A pair of hard-hitting heavyweight bouts are currently in the works for the UFC’s first trip to British Columbia in June. Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipović has verbally agreed to face fellow former K-1 star Pat “HD” Barry, while Gilbert “The Hurricane” Yvel has agreed to battle former IFL standout “Big” Ben Rothwell on the UFC 115 card.
MMAjunkie.com and MMAWeekly.com first reported on the planned bouts. Filipović’s fight with Barry is expected to be a part of the event’s main card, but no official announcement has been made.
Despite the loss of top-ranked heavyweight “The Last Emperor” Fedor Emelianenko from the card, Strikeforce’s April event will still air on CBS. MMAWeekly.com is reporting that the CBS event will go ahead as planned and will be headlined by a Strikeforce Middleweight Championship bout between Jake Shields and Dan “Hendo” Henderson.
A Strikeforce bout between WAMMA Unified Heavyweight Champion “The Last Emperor” Fedor Emelianenko and Fabricio Werdum has been pushed back until May. The fight was originally planned for an April Strikeforce card on CBS, but M-1 officials stated today that that will no longer take place.
The women will once again take centre stage this Friday at Strikeforce Challengers 6. The promotion confirmed earlier today that the Strikeforce Women’s Welterweight (135-Pound) Championship bout between Sarah Kaufman and Takayo Hashi will now serve as the night’s main event.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship entered the Acer Arena in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia tonight for UFC 110: “Nogueira vs Velasquez.” The debut Australian event was headlined by a heavyweight clash between former PRIDE and UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira and the still-undefeated Cain Velasquez.
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.
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 Former IFL heavyweight standout “Big” Ben Rothwell has withdrawn from his bout with Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipović due to illness while hometown Australian star Elvis Sinosic has been sidelined with a shoulder injury and will no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.