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Archive for November, 2009

• UFC Cuts Middleweight Rosholt

  Monday, November 30th, 2009

  UFC Cuts Middleweight RosholtBlue chip middleweight prospect <a href="http://www.mensmmashorts.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/34a2e_www.sherdog.comfighter/Jake-Rosholt-23322">Jake Rosholt</a> was released by the UFC on Monday, a little more than a week after he submitted to a triangle choke from “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 3 winner <a href="http://www.mensmmashorts.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/34a2e_www.sherdog.comfighter/Kendall-Grove-10126">Kendall Grove</a> at <a href="http://www.mensmmashorts.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/34a2e_www.sherdog.comevents/UFC-106-Ortiz-vs-Griffin-2-11053">UFC 106 “Ortiz vs. Griffin 2”</a> in Las Vegas.

• Radach Out, Lawler Awaits New Opponent for Dec. 19 Strikeforce

  Monday, November 30th, 2009

  Radach Out, Lawler Awaits New Opponent for Dec. 19 Strikeforce<a href="http://www.mensmmashorts.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/35155_www.sherdog.comfighter/Benji-Radach-2294">Benji Radach</a> will not face off against <a href="http://www.mensmmashorts.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/35155_www.sherdog.comfighter/Robbie-Lawler-2245">Robbie Lawler</a> in a featured middleweight bout at <a href="http://www.mensmmashorts.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/35155_www.sherdog.comevents/Strikeforce-Evolution-11791">Strikeforce “Evolution”</a> on Dec. 19 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.

• Vacancies Fill for UFC Fight Night 20

  Monday, November 30th, 2009

  Vacancies Fill for UFC Fight Night 20Unbeaten middleweight <a href="http://www.mensmmashorts.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/f0752_www.sherdog.comfighter/Aaron-Simpson-24986">Aaron Simpson</a> will lock horns with <a href="http://www.mensmmashorts.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/f0752_www.sherdog.comfighter/Tom-Lawlor-21940">Tom Lawlor</a> in a featured bout at <a href="http://www.mensmmashorts.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/f0752_www.sherdog.comevents/UFC-UFC-Fight-Night-20-11617">UFC Fight Night 20</a> on Jan. 11 at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va. Ten matches are now official for the event.

• M-1: Fedor-Rogers Watched by Over 25 Million

  Monday, November 30th, 2009

  M-1: Fedor-Rogers Watched by Over 25 Million<a href="http://www.mensmmashorts.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/c0187_www.sherdog.comfighter/Fedor-Emelianenko-1500">Fedor Emelianenko</a>’s second-round technical knockout over previously undefeated <a href="http://www.mensmmashorts.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/c0187_www.sherdog.comfighter/Brett-Rogers-16048">Brett Rogers</a> at <a href="http://www.mensmmashorts.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/c0187_www.sherdog.comevents/Strikeforce-M-1-Global-Fedor-vs-Rogers-11272">Strikeforce/M-1 Global “Fedor vs. Rogers”</a> on Nov. 7 was viewed by over 25 million people worldwide, according to a press release sent out by M-1 Global on Monday.

• 7 Ways to Fix What’s Broken with Judging

  Monday, November 30th, 2009

  7 Ways to Fix What’s Broken with JudgingYears before the UFC and mixed martial arts learned to walk erect in polite society, judges were considered useless.
  A no-time-limit atmosphere guaranteed one fighter in every bout would end his evening as a bloody carcass against the fence, neatly folded and cooperatively

• Weekend Rundown: Browning, Prangley, Clementi Victorious

  Monday, November 30th, 2009

  Weekend Rundown: Browning, Prangley, Clementi Victorious<a href="http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Junie-Allen-Browning-28041">Junie Allen Browning</a> submitted <a href="http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Scott-Cornwell-48653">Scott Cornwell</a> with a first-round triangle choke in the featured bout at MMA Big Show “Onslaught” on Saturday

• 10 December Tussles Worth Watching

  Monday, November 30th, 2009

  10 December Tussles Worth WatchingMixed martial arts promoters have saved the best for last and will delight fans around the globe with a number of excellent December bouts under the Christmas tree.

• The Doggy Bag: 205-pound Sequel

  Sunday, November 29th, 2009

  The Doggy Bag: 205-pound SequelOur reporters, columnists, radio hosts, and editors will chime in with our answers and thoughts, so keep the emails coming.
  This week, readers weigh-in on the Lyoto Machida-Mauricio “Shogun” Rua rematch and fight rewinds on the UFC 106 pay-per-view.

• 9 Matchups Official for UFC 108

  Sunday, November 29th, 2009

  9 Matchups Official for UFC 108Former World Extreme Cagefighting welterweight champion <a href="http://www.mensmmashorts.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/a6b25_www.sherdog.comfighter/Carlos-Condit-6765">Carlos Condit</a> will toe the line against feared British striker <a href="http://www.mensmmashorts.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/a6b25_www.sherdog.comfighter/Paul-Daley-4270">Paul Daley</a> in one of the featured matchups at <a href="http://www.mensmmashorts.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/a6b25_www.sherdog.comevents/UFC-108-Evans-vs-Silva-11471">UFC 108 “Evans vs. Silva”</a> on Jan. 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

• Golden Glory Comments on Fighter Death

  Saturday, November 28th, 2009

  Golden Glory Comments on Fighter DeathGolden Glory released a statement this week regarding the death of Moldovan fighter Vitali Mitu, who reportedly <a href="http://www.mensmmashorts.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/733af_www.sherdog.comnews/news/Fighter-Dies-After-Golden-Glory-Sparring-Session-21133">collapsed and could not be revived on Nov. 21</a> following a sparring session with three-time K-1 World Grand Prix Champion <a href="http://www.mensmmashorts.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/733af_www.sherdog.comfighter/Semmy-Schilt-467">Semmy Schilt</a> at Golden Glory’s gym in Bucharest, Romania