UFC NEWS: Johny Hendricks in for injured Dennis Hallman against T.J. Waldburger at UFC Fight Night 24

By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

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T.J. Waldburger has a new opponent for UFC Fight Night 24 this month.

After losing his initially scheduled opponent Dennis Hallman to injury, Waldburger will now meet Johny Hendricks on the card, coming to the KeyArena in Seattle, Wash. on March 26, the UFC has announced.

"Dennis Hallman is out of UFC Fight Night March 26 with a knee injury," UFC president Dana White stated in an official release on Saturday. "Powerful wrestler Johny Hendricks has verbally agreed to replace him against submission specialist T.J. Waldburger in a preliminary fight."

Hendricks looks to get back on track after a disappointing decision loss to Rick Story last December. The unanimous decision loss was the first defeat of his career, snapping his opening nine fight winning streak.

Waldburger will be out to build upon a successful UFC debut at UFC Fight Night 21 last September. The decision win over fellow newcomer David Mitchell was his fourth straight win, coming a year after his previous fight.

UFC Fight Night 24 is headlined by the light heavyweight bout between Phil Davis and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, and airs live on Spike TV.

Penick's Analysis: This is a great replacement on short notice. Hendricks is a major talent in the welterweight division, and though he suffered a setback against Story, this is an opportunity at redemption. For Waldburger, this is a big opportunity to face a fighter that has gotten a lot of exposure over the last couple of years in Hendricks, and it makes for a highly interesting preliminary card fight.

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/UFC_2/article_8660.shtml

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Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson Weigh-In Results

Weigh-ins for "Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson" take place today at 5pm ET for tomorrow's Showtime-televised event in Columbus, Ohio, which is headlined by light heavyweight champ Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante vs. Dan Henderson.

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/17803/strikeforce-feijao-vs-henderson-weigh-in-results/

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Mamed Khalidov likely facing James Irvin at KSW 15, Mariusz Pudzianowski also expected for action

The card for leading Polish MMA promotion KSW?s March 19 event in Warsaw is in the late stages of finalization and it appears the show should feature a handful of recognizable names including Bellator, PRIDE, and UFC veterans. In addition to fights from Rogent Lloret and Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou it now appears the organization has [...]

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Sanchez and Kampmann talking UFC on Versus 3 matchup

UFC welterweights Diego Sanchez and Martin Kampmann discuss their upcoming fight at UFC on Versus 3, which takes place tonight Thursday, March 3rd. Sanchez and Kampmann talking UFC on Versus 3 matchup is a post from: MMA Interplay UFC News

Sanchez and Kampmann talking UFC on Versus 3 matchup is a post from: MMA Interplay UFC News

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MMAjunkie.com's John Morgan on "The Fight Show" with Mauro Ranallo today

MMAjunkie.com lead staff reporter John Morgan is a guest on today's edition of "The Fight Show with Mauro Ranallo."

With Ranallo in Ohio for this weekend's "Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson," Morgan joins Arda Orcal to look back at this Thursday night's UFC on Versus 3 event, as well as ahead to this weekend's Strikeforce festivities.

Catch the segment at 2:15 p.m. ET (11:15 a.m. PT) on The Score, which is available on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 98 or online at Radio.TheScore.com.


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Diego Sanchez Beats Martin Kampmann in Close Decision at UFC on Versus 3

by Michael David SmithThe main event at UFC on Versus 3 was a wild one, as Diego Sanchez, his face a bloody mess, pulled out a unanimous decision win over Martin Kampmann.

Sanchez was getting pummeled in the early going, and he ended the fight with cuts all over his face and two badly swollen eyes, but he noted in his post-fight interview that he had hurt Kampmann as well.

"I caught him with some big shots, too -- we both got caught with some big shots," he said. "I thought I won the fight by putting on the pressure and I thought I controlled this fight."

Sanchez wasn't satisfied, and neither were most of the fans in Louisville, who cheered loudly when Kampmann said, "I think I won the fight."

 

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