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MFC 27: Breaking Point – Watch The ‘Live’ Weigh-in Video Here

Fans of the Maximum Fighting Championship can watch the weigh-ins for MFC 27: Breaking Point live at The MMA News today beginning at 2:30PM EST (11:30AM PST).
The weigh-ins will be streamed live, a first for the MFC, from the Bourbon Street stage inside the world-famous West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Today’s weigh-ins, […]

MFC 27 weigh-insFans of the Maximum Fighting Championship can watch the weigh-ins for MFC 27: Breaking Point live at The MMA News today beginning at 2:30PM EST (11:30AM PST).

The weigh-ins will be streamed live, a first for the MFC, from the Bourbon Street stage inside the world-famous West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Today’s weigh-ins, as well as Friday’s live HDNet broadcast, will be hosted by “The Voice” Michael Schiavello.

MFC 27 is set to go down this Friday at the River Cree Resort & Casino in Edmonton and The MMA News will be ringside providing live result updates. Follow us on Twitter for live ringside action at Twitter.com@themmanews.

MFC 27: Breaking Point features what promises to be an epic title fight as Douglas “The Phenom” Lima squares off against Jesse Juarez for the MFC’s world welterweight crown. And in the grudge match of the year, ultra-aggressive Ryan “The Real Deal” Ford will look to take out feared striker Pete “The Secret Weapon” Spratt.

Also in action are MFC favorites Dwayne “D-Bomb” Lewis, David Heath, “Razor” Razak Al-Hassan, “Ragin” Kajan Johnson, and many more of the organization’s top stars.

Watch the live streaming video after the jump

UFC Headed Back To Abu Dhabi In March, Possible UK Date In May

The Ultimate Fighting Championship appears to be headed back to the Middle East and possibly, the United Kingdom, in the first half of 2011.
The UFC will head back to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates on March 19th for UFC 128. Several sources confirmed the news, which MMAWeekly.com was the first to report, […]

abu dhabi ferrariThe Ultimate Fighting Championship appears to be headed back to the Middle East and possibly, the United Kingdom, in the first half of 2011.

The UFC will head back to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates on March 19th for UFC 128. Several sources confirmed the news, which MMAWeekly.com was the first to report, also noting that the possible headliner would be a UFC light-heavyweight title match between champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua versus top contender Rashad Evans. The UFC’s first event in Abu Dhabi was in April of last year with UFC 112 which was held at the Ferrari World Arena.

FightersOnlyMagazine.co.uk is reporting that the UFC could be looking at a May date in Liverpool, England. The area does not boast a large venue for one of the large pay-per-view events but would likely host one of the smaller shows such as a UFC Fight Night event.

Jeremy Stephens Gets Wish, Will Welcome Marcus Davis To UFC Lightweight Division

Recently former welterweight fighter Marcus “The Irish Hand Grenade” Davis (17-7) stated he would drop to 155 pounds for his next fight. Jeremy Stephens (18-6) was quick to throw his name out to be the first fighter to welcome Davis to the lightweight division.
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I see Marcus Davis is droppn to 155. PLEASE give me […]

Jeremy StephensRecently former welterweight fighter Marcus “The Irish Hand Grenade” Davis (17-7) stated he would drop to 155 pounds for his next fight. Jeremy Stephens (18-6) was quick to throw his name out to be the first fighter to welcome Davis to the lightweight division.

Twitter.com/LiLHeathenMMA

I see Marcus Davis is droppn to 155. PLEASE give me that fight! No disrespect, but I don’t think Marcus will RUN like my last opponent.

Now, according to MMAjunkie.com, Stephens will get his chance when both fighters meet on New Years day on the UFC 125 card in Las Vegas.

Stephens lost a split decision to Melvin Guillard in September at UFC 119, in a fight that was highly touted as the “Fight of the Night” bout but was anything but for many fans. The loss for “Lil Heathen” ended a two fight win streak that saw him win a split decision over Sam Stout and a TKO win over Justin Buchholz at UFN 19. Both wins earned him bonuses with “Fight of the Night” and “Knockout of the Night” awards.

Davis also suffered a defeat in his last fight after getting choked unconscious by Nate Diaz at UFC 118, a fight that won both men the “Fight of the Night” award. Previous to that he stopped Jonathan Goulet via TKO at UFC 113. His record over the past four is just 1-3. “The Irish Hand Grenade” has won a total of five “Fight Night” honors with the UFC.

UFC 125: Resolution takes place on Jan. 1st from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki Weigh-in Results

The weigh-ins for Thursday’s WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki event took place today at The Pearl at the Palms Casino & Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, the same venue for tomorrows show.
The event is headlined by a bantamweight bout featuring Urijah Faber (136), who has his first fight at that weight in the WEC, and […]

WEC 52 posterThe weigh-ins for Thursday’s WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki event took place today at The Pearl at the Palms Casino & Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, the same venue for tomorrows show.

The event is headlined by a bantamweight bout featuring Urijah Faber (136), who has his first fight at that weight in the WEC, and opponent Takeya Mizugaki (136).

All fighters but one made weight for the second last WEC event with Zack Micklewright weighing in at 158 pounds, 2 over the lightweight limit of 156, and has been given an hour to drop the weight.

The weigh-ins will be followed by a Q&A session with WEC fighters Benson Henderson, Dominick Cruz, Anthony Pettis and Scott Jorgensen. Visit WEC.tv to watch the live stream.

The full weigh-in results for WEC 52 is as follows:

Main Card:

Bantamweight bout: Urijah Faber (136) vs. Takeya Mizugaki (136)
Featherweight bout: Chad Mendes (145.5) vs. Javier Vazquez (146)
Featherweight bout: Erik Koch (146) vs. Francisco Rivery (146)
Bantamweight bout: Joseph Benavidez (136) vs. Wagnney Fabiano (136)
Bantamweight bout: Damacio Page (136) vs. Demetrious Johnson (135)

Preliminary Card:

Featherweight bout: Raphael Assuncao (146) vs. L.C. Davis (146)
Lightweight bout: Anthony Njokuani (156) vs. Edward Faaloloto (154)
Lightweight bout: Zack Micklewright (158)* vs. Dustin Poirier (155)
Bantamweight bout: Clint Godfrey (136) vs. Michael McDonald (135)
Featherweight bout: Cub Swanson (145) vs. Mackens Semerzier (145)
Featherweight bout: Yves Jabouin (145) vs. Brandon Visher (145)

* Micklewright was given an extra hour to drop the weight

IFC Genesis ‘Quick Results’

The Israel FC: Genesis event went down on Tuesday evening in Tel Aviv, Israel at the Nokia Arena and represents one of the first big mixed martial arts events in that country.
The event aired live on pay-per-view from the GoFightLive.tv website which streamed the event for $9.99 at 2PM EST.
Headlining the card are three bouts […]

IFC Genesis posterThe Israel FC: Genesis event went down on Tuesday evening in Tel Aviv, Israel at the Nokia Arena and represents one of the first big mixed martial arts events in that country.

The event aired live on pay-per-view from the GoFightLive.tv website which streamed the event for $9.99 at 2PM EST.

Headlining the card are three bouts featuring some well known names with Sergey “Siberian” Shemetov vs. Jeff “The Snowman” Monson, Daniel “The Gladiator” Tabera vs. Ricco “Suave” Rodriguez and Roy “Popeye” Neeman vs. Frank “Twinkle Toes” Trigg.

The full ‘Quick Results’ for the IFC: Gensis event is as follows:

Catchweight (215 lbs) bout: Ricco Rodriguez def. Daniel Tabera via unanimous decision
Heavyweight bout: Jeff Monson def. Sergey Shemetov via submission (kimura)
Catchweight (181 lbs) bout: Frank Trigg def. Roy Neeman via TKO (punches) – R1
Moishe Kaitz def. Hermes Franca via unanimous decision
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou def. Valdas Pocevicius via unanimous decision
Daniel Gracie def. Martin Wojcik via submission (rear-naked choke) – R1
Jeremy Knafo def. Shonie Carter via unanimous decision – Carter announced his retirement from MMA after the fight.
Alexandro Ceconi def. Vitaly Shemetov via submission (triangle choke) – R1
Thiago Meller def. Ariel Abergel via submission (armbar) – R1
Vitali Krbrsky def. Serob Minasyan via unanimous decision
Ido Pariente def. Joshua Hewlett via submission (armbar) – R1
Roy Peretz def. Fabrice Riconneau via submission (arm-triangle choke) – R1

Robert Drysdale Wins Second Pro Bout At AFC 4 On Saturday

Many fans may not know who Robert Drysdale is, but the former Open Division ADCC 2007 winner Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt was introduced on Countdown to UFC 101 as the BJJ coach for Forrest Griffin and appeared as a coach on TUF 8 for Team Mir.
Drysdale competed at the AFC 4: Revelation event in Canada on […]

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Many fans may not know who Robert Drysdale is, but the former Open Division ADCC 2007 winner Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt was introduced on Countdown to UFC 101 as the BJJ coach for Forrest Griffin and appeared as a coach on TUF 8 for Team Mir.

Drysdale competed at the AFC 4: Revelation event in Canada on Saturday, earning another first round submission win over opponent Clay Davidson.