After suffering an undisclosed hand injury during training, former WEC Welterweight Champion “The Natural Born Killer” Carlos Condit has withdrawn from his featured bout with British knockout artist Paul “Semtex” Daley at UFC 108. Submission ace Dustin “McLovin” Hazelett has stepped in to replace the injured Condit in the fight.
Hazelett had previously been scheduled to meet judo standout Karo “The Heat” Parisyan at UFC 106, but Parisyan withdrew from the fight on very short notice and left Hazelett without an opponent.
After an impressive performance in his long-awaited promotional debut at UFC 106, former PRIDE ace Antonio Rogerio “Minotoro” Nogueira will look to make it two in a row inside the Octagon when he battles Brandon “The Truth” Vera in a featured light heavyweight bout at UFC 109.
After extensive negotiations, former PRIDE Middleweight and Welterweight Champion Dan “Hendo” Henderson has officially signed with Strikeforce and may debut for the promotion as early as next April on CBS. The signing comes after lengthy talks with both the UFC and Strikeforce.
Following another lacklustre and disappointing event, the Ultimate Fighting Championship and its president, Dana White, have once again come under heavy scrutiny among fans online, as a recent trend of negative sentiment and controversy continues to surround the promotion.
In an announcement that was met with a smattering of boos and otherwise complete indifference from the live TUF 10 Finale crowd tonight, UFC President Dana White revealed that former UFC Light Heavyweight Champions Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell and “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” Tito Ortiz will serve as coaches for TUF 11 next year.
The heavyweights took centre stage tonight as Season 10 of The Ultimate Fighter reality show concluded with former NFL standout Brendan Schaub falling victim to final IFL Heavyweight Champion Roy “Big Country” Nelson, who became the winner of this season’s six-figure UFC contract.
Maximum Fighting Championships, Canada’s premier mixed martial arts promotion, returned tonight with MFC 23: “Unstoppable,” which was headlined by a middleweight title eliminator bout between former UFC contenders Thales Leites and Dean “The Boogeyman” Lister.
The most controversial fighter in mixed martial arts may finally compete inside the Octagon, as world-travelled Gilbert “The Hurricane” Yvel is set to make his UFC debut against rising heavyweight star Junior “Cigano” dos Santos at UFC 108 on January 2nd in Las Vegas.