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... 

After defeating Mike Whitehead at the last Affliction show, Renato “Babalu” Sobral made it very clear who he wanted to fight next. He publicly stated that Tito Ortiz is his dream fight. Ortiz appeared destined to sign with Affliction after finally parting ways with the UFC. However, to this day, Ortiz and Affliction have not come to terms on a contract.... 

Renato “Babalu” Sobral planned to fight Bobby Southworth during last weekend’s Strikeforce show. Unfortunately, that fight did not take place. Sobral pulled out of the fight due to a knee injury. “I had a torn meniscus,” said Sobral, “the surgery is already done. I will recover well.” Sobral hopes the recovery is quick.... 

Renato “Babalu” Sobral may be a very busy man over the next couple of months. Sources have confirmed that Babalu is set to face Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Bobby Southworth on Saturday, September 20. The September 20th date is only three weeks prior to the second Affliction show where Babalu is supposed to be facing Tito Ortiz. It’ll... 

A light heavyweight clash between former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz and former UFC light heavyweight title contender Renato “Babalu” Sobral is close to being added to the card of Affliction’s next show, according to a report by Yahoo! Sports’ Steve Cofield. The proposed Ortiz vs. Sobral bout would co-headline Affliction’s... 

After the WEC announced several months ago that its Aug. 3 event in Las Vegas would be headlined by three title defenses, it was thought that following up the Summer fight card would be a tough act to top. With preliminary plans coming into place for its Wednesday, September 10 event, it appears as if the Zuffa-owned fight promotion might have outdone themselves. The... 

The long-anticipated rematch between WEC middleweight champion Paulo Filho and Chael Sonnen is now slated to take place during the WEC’s September 10 event. The report comes from print version of the June 23 edition of the Wrestling Observer. Filho and Sonnen had been scheduled to rematch this past March but the fight was postponed after Filho checked himself... 

MMA Junkie, by way of Tatame, is reporting that WEC middlweight champion Paulo Filho will rematch Chael Sonnen at WEC 36 in September. Filho just did a stint in rehab due to depression and chemical dependency and is back to training and focusing on fighting. The two were originally supposed to have a rematch in March but Filho pulled out due to these personal... 

According to Sherdog.com,  WEC  middleweight champion, Paulo Filho  has pulled out of his March 26th clash with Chael Sonnen. Filho’s manager, Jorge Guimaraes,  alerted Sherdog to this recent development. Guimaraes had the following to say: “We tried our best with Filho, but it didn’t work and he’ll not fight in the WEC,” “He... 

First it’s on, then it’s off, and now it’s back on again according to recent comments made to Sherdog by Ed Soares, Paulo Filho’s manager: Despite announcing this week that he was pulling out of a March 26 WEC middleweight title defense versus Chael Sonnen, Paulo Filho will put the belt up after all, the Brazilian’s manager, Ed Soares,... 

A rematch between WEC middleweight champion Paulo Filho and Chael Sonnen that had originally been slated to take place on March 26 in Las Vegas has been postponed, according to a report on the Brazilian mixed martial arts website Tatame. The Filho vs. Sonnen rematch is now slated to take place on a WEC show scheduled for June 1 in Sacramento, Calif. The report... 

In a recent interview with MMAnews.com, Dan Henderson had some interesting things to say about WEC middleweight champion, Paulo Filho. MMANews.com:What are your thoughts on Paulo Filho? Dan Henderson: I don’t think he has been very impressive in his last two performances since coming to the US but I think that’s what not being able to use Steroids... 

In an article on Tatame.com, WEC middleweight champion, Paulo Filho’s boxing coach, Josuel Distak states that Filho’s next fight will be a rematch against the last man he defeated, Chael Sonnen, in March. “Last fight I had a lot of weight problems with Paulão, that’s why he wasn’t well. Sonnen asked for a revenge and we accepted. Filho... 

The Brazilian website TATAME posted a short article regarding Chuck Liddell’s request to train with Paulo Filho for Liddell’s fight against Wanderlei Silva at UFC 79. The following article has been run through a translator: Paulo: “I would not train American to fight with Brazilian”Jiu-jitsu black belt, Paulo Filho travels on December... 

Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports is reporting that Paulo Filho will defend his WEC middleweight title on Dec. 12 in Las Vegas against Chael Sonnen. “Chael matches well with Paulo Filho, who is a tough guy for us to get opponents for,” WEC matchmaker Scott Adams is quoted as saying in Iole’s article. “He was a Division I wrestler and he finished... 

World Extreme Cagefighting has officially announced four matches for their next card on Dec. 12 in Las Vegas at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. The year end show for the Zuffa-owned promotion will feature three title matches with “The Californian Kid” Urijah Faber defending the WEC featherweight title against Jeff Curran and Doug “Rhino”... 

George Garcia, co-host of TAGG Radio, confirmed on the MMAWeekly.com forums that his long-time friend and radio partner Frank Trigg is in talks to join the WEC as a fighter. Garcia responded to a post on the forum that claimed Trigg has signed with the WEC and will fight current WEC middleweight champion Paulo Filho for the middleweight title in December. While... 

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,... 

A Q&A session I recently had with Paulo Filho and his manager, Eddie Suarez, is now available on CBS Sportsline. Paulo arrived in Vegas from Brazil on Wednesday in preparation for his match against Joe Doerksen on Sunday night for the vacant WEC middleweight title. Filho vs. Doerksen will be the co-main event of a card that will be televised on Versus starting... 

The supposed showdown between Ed Fishman and the former parent company of Pride, Dream Stage Entertainment, ended not with a bang, but with a whimper. Some big name witnesses had been called by Fishman’s lawyers to give depositions in the case such as The Fertittas and Dana White. It had been thought that they might be asked on the record about very sensitive...