5/1: Machida v Shogun II vs Mayweather v Pacquiao
From SI.com “The much anticipated rematch between Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and current light heavyweight champion Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida is…
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“The much anticipated rematch between Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and current light heavyweight champion Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida is set to take place May 1 in Montreal. Word of the confirmation was first reported by Dan Wetzel of Yahoo! Sports and later confirmed by the UFC president Dana White.”
From Dan Rafael’s blog @ espn.com
“Although many folks are taking it easy this week because of Thanksgiving, that’s not the case in boxing as several fights are in the works. While Top Rank’s Bob Arum and Golden Boy’s Richard Schaefer continue negotiating the big one that we all want to see — the mega-showdown between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. (target date: May 1) — several other fights have just been finalized or are in the process of being put together. Here’s a rundown of what I’ve been hearing the past few days:”
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