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.
Henderson has previously expressed frustration with the UFC’s decision to pass him over for a UFC Middleweight title shot in favour of recent returnee Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort, and has stated that he is pleased with his four-fight Strikeforce deal and the challenges that lie ahead.
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.
Ten weeks after announcing his intentions to walk away from mixed martial arts forever in a frustrated blog post on his website, former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson plans to return to the UFC to finish out his contract and has announced his intentions to silence critics, including UFC President Dana White.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to New Jersey for the first time in well over two years at UFC 111 next March and the event will be headlined by a UFC Welterweight Championship bout between champion Georges “Rush” St. Pierre and rising British star Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy.