Christian Wellisch and Eddie Sanchez added to list of recent UFC cuts

After Zuffa closed down the welterweight division in the WEC and transferred the top fighters over to the UFC, UFC Vice President of Talent Relations Joe Silva was left with a roster of over 200 fighters heading into this past Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 17. In order to alleviate the bloated roster, up to 50 fighters could be cut over the course of the next several months. FiveOuncesOfPain.com... [Read More...]

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Report: Jon Fitch, Christian Wellisch cut by the UFC

MMA Mania is reporting that UFC welterweight and former number one contender Jon Fitch has been cut by the UFC. According to the report, when Fitch turned in his signed bout agreement today to fight Akihiro Gono at UFC 94 he was asked to sign an agreement that would give the organization exclusive lifetime rights to Fitch’s likeness and his name in regards to video games. The report states that... [Read More...]

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JZ Calvancante could miss rest of ‘08

Making an appearance on the Savage Dog Radio Show at Sherdog today, JZ Calvancante claimed that during a knee scope he was diagnosed with a torn ACL and will have corrective surgery on it next week. The injury will require up to four months of rehab and will keep JZ out of the ring until the end of the year at the earliest and possibly into early 2009. JZ was ranked nearly across the board as the... [Read More...]

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Report: “JZ” will not replace Aoki at DREAM 3

According to Sherdog, Shinya Aoki will not be continuing on in DREAM’s lightweight grand prix due to a facial injury suffered during Tuesday’s fight with Gesias “JZ Calvan” Calvancante. There had been much speculation that Calvancante would step in to replace the injured Aoki and continue on in the grand prix but that now seems highly unlikely: Calvancante was approached about... [Read More...]

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Gesias “JZ Calvan” Calvancante vs. Shinya Aoki scheduled for March

That’s the good word according to MMA Junkie: The hotly anticipated Gesias “JZ” Calvancante (14-1-1) vs. Shinya Aoki (12-2) match-up — first promised to the world and then removed from a New Year’s Eve “Yarennoka!” card in Japan — has been reset for a March date in Japan. American Top Team General Manager Richie Guerrero confirmed the K-1 sanctioned fight during his appearance on... [Read More...]

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