February 22, 2012
M-1 Global’ global director of operations Evgeni Kogan, has today revealed that the European promotion are targeting June for the return of formerly ranked number one fighter on the planet, Fedor Emelianenko and the rumours have already begun about who his opponent might be.
Speaking via MMAFighting.com, Kogan said:
“We’re working towards securing a Fedor fight in [...]
February 22, 2012
Strikeforce lightweight contender, K.J. Noons has tonight declared his intentions ahead of his March 3rd clash with former champion, Josh Thomson on March 3rd in Columbus, Ohio, explaining he always gets the “Fight of the Night” award and this one will be no different.
Speaking via MMAFighting.com, Noons said:
“My fight is always the fight of the [...]
February 22, 2012
Almost a year after his last fight with the UFC, Nate Marquardt is back under the Zuffa LLC umbrella. The formerly top-ranked middleweight contender has signed a new deal to fight in the Strikeforce promotion, and is expected to make his debut in the coming months.
As revealed by Ariel Helwani on ‘UFC Tonight’, Zuffa’s [...]
February 22, 2012
Former Strikeforce lightweight champion, Josh Thomson has revealed he’s scaled back on his training ahead of his March 3rd clash with K.J. Noons in Columbus, Ohio, explaining after training four times a day he didn’t feel on top form when he took to the cage/ring during his last few fights.
Speaking during tonight’s pre-fight conference call, [...]
February 21, 2012
Former EliteXC 160 pound champion, K.J. Noons has yet to submit a medical clearance that will enable him to fight Josh Thomson on March 3rd in Columbus, Ohio, meaning another notable name could be yanked from the card if he’s not very careful.
Noons is currently on a national database of fighters currently under medical suspension, [...]