The MMA scene has been silent as of late, but get ready for a bevy of action. The UFC and Elite XC have shows the 25th, then the UFC has 3 events in September. The IFL will also have their finals in September and Elite XC will have a show as well as WEC. Fedor Emelianenko and Wanderlei Silva are still out there waiting to be signed and there is always steroids so there's a lot coming our way.
First up, Denis Kang is rumored to not only have signed with K-1 Hero's promotion, but his 1st fight may be against the legendary Kazushi Sakuraba. A major signing for Hero's, but a loss for us fans who want to see Kang against the elite of the 185 division. Sakuraba has been too old to fight for some time, and I have little interest in watching him ruin his "Golden Years" with unnecessary punishment here at the end of his career.
Kevin Randleman continues to break down the stereotypes placed upon fighters today by getting arrested for "DUI, Speeding, Driving Without a Valid License, Intimidating a Public Officer, Malicious Destruction of Public Property, and others." Its not enough to get a year's suspension from action for submitting a fake urine sample, the guy continues his notorious spiral into madness.
Jeff "Snowman" Monson continues to keep busy since leaving the UFC fighting twice in two weeks! First against Chris Guillen in the Global Fighting Championships on August 17th, and then September 1st, Monson will again step up to fight hard-hitting veteran Pedro "The Rock" Rizzo. Jeff's IFA Heavyweight Championship will be on the line for the latter at Art Of War 3.
Brandon "The Truth" Vera has officially resigned with the UFC. His 1st opponent was supposed to by Tim Sylvia (coming off his title loss and back surgery) but Tim has got a bad staph infection and may have to pull out. Staph has gone around the Miletich camp in a devastating way taking Spencer Fisher out of his future #1 contenders match with Din Thomas, and Drew McFedries may be out for 9 months as his infection is especially bad. Someone at MFC needs to do a better job cleaning the mats.
Andrei Arlovski and his management team are upset with the UFC as he cannot get another match. After coming off a cautious win over Fabricio Werdum, "The Pitbull" has not been offered another match. Its been 4 months and the guy is getting restless and wants back into action saying he would like to fight Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira next!
In boxing news (yes I'm still barely grasping onto boxing) Felix Trinidad is hoping to return in January against none other than Roy Jones Jr. I don't care how old these guys are, I'd watch this one and it can't be worse than Mayweather/De La Hoya.
Finally in sad yet good news,Wednesday, August 8, Elaine Paiva da Silva, 27, confessed to the kidnap and murder of Priscila Belfort, sister of fighter Vitor Belfort, three years after her disappearance. Silva was the member of a Brazilian gang who kidnapped the woman for a ransom that was never collected. Elaine has informed the Police as to where the remains of Priscila can be found, and turned in 3 of her fellow kidnappers. Here's to the Belfort family finally being able to put their daughter to rest and hopefully to some semblance of peace.
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