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Bellator 61 – Eric Prindle “Wanted Out Of The Fight” According To Thiago Santos

Bellator Fighting Championships season five heavyweight finalists Thiago Santos (10-1, 1NC) and Eric Prindle (7-1, 1NC) are scheduled to face one another this Friday in a rematch of their Bellator 59 bout from last November. The fight ended in a “No Contest” after Santos landed an apparent kick to the groin on Prindle who was […]

Bellator Fighting Championships season five heavyweight finalists Thiago Santos (10-1, 1NC) and Eric Prindle (7-1, 1NC) are scheduled to face one another this Friday in a rematch of their Bellator 59 bout from last November.

The fight ended in a “No Contest” after Santos landed an apparent kick to the groin on Prindle who was lying on his back at the time.

This Friday in the headliner for Bellator 61, the two fighters will get a chance to finish what they started several months ago in the second event of the promotions sixth season.

Speaking to ‘Big Monster’ on Wednesday, MMAjunkie.com asked Santos his thoughts on the stoppage in their first fight, to which Santos responded “He wanted out of the fight.”

“He wanted out of the fight,” Santos stated in his native Portuguese. “I believe that kick wasn’t that hard since we wear protection. Actually, I take that back. It didn’t even hit him in the testicles. After the post-conference I ran into him at the hotel. He was walking normally.”

“He allegedly posted a photo on Twitter of his swollen testicle,” Santos said. “He went to the hospital.

“He can post as many photos of his testicles as he’d like. It doesn’t change anything. That kick hit his butt. I watched and re-watched it, over and over, it did not hit his testicles. I watched the replay more than 20 times. I’m sure he watched it too. That’s where I kicked him.”

The two will fight on live television on MTV2 on March 16, 2012 from the Horseshoe Riverdome in Bossier City, Louisiana.

UFC Lightweight Donald Cerrone Plans On “Standing In The Pocket” Versus Jeremy Stephens On May 15

UFC lightweight Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone (17-4, 1NC) is set for his next fight on May 15, 2012 on the main card of the UFC on FUEL TV: 3 event against Jeremy Stephens. Stephens is stepping in for an injured Yves Edwards, with the event taking place at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia. Cerrone has […]

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UFC lightweight Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone (17-4, 1NC) is set for his next fight on May 15, 2012 on the main card of the UFC on FUEL TV: 3 event against Jeremy Stephens.

Stephens is stepping in for an injured Yves Edwards, with the event taking place at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.

Cerrone has captured the interest of Octagon fans in 2011 with some very flashy wins, battling five times in the Octagon racking up victories over Paul Kelly, Vagner Rocha, Charles Oliveira and Dennis Siver. Out of those five fights, the ‘Cowboy’ has also earned four “Fight Night” bonuses. His last fight though, did not go as well as he had hoped, losing a one sided decision to Nate Diaz at UFC 141.

Speaking on this fight with the SiriusXM Fight Club just a few days ago, Cerrone said he was looking forward to “standing in the pocket” against Stephens.

“Cool dude (Stephens), I don’t really know much about him. I know he shows up to fight, he throws down, he comes every time. Win, lose or draw he fights hard and I’m excited. It’s going to be a fight for the fans because I’m going to stand their in the pocket with him and throw down.”

“I was scheduled to fight Yves Edwards, the same stylistic type of fight and it would have been fun, but Jeremy is right there. He’s going to fight and it’s going to be exciting battle.”

Joe Warren’s Coach, Marc Montoya, Says His Fighter “Definitely Had A Concussion” Following Late Stoppage Friday Night

Last Friday night (March 9, 2012) saw Bellator featherweight champ Joe Warren lose his title to Pat Curran in the season six main event opener for the promotion. Warren was knocked out by Curran in the third round, sustaining a barrage of punches and knees to the head before finally collapsing to the mat to […]

Pat Curran lands a knee to the jaw of former champ Joe Warren – Photo via Bellator.com

Last Friday night (March 9, 2012) saw Bellator featherweight champ Joe Warren lose his title to Pat Curran in the season six main event opener for the promotion.

Warren was knocked out by Curran in the third round, sustaining a barrage of punches and knees to the head before finally collapsing to the mat to end the fight.

Many are criticizing referee Jeff Malott for the late stoppage, including Curran himself who thought things should have ended “10-15 seconds earlier.”

Warren’s coach Marc Montoya re-iterated that statement on Tuesday as a guest on “The MMA Show with Mauro Ranallo” noting that his fighter likely suffered a concussion due to the late stoppage.

“He definitely had a concussion. He was vomiting, I think some of it due to the last 30 seconds (of the fight)…that is going to take it out of you,” Montoya told Ranallo. “(But) he was checked out in the hospital and they tested him and he doesn’t have permanent brain damage. He’s back at home with is family and we’re getting ready to see what his future looks like.”

“When Joe got caught with the knee he was dazed, but if you’ve seen Joe fight that doesn’t mean he’s done. We [his corner] weren’t ready to intervene then,” Montoya said. “As far as us throwing in the towel or anything like that, Joe was unfortunately across the cage from us…(but) we definitely thought the fight should have been stopped at some point. it all happened too fast — you didn’t know if Joe was going to shoot, take (Curran) down and recover — but when he turned his back, not only once but twice, I felt the ref should have jumped in.”

Montoyoa goes on to say that Warren will continue his career with Bellator but will move down to the bantamweight division instead of competing at 145-lbs.

Also featured on yesterday’s podcast were former UFC fighter Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson, legend Bas Rutten, UFC featherweight Mark Hominick, and Vancouver Athletic Commissioner Jonathan Tweedale.

Bellator Champ Pat Curran Says Ref Should Have Jumped In “10-15 Seconds Sooner”

Bellator fighter Pat Curran (17-4) earned the biggest win of his career this past Friday night (March 9, 2012) in Hammond, Indiana after defeating former featherweight champ Joe Warren for the Bellator strap. In the Bellator 60 headliner, Curran would catch the champ with a knee to the head as Warren ducked in for a […]

Pat Curran lands a knee to the jaw of former champ Joe Warren – Photo via Bellator.com

Bellator fighter Pat Curran (17-4) earned the biggest win of his career this past Friday night (March 9, 2012) in Hammond, Indiana after defeating former featherweight champ Joe Warren for the Bellator strap.

In the Bellator 60 headliner, Curran would catch the champ with a knee to the head as Warren ducked in for a takedown. Sensing that Warren was in trouble, Curran pressed the attack landing several more big punches and knees to the head of Warren.

The stoppage appeared to be a bit late, as Warren’s body was supported by the fence during the onslaught preventing him from falling to the canvas.

Speaking to host Mauro Ranallo on Monday’s podcast of “The MMA Show with Mauro Ranallo“, Curran re-iterated his thoughts that referee Jeff Malott had stopped the fight too late.

“Watching the fight again, I can definitely say they should have stopped it 10-15 seconds sooner. I hope that Joe Warren has a quick recovery and has no long-term damage. In the heat of the moment, though, it’s hard. I’m just doing my job and going at it until the ref steps in. But watching it again (Jeff Malott) definitely let it go on too long.”

Also featured on Monday’s podcast were Bellator color commentator Jimmy Smith, TapouT Magazine’s Jennifer Swift, MMAjunkie’s Steven Morrocco, No Holds Barred Eddie Goldman, and Will Romero from the Canadian Score Fighter Series promotion.

Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson Signs With The Titan Fighting Championship Promotion

Former UFC veteran Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson (10-4) has moved on from his dismissal from the Ultimate Fighting Championship this past January by signing with the Texas based Titan Fighting Championship promotion. Johnson made the announcement today as a guest on “The MMA Hour” (MMAFighting.com) pointing to the promotions upcoming May 25 show as his debut […]

Anthony Johnson (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Former UFC veteran Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson (10-4) has moved on from his dismissal from the Ultimate Fighting Championship this past January by signing with the Texas based Titan Fighting Championship promotion.

Johnson made the announcement today as a guest on “The MMA Hour” (MMAFighting.com) pointing to the promotions upcoming May 25 show as his debut date.

“I’m going to fight a few times and eventually come back,” he said. “There’s a time for everything and right now just isn’t my time to be with the UFC. But when my time comes again, if that’s what UFC wants, you know I’m there.”

“… As far as if it was fair, life isn’t fair sometimes,” he said. “You’ve got to roll with the punches. Either you can sit on your ass and cry about it or get up and do something. And I’m not going to just sit around boo-hooing and not do anything.”

“… There’s tons of talent outside of UFC,” he said. “Of course UFC is where everybody wants to be. It’s the Super Bowl of MMA, like everybody says. There’s talent outside of UFC of course but we’ll see. Someone is eventually going to say they’ll fight me and take a chance. That’s what life’s about, taking chances.”

Johnson was released from the UFC in January following a failed weight-cut in his middleweight debut. ‘Rumble’ was having difficulty with his weight cut to the point that a physician with the promotion stepped in to order that Johnson re-hydrate immediately.

When it came time to weigh-in for the middleweight bout, Johnson hit the scale at 197-lbs. His opponent Vitor Belfort agreed to take the fight with a caveat that Johnson not weigh more than 205-lbs on fight day. Belfort would also earn 20% of ‘Rumble’s’ purse.

At the UFC 142 event, Belfort would end the fight by rear-naked choke submission in the first round. Immediately afterwards, UFC president Dana White released him from the promotion.

‘Cyborg’ Santos Wants To Put On A Good Show For The Fans, Wants Paul Daley Next

No, no the other ‘Cyborg’, Evangelista Santos (18-15) is looking to return to the Strikeforce cage this spring and he’d like to do it against British welterweight Paul ‘Semtex’ Daley. Santos, who suffered a loss last September in his last fight, has taken some time to heal up since that time and is looking for […]

No, no the other ‘Cyborg’, Evangelista Santos (18-15) is looking to return to the Strikeforce cage this spring and he’d like to do it against British welterweight Paul ‘Semtex’ Daley.

Santos, who suffered a loss last September in his last fight, has taken some time to heal up since that time and is looking for an exciting fight to come back with. A fight with Daley could be just that fight.

Both fighters are better known for their standup rather than their ground game, which has the potential of creating fireworks rather than watching one fighter drag the other down.

Speaking to Tatame.com, Santos told them he owes his fans a good fight and that ‘Semtex’ would likely be the one to give it to him.

“I’m training and I’ll be ready starting on May. I wanna have a good preparation. My results are going to be crucial for the future of my career. I have more four fights left in my contract and after two good results I’ll be back to the top of the division. I had a title shot against (Nick) Diaz, I lost on the undercard to Jordan Mein. I want to fight someone known, maybe even Paul Daley, who is also coming from a bad outcome. It would make me happy fighting him. He would be a good opponent. I owe this fight to the fans”.

Light heavyweight fighter, Cyborg trains with Jorge Patino Macaco on the United States and told TATAME he doesn’t know why it’s taking so long for him to fight.

“I also would like to know it (the reason why). Actually, whenever you lose they make you wait. If I get a win I’ll be back. I fought in January against Diaz, but then I got injured in JUne before fighting Paul Daley and then they offered me Jordan Mein, someone people don’t really know, he has no name, for whom I lost”, Evangelista explained, taking these last months off to repair old injuries.

Santos is 0-2 in his last two matches and is 1-2 fighting as a welterweight in the Strikeforce cage. The 34-year old is likely out of the reach of competing for the vacant Strikeforce welterweight title, so all he can do is offer up exciting matches.