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Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier Main Card Photo Gallery

The culmination of a year plus tournament ended Saturday night (May 19, 2012) in the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California with the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Final. The main card aired on Showtime featuring a heavyweight tournament final between Daniel Cormier vs. Josh Barnett, a lightweight title bout between champ Gilbert Melendez vs. Josh […]

Daniel Cormier Heavyweight Grand Prix champion – Photo by Esther Lin for Strikeforce.com

The culmination of a year plus tournament ended Saturday night (May 19, 2012) in the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California with the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Final. The main card aired on Showtime featuring a heavyweight tournament final between Daniel Cormier vs. Josh Barnett, a lightweight title bout between champ Gilbert Melendez vs. Josh Thomson, a light heavyweight re-match featuring Rafael Cavalcante vs. Mike Kyle, and a welterweight bout between Chris Spang vs. Nah-Shon Burrell.

Check out the full photo gallery at Strikeforce.com

Daniel Cormier wins Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Final by unanimous decision over Josh Barnett – Photo by Esther Lin for Strikeforce.com

Barnett lands a right on Cormier – Photo by Esther Lin Strikeforce.com

Cormier slamming Barnett – Photo by Esther Lin for Strikeforce.com

Daniel Cormier dumping Josh Barnett – Photo by Esther Lin for Strikeforce.com

Cormier lands a strike of his own – Photo by Esther Lin for Strikeforce.com

Strikeforce lightweight champ Gilbert Melendez & Team – Photo by Esther Lin for Strikeforce.com

Gilbert Melendez lands an elbow on Josh Thomson – Photo by Esther Lin for Strikeforce.com

Thomson engages Melendez – Photo by Esther Lin for Strikeforce.com

Melendez dumps Thomson – Photo by Esther Lin for Strikeforce.com

Thomson looking for the Rear-naked choke – Photo by Esther Lin for Strikeforce.com

Rafael Cavalcante lands early on Mike Kyle – Photo by Esther Lin for Strikeforce.com

Cavalcante looking to finish with a guillotine – Photo by Esther Lin for Strikeforce.com

Cavalcante avenges loss to Kyle – Photo by Esther Lin for Strikeforce.com

Chris Spang landing head kick to Nah-Shon Burrell – Photo by Esther Lin for Strikeforce.com

Spang lands knee on Burrell – Photo by Esther Lin for Strikeforce.com

Spang victor by KO – Photo by Esther Lin for Strikeforce.com

Vinny Magalhaes Reportedly Sells His M-1 Global Title On eBay For $100K

M-1 Global light heavyweight champion Vinny Magalhães has reportedly sold his belt on eBay for $100,000. The belt was up for sale over the past few days with bidding skyrocketing up to $100,000 when Magalhães declared it sold on Twitter (@VinnyMMA). – SOLD!!! @ebay #winning $100k http://twitter.com/VinnyMMA/status/202306348111773696/photo/1 The page has since been removed from the […]

Vinny Magalhães M-1 Global LHW belt

M-1 Global light heavyweight champion Vinny Magalhães has reportedly sold his belt on eBay for $100,000.

The belt was up for sale over the past few days with bidding skyrocketing up to $100,000 when Magalhães declared it sold on Twitter (@VinnyMMA).

– SOLD!!! @ebay #winning $100k http://twitter.com/VinnyMMA/status/202306348111773696/photo/1

The page has since been removed from the eBay site.

Magalhães and M-1 Global have been on the outs since last fall when the Brazilian defended his title against Mikhail Zayats at an event in Phoenix, Arizona.

Magalhães told MMAFighting.com that during his fight in October, M-1 Global exec Evgeni Kogan was actively cheering against him during the bout, which really opened the divide between both sides.

“I’ve never had a problem with M-1 as a company,” he said. “They always paid me for the fights they were supposed to. My only problem is with Evgeni Kogan, which was a personal problem. He was at in my last fight, he decided to root against me, and since that day things haven’t gone well.”

Magalhaes doesn’t regret making his complaints with Kogan public.

“I mean, when he rooted against me he didn’t do it behind the scenes,” Magalhaes said. “He made it public … He said I was an unemployed gigolo fighter, what does that even mean, is he calling me a prostitute?”

Since then Magalhães has been shelved by M-1 Global, waiting out the remainder of his contract which will conclude this summer, allowing him to sign with any promotion without restrictions.

Magalhães is hoping that he’ll get a chance to avenge a loss to UFC light heavyweight Ryan Bader at the TUF 8 Finale.

If the UFC signs him, he may get that chance.

UFC on FUEL TV 3 Weigh-in Results

The official weigh-ins for tomorrow’s UFC on FUEL TV: The Korean Zombie vs. Poirier event went down this afternoon at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia. All twenty-four fighters were on weight including headlining featherweights ‘The Korean Zombie’ Chan Sung Jung (145) and Dustin ‘The Diamond’ Poirier (155). Tuesday’s live event can be viewed on […]

Chan Sung Jung (L) & Dustin Poirier (R) face off at the Patriot Center – photo via Facebook.com/UFC

The official weigh-ins for tomorrow’s UFC on FUEL TV: The Korean Zombie vs. Poirier event went down this afternoon at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.

All twenty-four fighters were on weight including headlining featherweights ‘The Korean Zombie’ Chan Sung Jung (145) and Dustin ‘The Diamond’ Poirier (155).

Tuesday’s live event can be viewed on Facebook.com/UFC with the preliminary card before switching over to FUEL TV.

Check out the full weigh-in results below:

Main Card (FUEL TV)

Featherweight bout: Dustin Poirier (145) vs. Chan Sung Jung (145)
Welterweight bout: Jorge Lopez (171) vs. Amir Sadollah (171)
Lightweight bout: Donald Cerrone (155) vs. Jeremy Stephens (155)
Bantamweight bout: Jeff Hougland (135) vs. Yves Jabouin (135)
Light Heavyweight bout: Fabio Maldonado (205) vs. Igor Pokrajac (205)
Middleweight bout: Tom Lawlor (186) vs. Jason MacDonald (185)

Preliminary Card (Facebook.com/UFC)

Middleweight bout: Brad Tavares (185) vs. Dongi Yang (186)
Lightweight bout: Marcus LeVesseur (155) vs. Cody McKenzie (155)
Lightweight bout: T.J. Grant (155) vs. Carlo Prater (155)
Lightweight bout: Rafael Dos Anjos (156) vs. Kamal Shalorus (155)
Bantamweight bout: Jeff Curran (135) vs. Johnny Eduardo (135)
Bantamweight bout: Francisco Rivera (134) vs. Alex Soto (135)

Eddie Alvarez Sits Cageside Beside Dana White At UFC on FOX 3

Former Bellator Fighting Championship lightweight title holder Eddie Alvarez was cageside for Saturday nights (May 5, 2012) UFC on FOX 3 event at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Alvarez had his seat next to UFC president Dana White for the main event lightweight bout between Nate Diaz and Jim Miller. White has […]

Eddie Alvarez cageside at UFC on FOX 3

Former Bellator Fighting Championship lightweight title holder Eddie Alvarez was cageside for Saturday nights (May 5, 2012) UFC on FOX 3 event at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Alvarez had his seat next to UFC president Dana White for the main event lightweight bout between Nate Diaz and Jim Miller.

White has stated that he likes Alvarez, which is code that he wants to sign the former Bellator champ. With the UFC signing former Bellator middleweight title holder Hector Lombard, Alvarez can’t be too far behind.

Props to MMAMania.com for the image. Be sure to click on the image for a full blown photo if your having a hard time seeing that it is Alvarez and White.

UFC on FOX: Diaz vs. Miller Weigh-in Results

The official weigh-ins for this weekends UFC on FOX: Diaz vs. Miller event took place this afternoon at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey, the same venue for tomorrow’s event. All main card fighters were on weight including lightweight headliners Nate Diaz (156-lbs) and his opponent Jim Miller (156-lbs). There was one fighter […]

Nick Diaz (L) and Jim Miller (R) stare down at the UFC on FOX 3 weigh-ins – Photo via Facebook.com/UFC

The official weigh-ins for this weekends UFC on FOX: Diaz vs. Miller event took place this afternoon at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey, the same venue for tomorrow’s event.

All main card fighters were on weight including lightweight headliners Nate Diaz (156-lbs) and his opponent Jim Miller (156-lbs).

There was one fighter who missed weight for his bout as John Lineker weighed-in at 127-lbs for his flyweight bout, one pound over the 126-lbs limit. He will be fined a portion of his fight purse, which will go to his opponent Louis Gaudinot (126).

The full weigh-in results for UFC on FOX 3 is as follows:

Main Card (Fox TV)

Lightweight bout: Nate Diaz (156) vs. Jim Miller (156)
Welterweight bout: Johny Hendricks (170.5) vs. Josh Koscheck (170.5)
Middleweight bout: Alan Belcher (186) vs. Rousimar Palhares (186)
Heavyweight bout: Pat Barry (244) vs. Lavar Johnson (253)

Preliminary Card (FUEL TV)

Lightweight bout: Tony Ferguson (154.5) vs. Michael Johnson (156)
Flyweight bout: John Dodson (126) vs. Tim Elliott (126)
Welterweight bout: John Hathaway (169) vs. Pascal Krauss (169)
Flyweight bout: Louis Gaudinot (126) vs. John Lineker (127)*
Lightweight bout: Danny Castillo (155) vs. John Cholish (155.5)
Featherweight bout: Dennis Bermudez (145.5) vs. Pablo Garza (145)

Preliminary Card (Facebook.com/UFC)

Bantamweight bout: Roland Delorme (135) vs. Nick Denis (135)
Middleweight bout: Mike Massenzio (184) vs. Karlos Vemola (185)

* Lineker will be fined for coming in overweight and the bout will go on as scheduled

Hector Lombard Officially Signs With The UFC

The Ultimate Fighting Championship promotion officially signed former Bellator middleweight champion Hector Lombard on Friday (April 27, 2012) as promotion president Dana White posted this photo on Twitter (@danawhite). – Done deal!!!! Welcome to the UFC Hector Lombard currently possesses one of the longest undefeated streaks in mixed martial arts with a run of 24 […]

Hector Lombard UFC contract – Original photo via @danawhite on Twitter

The Ultimate Fighting Championship promotion officially signed former Bellator middleweight champion Hector Lombard on Friday (April 27, 2012) as promotion president Dana White posted this photo on Twitter (@danawhite).

– Done deal!!!! Welcome to the UFC Hector

Lombard currently possesses one of the longest undefeated streaks in mixed martial arts with a run of 24 wins and one draw, which dates back to November 2006 with his last loss.

Any guesses as to who he’ll face first? The consensus I keep hearing is Brian Stann but I feel he’ll get someone less skilled for his Octagon debut.