Nelson Gets the short straw to fight Dos Santos
It appears the (15-4) Roy
It appears the (15-4) Roy
After the UFC 117 event will get a title shot against the winner of Cain vs Lesnar
Dana White confirmed that the winner of Junior Dos Santos and Roy Nelson will get a title shot against the winner of Lesnar vs Valasquez.
Nelson burst onto the UFC scene on the Ultimate Fighter 10: Heavyweights. On the show Nelson drew huge numbers with his first fight against Kimbo Slice. Many doubted Roy but he showed them wrong as he almost finished Kimbo in the first and then TKO’d him in the second. Next Roy fought the other two top guys in the house and made quick work of both James Mcsweeney and
John Hathaway was able to come away with an impressive Unanimous Decision victory over Diego “Nightmare” Sanchez.
Sanchez came in to the fight with a 21 and 3 record, when his latest fight was the lost the BJ Penn at UFC 107 (with a TKO).
John “The Hitman” Hathaway entered the octagon with a solid 12 and 0 record, with a decision win over Paul Taylor at UFC 105 was his last fight.
UFC 114 – Rampage vs. Evans held May 29, 2010 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
MONTREAL – UFC 113’s co-main event between top welterweight contenders Paul Daley and Josh Koscheck will earn the winner a title shot with champion Georges St-Pierre. UFC president Dana White confirmed the long-expected plans during today’s UFC 113 pre-event press conference at Montreal’s Bell Centre. The same venue hosts Saturday’s pay-per-view event, which includes the Daley vs. Koscheck fight. Koscheck (14-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC), a former NCAA Divison I wrestling champion, has stopped five of his 16 UFC
Who Gets Cruz First? (Joseph Benavidez,Scott Jorgensen) ?
Recently signed lightweight, Takanori Gomi, who has beaten high caliber fighters such as: Aurelio, Sakurai, Kawajiri, Pulver and Costa, has signed on to fight one of the best lightweights in the world Kenny Florian at UFC Fight Night which takes place on March 31st. In a recent interview UFC President Dana White said that if Gomi beats Florian he gets a shot at BJ Penn.
Takanori Gomi will almost certainly face BJ Penn in his second fight for the UFC, company president Dana White says, provided he gets past