“The Law” is Coming to Strikeforce

Matt “The Law” Lindland is the newest addition to the rapidly growing roster of Strikeforce. Lindland announced today in a conversation with MMAWeekly that he had signed a three fight deal with the promotion, continuing Strikeforce’s aggressive recruitment campain. Matt was one of few big name fighters the UFC chose not to bring in after the fall of Affliction as Lindland and Dana... [Read More...]

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Sobral and Lindland now set to face different opponents at Affliction’s “Day of Reckoning”

A planned catchweight bout between Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Renato “Babalu” Sobral and former Olympic Greco-Roman silver medalist Matt Lindland has been scrapped from Affliction Entertainment’s next pay-per-view event scheduled for Jan. 24. FiveOuncesOfPain.com was alerted about the change by a source speaking on the condition of anonymity. We then contacted Richard... [Read More...]

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Renato Sobral vs. Matt Lindland set for “Day of Reckoning”

The latest match to be made official for Affliction’s “Day of Reckoning” pay-per-view event on Jan. 24 is a light heavyweight encounter between Renato “Babalu” Sobral and former Olympic silver medalist Matt Lindland. News of the bout became official earlier today in a report by SI.com’s Josh Gross in which Affliction Vice President Tom Atencio was quoted. Sobral... [Read More...]

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Report: Matt Lindland vs. Trevor Prangley set for Affliction II

MMA Junkie is reporting that Matt Lindland and Trevor Prangley are set to face off against one another at October’s Affliction: Day of Reckoning event. Lindland’s original opponent, Vitor Belfort, had to pull out of the fight due to a hand injury. Lindland’s last fight came at Affliction: Banned where he took a unanimous decision victory home over a very game opponent in Fabio Negao.... [Read More...]

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Lindland says UFC tried to undermine agreement with Quarry

In the book Title Shot: In to the Shark Tank of Mixed Martial Arts, former UFC middleweight competitor Matt Lindland accuses the UFC and President Dana White of attempting to circumvent his managerial relationship with then-Team Quest Oregon fighter Nate Quarry prior to his 2005 middleweight title fight vs. Rich Franklin. While speaking with author Kelly Crigger, the book quotes Lindland as saying,... [Read More...]

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If Lindland vs. Belfort happens, it won’t be for WAMMA title

If a bout between Matt Lindland and Vitor Belfort is signed for Affliction’s second-ever show on Oct. 11 and it’s for a title, it won’t be for the yet-to-be institute WAMMA middleweight title belt. After reading a report on FiveOuncesOfPain.com that cited a Belfort interview with the Brazilian website Tatame.com that quoted Belfort as saying the matchup would be for a belt, WAMMA... [Read More...]

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Belfort says he’s fighting Lindland on Oct. 11 for a title

In a recent interview with the Brazilian website Tatame, former UFC light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort is quoted as saying he will compete again for the Affliction promotion on Oct. 11 in Las Vegas at the Thomas & Mack Center. According to Belfort, he will be fighting former U.S. Olympic silver medalist Matt Lindland and that the fight will be for “the belt.” It’s uncertain... [Read More...]

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Ricco Rodriguez to fight Antonio Silva on Feb. 16; Krazy Horse arrested again

Antonio Silva is now scheduled to face former UFC heavyweight champion Ricco Rodriguez during EliteXC’s next major show on February 16 in Miami, Fla., according to the homepage of ProElite.com. This will be the third different opponent advertised for a match with Silva for the Feb. 16 card. Shane Carwin was originally listed as Silva’s opponent on Showtime’s website but his name... [Read More...]

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James Thompson’s opponent for Feb. 16 named; Krazy Horse added to Kimbo vs. Tank undercard

EliteXC has announced that James “The Colossus” Thompson will face undefeated heavyweight Brett Rogers on the undercard of the promotion’s February 16 show in Miami, Florida that’s scheduled to be headlined by Kimbo Slice vs. Tank Abbott. The promotion has also announced that Charles “Krazy Horse” Bennett has been added to the undercard against an opponent yet to... [Read More...]

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Separated at birth: Krazy Horse and Charles Bennett

5 Oz. reader Chris Schultz sent me the following link: CNN.com As you’ll see, the dude’s name is Charles Bennett (of Ohio) and he’s got a very similar look to Charles “Krazy Horse” Bennett (from Florida). If I hadn’t seen that the chase took place in Ohio then I would have been pretty convinced it was Krazy Horse.  Read More →

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My thoughts on 8/25 ShoXC show

I wasn’t able to see the entire replay last night on Showtime Extreme because I was helping host the Dan Henderson chat at UFCjunkie.com but I was able to tune in just after the start of the second bout on the card between Hector Urbina and Ray Lizama. First, I felt the production took a step backwards. The volume on the pre-match promos was a little off. With the sound quality, it sounded like... [Read More...]

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Main card for August 25 ShoXC event announced

Pro Elite and Showtime have announced the main card for their next ShoXC event on August 25 in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The card is as follows: Main event, lightweights: Charles “Krazy Horse” Bennett (18-13-2) vs. Victor “Joe Boxer” Venezuela (5-2-2) Middleweight: Jaime Jara (16-4) vs. Seth Kleinbeck (7-3) Heavyweight: Jon Murphy (3-2) vs. Tony Bonello (15-0) Light heavyweight:... [Read More...]

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Krazy Horse claims he made MMA

I’m sure I’m taking his quote out of context, but I will link to the entire FightNetwork.com article so you can see for yourself. But there’s a quote where in a new article about Charles “Krazy Horse” Bennett where he claims he “made” MMA: “People go, ‘Oh he’s not good for the sport,’ but believe it or not I made the sport,” he says. Count me among... [Read More...]

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Williams and Bennett scheduled to fight for King of the Cage

A quick look at the King of the Cage web site (KingoftheCage.com) shows several posters for fights under the promotion’s banner in upcoming weeks. According to the site, Carter Williams is scheduled to fight Pat Smith. Williams is under suspension by the California State Athletic Commission for testing positive for cocaine. Saturday’s KOTC event is at a reservation casino so it’s... [Read More...]

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Krazy Horse released from jail

Charles “Krazy Horse” Bennett will not fight against Vincent “Joe Boxer” Valenzuela on tonight’s “Shamrock vs. Baroni” undercard but it wasn’t because of a lack of effort from the promoters. Bennett was actually released from Marion County (Fla.) jail on Thursday morning and a flight was booked for him to arrive in San Jose in time for weigh-ins. However,... [Read More...]

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Bennett taken off EliteXC card

EliteXC and Strikeforce conducted their weigh-ins on Thursday in anticipation of Friday’s card featuring Frank Shamrock vs. Phil Baroni for the vacant Strikeforce middleweight title. Everyone made weight, with the lone exception being Charles “Krazy Horse” Bennett, who didn’t make it at all. Edson Berto has been officially added to tomorrow’s card and will fight Victor... [Read More...]

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Update on EliteXC/Strikeforce card

Follow the link for an update on this Friday’s co-promoted card by EliteXC and Strikeforce: http://cbs.sportsline.com/mmaboxing/story/10232110  Read More →

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Report: EliteXC trying to spring Krazy Horse

The Fight Network is reporting that Charles “Krazy Horse” Bennett is currently in a Marion County (Fla..) jail after two recent probation violations. The site is claiming sources close to EliteXC have said that attempts are being made to secure Bennett’s release so that he can compete on the undercard of this Friday’s main event bout between Frank Shamrock and Phil Baroni. The... [Read More...]

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Report: Berto to replace Krazy Horse

Mauro Ranallo reported on Fight Network Radio today that Edson Berto has been named as the replacement for Charles “Krazy Horse” Bennett on the undercard of this Friday’s Frank Shamrock vs. Phil Baroni card. Berto, the brother of top boxing prospect Andre Berto, will take on Victor “Joe Boxer” Valenzuela.  Read More →

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