World Extreme Cagefighting announced today the signing of undefeated lightweight fighter Tiequan “The Mongolian Wolf” Zhang of Beijing, China. Zhang, who will take on “The Ultimate Fighter” alum Alex Karalexis in his debut on Sept. 30 in Broomfield, Colo., becomes the first fighter from mainland China to fight in the WEC.
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The welterweight title clash between TUF 12 coaches, Georges St-Pierre and Josh Koscheck has found a home and will go down in the champion’s home town of Montreal, Quebec, Canada on December 11th, 2010.
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World Extreme Cagefighting announced today the signing of undefeated lightweight fighter Tiequan “The Mongolian Wolf” Zhang of Beijing, China. Zhang, who will take on “The Ultimate Fighter” alum Alex Karalexis in his debut on Sept. 30 in Broomfield, Colo., becomes the first fighter from mainland China to fight in the WEC.
Boasting a perfect record of 16-0, Zhang trains with China Top Team, a group led by former Brazilian Top Team member Ruy Menezes. His arrival in the WEC is a milestone not only for the organization, but also for Chinese mixed martial artists.
WEC General Manager, Reed Harris said:
“Tiequan is an excellent addition to our lightweight division. He trains at a tremendous camp in Beijing and we are excited to have him compete with the best lighter weight fighters in the world.”
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Former UFC heavyweight champion, Frank Mir thinks he can beat former PRIDE legend, Mirko Cro Cop at UFC 119 in more ways than Cro Cop can beat him.
Mir, speaking during a video interview on UFC.com, said:
“I think Crocop is still the same individual we saw in PRIDE. I think a lot of guys have seen enough tape on him to know that if you walk away from him or stand there in front of him you could be in for a dangerous night because he still has the same leg he always had.”
“He has a lot of speed and quickness… Mirko is very good on his feet; I’m not bad on my feet either. Add in the wrestling that I have been working on, the jiu jitsu aspect, he has many more things to worry about. Once that cage door shuts every advantage is mine.”
“I don’t see anywhere I don’t feel comfortable with CroCop – I can beat him in more ways than he can beat me.”
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Yet another boxing champion wants to try his hand in mixed martial arts, Manny Pacquiao has revealed he would like to step in the cage after fifteen years in the ring, but it looks like his management has a different opinion on it.
The following from BoxingScene.com:
During a recent press conference, BoxingScene.com’s Bill Emes and Michael Marley cornered Manny Pacquiao on the subject of Mixed Martial Arts. Pacquiao said he watched MMA and UFC, but said it was “too brutal” when asked for his thoughts on the sport.
When asked if he would ever consider trying his hand at Mixed Martial Arts, Pacquiao replied to BoxingScene – “I want to, but they [promoters and management] don’t want me to fight.”
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Heavyweight boxing champion, James Toney is set to step back into MMA after a November 5th defence of his IBA title according to his trainer, John “Pops” Arthur.
John “Pops” Arthur, Toney’s trainer of 12 years, speaking via MMAJunkie.com, said:
“They might have won the battle, but the war ain’t over yet. If a fighter doesn’t respond – not just James, but anybody – to his coaches, what can you say?”
“James was so upset. He was so mad, he just wanted to hit [Randy]. He wanted to get close enough to hit him one time because of so many things that happened that night that were going against us. There were some things happened that he wasn’t happy with. It’s personal. It drove him to a whole different level.” Continue reading »
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Joe Warren pulled off an amazing comeback win over Joe Soto to pick up the Bellator featherweight title, scoring a knockout win just seconds into the second round after taking a beating for the first five minutes of the fight.
Soto dominated the first round with strikes, landing punches and forcing Warren into exchanges. Warren made it to the end of the round after taking a huge amount of punishment throughout.
Warren, speaking after the fight, said:
“I had a bad first round. I took a deep breath, got my focus back and pushed hard. You can’t stop me. I’m the baddest man on the planet.” Continue reading »
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The Maximum Fighting Championship is excited to present its most highly anticipated and action-packed lineup for MFC 26: Retribution and we are extending an invitation to the media to attend the official press conference for the event.
The press conference will take place on Tuesday, September 7 at 3 p.m. at Lexus of Edmonton (11204-170 Street, 780-466-8300).
MFC Owner/President Mark Pavelich will be the featured speaker at the press conference and he will be alongside the biggest names on the card including the co-main event participants. Continue reading »
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TUF 5 lightweight winner, Nate Diaz continued to climb the ladder in the UFC this past weekend with an impressive third round submission win over Marcus Davis at UFC 118 in Boston, Massachusetts, now Diaz wants nothing but top three contenders, specifically Gray Maynard.
Diaz, speaking at the post fight press conference, said:
“Whatever they want to do with me, I’m fine. I’d like to get someone in the top three contenders at either lightweight or welterweight rather than against some tough guy that’s not as popular or not as high in the rankings. I want to try and get a belt here sometime.”
“I’d like to fight Gray before he gets a title shot if that would be possible. I don’t think he did too much against me.”
UFC President, Dana White intervened and said:
“That’s not possible right now. That would suck for Gray. That would be twice in a row that we did that to him and that’s not going to happen.”
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