Sunday, January 9th, 2011 :
Its that day after the party Saturday night. Yes, its the hangover from Sunday morning. You know that one where your stomach is tied up in knots so bad that you can't bare the thought of getting out of bed? Well, don't worry boys and girls, Still loads to talk about when it comes to the world of MMA. Among the headlines :
-It appears as if Dana White has taken the CRTC's "Canadian Content" laws quite literally. Well, of course, We could also look at the fact that he's looking at the strong Canadian content in his promotion and running with it. Either way, it appears as if UFC 129 is taking shape. In addition to the confirmed main even between Welterweight kingpin Georges St. Pierre and Jake Shields, several bouts featuring canuck fighters are either "rumored" to happen or in the works. One such fight will feature Daniel "Ninja" Roberts taking on Mississauga native Claude Patrick, who brings in a 2-0 record and a 12 fight win streak overall. Roberts is currently riding a 3 fight win streak with wins over Greg Soto, Mike Guymon and Forrest Petz. MMAJunkie reported Roberts announced his fight with Patrick via his Twitter, although there was no confirmation thru Patrick's camp.
I see this being a good matchup. Both are very good on the ground and can stand and trade with anybody.
In addition, former police academy prospect, Sean "Pimp Daddy" Pierson, fresh off a unanimous decision victory over Matthew Riddle at last month's UFC 124 in Montreal which earned him "Fight of the Night" praise from none other than Dana White, has verbally committed to fighting Brian Foster at the same event. Pierson has for the time being given up his dream of serving in the Police force, as his training schedule and nickname apparently is being forseen as "negative" for the community of Law and Order.
Foster just came off a submission of Matt Brown at UFC 123, and this bout has "Fight of the Night" potential written all over it. Moving on
-Bellator announces more entries into Season 4 tournaments.
It appears as its full steam ahead for the Chicago based Bellator promotion. Fresh off the announcement in late 2010 that their next season will be broadcast live on MTV2 in the US (I'm hoping it goes back to Friday nights on the Score in Canada, because waiting till freaking Sunday and avoiding Junkie all week long was just dragging!) comes the announcement that both Patricky "Pitbull" Friere, brother of current Bellator fighter and featherweight finalist Patricio "Pitbull" Friere, and Brent Weedman have been added to their respective weight classes (lightweight and welterweight)'s season 4 tournaments, according to MMAJunkie. Weedman is 17-5-1 with a 3-0 record in Bellator (in non tourney bouts), while Friere is 7-1, having fought 3 times last year after a 2 and a half year hiatus following his lone defeat.
I, for one, personally like Bellator. The way they structure the events into "seasons" is something that should have been done a long time ago, their CEO is a charismatic one (Bjorn Rebney) and their fights don't pack much in name power, but are nonetheless entertaining. Their champions at Lightweight and Middleweight, Eddie Alvarez and Hector "Shango" Lombard can bang with any of the big boys in UFC or Strikeforce. It will be interesting to see how the network change affects their ratings this year (Like i said, last season was on FSN. it was pre-empted so many times I had to wait until SUNDAY! I'm not doing that this season!)
-Main Event announced for UFC 130
Numerous MMA outlets have reported that Quinton "Rampage" Jackson will return to the cage against Thiago Silva at UFC 130 at the Mandalay Events Center in Las Vegas on May 28th. It will be Rampage's first fight in the Octagon since his split decision win over Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida last November at UFC 123 in Detroit, while Silva is coming off a victory over former UFC fighter Brandon Vera last Saturday's UFC 125, which featured him slapping Vera a few times over the face so bad he broke "The Truth"s nose. Expect the fireworks to fly in this one folks. Rampage will be out to prove that he's not washed up, and Silva will be out to prove just that. More on this one to come in the coming weeks, and months ahead.
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Until next time, Fight Fans!
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