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West Virginia Becomes Next State To Regulate Mixed Martial Arts

45 out of 48 States in U.S. with Regulatory Bodies Now Overseeing the Fastest-Growing Sport in the World
Press Release – A bill to regulate mixed martial arts recently passed through the West Virginia Legislature, making the state the 45th in the U.S. to approve the rapidly-growing sport. Today, officials at the Ultimate Fighting Championship® […]

45 out of 48 States in U.S. with Regulatory Bodies Now Overseeing the Fastest-Growing Sport in the World

Press Release – A bill to regulate mixed martial arts recently passed through the West Virginia Legislature, making the state the 45th in the U.S. to approve the rapidly-growing sport. Today, officials at the Ultimate Fighting Championship® expressed their gratitude to local lawmakers who helped clear the way for mixed martial arts in “The Mountain State.”

“We’ve worked hard to get this sport regulated all over the world, particularly in the United States,” UFC President Dana White said. “I’m really excited to see the sport regulated in West Virginia and look forward to one day bringing a UFC event there.”

The UFC has led the way in helping the sport of mixed martial arts gain regulation in the U.S. Only New York, Vermont and Connecticut remain unregulated, while Alaska and Wyoming lack the necessary regulatory bodies to oversee the sport.

For UFC stars like former bantamweight champion Brian Bowles, who was born in Charleston, W.V., the news was met with excitement.

“All of my friends and family in West Virginia always ask when they’re going to get to see me fight in my home state,” Bowles said. “Now that the sport is regulated there, I am excited to know that I could one day compete in the Octagon in West Virginia.”

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Fedor Emelianenko Returning to Strikeforce this Summer

(photo credit: Esther Lin / Strikeforce)
Since the Fedor Emelianenko nation was completely silenced by Antonio Silva in February (other than perhaps some mild to moderate weeping), the rumor mill surrounding the legendary Russian heavyweight has been running overtime; will Fedor retire? Will he change sh-t up training camp wise? And what about Zuffa buying up […]

(photo credit: Esther Lin / Strikeforce)

Since the Fedor Emelianenko nation was completely silenced by Antonio Silva in February (other than perhaps some mild to moderate weeping), the rumor mill surrounding the legendary Russian heavyweight has been running overtime; will Fedor retire? Will he change sh-t up training camp wise? And what about Zuffa buying up Strikeforce? Fedor’s crew and Mr. Dana White aren’t exactly ‘bestest buddies’.

Well, it appears as though the former Pride champ could be throwing down sometime this summer, as Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker has confirmed to several MMA outlets that Fedor will indeed look to end his two fight losing streak (how effin weird does that sound?). Speaking to MMA Weekly, Coker stated:

“He’ll be back in July/August sometime. As far as the opponent, we are talking to him right now, so give us a few weeks on that one,”

In a report from Sherdog, Coker confirmed that M-1 Global (the aforementioned pals of Dana…) will continue to co-promote events with Strikeforce, despite being purchased by Zuffa. Coker also added that Fedor fighting in an alternate bout for the promotion’s heavyweight grand-prix is “definitely a possibility.” In other words, looks like the pitch that some have made for Fedor to drop to 205, hasn’t exactly ‘resonated’ with the heavyweight.

In any case, it looks like we can all look forward to some serious ‘can you imagine if he loses again’ drama this summer.

Hump Day Headlines with Stephanie Ann Cook

Dana White says Anderson Silva doesn’t want to fight at 205lbs thus killing all our hopes on a Jon Jones vs. Anderson Silva bout.
UFC Fight Night 24 will livestream 2 bouts on Facebook: Caceres vs. Semerzier and Madsen vs. Russow
UFC Middleweight, Dave Branch and Welterweight, Chris Camozzi released from the promotion.
The UFC Fan Expo hits […]

Dana White says Anderson Silva doesn’t want to fight at 205lbs thus killing all our hopes on a Jon Jones vs. Anderson Silva bout.

UFC Fight Night 24 will livestream 2 bouts on Facebook: Caceres vs. Semerzier and Madsen vs. Russow

UFC Middleweight, Dave Branch and Welterweight, Chris Camozzi released from the promotion.

The UFC Fan Expo hits the Direct Energy Centre in Toronto, Ontario on April 29th & 30th and will feature a gang of fighters like: Jon Jones, Rashad Evans, Cain Velasquez, Chuck Liddell, Dominick Cruz, and Frank Mir to name a few.

Michael Bisping apologizes for his behavior at UFC 127.

Bellator 44: Lombard Vs. Vitale is set for Atlantic City on May 14th.

Strikeforce: Daley Vs. Diaz official for April 9th in San Diego, CA.

Mainstream media showing MMA some love with Jon Jones appearing on The Tonight Show this Thursday night (March 24th) and Brock Lesnar scheduled to appear on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon next Monday (March 28th).

Bellator 37 Receives Lower Ratings For Third Live Broadcast On MTV2

Bellator Fighting Championships saw a drop in the number of viewers who tuned in for last weekends Bellator 37 event in Concho, Oklahoma.
The third event of the promotions fourth season drew 173,000 viewers last weekend, a drop of almost 60,000 from the number of people who tuned in for Bellator 36. News of the […]

Bellator Fighting Championships saw a drop in the number of viewers who tuned in for last weekends Bellator 37 event in Concho, Oklahoma.

The third event of the promotions fourth season drew 173,000 viewers last weekend, a drop of almost 60,000 from the number of people who tuned in for Bellator 36. News of the viewer numbers was first reported by MMAjunkie.com.

Bellator 35 brought in 200,000 viewers on MTV2, while Bellator 36 reached a high of 230,000 viewers for the live event and a total of 240,000 for the replay.

Certainly not a huge difference in numbers, Bellator did have to compete with the Facebook UFC 128 prelim stream as well as the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

The event took place at the Lucky Star Casino last Saturday night, and featured the season four featherweight quarterfinal bouts. The main card, which included the tournament quarterfinals, aired live on MTV2 seeing Patricio Freire, Wilson Reis, Daniel Straus and Kenny Foster advance into the semifinals.

UFC Newcomer Jon Olav Einemo Fighting Shane Carwin

Jon Olav Einemo certainly won’t be accused of having a tomato can tossed his way in his UFC debut, as boss man Dana White has confirmed in a Seattle Times live chat that the heavyweight will face none other than former contender Shane Carwin first. (Thanks to MMA Junkie for the heads up). Of course, […]

Jon Olav Einemo certainly won’t be accused of having a tomato can tossed his way in his UFC debut, as boss man Dana White has confirmed in a Seattle Times live chat that the heavyweight will face none other than former contender Shane Carwin first. (Thanks to MMA Junkie for the heads up). Of course, Einemo isn’t exactly a shrinking violet that just started doing this ‘UFC stuff’; the Norwegian heavyweight is 6’6, a former ADCC Submission Wrestling World Champ, whose only MMA loss came against Fabricio Werdum.

Clearly someone at the UFC thinks this guy might know a thing or two about fighting. The bout is expected to take place at UFC 131.

Dan Hardy Planning to go Multiplicity Style on Anthony Johnson

We’ve said it before, and hell, let’s say it again, this Saturday’s welterweight tilt between Dan Hardy and Anthony Johnson could be pretty, pretty, pretty sweet. Not only can both can bring it and then some on their feet, but because both dudes are coming off losses, the UFC Fight Night tilt has a lot […]

We’ve said it before, and hell, let’s say it again, this Saturday’s welterweight tilt between Dan Hardy and Anthony Johnson could be pretty, pretty, pretty sweet. Not only can both can bring it and then some on their feet, but because both dudes are coming off losses, the UFC Fight Night tilt has a lot riding on it. Whoever wins will re-stake their claim as a notable welterweight; the loser, well, they’ll take one more step to the ‘win or else’ UFC cut list.

You may have noticed that things have been kind of quiet on the Hardy trash chat front, apparently because the Brit believes Johnson is pretty “chill”, and thus there’s no point. If you’re like us and enjoy the less than reserved talk, it’s been a little bit of a letdown, but Hardy’s provided plenty of laughs in the past so who’s counting. In a recent interview with ESPN U.K., however, the punishing welterweight provided a lil bit of verbal gold, when asked what Johnson should expect come Saturday night.

“At the end of the first round, don’t be surprised to see him go back to the corner and ask ‘how many guys am I fighting?’ I’ll be hitting him a lot, and he’ll be swinging and missing.” …”The biggest difference is my speed,” said Hardy. “He’s a powerful guy and he’s got a few techniques that he relies upon. But to have any success with them he’s got to land them, and I’m very confident that I’ll be quick enough to hit him with three or four punches before he knows what’s happened.”

Multiple punches / multiple opponents? Sounds like a plan Dan. To bet on the tilt head here.