As a result of an injury suffered by Trevor Prangley earlier this week, former EliteXC Middleweight Champion “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler will no longer compete on this Saturday’s Strikeforce: “Evolution” card. A suitable replacement for Prangley could not be found in time, leaving the hard-hitting Lawler without an opponent.
Prangley was initially set to replace Lawler’s original opponent, UFC and IFL veteran Benji “Razor” Radach, but was forced to withdraw from the fight due to an injury suffered during training.
With UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar still sidelined due to a serious and ongoing illness, the promotion may instate an interim title at UFC 111 in a rumoured bout between former champion Frank Mir and top contender Shane Carwin. In a statement on his website, Carwin has already verbally agreed to the fight.
After injuries forced both out of recent bouts, welterweights Thiago “Pitbull” Alves and Ricardo “Big Dog” Almeida are set to square off at UFC 111 in Newark, New Jersey. The fight will mark Alves’s first since his lopsided defeat against Georges “Rush” St. Pierre at UFC 100, while Almeida will compete for the first time at 170 pounds.
With the success of their November 7th “Fedor vs Rogers” event on CBS, Strikeforce will return to the network and primetime television in April of 2010 with a card featuring many of their top stars. Both Fedor Emelianenko and Dan Henderson are expected to compete.
After suffering an ankle fracture in training, light heavyweight star Antonio Rogerio “Minotoro” Nogueira has been forced to withdraw from his featured UFC 109 bout with Brandon “The Truth” Vera. It is rumoured that Vera may now face Jon “Bones” Jones at UFC Fight Night 21 in March.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s first trip to Memphis, Tennessee featured many impressive and dominant performances at UFC 107 and the promotion will look to continue its success in 2010 despite countless injuries that have sidelined its top stars.
Potentially the greatest event to ever take place in mixed martial arts, the blockbuster New Year’s Eve K-1 Dynamite!! “Power of Courage 2009” card will feature at least half a dozen “DREAM vs Sengoku” superfights. Six additional fights were officially announced today.
With less than one week before the event, former MFC Light Heavyweight Champion Trevor Prangley has withdrawn from a featured December 19th middleweight bout with former EliteXC Middleweight Champion “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler due to an undisclosed injury. Lawler will remain on the Showtime-aired Strikeforce: “Evolution” card.