Last month Dave Herman was in legal limbo, caught in a vicious dispute with his promoter Bellator. On Thursday he enters the cage for that very same promotion. Jonathan Snowden talks to the fighter in an exclusive interview.
It shouldn't be a surprise to anyone that Josh Barnett (24-5) tops the list as the best free agent fighter in the heavyweight division. In terms of actual mixed martial arts skill, Barnett is the cream of the crop among free agents.
Polish heavyweight Michal "Massacre" Kita won the 8-man IAFC tournament in Russia on Saturday, stopping all three of his opponents with punches on the ground in a combined time of about 5 minutes. Ricco Rodriguez won his first fight against Moise Rimbon, but pulled out from the semi-final bout because of a temperature. Results on Sherdog.
Weigh-ins for tomorrow's 8-man IAFC openweight tournament in Novosibirsk, Russia: Alexey Oleinik (237 lbs) vs. Eddy Bengtsson (295 lbs) Shamil Abdurahimov (247 lbs) vs. Thiago "Big Monster" (262 lbs) Ricco Rodriguez (235 lbs) vs. Moise Rimbon (211 lbs) Baga Agaev (232 lbs) vs. Michal "Massacre" Kita (229 lbs) HT: mmarocks.pl
An in-depth preview of the M-1 Global Breakthrough MMA card taking place on August 28th live on HDNet featuring a main event headlined by Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal and an exhibition match-up between Gegard Mousasi and Fedor Emelianenko.
