Eddie Alvarez vs. Pat Curran, Ben Askren vs. Nick Thompson: Upcoming Bellator Fights
Eddie Alvarez vs. Pat Curran Booked for April 2, Bellator Champ Ben Askren Draws UFC Vet Nick Thompson
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Following his dominant decision victory over veteran, Nick Thompson, at Bellator 40 last night,...
Following his dominant decision victory over veteran, Nick Thompson, at Bellator 40 last night, reigning Bellator welterweight champ, Ben Askren, revealed to Sherdog that he would be moving to Milwaukee to train full-time with Duke Roufus's team, alongside Anthony Pettis, Erik Koch, and Pat Barry: "I will, for the first time in my life, be a full-time professional fighter. I am gonna move to Milwaukee to train under Duke Roufus. If you thought I was okay now, I might get a little bit better now that it’s full-time." Thompson, meanwhile, suggested that he would be retiring from active MMA competition following a 53-fight career: "I’m a fan of Ben Askren and it was an honor for this to be my last fight." -- photo via Keith Mills/Sherdog.com Bellator 40 coverage
Don't mess with the man, Volk-mann. According to his training partner Nick Thompson (via...
Don't mess with the man, Volk-mann. According to his training partner Nick Thompson (via MMAWeekly.com), the Secret Service paid Jacob Volkmann a visit at both his youth wrestling camp and his home to discuss the recent interview "Christmas" had with Ariel Helwani in which he said he wanted to fight President Barack Obama because he disagreed with his policies.
USAT/SBN August 2010 MMA Consensus Rankings: Welterweight
While the division awaits the return of #1 Georges St Pierre vs #4 Josh Koscheck around year's end, we'll get to see them coaching The Ultimate Fighter.
United Glory Welterweight Tournament Taking Shape
Dutch gym-slash-promotion Golden Glory has nearly finalized the list of competitors for its welterweight "world series." Fighters announced include Siyar Bahadurzada, Luis "Beição" Ramos and Roan "Jucão" Carneiro.
SRC 14 Wrap-Up: Hatsu Hioki Lines Up Title Match With Marlon Sandro; Akihiro Gono Upset in Lightweight Debut
Hatsu Hioki submitted Jeff Lawson in the first round of their featherweight bout at Sengoku Raiden Championships 14, setting up a long-awaited encounter with 145-pound champion Marlon Sandro. In other action, unknown Mongolian Jadamba Natantungalag dominated Akihiro Gono en route to a unanimous decision win.
Sengoku Raiden Championships 14 Live Results and Commentary
Sengoku Raiden Championships 14 (SRC 14) takes place in Japan on Saturday and Bloody Elbow will have full live results, play-by-play and commentary beginning at 2AM ET. In the main event, middleweight champion Jorge Santiago defends his title against the former "Grabaka Hitman," Kazuo Misaki.
Sengoku Raiden Championships 14 Fight Card
A rematch between Sengoku middleweight champion Jorge Santiago and 2006 Pride Fighting Championships welterweight grand prix winner Kazuo Misaki will headline SRC 14.
USAT/SBN July 2010 MMA Consensus Rankings: Welterweight
Not a lot of action in MMA's toughest division in July. But August will change that when #2 Jon Fitch finally gets to rematch #3 Thiago Alves at UFC 117.
USAT/SBN June 2010 MMA Consensus Rankings: Welterweight
Get used to this division being somewhat on hold. #1 Georges St Pierre and #4 Josh Koscheck will be occupied with the reality show and not fighting for the UFC title until year end.
