The Ultimate Fighting Championship holds its debut card in Australia tomorrow night at UFC 110: “Nogueira vs Velasquez” and the show will go on despite last-minute changes. The event is headlined by a heavyweight bout between Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira and Cain Velasquez.
Also on the card, Wanderlei “The Axe Murderer” Silva drops down to 185 pounds to take on Michael “The Count” Bisping, while Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipović squares off with late replacement Anthony “The Hippo” Perosh. MMARising.com breaks down the card with full fight predictions.
Canada’s top female mixed martial artist, Sarah Kaufman, has come a long way in the past two years and has no plans to slow down. She will put her undefeated 10-0 record on the line in seven days when she faces Japanese standout Takayo Hashi at Strikeforce Challengers 6 on February 26th.
With just two days to go until UFC 110 in Australia, the card has suffered a pair of last-minute changes. Former IFL heavyweight standout “Big” Ben Rothwell has withdrawn from his bout with Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipović due to illness while hometown Australian star Elvis Sinosic has been sidelined with a shoulder injury and will no longer compete.
Bellator Fighting Championships has announced a blockbuster lightweight bout for their upcoming second season. Bellator Lightweight Champion and former DREAM and BodogFIGHT star Eddie Alvarez will battle UFC veteran Josh “The Dentist” Neer at a Bellator event in May.
Following his dominant victory over former number one contender Nate “The Great” Marquardt at UFC 109, middleweight wrestling powerhouse Chael Sonnen vaults into the top three at 185 pounds in the latest edition of the MMARising.com Top 10 Fighter Rankings.
A planned welterweight grudge match between Anthony “Rumble” Johnson and John “Doomsday” Howard on the debut “UFC On Versus” card has been cancelled after Johnson suffered a knee injury in training. Undefeated submission specialist Daniel Roberts will step in to face Howard at the March 21st event.
It took just 15 seconds for rising women’s MMA star Michelle “The Karate Hottie” Waterson to return to her winning ways tonight at Extreme Beatdown 6 in New Town, North Dakota. Waterson submitted MMA debutant Rosary “Ro” Califano with a flying armbar in the first round.
King of the Cage made its HDNet debut tonight with KOTC: “Vengeance,” which featured a trio of title fights. The Mark Burnett production concluded with a second-round stoppage victory for Mike “MAK” Kyle, while UFC veteran Rich “No Love” Clementi was upset earlier in the night.