theScore Fighting Series” card in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

The event promoter, the company behind Canada’s the Score spo…

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Former UFC competitors Joe Doerksen and Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou are among the notable names on the June 10 “theScore Fighting Series” card in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

The event promoter, the company behind Canada’s the Score sports television network, announced Wednesday the event as well as the the participation of Doerksen, Sokoudjou, Antonio Carvalho, Jordan Mein, Adrian Wooley, Jorge Britto, Josh Hill, Will Romero, Tyler Hardcastle, Denis Puric and Alex Ricci. Opponents are to be announced.

And Now He’s Fired (Again): Joe Doerksen

("So if you lose two in a row, you’re still OK, right?")
Despite logging a tough split decision loss to Dan Miller at UFC 124, Joe Doerksen yesterday had insult added to the injury of losing in front of his fellow Canadians in Montreal Saturd…


("So if you lose two in a row, you’re still OK, right?")

Despite logging a tough split decision loss to Dan Miller at UFC 124, Joe Doerksen yesterday had insult added to the injury of losing in front of his fellow Canadians in Montreal Saturday night when he was informed by the UFC that he was being let go by the promotion.

Fiveouncesofpain was first to report the New Bothwell, Manitoba native’s firing.

The loss was Doerksen’s second in a row since handing Tom Lawlor his second loss in a row in his Octagon return at UFC 113. He was submitted in his last bout at UFC 119 by C.B. Dollaway.

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UFC 124 Undercard Live Blog: Hazelett vs. Bocek, Almeida vs. Grant, More

Filed under: UFCMONTREAL — This is the UFC 124 live blog for all the undercard bouts in support of tonight’s pay-per-view card at the Bell Centre.

The six-fight undercard features Mark Bocek vs. Dustin Hazelett, Jesse Bongfeldt vs. Rafael Natal, Matt…

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MONTREAL — This is the UFC 124 live blog for all the undercard bouts in support of tonight’s pay-per-view card at the Bell Centre.

The six-fight undercard features Mark Bocek vs. Dustin Hazelett, Jesse Bongfeldt vs. Rafael Natal, Matt Riddle vs. Sean Pierson, Joe Doerksen vs. Dan Miller, TJ Grant vs. Ricardo Almeida and Pat Audinwood vs. John Makdessi.

The live blog is below.

Four Fights Added to UFC 124 in Montreal December 11

("Tough loss against CB." "Yeah. How’s your leg doing?"
The card for UFC 124 is filling in nicely with the addition of four fights reported by various sources today.
MMAFighting reports that Jason MacDonald will return to action …


("Tough loss against CB." "Yeah. How’s your leg doing?"

The card for UFC 124 is filling in nicely with the addition of four fights reported by various sources today.

MMAFighting reports that Jason MacDonald will return to action following one of the most gruesome leg-break injuries in UFC history he incurred in his UFC 113 bout seven months ago in Montreal against John Salter.

MacDonald (24-14), who is on his second go-around in the UFC will be looking to make this stay in the Octagon a permanent one when he takes on Gracie jiu-jitsu black belt,  Rafael Natal (12-3) who lost by decision in his Octagon debut against Rich Attonito at UFN 22 in September.

Also on the card, according to MMAJunkie and MMADiehards will be MacDonald’s fellow Canadians Joe Doerksen and TJ Grant who will take on Dan Miller and Ricardo Almeida, respectively.

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UFC 119: By the Odds

Filed under: UFCOkay, so there’s no title on the line at UFC 119 in Indianapolis this weekend. There’s probably not even anyone who will emerge as a No. 1 contender in their division as a result of a win on Saturday night, at least not unless another m…

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Okay, so there’s no title on the line at UFC 119 in Indianapolis this weekend. There’s probably not even anyone who will emerge as a No. 1 contender in their division as a result of a win on Saturday night, at least not unless another major injury bug clears the path.

So where does that leave us? As far as the main event, we’re in ‘just for fun’ territory. Two former heavyweight greats with uncertain futures square off in a fight that is not terribly meaningful for the state of the division, but is still pretty interesting.

Is that worth your pay-per-view dollar? Depends on your perspective and your amount of disposable income. But if you’re on the fence about it, let me just remind you that Matt Serra and Chris Lytle are also on the card, and Serra didn’t bring a pair of big sunglasses to Indy with him for nothing.

Now let’s take a look at the betting odds for Saturday’s fights and make some hasty, financially ruinous decisions, shall we?

Spike to Air UFC 119 Prelims Live From Indianapolis

Filed under: UFC, NewsSpike TV on Tuesday announced it will once again have a live broadcast of preliminary card fights leading into a UFC pay-per-view.

The cable network, as it has regularly done since UFC 103 in Dallas last September, will show two…

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Spike TV on Tuesday announced it will once again have a live broadcast of preliminary card fights leading into a UFC pay-per-view.

The cable network, as it has regularly done since UFC 103 in Dallas last September, will show two preliminary card fights live. The UFC 119 heavyweight bout between Matt Mitrione and Joey Beltran and middleweights C.B. Dolloway and Joe Doerksen will serve as a lead-in to the pay-per-view broadcast.

As is typical, additional taped fights from the preliminary card could be shown depending on the length of the two live fights.