Some 400 hopefuls turned out today at the Newark Liberty International Airport Marriott in Newark, N.J., to audition for the 14th season of "The Ultimate Fighter." Seen in the crowd were a few familiar faces: UFC vet Din Thomas, who appeared on the show's fourth season, and WEC vets Wagnney Fabiano, Micah Miller and Ian McCall.
Micah Miller (14-2) missed the 145 pound cutoff for his title fight with Isaac De Jesus (9-2). The fight will now be three rounds. Tachi Palace Fights 7 weigh-in results Lemoore, CA Jussier Da Silva (125.2) vs. Danny Martinez (124.8) James Irvin (212) vs. Jorge Olivera (211) Isaac De Jesus (145.8) vs. Micah Miller (147.5) Jaime Jara (183.2) vs. Jay Silva (184.8) Tommy Vargas (135.2) vs. Martin Sandoval (132.2) Sergio Quinones (149.8) vs. Tony Llamas( 149.8) Mike Guidry (260.8) vs. Jimmy Ambriz (259.2) Chris Bostick (206) vs. Nik Fekete (204.8) Phil Collins (170) vs. John Alessio( 169) Seth Baczynski (173.8) vs. Tim McKenzie (174) HT: Uniting Locals Though MMA
Doug Marshall takes on Kyacey Uscola in the main event of "Tachi Palace Fights 6: High Stakes" tonight in Lemoore, California. BloodyElbow.com has live coverage of the entire show beginning at 9PM Eastern.
An in-depth preview of this weekend's regional mixed martial arts action including Impact Fighting Championships' first card featuring UFC and PRIDE veteran Josh Barnett and former UFC fighter Karo Parisyan.
XFC 11: The Next Generation will be held July 9 at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Fla. featuring a headlining bout of Micah Miller vs. Bruce Connors. Miller is looking to rebound coming off of a loss to one of Japan's top featherweights in Michihiro Omigawa, while Conners is an XFC veteran that has had 7 of his last 9 wins finish in the first round with his lone loss being by 5 round decision. Co-headlining event will be Kim Couture vs. Marianna Kheyfets. Kim Couture has been featured on HDNetFights and assembled a 1-1 record fighting for Strikeforce while Marianna Kheyfets is one of the notable fighters plucked from the XFC fighter tryouts held in multiple cities across the nation. Kheyfets will measure her Muay Thai and BJJ skills against Couture’s experience and pro-record of 2-2. XFC 11, The Next Generation, will take place on July 09 at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Fla and will be aired LIVE on HDNet. XFC 11 tickets can be purchased online at Ticketmaster.com (use promo code "XTREME" for a $10-discount).
Bloody Elbow brings you live results from Astra, the retirement show for legendary Japanese judoka Hidehiko Yoshida.
Weigh-ins are in the books for Astra, Hidehiko Yoshida's retirement show where he'll face pupil Kazuhiro Nakamura. The senior judoka weighed in a full 38 pounds heavier.
ASTRA will take place this Sunday, April 25th at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan, and it will feature a main event retirement battle between Yoshido Dojo master Hidehiko Yoshida and long-time Dojo student and PRIDE veteran Kazuhiro Nakamura.
Two of Hidehiko Yoshida's prized featherweight pupils will be in action at his farewell party, "Astra," on April 25th. Check out who Michihiro Omigawa and Tatsunao Nagakura drew as opponents.
