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Daniel Cormier Is Looking Forward To Joining The UFC, But Is Willing To Wait Patiently For Last Bout

Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix tournament victor Daniel Cormier (10-0) had been scheduled to face Frank Mir next month on November 3, 2012 but after the former UFC champ withdrew due to injury, the undefeated Cormier is left to wait for his next fight so he can complete his contract. Once that last fight is out […]

Daniel Cormier (R) lands a big right hand

Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix tournament victor Daniel Cormier (10-0) had been scheduled to face Frank Mir next month on November 3, 2012 but after the former UFC champ withdrew due to injury, the undefeated Cormier is left to wait for his next fight so he can complete his contract.

Once that last fight is out of the way, the door is now open for Cormier to move over to the UFC as one of the last heavyweights to do so.

For the former Olympian, it is certainly something that he wants to get done so he can move on with the next part of his career, but it’s something that he is willing to wait for.

Cormier was a guest on MMAWeekly Radio recently, telling the media outlet about his last contractual fight for Strikeforce.

“I keep getting asked if I’m going to say enough is enough and I’m going to the UFC? No, and I always go back to when I was at Oklahoma State, I had some opportunities to go coach other places, but John Smith and the staff at Oklahoma State, they allowed me to an education, so my commitment was to them, and it’s like that with Strikeforce,” said Cormier.

“If that one last fight after everything else is one thing I can give back. I’m fine with that, but let’s just kind of get it done.”

Cormier still wants that fight with Mir and is hoping the former UFC champ is healthy enough to face him this January at Strikeforce’s next scheduled event.

Also featured on the podcast was former MMA star, and current “Here Comes the Boom” actor Bas Rutten.

Anderson Silva Is Willing To Face Jon Jones In A Catchweight Bout

Following an interview between UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva and Brazilian news site Sportv.Globo.com, UFC president Dana White was certainly counting the dollar signs running through his head. In that interview with Silva, ‘The Spider’ stated that he would be willing to fight UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones in a catchweight bout. Here is […]

Anderson Silva UFC 117 – photo via Heavy MMA @ heavy.com

In that interview with Silva, ‘The Spider’ stated that he would be willing to fight UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones in a catchweight bout.

Here is a rough translation (utilizing Google Translate and MiddleEasy.com’s translation) of what Silva had to say when asked about a “Super Fight” between him and Jones.

People are talking about it….I don’t have such intentions, there isn’t any motive to do so, mostly because there are several people from my team who belong in his weight class (Antonio Rogerio ‘Minotouro’ Nogueira), (Fabio) Maldonado, (Rafael ‘Feijao’ Cavalcante’, (Wagner ‘Caldeirao’ Prado). My weight is 84kg, this is my title. But people talk so much, and some of those are UFC’s employees. Of course, I do not want to be talking, but if he accepts the money Dana offers him? It’ll be difficult. It isn’t the money that makes me do what I do, I fight because I like it. I don’t know…I would not. But if it happens, it would have to be in catch weight. His belt wouldn’t be on the line. I alredy have my title, I don’t want to leave a title dropped.

White has been wanting to book a fight between two of his champions for some time now, and Silva’s statement certainly has the UFC president thinking about the revenue a fight like this would generate.

This would truly be a “Super Fight” as neither title would be on the line. From Silva’s comment about not being interested in the 205-lbs strap due to teammates competing in the light heavyweight division, the champs statement reads as if he’s more than confident in his abilities to defeat Jones.

Silva fought at light heavyweight this past weekend in the main event of UFC 153, finishing opponent Stephan Bonnar via first round TKO.

Jones was just announced as one of the coaches for “The Ultimate Fighter” season 17 opposite Chael Sonnen. ‘Bones’ beat Vitor Belfort last month at UFC 152 in Toronto to defend his belt for a rourth straight time.

Nick Diaz Still Near Top Division But Will Likely Have To Face Top Contender First

Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White is in agreement with most fans who still want to see former Strikeforce champ Nick Diaz (26-8, 1NC) square off with current UFC title holder Georges St-Pierre (22-2). “It’s a fight a lot of people want to see,” White stated during Wednesday’s conference call. Diaz, of course, is still […]

Nick Diaz – Photo via UFC.com (Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White is in agreement with most fans who still want to see former Strikeforce champ Nick Diaz (26-8, 1NC) square off with current UFC title holder Georges St-Pierre (22-2).

“It’s a fight a lot of people want to see,” White stated during Wednesday’s conference call.

Diaz, of course, is still sitting out the remainder of his suspension from the Nevada State Athletic Commission for testing positive for marijuana metabolites following an interim title loss to Carlos Condit last February at UFC 143.

While St-Pierre is set to return from a year-plus layoff following a knee injury. GSP will face Condit next month in a title unification bout at UFC 154.

During the conference call for the upcoming TUF 17 season, White also stated that Diaz will likely have to face another opponent before the Stockton, California fighter can move on to competing for UFC gold.

“When Diaz gets off of suspension, he’ll probably fight against one of the top guys at 170lbs, and then we’ll see what happens.”

Who Diaz could face certainly remains a mystery but it might be linked to the loser of GSP vs. Condit, with the defeated fighter taking Diaz on in a No. 1 contender bout.

This is certainly one scenario but Diaz’s penchant for wanting to “get paid” would likely win out over his willingness to wait for the loser to recover.

Like Diaz, I guess we’ll have to wait and see what happens over the next few months.

Eddie Alvarez Is Keeping His Options Open, Willing To Sit Down With Viacom Execs

One of the best lightweight fighters not signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship became a free-agent following last Friday nights Bellator 76 event. Former Bellator champ Eddie ‘The Silent Assassin’ Alvarez (24-3) completed the last fight of his current contract by knocking high profile fighter Patricky ‘Pitbull’ Freire with a head kick in the main […]

Eddie Alvarez back flip

One of the best lightweight fighters not signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship became a free-agent following last Friday nights Bellator 76 event.

Former Bellator champ Eddie ‘The Silent Assassin’ Alvarez (24-3) completed the last fight of his current contract by knocking high profile fighter Patricky ‘Pitbull’ Freire with a head kick in the main event of the Windsor, Ontario show.

The Philadelphia based fighter isn’t sure where he’ll end up next, but he wants to take his time when it comes to signing his next contract whether or not that is with Viacom, the parent company of MTV2 and Spike, or the UFC, or another promotion.

Alvarez was a guest on The MMA Hour over at MMAFighting.com on Wednesday, where he spoke about his options as a free-agent as well as his recent victory over ‘Pitbull’ Freire.

“I want to sit down with the people of Viacom,” Alvarez said. “I’m interested in what’s going on with the Spike deal next year. Of course Bellator has a ton of huge things going on, and I’m interested in what them guys have to say. From there, we’ll field offers from everyone else, the UFC and everyone else, whoever’s out there, I don’t know who’s out there. I didn’t know Bellator existed, they just started when I was done with my Dream contract, they just popped up out of nowhere.”

The win was the second in a row for ‘The Silent Assassin’ since losing the Bellator title last year to Michael Chandler at Bellator 58. Alvarez avenged a previous loss to Shinya Aoki this past April by finishing the submission specialist via first round TKO at Bellator 66.

When asked about interest from the UFC, in particular from promotion president Dana White who sent him a Twitter message saying “let’s talk” following last Friday’s victory, Alvarez attributed it to White playing games.

“Dana’s a character, man, he likes to play games. I know what he’s doing, I know what he’s up to, hat’s off to him and I’ll see what happens.”

“There’s very few times in your career when you become a free agent after winning. That’s the biggest key.”

With Bellator moving to Spike in the New Year, the coffers may be a little deeper in order to keep a fighter like Alvarez around. The issue being whether or not you put him into the next tournament, which I don’t think Alvarez wants, or you keep him around to headline events for “one-off” fights.

If a world title is truly what Alvarez is after, then I can’t imagine he’ll stick with Bellator as he’s unlikely to have to run the gambit of fights to get to a UFC title that he would in a Bellator tournament. Of course this is all provided that he continues to win.

We shall see.

Rashad Evans Is Looking For A Rematch With Lyoto Machida

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans (17-2-1) hasn’t seen the inside of the Octagon since this past April when he lost to division title holder Jon Jones at UFC 145. Following the defeat, Evans had talked about dropping down to middleweight in the hopes of garnering a title match with champ Anderson Silva. It […]

Rashad Evans at a pre-fight press conference for UFC 145 – Photo by Scott Cunningham for Getty Images

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans (17-2-1) hasn’t seen the inside of the Octagon since this past April when he lost to division title holder Jon Jones at UFC 145.

Following the defeat, Evans had talked about dropping down to middleweight in the hopes of garnering a title match with champ Anderson Silva.

It doesn’t appear that that scenario is likely to happen unless Evans earns a win at 185-lbs first, which is not the route the former champ wants to take following a statement he made during Tuesday night’s FUEL TV episode of “UFC Tonight.”

“I wanted to fight Anderson (Silva), but it didn’t end up happening because they said I needed one more fight to be a contender at middleweight. But I guess it’s not the same for everybody.”

“I was hoping in December, by the end of the year, but it looks like it’s not going to happen until maybe February or March. But who am I going to fight, that’s the main question?”

“I can’t go down, unless it’s something that really beckons for my calling.”

Who Evans would like to fight, if not Silva, is former opponent and light heavyweight champ Lyoto Machida.

“The guy who i really want to fight more than anything is a guy I lost to, my first loss, and it’s Machida. I would love to get a chance to fight Machida again. He looked good against (Ryan) Bader and I want to get that one back. I want to get it back bad. That’s the one I really want the most.”

Machida knocked out Evans back in May 2009 in the main event of UFC 98 to capture the light heavyweight title. The defeat marked the first loss of Evans career, with the second coming this past April versus Jones.

Dan Henderson Unhappy With Jon Jones vs. Chael Sonnen Matchup

Following yesterday’s surprise announcement, naming UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones and two-time middleweight contender Chael Sonnen as opponents and the next coaches of “The Ultimate Fighter” season 17.
There is certain to be a number of fighters in the 205-lbs division who are unhappy with the decision of UFC execs, including one Dan Henderson, who had been scheduled to fight Jones for the title at UFC 151 but was forced out with an knee injury.

Henderson took to Twitter (@danhendo) late last night to voice his displeasure over the situation towards UFC president Dana White.
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@danhendo – Dan Henderson Tweets his frustration over the Jones vs. Sonnen matchup

There is certain to be a number of fighters in the 205-lbs division who are unhappy with the decision of UFC execs, including one Dan Henderson, who had been scheduled to fight Jones for the title at UFC 151 but was forced out with an knee injury.

Henderson took to Twitter (@danhendo) late last night to voice his displeasure over the situation towards UFC president Dana White.

– I guess I should just quit training to win fights and to be exciting for the fans and just go to shit talking school. @danawhite

Henderson had been scheduled to face Jones for the title this past September in the main event of UFC 151 but was forced out due to a knee injury a week before the event.

Sonnen offered to replace Henderson but Jones and his camp turned down the fight, leading to the cancellation of the Sept. 1st card.

Henderson will now reportedly take on Lyoto Machida in a No. 1 contender match sometime in the new year.