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NewsWith Hathaway injured, Nelson gets Thatch and Howard gets Pendred
Earlier today it was reported that John Hathaway was injured and unable to fight Gunnar Nelson at UFC 189. So the UFC scrambled and made it work.
NewsIdeally, Rothwell wants Arlovski, in nine months
Ben Rothwell on who he wants to fight, in nine months: “I tried to build a strong case for Andrei Arlovski. I think the fight makes sense.”
NewsMacDonald: Condit should get next title shot
Rory MacDonald will next fight for the UFC welterweight title, and should he succeed, already knows who he would like to defend his title against.
NewsBellator’s Smith responds to Kimbo vs. Shamrock fix speculation
“Of all the fights one COULD fix, why the hell would anyone fix a fight between two fighters who are not in their competitive primes and have roughly the same fan appeal?”
NewsShlemenko suspended 3 years by CSAC, fined $10,000, win overturned
On Tuesday the California State Athletic Commission voted unanimously to suspend former Bellator middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko for three years,
NewsCarla Esparza to undergo surgery, likely out 6 to 8 months
Carla Esparza’s manager Brian Butler of Suckerpunch Entertainment confirmed the injury and surgery to FOX Sports on Monday.
NewsGustafsson nearly quit after Anthony Johnson loss
Alexander Gustafsson: “I was supposed to win this fight, but I didn’t. I was thinking about that, to quit the sport. I was really depressed after the fight.”
