Former UFC middleweight title challenger Demian Maia drops down to 170 pounds to face once-beaten South Korean standout Dong Hyun “Stun Gun” Kim at UFC 148: “Cruz vs Faber 3” on July 7th in Las Vegas, Nevada. The featured welterweight bout was announced by UFC officials today.
Also confirmed for the card this week was a light heavyweight trilogy bout between former UFC champions Forrest Griffin and “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” Tito Ortiz, as well as a middleweight showdown pitting Japanese veteran Riki Fukuda against rising star Constantinos “Costa” Philippou.
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A UFC flyweight tournament rematch between Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson and Ian “Uncle Creepy” McCall will take place at UFC on FX 3 on June 8th. UFC officials announced the planned matchup on Tuesday. Verbal agreements are in place and the winner moves on to the tournament final.
Johnson and McCall first faced off at UFC on FX 2 earlier this month in Sydney, Australia. After three action-packed rounds, Johnson was awarded a somewhat contentious Majority Decision victory, but the bout was ruled a Majority Draw when a scoring error was identified shortly after the event.
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British standout Michael “The Count” Bisping will face rising middleweight star Tim “The Barbarian” Boetsch in one of two bouts officially added to UFC 148: “Cruz vs Faber 3” earlier today. The event is scheduled to take place on July 7th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Also confirmed for the card was a bantamweight showdown between Renan “Barao” Pegado and Jeff “Hellbound” Hougland. Barao is unbeaten in 29 fights dating back to a decision defeat in his April 2005 pro debut. Hougland has won nine straight and most recently earned a victory at UFC 132.
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Hey everyone. My name is Ashley “Smashley” Cummins and I am super pumped for my fight on April 28th and for the entire Invicta FC card! My current professional record is 2-0 and I was 8-0 as an amateur. As a pro, I also hold the 115-pound Xtreme Fighting League title in Oklahoma.
I live in St Louis, Missouri and currently train at St. Charles MMA and Vaghi Martial Arts. Both gyms are affiliated with each other. I have been training at the gyms for the past 5 years and I absolutely love them! I have amazing teammates. They are all my big brothers and we are just like a family.
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Former UFC Middleweight Champion Rich “Ace” Franklin drops back down to 185 pounds to face one-time Strikeforce titleholder Cung Le at UFC 148: “Cruz vs Faber 3” on July 7th in Las Vegas, Nevada. Verbal agreements are in place for the bout, which was announced by UFC officials this evening.
Franklin has been inactive since a February 2011 decision loss to Forrest Griffin at UFC 126. He had won four of his past six prior to the setback. Le made his Octagon debut against former PRIDE champion Wanderlei “The Axe Murderer” Silva at UFC 139, but he was stopped late in round two.
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A lightweight bout between former two-time title challenger Gray “The Bully” Maynard and Clay “The Carpenter” Guida headlines UFC on FX 4 on June 22nd in Atlantic City, New Jersey. UFC officials announced the targeted matchup earlier this evening. Verbal agreements are currently in place.
Maynard will look to rebound from his first defeat in the June headliner. He was most recently knocked out by then-UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie “The Answer” Edgar in an October trilogy bout. Guida dropped a Unanimous Decision to current champion Benson “Smooth” Henderson in November.
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Rising star Sheila “The German Tank” Gaff earned another lightning-fast knockout victory tonight at Cage Warriors Fighting Championship: Fight Night 4 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Gaff blitzed Brazilian prospect Jennifer Maia in just ten seconds to move to 3-0 at 125 pounds.
Tonight’s featured women’s matchup was one of two semi-final bouts in the inaugural Cage Warriors 125-pound women’s tournament. With the quick knockout win, Gaff now moves on to face the winner of the May semi-final between Rosi “The Surgeon” Sexton and Aisling “Ais The Bash” Daly.
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A planned rematch between Shayna “The Queen of Spades” Baszler and fellow EliteXC veteran Kelly “Blood Red” Kobold will have to wait. The bout had been scheduled to take place at Cage Fighting Xtreme and Crowbar MMA’s co-promoted “Spring Brawl” on April 21st in Fargo, North Dakota.
Promotional matchmaker Chris Nelson confirmed with MMARising.com on Thursday that the planned event has been scrapped entirely. Baszler and Kobold had agreed to face off in a rematch from their first meeting in 2004, which saw Kobold emerge victorious via second-round submission.
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