Michihiro Omigawa Gets Another Fight: Jason Young at UFC 138

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Fighters who go 0-4 in the UFC don't often get a fifth shot in the Octagon, but Michihiro Omigawa will.

Omigawa, the featherweight who went on a tear in Japan in 2009 and 2010 but has been much less successful in the UFC, is set to take on Jason Young at UFC 138 on November 5 in Birmingham, England. The fight was first reported by Fighters Only and later confirmed by the UFC's UK Twitter account.

It's been a rocky road in the UFC for Omigawa, who made his Octagon debut at UFC 76 in 2007, losing a unanimous decision to Matt Wiman. He then returned to the Octagon at UFC Fight Night 12 in 2008, lost a unanimous decision to Thiago Tavares, and was released by the promotion.

But after returning home to Japan and signing with Sengoku in 2009, Omigawa looked like a completely different fighter: He went 8-1 over an 18-month stretch and earned recognition as one of the best featherweights in the world.

And then Omigawa returned to the UFC and struggled again. Chad Mendes out-wrestled him for 15 minutes en route to an easy unanimous decision win at UFC 126 in February, and Darren Elkins beat him by unanimous decision at UFC 131 in June. The decision with Elkins was controversial, however, and that may be why the UFC has decided to give Omigawa one more shot.

The British Young will have the home crowd on his side at UFC 138, and if he wins it will be the biggest victory of his young career. And if Young wins, it likely spells the end of Omigawa in the Octagon.

 

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Source: http://mmafighting.com/2011/07/21/michihiro-omigawa-gets-another-fight-jason-young-at-ufc-138/

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Audio chat: Strikeforce announcers talk Fedor-Hendo at ESPN1100 24-hour radiothon

The timing was perfect for a lucky Las Vegas listener to do an hour of radio with Showtime announcer Mauro Ranallo, Pat Miletich and Stephen Quadros. Strikeforce Challengers 17 is scheduled tonight for the Pearl Theatre at the Palms in Sin City. Across the casino in the Key West Room is the ESPNRadio1100/98.9 FM Sixth Annual 24-hour radiothon to benefit The Caring Place.

Back in 2005, Al Bernstein and his wife Connie helped establish The Caring Place, a cancer assistance center just west of the Las Vegas strip.

The Showtime trio took listener Angel Garcia on a hardcore trip through MMA history and broke down all the big upcoming fights on the Strikeforce schedule.

The broadcast goes through 1p ET on Saturday. Upcoming guests include Mike Tyson, Jim Fassel, J.T. the Brick and Larry Johnson. Listen here.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Audio-chat-Strikeforce-announcers-talk-Fedor-He?urn=mma-wp4957

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?Cro Cop? returns for another UFC fight against Roy Nelson

Dana White is trying to allow the legends of MMA to walk away gracefully, but some won't cooperate. After UFC 132, White said "I think that's it." We're still waiting on an answer from Silva. He did the same after UFC 128 with Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic, but it looks like the former PRIDE star wants to continue to eran a few bucks.

Cro Cop wants to fight on and is owed another bout on his contract. So coming off an ugly third round knockout loss to Brendan Schaub, Cro Cop announced he'll be facing Roy Nelson at UFC 137 in October.

"I've had no contact with Dana White and have not re-negotiated with the UFC. I agreed to my next fight and that's it," Filipovic explained. "I can now exclusively confirm that I will fight my last UFC fight October 29 in Las Vegas against Roy Nelson."

Cro Cop, 36, has been battling a nasty knee injury over the last few years, but says he's good to go now.

"We will see in the next fight. I am happy that I managed to rehabilitate my injury. I received a few injections to the knee. It is an unpleasant procedure. They take your blood and separate parts of it using a a centrifuge and then inject [the plasma rich platelets] into the knee to stimulate cartilage regeneration," Cro Cop said. "This knee was destroyed, but I managed to repair it. I felt terrible pain, and now twice a week I'm doing exercises with physiotherapy. "

Cage Potato calls this a win or go home fight for both fighters. Do you agree? Nelson's lost two straight, but against Junior dos Santos and Frank Mir.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/-Cro-Cop-returns-for-another-UFC-fight-against-?urn=mma-wp4654

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Michael Johnson vs. Paul Sass Set for UFC on Versus 6

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The Ultimate Fighter 12 lightweight runner-up Michael Johnson will make his third trip inside the Octagon when he meets British youngster Paul Sass at UFC on Versus 6, the UFC announced Thursday on its UK Twitter.

The UFC Live event is expected to take place Oct. 1 at the Verizon Center in Washington D.C.

Despite being Georges St. Pierre's first pick, Johnson (9-5) fell short of becoming "The Ultimate Fighter" in the finals last December against Jonathan Brookins. Johnson then returned last month, stopping Edward Faaloloto in the first round with punches at UFC on Versus 4.

The undefeated 22-year-old Sass (11-0) has not competed since his UFC debut last October at UFC 120 against Mark Holst. The contest earned Sass Submission of the Night honors with an impressive triangle choke, dubbed the "Sassangle," to his displeasure.

Charlie Brenneman vs. Anthony Johnson and Mac Danzig vs. Matt Wiman are two other bouts currently slated for the card.

 

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Source: http://mmafighting.com/2011/07/21/michael-johnson-vs-paul-sass-set-for-ufc-on-versus-6/

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