Andrei Arlovski was in Chicopee, Mass., Saturday night hosting “Pavement Wars.” an MMA event put on by the National Amateur Fight League promotion. The fights were held outside, in a parking lot. This was a night of professional fights, with several fighters from the former Extreme Fighting International promotion on the card. In the main event,... 

MMA Junkie is reporting that UFC newcomer Razak Al-Hussan is expected to step in to replace Tomasz Drwal in a bout against former IFL fighter Andre Gusmao at UFC 87 on August 9th. Both Gusmao and Al-Hussan will be making their UFC debuts. According to the report, no reason was immediately given for Drwal’s absence from the card. This would be the second... 

Undefeated light heavyweight prospect Andre Gusmao will make his UFC debut at UFC 87 on August 9 in a match against Tomasz Drwal, according to UFC.com. Gusmao, 5-0, previously fought in the IFL, where he holds two career wins over Mike Ciesnolevicz. The 31-year old Brazilian native is known for his strong submission work on the ground, as well as some dynamic... 

Damon Martin of MMAWeekly.com is reporting that the UFC has signed light heavyweight prospect Andre Gusmao and that Gusmao could debut for the promotion on August 9 at UFC 87 in Minneapolis, MN. Gusmao’s opponent for the event has yet to be determined, according to Martin. The UFC had previously attempted to sign Gusmao and it was reported by several news... 

The IFL held a conference call on Wednesday that was hosted by league commissioner and co-founder, Kurt Otto. The call was scheduled to alert the media about the league’s plans for the 2008 season. Here are the highlights from the call: - Kurt Angle’s name was brought up towards the end of the call. Otto confirmed that the promotion hosted Angle during... 

Several reports have surfaced in the last 48 hours claiming that Andre Gusmao will be debuting for the UFC at UFC 81 on February 2 against David Heath. FiveOuncesOfPain.com (www.FiveOuncesOfPain.com) has learned that those reports are incorrect, as the IFL has a contract option to retain Gusmao for the 2008 season and will be exercising that option. CLICK HERE... 

MMAweekly.com is reporting in its rumors section that a light heavyweight matchup between David Heath and Andre Gusmao is set for UFC 81. Heath is coming off an infamous defeat at the hands of Renato Sobral via Anaconda choke at UFC 74 while Andre Gusmao is a UFC newcomer and IFL veteran with a 5-0 record. UFC 81 is scheduled for February 2nd, 2008 at the MGM... 

The IFL held a conference call for the media today to announce that it will air one hour of its World Grand Prix from Chicago, IL live on Saturday, November 3 on MyNetwortkTV at 8 p.m. ET. IFL co-founder and commissioner Kurt Otto made the formal announcement. He also praised the company for hiring Jay Larkin full-time and believes Larkin will be a key figure...