With the Ultimate Fighting Championship in desperate need of securing a main event match-up due to the health of current heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar the organization has made another interesting fight as Antonio ‘Minotauro’ Nogueira (32-5-1) and Cain Velasquez (7-0) will be meeting at UFC 108 on January 2, 2010 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Sources close to Fightburger.com have been told that; Nogueira’s manager Ed Soares confirmed the fight and that his client will be facing the undefeated heavyweight contender.
However, Heavy.com reports they have spoken to a source within the UFC saying the bout is yet to be finalized although it is in the works.
Should the contest take place at UFC 108 it will in fact be the toughest test to date for Cain Velasquez as Nogueira is very well versed in all aspects of the fight game with dangerous Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and good stand-up striking as well, but Velasquez is very hungry and will be just as tough a test for Nogueira as well with his punishing ground and pound style.
Most likely the winner of this potential bout will be receiving a shot at the UFC heavyweight championship as Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin will still either have their title fight take place at UFC 108 or at UFC 109 in early February.
MMA Payout breaks the news that M-1 Global and Fedor Emelianenko have brought a legal suit against Affliction Clothing for breach of contract.
Plaintiff is informed, believes, and based thereon alleges Affliction intended to sign Brett Rogers to fight in Affliction: Trilogy and intended to go forward with the event if the UFC deal failed, but intended to cancel [the event] if the UFC deal closed. Brett Rogers was ready, willing, and able to fight Emelianenko in [the event], but instead of honoring its promises to Emelianenko and M-1 by signing Rogers, Affliction elected to serve its own financial interests at the expense of its partners.
MMA Payout also points out that the legal brief reveals certain facts about Fedor’s contract, such as, “[receiving] 300,000 per bout plus travel and accommodations expenses from Affliction in addition to a “substantial” payment from M-1.”
It will be interesting to see how this plays out as it will hopefully reveal more of the inner workings behind Affliction’s decision to pull the plug on the “Trilogy” fight card and subsequent “partnership” with Zuffa.
Affliction: Trilogy was sent into a tailspin when main event fighter, Josh Barnett, tested positive for steroids and was denied a license by the CSAC. Affliction attempted to find a new opponent for Fedor but opted to cancel the event and fold the promotion
The official Light Heavy Weight Champion has undergone hand sugery due to bone spurs and fragments in his left hand. The sugery was anoucned as a success by Machida’s docotor in Brazil.
The Dragon won’t be able to train until at least mid January as he needs at least six weeks to fully recover his hand. This means fight fight fans won’t see the rematch between Machida and Shogun until possibly March, April or May, 2010.
Lyoto talks with Yahoo Sports about his recent win over Shogun:
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra’s contestent War Machine (a.k.a. Jon Koppenhaver) has found a part time job away from the mixed martial arts world to make so extra cash.
War Machine (10-3) annouced via his myspace page that he had signed with La Direct Models earlier this week and has already shot his first sceen with Riley Steele and pornographic movie studio Digital Playground.
So….I said fuck it! I signed with La Direct Models this week and today I did my first porn scene!
lol
I shot for Digital Playground with their girl Riley Steele.?.?.?.?.?.?was fucking awesome!!
I was nervous as shit but I came through.
I’m still gonna fight…..just gonna do this too because fighting isn’t quite enough money and you all know I ain’t trying to work! In life I have come to learn that all I enjoy is eating, sleeping, fighting and fucking!!
Fuck it! I’m living the dream.?.?.?getting PAID to fight and fuck! What more could I ask for?
=)
WM
The 27 year olds next scene will be with Phoenix Marie.
The inaugural Bellator middleweight championship and modern day smashing machine Hector Lombard (22-2) will return back to his old stomping ground in Australia on the 20th of November to defend his Cage Fighting Championship (CFC) middleweight title.
Lombard’s opponent will be Canadian Kalib Starnes (9-4) who competed in the third season of The Ulitmate Fighter and has beaten the likes of UFC Veterans Jason MacDonald by knock out and Chris Leben by decision at UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson.
CFC. 11 will be held at Sydney’s Luna Park’s Big Top Stadium after previously being cancelled due to headline withdrawals due to injury. Current names filling out the main event of Australia’s number one promotion next event are Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne Vs Willie Moon, Matt Cain Vs Jade Jordan, Robert Lisita Vs Tony Ourico, Hugh Cameron Vs Ashley Powell with more to be named.
Stay tuned to Fightburger.com for CFC. 11 news and results.
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