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WEC 49 Medical Suspensions Sees All Fighters Issued Medical Suspensions.

WEC 49 took place on June 20 from the Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and the ECSC(Edmonton Combatative Sports Commision) has issued their list of medical suspensions from the night. Every fighter has been suspended, though most can get back to training with a quick doctors clearance. The biggest suspensions went to […]

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WEC 49 took place on June 20 from the Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and the ECSC(Edmonton Combatative Sports Commision) has issued their list of medical suspensions from the night. Every fighter has been suspended, though most can get back to training with a quick doctors clearance. The biggest suspensions went to Jamie Varner and Kamal Shalorus both of whom were suspended indefinetely.

Jamie Varner: Suspended indefinitely until cleared by a doctor. X-rays are required for right hand, right foot and ribs.
Kamal Shalorus: Suspended indefinitely until cleared by a doctor. X-rays required for hands and right leg.
Yves Jabouin: 30 day suspension for precautionary reasons
Mark Hominick: 30 day suspension for precautionary reasons
Will Campuzano: 30 day suspension for precautionary reasons
Diego Nunes: 30 day suspension for precautionary reasons
L.C. Davis: 21 day suspension for precautionary reasons
Daniel Downes: 21 day suspension for precautionary reasons
Anthony Leone: 21 day suspension for precautionary reasons
Chris Horodecki: 14 day suspension for precautionary reasons
Eddie Wineland: 14 day suspension for precautionary reasons
Frank Gomez: 14 day suspension for precautionary reasons
Wagnney Fabiano: 14 day suspension for precautionary reasons
Bendy Casimir: 14 day suspension for precautionary reasons
Raphael Assuncao: 14 day suspension for precautionary reasons
Chris Cariaso: 14 day suspension for precautionary reasons
Rafael Rebello: 14 day suspension for precautionary reasons
Renan Barao: 14 day suspension for precautionary reasons
Josh Grispi: 7 day suspension for precautionary reasons
Will Kerr: 7 day suspension for precautionary reasons
Karen Darabedyan: 7 day suspension for precautionary reasons
Erik Koch: 7 day suspension for precautionary reasons

Strikeforce: Fedor Vs. Werdum Pre-Fight Interviews With Cung Le & Josh Thomson

Only a couple of days remain until Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum takes place this Saturday, and the card looks like an entertaining one. In addition to the main even bout between Fedor Emelianenko and Fabricio Werdum, there`s the rematch between Cung Le and Scott Smith and Pat Healy. The card will be shown […]

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Only a couple of days remain until Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum takes place this Saturday, and the card looks like an entertaining one. In addition to the main even bout between Fedor Emelianenko and Fabricio Werdum, there`s the rematch between Cung Le and Scott Smith and Pat Healy. The card will be shown at 10:00 eastern and pacific via Showtime.

Fedor Emelianenko’s Open Workout With AKA.

Fedor Emelianenko looks as sharp as you expect as he does an open workout with AKA(American Kickboxing Academy) as he gets ready for his upcoming bout scheduled for this Saturday. Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum takes place from the HP Pavillion in San Jose, California and should be a solid card.

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Fedor Emelianenko looks as sharp as you expect as he does an open workout with AKA(American Kickboxing Academy) as he gets ready for his upcoming bout scheduled for this Saturday. Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum takes place from the HP Pavillion in San Jose, California and should be a solid card.

Shane Carwin “I Know I’m the Better Athlete” Than Brock Lesnar.

UFC interim heavyweight champion Shane Carwin turns the heat up on UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar by telling fans that he’s a better athlete. Lesnar certainly takes the prize as the hype artist for this fight, but it’s nice to see the ultra relaxed Carwin sounding a little angry. UFC 116 takes place […]

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UFC interim heavyweight champion Shane Carwin turns the heat up on UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar by telling fans that he’s a better athlete. Lesnar certainly takes the prize as the hype artist for this fight, but it’s nice to see the ultra relaxed Carwin sounding a little angry. UFC 116 takes place on July 3rd and should be one of the better heavyweight showdowns in recent history. Bring on the big boys!

Werdum Certainly Towers Over Fedor Emelianenko.

Seems like Fedor Emelianenko is always the smaller fighter, but somehow The Last Emporer always comes out on top. His upcoming bout with Fabricio Werdum seems to follow the same lines as Werdum certainly towers over the russian fighter. Will size ma…

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Seems like Fedor Emelianenko is always the smaller fighter, but somehow The Last Emporer always comes out on top. His upcoming bout with Fabricio Werdum seems to follow the same lines as Werdum certainly towers over the russian fighter. Will size matter? We’ll find out this Saturday.

Bellator XXIII Weigh-in Results

Bellator Fighting Championships’ next event, Bellator 23, is set to take place on Thursday night featuring Middleweight Tournament finalists Bryan “The Beast” Baker and Alexander Shlemenko and Featherweight Tournament finalists Joe Warren and Patricio Pitbull.
On Wednesday the fighters weighed in at the Sports & Social Club, 427 S. Fourth Street in Louisville. The same […]

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Bellator Fighting Championships’ next event, Bellator 23, is set to take place on Thursday night featuring Middleweight Tournament finalists Bryan “The Beast” Baker and Alexander Shlemenko and Featherweight Tournament finalists Joe Warren and Patricio Pitbull.

On Wednesday the fighters weighed in at the Sports & Social Club, 427 S. Fourth Street in Louisville. The same venue will host Thursday nights action.

The event will air live on FOX Sports Net (or on a few hours’ delay if preempted by local sports programming) beginning at 8 PM EST (5 PM PST), with a highlights packages airing Saturday on NBC, Telemundo and mun2.

The full fight card and fighter weights for Bellator 23 is as follows:

Main Card:

Featherweight Tournament Championship: Patricio Pitbull (144) vs. Joe Warren (144)
Middleweight Tournament Championship: Alexander Shlemenko (185) vs. Bryan Baker (185)
Bantamweight Showcase Fight: Nik Mamalis (135) vs. Albert Rios (135)
Female Showcase Fight: Zoila Frausto (120) vs. Rosi Sexton (121)

Preliminary Card:

Local Main Event: John Troyer (171) vs. Brent Weedman (170)
Local Feature Fight #3: Daniel Straus (154) vs. Chad Hinton (156)
Local Feature Fight #2: Stoney Hale (182) vs. Mike Fleniken (183)
Local Feature Fight #1: David Overfield (160) vs. Kurt Kinser (155)