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UFC signs top Euro light heavyweight Ivan Serati
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has inked a multi-fight deal with talented Italian light heavyweight Ivan Serati (10-2).
Serati, a Cage Rage veteran, joins a growing number of European fighters who have recently signed with the UFC as the organization continues to expand throughout Europe.
Shannon Gugerty to replace Melvin Guillard at UFC 90
Recent UFC newcomer Shannon Gugerty (11-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) will replace Melvin Guillard (21-7-2 MMA, 4-3 UFC) in a scheduled bout with Spencer Fisher (21-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC) at UFC 90, which takes place Oct. 25 at the Allstate Arena near Chicago.
Corey Hill vs. Dale Hartt possible for UFC's Dec. 10 military event
A potential Dec. 10 event that the UFC would hold at a U.S. military base may have its first fight.
Sources close to the fighters said that "The Ultimate Fighter 5" stand-out Corey Hill (2-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) is expected to meet Navy veteran Dale Hartt (5-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) at the Spike TV-televised event.
However, bout agreements are not signed, and the UFC hasn't yet even officially announced the Dec. 10 event.
Dustin Hazelett vs. Tamdan McCrory in works for UFC 91
The UFC will pit two of its youngest and most promising welterweights against each other when Dustin Hazelett (11-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC) and Tamdan McCrory (9-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) meet in November at UFC 91.
Nate Marquardt Eyes Rematch With Anderson Silva Following UFC 88
"I felt good during the fight, confident during the fight," Marquardt said of his win over Kampmann. "I just went in and did my game plan."
"I don’t know what the UFC's plans are, I feel I am ready for Anderson. I learned my lesson the last time I fought him. I feel like I am twice as good and twice as dangerous as before. I think it would turn into a war. Right now I am confident in my skills."
Matt Serra Wants To Retire Matt Hughes
"Everybody wants this fight to happen, from the fans to the organization to myself to Matt Hughes to Matt Hughes' wife,"
"I truly believe in my heart this is going down. When it does, this will be a great fight. I'm putting my heart and soul into training to fight this guy. People love rivalries, especially if it's legit."
"The only thing I want to retire is Matt Hughes," Serra said. "I plan on retiring him."
Georgia Athletic Commission Issues Eight UFC 88 Med Suspensions
Chuck Liddell: Suspended 60 day due to KO (must be cleared by doctor and have MRI or CT scan.
Rich Franklin: Suspended 60 days due to a facial laceration
Matt Hamill: Suspended 30 days due to KO (precautionary reasons)
Martin Kampmann: Suspended 30 days due to KO (precautionary reasons)
Matt Brown: Suspended 15 days due to a cut
Thiago Tavares: Suspended 60 days due to potential nose and facial fractures (CT scan required)
Mike Patt: Suspended 42 days due to a nasal fracture (CT scan required)
Ryo Chonan: Suspended 42 days due to facial lacerations
TYSON GRIFFIN READYING FOR SEAN SHERK, UFC 90
Lightweight up and comer Tyson Griffin is beginning another grueling training camp at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas. In October, at UFC 90 in Chicago, he faces his toughest test yet, former UFC lightweight champion Sean Sherk. But his first challenge, an experience he relishes, is to get back into shape.
“Honestly, torwards the end of my camps, it freaks me out.” he said. “I’m in good shape, I’m running a couple of miles a day, I’m hitting mitts, and I’m not getting tired. You start questioning yourself, am I in shape? Am I training hard enough? What’s going on here?”
One would think not getting tired would be a good sign, but Griffin’s worry over his exhaustion is characteristic of how seriously he takes it. Just about as seriously as Sherk, whose madman workout routines shocked UFC crews taping his workouts. Everything Griffin has seen leads him to believe that this fight will be harder than any other.
“I think he’s the first guy besides Clay Guida that trains as hard as I do and comes physically prepared,” Griffin says.
Griffin’s fight with Marcus Aurelio at UFC 86 helped him with the idea that when all was said and done, it was okay he couldn’t finish his opponent. In the long run, he’d outwork him.
“He’d taken a lot of damage in a lot of his fights, and I knew I couldn’t really expect to finish Marcus, but at the same time, I hit him as hard as I could,” Griffin said. “If anything, it reminds you not to be surprised when you hit the guy as hard as you can and he doesn’t even blink.”
In Sherk, Griffin has found the epitome of that spirit. Save for his recent title fight against B.J. Penn at UFC 84, Sherk has proved himself to be pretty much unbreakable.
“If I fight my game plan, I think I’ll have an easy win,” he says. “Outside of that, I just need to train my ass off and get in really good shape and everything else will fall into place.”
Griffin will hop on the aerodyne and whip himself back into fighting shape. He’s got eight weeks to peak for Sherk and he’s hitting the weights to make sure he matches Sherk’s vaunted strength.
“I never picked up a weight,” Griffin says of his habits. “I just wasn’t into it. It’s been helping keep my weight off, and I’ve been getting a lot, lot stronger. I can’t wait to see how it plays out in this fight.”
Griffin hopes that a win over Sherk will put him next in line for a title shot against champ B.J. Penn. Sherk told MMAWeekly he only wants to fight contenders, that in itself places Griffin above most in the deep lightweight division. Griffin feels honored by that designation and he's confident that the fight with Sherk will bring him respect.
“I don’t see it as being a technical chess match,” he says. “I see it as two guys trying to break each other. Definitely not someone to take lightly. It’s another chance to test myself, another stepping stone in my career, so to speak, so I’m looking forward to training for it.”
WEC CHAMP FABER COMMENTS ON CANCELLED FIGHT
Just as World Extreme Cagefighting featherweight champion Urijah Faber was in the final days of preparation for his title defense against Mike Brown, the rug was pulled out from under him by a hurricane named Ike.
Due to potentially dangerous weather conditions in Florida, the promotion decided to postpone its WEC 36 event scheduled for Sept. 10 and push the fights back to Nov. 5 instead.
“Due to the potential of a major hurricane hitting the South Florida area on Wednesday we were compelled to postpone the event,” said Vice President of Operations and Production Peter Dropick in a statement from the WEC. “For the safety of our fans, the fighters and our staff we felt it was in the best interest to make this decision.”
Faber, the WEC’s reigning 145-pound king, was on hand at the UFC 88 show held in Atlanta last Saturday night and he commented on the cancellation of the event.
“I’m not a guy that likes to dwell on things too much. I was obviously upset when I first heard the news,” said Faber in an interview with MMAWeekly.com. “They’re looking out for our best interests over there and trying to keep all the fighters and all the staff safe. I can’t complain too much.”
Of course safety issues aside, all of the fighters on the now cancelled show will have to endure the financial hardships of not receiving an expected payday, which could be the hardest part of the missed event.
“There’s a lot of money lost by everyone,” Faber stated. “The organization spent a lot of money promoting the show. I pay training partners, my trainers and stuff like that. It sucks for everyone not getting paid for the fight as well. I feel like it’s just another thing to deal with.
“I’m only going to get two fights this year, and I was hoping to get at least three, maybe four so that’s unfortunate, but it is what it is.”
The champion did confirm that Mike Brown will still be his opponent, but it will be on Nov. 5 now instead.
Jim Rome Comments On Chuck Liddell Vs. Anderson Silva On ESPN
Jim Rome had the following to say on ESPN's 'Jim Rome Is Burning", regarding a rumored match up between Chuck Liddell and Anderson Silva after Liddell was knocked out cold by Rashad Evans this past weekend at UFC 88.
“Chuck you now look like the drunken frat guy at a party who hit on the wrong guy’s girl and ended up on queer street…. Theres now speculation that Liddell will try to get his cred back by challenging Anderson Silva. Chuck, my man, if you got any sense and you don’t want to end up nose flat on the mat, you’d be wise to stay as far away from The Spider as possible.”
Injury strikes again: "Babalu" off Sept. 20 Strikeforce-Playboy card
A leg injury has forced Renato "Babalu" Sobral (30-7) out of his upcoming bout with Anthony Ruiz (21-11), which was set to take place Sept. 20 at "Strikeforce at the Mansion II."
Strikeforce executive Mike Afromowitz said that Sobral was forced off the card and said the organization is looking for a replacement.
Ruiz was actually a recent replacement for Strikeforce world light heavyweight champion Bobby Southworth (9-5), who was forced off the card last month after after suffering a leg injury of his own.
Paul ‘Semtex’ Daley: ‘Im going to be real mean’ in Jake Shields Elite XC fight
“I’m gonna be real mean in this fight, fuck Jake Shields, you’re going to see. I am stronger, I hit harder, I take punishment and he will not take me down, or hold me there for long if I make a mistake. This is gonna be a shock to those Jake Shields nut huggers. Once I am in that top ten, I’m coming after everyone above me.”
Elite XC number one contender in the welterweight division, Paul “Semtex” Daley, has some choice fighting words for division champion Jake Shields. “Semtex” is one of the best kept secrets in mixed martial arts and will have the biggest opportunity of his career when he faces Shields at the Bank Atlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla., on October 4 for the Elite XC welterweight title. The bout will air on national television as part of the “Saturday Night Fights” series on CBS. Despite his relative anonymity, comments like this have become the norm from the charismatic Brit. He certainly ain’t shy.
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