UFC 138 Slated For Birmimgham, England. Leben Vs. Munoz Main Event

By Chris Howie <Br> MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer<Br><Br> The UFC will make it's long awaited return to the United Kingdom this Fall as it was announced this week that UFC 138 will take place on November 5th in Birmingham, England.<Br><Br> The main event of the evening will feature "The Crippler" Chris Leben, fresh off a spectacular first round knockout of Wanderlei Silva, taking on Mark Munoz as the two middleweights could be vying for a shot at the middleweight title.<Br><Br> UFC President Dana Whtie also dropped news that the event will air in the North America via Spike TV.<Br><Br> The card is also expected to feature the following bouts with more to be announced later:<Br><Br> * Renan Barao vs. Brad Pickett<Br> * Anthony Njokuani vs. Paul Taylor<Br> * Papy Abedi vs. Thiago Alves<Br><Br> Leave your feedback on this article by posting a comment directly below! You can also chat about the latest news in the MMANEWS.COM Forums and/or the MMANEWS.COM Facebook. If that wasn't enough, MMANEWS.COM is now on Twitter as well @mmanewsdotcom.<Br><Br>

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Sandro and Curran advance to Bellator 145 tournament final

Sandro and Curran advance to Bellator 145 tournament final

Marlon Sandro and Pat Curran were favorites entering the night at Bellator 47 and both came away unscathed by using solid boxing to take out their opponents. Sandro and Curran will meet for $100,000 and a world title shot at Bellator 48 in Uncasville, Ct. on Aug. 20.

Sandro, a minus-260 favorite, continued his winning ways in the U.S.. Nazareno Malegarie  xhibited a great chin in avoiding a knockout loss, but his boxing just wasn't up to par with Sandro's nasty striking game. The Brazilian rolled over Malegarie via unanimous decision, 30-27 on all three cards.

Sandro (19-2) exploded onto the world scene with three vicious first round knockouts at Sengoku 11, 12 and 13. The 34-year-old was a huge free agent signing for Bellator and immediately tabbed the tourney favorite. He backed it up tonight showing off a complete game. He thwarted every single takedown attempt by Malegarie and forced the Argentinian to stand and bang.

Malegarie (20-2) was no match on the feet. Sandro's head movement made him difficult to hit. The heavy-handed Sandro busted up Malegarie's right eye with an excellent jab. He also pounded Malegarie with left hooks following nasty uppercuts.

Curran (15-4) fought at a measured pace for 15 minutes and Ronnie Mann allowed him to do whatever he wanted. Mann (20-3) is a dangerous boxer, but he was on his horse throughout the first two rounds and did so predictably by constantly circling to his left.

Curran did most of his damage behind some solid jumping knees. The smaller Mann (5-foot-6 vs. 5-10) never found the range. Even after a tongue lashing from his trainer Shawn Tompkins before the third round, Mann failed to step on the gas in the final five minutes. Curran got the nod on the scorecards, 29-28, 30-27 and 30-27.

Bellator's featherweight champ Joe Warren was scheduled to fight on this card, but the bout was canceled when Patricio "Pitbull" Freire had to bow out with a hand injury. Warren also fights down at 135 pounds and is next scheduled to compete in the Bellator bantamweight tourney starting in September. At some point in the future Warren will have to face the Sandro-Curran winner.

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?Bellator 47? Results

?Bellator 47? is officially jumping off inside the Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario, Canada. MTV2 will broadcast the main card at 9PM ET. The event showcases a pair of Featherweight Tournament Semifinals bouts. Pat Curran meets Ronnie Mann in the night’s featured attraction. This evening?s show marks the second leg of Bellator?s three-part Summer Series. [...]

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Overeem out of Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix, replaced by Cormier

Strikeforce Heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem has been removed from the Heavyweight Grand Prix Tournament. Overeem was to face Antonio “Big Foot” Silva in the semifinals of the tournament on September 10th. The news of Overeem’s removal comes via Tatame.com after he had discussed his semifinal bout with MMAFighting.com. Overeem will be replaced in the tournament [...]

Overeem out of Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix, replaced by Cormier is a post from: MMA Interplay UFC News

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Best of the half-year of MMA in pictures

2011 is only half over, but there's been enough craziness in MMA to fill a decade. Take a look through the best of images so far this year to see reminders of Tito Ortiz's resurgence, Steven Seagal's effect on two fights, the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix and a whole lot of blood.

All pictures by Tracy Lee.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Best-of-the-half-year-of-MMA-in-pictures?urn=mma-wp4515

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ESPN MMA Live: Alistair Overeem?s GP Exit, Fedor Emelianenko vs. Dan Henderson Preview

On this week’s edition of ESPN MMA Live, Jon Anik and crew analyze Alistair Overeem’s exit from the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix. Dan Henderson stops by to talk about his upcoming fight against Fedor Emelianenko. ESPN MMA Live Archive If you have trouble playing the video, you can also watch it on ESPN.com.

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Strikeforce grand prix's Josh Barnett not clawing for UFC crossover

Since the purchase of Strikeforce this past March by UFC parent company Zuffa LLC, a good handful of the participants in the Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix have expressed their desire to crossover from hexagon to octagon.

Except Josh Barnett. But is that a surprise?

The heavyweight iconoclast told MMAjunkie.com Radio that he has a different philosophy about what he hopes to achieve with his time in Strikeforce, and it's not necessarily a chance to fight in the UFC.


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