Strikeforce confirms Kim Couture’s withdrawl from May 15 ShoMMA event
Strikeforce female fighter Miesha Tate recently revealed on her MySpace page that her planned fight with Kim Couture set for a ShoMMA event on May 15 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif. has been called off after Couture elected to withdraw from the fight. In response to the blog entry, FiveOuncesOfPain.com contacted Strikeforce Vice President of Communications Mike Afromowitz, who confirmed that... [Read More...]
Kim Couture to Fight on May Strikeforce Card
Kim Couture, the wife of former UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight champion Randy Couture, has been booked to fight on the May 16 Strikeforce card is scheduled to take place in the Seattle area. AOL’s MMA Fanhouse reported the news based upon statements made by Couture herself on HDNet’s Inside MMA. No opponent has been announced thus far. Couture is 1-1 in her short career and is more... [Read More...]
Report: Condit inks extension with the WEC
WEC welterweight champion Carlos Condit has signed an extension with the Zuffa-owned fight promotion, according to a report by USAToday.com. Condit revealed the news during Saturday’s UWC show in Washington D.C.-area that was headlined by Pete Spratt’s decisive victory over Jason Von Flue in a welterweight clash. Nicknamed the “Natural Born Killer,” Condit is undefeated in... [Read More...]
Does Kim Couture deserve this much exposure? Damn right she does!
I agree with Steve Cofield on a lot of things, but not everything. I’m late to the party with this, as I believe Steve posted this last week, but I still think it is relevant as Kim Couture’s amateur Muay Thai match is slated to air on HDNet on Friday. Steve, like many others, is questioning the amount of attention the UFC heavyweight champion’s wife is getting in regard to her debut: Is... [Read More...]
The WEC comes up big yet again
This review will be much shorter than usual, because as I write this I am just about ready to catch a flight. But I just wanted to say that last night’s WEC show was perhaps the best MMA show I have ever seen on basic cable. If you did not enjoy last night’s show, I have to question whether you are a true MMA fan. There weren’t any fight of the year candidates, however, all the matches... [Read More...]
Condit talks Prater in anticipation of rematch
For my CBSSports.com column this week I had the opportunity to speak with WEC welterweight champion Carlos Condit. Condit will be defending his title this Wednesday night (9 p.m. ET on Versus) in Albuquerque against Carlo Prater. While the bout will mark Prater’s debut, it’s not the first time the two men have faced. In fact, in their previous meeting that took place in 2004, Prater defeated... [Read More...]
Exclusive: Condit’s next opponent likely to be Prater
MMAWeekly.com first reported on Wednesday that sources connected to the camp of WEC welterweight champ Carlos Condit have indicated that his next title defense is expected to take place in February. ProElite.com (SamCaplan.ProElite.com) learned late last week and has since verified that WEC officials are in the process of finalizing a title defense by Condit against Carlo Prater. Furthermore, WEC officials... [Read More...]
Carlos Condit to defend WEC welterweight title in February
According to MMA Weekly: With a longer layoff than originally expected between shows for the WEC, Condit is now slated to return in early February to defend his title as confirmed to MMAWeekly.com by sources close to the fighter. It’s good to see Condit getting back into the cage. It’s been awhile since he last fought, August to be exact. He’s a highly underrated welterweight and... [Read More...]
Review of last night’s WEC show on Versus
Overall, I thought it was a slightly above average show. I liked the first show much better simply because the fights turned out better. The outcome of fights isn’t something a promotion can control so I’m not blaming the WEC. It’s just the way things went down. Maybe some blame can be assessed to the WEC for not finding a better opponent for Paulo Filho, but if you want to find his equal then... [Read More...]
WEC announces more matches for next Sunday
The WEC will air their second live telecast on the Versus network next Sunday, August 5, at 9 p.m. ET. The card will be headlined by Carlos Condit vs. Brock Larson for the WEC welterweight title and Joe Doerksen vs. Paulo Filho for the vacant WEC middleweight title. Through its official web site, the fight promotion has announced additional matches for the cad. Bouts between Jeff Curran vs. Stephen... [Read More...]
Doerksen rumored to be fighting Filho
The rumors section of MMAWeekly.com is reporting that former UFC middleweight Joe Doerksen is rumored to be fighting former Pride middleweight Paulo Filho at WEC 29 on August 5 in Las Vegas. The card will be telecast on the Versus Network, starting at 9 p.m. ET. Also rumored is a welterweight title defense by Carlos Condit against Brock Larson and matches between Jeff Curran vs. Stephen Ledbetter and... [Read More...]
Two rumored bouts for next WEC
Two rumored matches now appear on MMAWeekly.com’s rumors page for the WEC’s next live card on Versus, set to take place on August 5 in Las Vegas. According to MMAWeekly, Carlos Condit will defend his WEC welterweight title against Brock Larson (which was actually supposed to happen at the last WEC event) and Eric Schambari vs. Logan Clark. Jeff Curran and Paulo Filho are also listed on... [Read More...]
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