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Reminder: Pre-sale tickets for “Strikeforce: Nashville” available today

John Morgan [kingofabuelos] — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:35:00 +0000

Tickets for Strikeforce's return to network television go on sale today.

"Strikeforce: Nashville" is scheduled for April 17 at Bridgestone Arena (formerly known as the Sonnet Center) in Nashville, Tenn., and features three title fights on the evening's CBS-broadcast main card.

Tickets go on sale to the general public this Friday, March 5, though a pre-sale begins today at 11 a.m. ET (10 a.m. CT local time) at Ticketmaster.com. Tickets range from $25 to $195 plus applicable fees and taxes.

Finally on main card, L.C. Davis hopes WEC 47 win establishes him as top contender

John Morgan [kingofabuelos] — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:30:00 +0000

Despite a four-year career that includes stops in the International Fight League, Affliction and Sengoku organizations before his current run in the WEC, L.C. Davis still hasn't established himself on most casual fans' radar.

But with a main-card contest with fellow up-and-comer Deividas Taurosevicius scheduled for the main card of Saturday's WEC 47 event in Columbus, Ohio, Davis hopes to use an impressive performance to gain the public's attention and put himself in line for a shot at one of the featherweight division's elite fighters.

"Winning this fight is very important to me because I want to move forward," Davis recently told MMAjunkie.com Radio. "One loss will set you right back in the thick of things.

Matchmaker says WEC 155-pound class isn’t going anywhere

MMAjunkie.com Staff [mmajunkie-staff] — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:00:00 +0000

WEC matchmaker Sean Shelby shares a portfolio of fighters looking to fight in the 155-pound division with UFC matchmaker Joe Silva.

Since this past March, the lightweight division remains the only weight class in which the two Zuffa, LLC-owned promotions share a common division. Why the overlap?

In a recent interview with MMAjunkie.com Radio, Shelby said the 155-pound division is a necessary tool to keep fans invested in the UFC's lighter-weighted sibling.

HDNet Fights Video Vault: Hiroshi Izumi vs. Antz Nansen at Sengoku 10th Battle

MMAjunkie.com Staff [mmajunkie-staff] — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:55:00 +0000

In this week's installment of HDNet Fights Video Vault, we revisit the highly anticipated MMA debut of Hiroshi Izumi.

The 2004 Japanese Olympic gold medalist looked to apply his judo trade to MMA, and Izumi had an entire country hanging on his pro debut in September 2009

So when World Victory Road's Sengoku event series pitted Izumi against fellow MMA newcomer Antz Nansen, a New Zealand-based kickboxer, fans had high hopes. But would the celebration be short lived?

“The Ultimate Fighter 11″ exclusive photo gallery of all 28 cast members

MMAjunkie.com Staff [mmajunkie-staff] — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:35:00 +0000

Spike TV on Monday officially announced the 28 fighters competing on the upcoming 11th season of its and the Ultimate Fighting Championship's long-runner reality series, "The Ultimate Fighter."

The diverse cast includes a teacher, firefighter, poet, pipeliner, social worker, BET "Iron Ring" competitor, "The Crocodile Hunter" former bodyguard and others.

Bios of the cast members were available in Monday's post, and now thanks to Spike TV, we have an exclusive photo gallery of the competitors.

“Strikeforce: Nashville” on CBS officially announced for April 17

MMAjunkie.com Staff [mmajunkie-staff] — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:55:00 +0000

Strikeforce's second trip to network television is finally a done deal.

CBS on Tuesday officially announced its broadcast of "Strikeforce: Nashville," which takes place April 17 at Bridgestone Arena (formerly known as the Sommet Center) in Nashville, Tenn., airs live at 9 p.m. ET (tape delayed on the West Coast).

Strikeforce and CBS officials told MMAjunkie.com the broadcast will run approximately two hours with apparent room to run over the allotted time if needed for the night's three confirmed title fights.

Tickets on sale tomorrow for April 17 Strikeforce-CBS event at Bridgestone Arena

MMAjunkie.com Staff [mmajunkie-staff] — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:15:00 +0000

With official announcement of the event expected in the next hour, tickets for the April 17 "Strikeforce: Nashville" event apparently go on sale tomorrow.

According to Ticketmaster.com, the event will be held at Bridgestone Arena (which will be known as the Sommet Center until an official name-changing on Wednesday), and tickets for the show range from $25 to $195 plus fees/taxes.

"Strikeforce: Nashville" features a championship headliner between Strikeforce middleweight title-holder Jake Shields and UFC veteran/recent Strikeforce signee Dan Henderson.

MMAjunkie.com’s John Morgan on “The Fight Show” with Mauro Ranallo today

MMAjunkie.com Staff [mmajunkie-staff] — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:55:00 +0000

MMAjunkie.com lead staff reporter John Morgan is a guest on today's edition of "The Fight Show with Mauro Ranallo."

Morgan and Ranallo discuss some recent fighter public-relations missteps, including Marcus Davis' controversial Twitter messages about Dan Hardy and Frank Mir's death comments about (and subsequent apology to) Brock Lesnar.

Catch the segment at 4:10 p.m. ET (1:10 p.m. PT) on Hardcore Sports Radio, which is available on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 98 or online at HardcoreSportsRadio.com

Grappling ace Ricardo Almeida welcomes Matt Brown’s striking aggression at UFC 111

MMAjunkie.com Staff [mmajunkie-staff] — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:50:25 +0000

UFC welterweight Matt Brown quickly turned heads as one scary, aggressive guy on "The Ultimate Fighter 7" and has kept that reputation intact since the show. He's shrugged off a pedestrian record to emerge as a serious threat to the 170-pound division with three TKO wins in five post-"TUF" fights.

Ricardo Almeida, Brown's next opponent at UFC 111, is impressed by the Ohio fighter's run in the UFC. But aggression plays right into his hand.

"I always like fighting aggressive guys," Almeida recently told MMAjunkie.com. "I think it makes it a little bit easier than fighting someone who's going to play a very tactical approach."

Mike Pierce vs. Julio Paulino official for UFC on Versus 1 preliminary card

MMAjunkie.com Staff [mmajunkie-staff] — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:45:00 +0000

A welterweight matchup between Mike Pierce and UFC newcomer Julio Paulino is now official for this month's UFC on Versus 1 event.

MMAjunkie.com first reported last week that Paulino was expected to sign with the organization and replace Rob Kimmons, who was forced off the card with a leg injury.

UFC on Versus 1 takes place on March 21 at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colo., and the night's main card airs on Versus.