Properly timing three contests that could each potentially run 25 minutes - or 25 seconds - could leave the promotion with a bit of downtime to fill.
Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker recently told MMAjunkie.com that in order to fill the void, the promotion will likely air a preliminary card fight for the first time.
Sources close to the bout told MMAjunkie.com on Tuesday that both fighters have agreed to meet one another and are expected to put pen to paper soon.
While not yet officially announced, UFC 115 is expected to take place June 12 at GM Place in Vancouver, British Columbia. The night's main card airs on pay-per-view.
The potential bout was first reported by The Las Vegas Sun, and MMAjunkie.com has since confirmed that both fighters have verbally agreed to the fight, and bout agreements are expected to be finalized shortly.
While not yet officially announced, UFC 115 is expected to take place June 12 at GM Place in Vancouver, British Columbia. The night's main card airs on pay-per-view.
While U.S. subscribers of the satellite television service are still waiting anxiously to hear if DirecTV and Versus will resolve their differences in time for this month's debut UFC event on the network, the fight promotion is ensuring MMA fans worldwide will see the event.
The UFC recently announced that "UFC on Versus 1: Vera vs. Jones" will air on a host of countries outside of the U.S., including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico and the U.K.
UFC on Versus 1 takes place Sunday March 21 at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colo.
It's the first UFC card televised live on the cable channel, and light heavyweights Brandon Vera and Jon Jones fight in the evening's main event.
While the company's handling of its champions and current relationship with M-1 Global and Fedor Emelianenko have come under a bit of fire, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker recently told MMAjunkie.com that he's just fine with the current path of his fight promotion.
"I think every goal that we set out last year, we've done that and then some," Coker said.
The UFC today announced a new long-term distribution agreement with All Sports Network, a 24-hour high-definition sports channel in Asia.
The new deal provides UFC programming to Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, Macau, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand.
With a special primetime start of 9 p.m. ET, it's only appropriate that the man known as "Showtime," WEC 47 winner Javier Vazquez, joins the program.
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My, how things have changed.
At this past weekend's WEC 47 event in Columbus, Ohio, Joseph Benavidez stunned Torres with a one-sided submission win and likely earned himself a shot at the 135-pound title. But Scott Jorgensen also landed one of the more memorable finishes in recent memory in his bout with Chad George, and he made a legitimate claim for contender status.
The as-yet-unannounced Spike TV event is expected for June 19 in Las Vegas, though its location is unknown at this time. MMAjunkie.com first reported the heavyweight matchup last week, though at the time, it was uncertain on which card the two would fight.
"TUF 11," which features UFC legends Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell as coaches, features middleweight fighters bidding for the much ballyhooed "six-figure" UFC contract.
Hamman, a former University of Redlands linebacker and defensive end who faces Rodney Wallace at UFC 111 on March 27, had slept just eight hours in the three days prior to the Nov. 15 fight.
"I was miserable," he recently told MMAjunkie.com.
UFC officials today made official the bout, which completes the televised pay-per-view main card of the event.
UFC 113 takes place at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and feature a main event between light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida and challenger Mauricio "Shogun" Rua.
And though Cruz and Benavidez pulled off a pair of upsets, Benavidez today told MMAjunkie.com Radio he's unsure if he'll get the next title shot with the newly crowned champ.
But he won't lose sleep either way. Patience truly is a virtue, Benavidez said.
Wellington "Megaton" Dias, a Phoenix, Ariz.-based fourth-degree black belt under Royler and Rolker Gracie, surprised the UFC lightweight with the belt late last month at an affiliate school in Eugene, Ore., where Dunham built his mixed-martial-arts career.
The lightweight up-and-comer said the belt is nice but that it's not the end of the road in his evolution as a competitor.
Today's show, for example, takes place from 5-7 p.m. ET with WEC 47 co-main-event winner and top contender Joseph Benavidez and Kendall Grove, who meets Mark Munoz next month at UFC 112.
Tuesday's show, which features WEC 47 winner and featherweight contender Javier Vazquez, airs from 9-11 p.m. ET.
Bellator today announced Imada as the sixth confirmed competitor for its eight-man tourney field.
The tournament kicks off with Bellator's second season, which commences in April and airs live on FOX Sports Net with taped highlights on NBC and Telemundo.
The 24-year-old Kansas native owns a 16-5 professional record and now earns a spot on Bellator 16, which takes place April 29 in Kansas City.
Stinson edged 27-year-old Leonardo Pecanha (11-6), who's impressive showing could earn him a spot on a May Bellator card, the promotion today announced.
MMAjunkie.com recently requested and today received the list of disclosed salaries from the California State Athletic Commission.
The total disclosed payroll for the Feb. 26 event was $75,000, though half the competitors went unpaid because they're amateur fighters.
MMAjunkie.com recently requested and today received the official figures for the Feb. 26 event from the California State Athletic Commission.
The report did not state how many, if any, of the tickets were issued complimentary.
MMAjunkie.com on Sunday requested and today received the list of salaries from the Ohio Athletic Commission.
The total disclosed payroll for the March 6 Versus-televised event was $236,500.
