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Antwain Britt: I’m Fighting ‘Feijao’ at Strikeforce in May
March 10th, 2010
by Ariel HelwaniFiled under: Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive, News
Strikeforce has yet to officially announce their May show, but light heavyweight Antwain Britt told MMA Fighting Wednesday that he has agreed to fight Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante on the card. Britt said he hasn't been told when and where the fight will take place, but he believes it will air on the televised portion of the card."I think it's a good matchup for me," Britt said. "He's a big, strong guy. Of course, the fight camp he has over there, he trains with a lot of good guys, so I think he brings a lot to the table. You got a puncher's chance in this game. You know, him getting knocked out by Mike Kyle, it showed some of his weaknesses, but in the big scheme of things, anybody can get caught on any given day. So any time I train, I train for the most dangerous guy in the world, and I'm really training hard for this fight."
Antwain Britt: I'm Fighting 'Feijao' at Strikeforce in May originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:53:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.
UFC 111’s Dan Hardy says “visual stimulus” to blame for poster’s tattoo removal
March 10th, 2010
Take a look at a recent UFC 111 event poster. See anything missing?Dan Hardy, one half of the pay-per-view event's main draw, is missing the tattoos sprawled across his stomach. His trademark red Mohawk is gone. By contrast, his opponent, welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, retains a lone Chinese character tattoo on his chest.
Did "The Outlaw" get censored?
Paulo Thiago’s Next Challenge: The Hitman @ UFC 115
March 10th, 2010
("See? I am friend. Now get in van, please." Photo courtesy of Sherdog.)
Four months after he put Mike Swick to sleep at UFC 109 — thereby going up 2-1 in his one-man assault on the American Kickboxing Academy — welterweight rising star Paulo Thiago will step into the cage at UFC 115 (June 12th, tentatively in Vancouver) against highly regarded contender Martin Kampmann. "The Hitman" is coming off a first-round submission victory over Jacob Volkmann in January, and was slated to take on Ben Saunders at UFC 111, but lost a large piece of his face during training. Coincidentally, Thiago also holds a win over Volkmann, who has been absolutely thrown to the wolves during his brief time with the UFC. (FYI, "Christmas" Volkmann will have his win-or-GTFO match against Ronnys Torres at UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Gomi on March 31st.)
UFC 115 will be headlined by Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz, and is expected to feature Mirko Cro Cop vs. Pat Barry, Ben Rothwell vs. Gilbert Yvel, Tyson Griffin vs. Evan Dunham, and Mac Danzig continuing his slow road back to contendership against Matt Wiman.
WEC GM Reed Harris on the Arnold Sports Festival: ‘If there’s a spot next year, I want to come back’
March 10th, 2010
MMA FightPicker Update: Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
March 10th, 2010
(We were originally going to run a photo of Colt Toombs at the top of this post, but then we found this photo of his father, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, chilling with the guys from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. We hope you respect our decision.)
Attention MMA FightPicker players: We've had to make two changes to this week's pools. First off, Adam Gabel has dropped out of his King of the Cage Canadian lightweight title fight against Charlie Zak due to concerns about making the 155-pound weight limit. Replacing him will be 6-1 MFC vet Gavin Neil. Sadly, Colt Toombs has also been pulled from his Sportfight 27 match against Roy Bradshaw for unspecified reasons. Bradshaw has a replacement opponent now, but screw it, we'll just get rid of that question entirely. Please revisit your FightPicker pools and make any appropriate changes. Special props to CP reader "kellyman" for giving us the heads-up about this stuff...
Soszynski unsurprised at UFC 110 appeal result, confident rematch would go in his favor
March 10th, 2010
As far as wins go, Krzysztof Soszynski's UFC 110 victory over Stephan
Bonnar certainly won't go down as one of "The Polish Experiment's" most
memorable.A third-round clash of heads that went unseen by the match referee left Soszynski a TKO winner, and an appeal to the overseeing commission by Bonnar went unheeded.
Today, Soszynski told MMAjunkie.com that the unfortunate finish shouldn't take away from the performance he turned in that February night in Australia, and he doesn't expect a rematch would go any differently should the two tangle again.
Dana White: UFC 111 in New Jersey a sellout
March 10th, 2010
This month's UFC 111 event in Newark, N.J., is already a sellout.
That's the word from UFC president Dana White, who posted the news on his Twitter account this afternoon.
UFC 111 takes place March 27 at the Prudential Center with two two pay-per-view title fights: UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre vs. top contender Dan Hardy and Shane Carwin vs. Frank Mir for an interim heavyweight title.
Newark’s Prudential Center hosts UFC 111 weigh-ins on March 26
March 10th, 2010
The Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., plays host to the official UFC 111 fighter weigh-ins on Friday, March 26.
The weigh-ins take place on the eve of UFC 111, which is also hosted by the Prudential Center.
Doors to the weigh-ins, which feature UFC UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and top contender Dan Hardy, open to the public at 3 p.m. ET (noon ET PT), and the first fighter hits the scale at 4 p.m. ET.
5 Important Tips For Mastering Your ‘Ultimate Fighter’ Audition
March 10th, 2010
(Sometimes the difference between making the cut and staying home is all in how you wear your silly hat.)
The time has come once again for the UFC and Spike TV to scour the land in search of MMA fighters who want to be on a reality show and/or need a place to stay for a few weeks. I refer now, of course, to the open tryouts for season twelve of “The Ultimate Fighter” which, Spike announced today, will be held on April 1 at the Omni Charlotte Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina.
This time around the UFC is looking for lightweights and light heavyweights, and since our vast readership encompasses everyone from angry pre-pubescent boys to confused retirees who are still trying to figure out where the internet keeps its porn, we figured that somewhere in there we’ve got to have some readers who are aspiring UFC fighters. To help these special members of the Potato Nation achieve their dreams, we’d like to offer some tips for a successful TUF audition. You can thank us after you win that six-figure contract and weird cut glass trophy.
1. Have an Interesting Personal Story
If you haven’t noticed by now, reality TV producers are lazy. They don’t want to have to work too hard to figure out the angle on anything, so make it easy for them. Tell them all about your life of hardship and tragedy. Explain that you want to become a UFC fighter because you promised your dying mother you would. Mention the interesting/quirky job you have. Unless you work as a bouncer or bartender. Trust us, they’ve heard that one already. If all else fails, tell them that you think you might be gay. Or an alcoholic. Or a gay alcoholic. They won’t be able to resist putting you in that house.
Without Urijah Faber, WEC Ratings on Versus Are Weak
March 10th, 2010
by Michael David SmithFiled under: WEC, MMA Video Games
Saturday night's WEC 47 show on Versus featured promotional videos for Urijah Faber's upcoming fight, commercials starring Faber and an interview with Faber. In fact, it felt like Faber was on the TV screen more than any of the fighters who actually fought on the card.The reason for that is simple: Faber is, by far, the WEC's biggest draw, and the success of his pay-per-view bout against Jose Aldo next month will go a very long way toward determining what kind of promotion the WEC is going forward.
Without Urijah Faber, WEC Ratings on Versus Are Weak originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:00:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Georges St-Pierre says he’s a changed fighter and as no interest in a third BJ Penn fight. HT:…
March 10th, 2010
Video: UFC hat robberies caught on tape
March 10th, 2010
MMA.tv UG forum member lookoutawhale has been known to create some MMA-related videos, and his latest is a collection of all of the UFC hat robberies that have been caught on tape. Check it out!