SHOWTIME Weights!
July 31, 2009
Timothy Bradley 139 vs Nate Campbell 138.5
(WBO junior welterweight championship)
Junior Witter 139 vs Devon Alexander 138.5
(WBC junior welterweight championship)
Venue: Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage, Calif.
Promoter: Gary Shaw
TV: SHOWTIME
Gwazela-Mboyane collide!
July 31, 2009
By Ron Jackson
Former South African and WBC International flyweight champion Nkqubela Gwazela will have his second crack at winning the SA bantamweight title when he meets Klaas Mboyane for the vacant crown at the Orient Theatre in East London on Sunday afternoon. The title became vacant when Simphiwe Vetyeka won the vacant IBO bantamweight belt […]
Barnett’s "B" sample returns positive (Yahoo! Sports)
July 31, 2009
Josh Barnett’s secondary testing sample returned positive for a banned substance.
The Bad Boy is Back! Ortiz Returns to the UFC
July 31, 2009
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - It was said that the bad blood between UFC President Dana White and former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz ran so deep that reconciliation wasn’t even a remote possibility. But after a twitter exchange between the two surfaced recently, fans began speculating that a return to the Octagon wouldn’t be too far off for ‘The Huntington Beach Bad Boy.’ On Friday, White made it official, announcing Ortiz’ re-signing with the UFC during a media teleconference.
Phenomenal news from White, as Belfort vs Franklin Headlines UFC 103
July 31, 2009
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - It’s a staple on the list of most longtime UFC fans’ favorite images - Vitor Belfort, just 20 years old, blasting through his opponents with blistering hand speed and power. These displays rightfully earned him the nickname of ‘The Phenom’, and even as he matured into a man who eventually held the UFC light heavyweight title in 2004, the fans never left his side. On September 19th, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, Belfort returns to the Octagon for the first time in over four years to take on former middleweight champion Rich Franklin in the light heavyweight main event of UFC 103.
