Ken Shamrock Signed to Fight Johnathan Ivey on Oct. 16

Filed under: FanHouse Exclusive, NewsKen Shamrock’s next fight has been signed and it will be against Johnathan Ivey for the USA MMA promotion on Oct. 16 in Lafayette, La.

MMAFighting.com learned Wednesday from sources close to the event the Shamrock …

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Ken Shamrock‘s next fight has been signed and it will be against Johnathan Ivey for the USA MMA promotion on Oct. 16 in Lafayette, La.

MMAFighting.com learned Wednesday from sources close to the event the Shamrock vs. Ivey headliner as well as the co-main event, Ricco Rodriguez vs. Mike Perez.

Three More UFC Veterans Sign With Shark Fights

Filed under: NewsThe Shark Fight Promotion has added even more notable fighters to its Sept. 11 Shark Fights 13 card in Amarillo, Texas.

Zuffa veterans Pete Spratt, Douglas Evans, Brock Larson, Marcus Hicks and Karen Darabedyan, Bellator heavyweight D…

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The Shark Fight Promotion has added even more notable fighters to its Sept. 11 Shark Fights 13 card in Amarillo, Texas.

Zuffa veterans Pete Spratt, Douglas Evans, Brock Larson, Marcus Hicks and Karen Darabedyan, Bellator heavyweight Dave “Pee Wee” Herman, Strikeforce and Bellator veteran Aaron Rosa and Sengoku featherweight Ronnie Mann have signed on to compete on the undercard.

Previously announced for the main card were Keith Jardine vs. Trevor Prangley, Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs. Houston Alexander, Joey Villasenor vs. Drew McFedries and Paul Daley vs. an opponent to be announced.

Bellator Offers Disgruntled Heavyweight Dave Herman Bout vs. Ricco Rodriguez

Filed under: FanHouse Exclusive, Bellator, NewsHeavyweight prospect Dave Herman is currently embroiled in a breach of contract lawsuit against Bellator, but the promotion has made another attempt at reconciliation, offering him a Sept. 9 date against f…

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Heavyweight prospect Dave Herman is currently embroiled in a breach of contract lawsuit against Bellator, but the promotion has made another attempt at reconciliation, offering him a Sept. 9 date against former UFC champion Ricco Rodriguez, MMA Fighting has learned.

Herman (16-2), signed with the upstart promotion nearly two years ago, yet has fought only once under their banner, earning a first-round TKO over Josh Barnes in May 2009.

Alistair Overeem Explains Dream Absence, Hints at K-1 Return

Filed under: Strikeforce, K1, NewsDuring a conversation with Ariel Helwani on Monday’s episode of “The MMA Hour,” Alistair Overeem did his best to clear up the confusion surrounding his decision not to participate in a bout against Ricco Rodriguez at D…

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During a conversation with Ariel Helwani on Monday’s episode of “The MMA Hour,” Alistair Overeem did his best to clear up the confusion surrounding his decision not to participate in a bout against Ricco Rodriguez at Dream.15.

To hear Overeem tell it, it wasn’t simply a case of him not wanting to take the risk, as Rodriguez suggested. Instead, miscommunication about whether the scrap would be a title fight was mostly to blame, he said. That, combined with fatigue from a busy year for the Strikeforce heavyweight champ and some flagging motivation at the thought of facing an unranked opponent with no hardware at stake, prompted him to pull out of the fight well in advance.

DREAM 15 O’Brien-Mousasi Bout Back On After Gegard’s Camp Refuses Fight With Ricco Rodriguez

(GerardM? DREAM may be onto something awesome)
It’s seeming more and more like Ricco Rodriguez’s inclusion on the DREAM 15 card just wasn’t meant to be.
After Twittering early this morning that he may be stepping in for fellow MMA Agents repped fighte…


(GerardM? DREAM may be onto something awesome)

It’s seeming more and more like Ricco Rodriguez’s inclusion on the DREAM 15 card just wasn’t meant to be.

After Twittering early this morning that he may be stepping in for fellow MMA Agents repped fighter Jake O’Brien to face Gegard Mousasi in the opening round of the DREAM four-man light heavyweight grand prix tournament, it appears that the fight has reverted back to its original match-up as Mousasi’s camp has agreed to fight O’Brien in spite of the American reportedly being 21 pounds over the required 205-pound weight limit.

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Executive Dances Around Exclusion of Overeem on DREAM 15 Card

(No, Overeem will not be fighting…but enough about that. Have have you all seen our new hex-shaped cage. I call it the Sexagon.)
In a bizarre move, DREAM Executive Producer Keiichi Sasahara addressed the media today in an attempt to quell the ru…


(No, Overeem will not be fighting…but enough about that. Have have you all seen our new hex-shaped cage. I call it the Sexagon.)

In a bizarre move, DREAM Executive Producer Keiichi Sasahara addressed the media today in an attempt to quell the rumors regarding Alistair Overeem dropping out of the event, but refused to discuss the reason for the Dutch fighter’s withdrawal, effectively doing little more than fuelling further speculation.

MMAFighting has the transcription of Sasahara’s prepared statement.

"Towards the end of the negotiations, because of reasons that I am not able to tell you, although the two fighters agreed to fight, it happened that these fighters could not fight. It’s not because of money, but if the reasons are something that I cannot tell you then you might be able to guess what they would be. Because of that, we are not able to have these two fighters fight.
We really wanted Alistair [Overeem] to fight. Today, unfortunately it is not happening so we will only have seven fights. I have to apologize to the fans who have been looking forward to seeing Alistair fight in Japan. I’m sorry."

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