Quick Hits: Slice a Free Agent, UFC 101 Lineup Finalized, New York Vote Set, and More
Posted by Kris Karkoski on May 23, 2009 at 10:57 am ET8 Comments
- Bellator has finalized an eight-bout lineup for its June 5th event in California. The card features the featherweight final between Yahir Reyes and Joe Soto as well as seven non-tournament bouts.
- The New York State Assembly’s Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts will vote on June 3 on whether to regulate mixed martial arts in the state.
- The UFC has completed the fight card for UFC 101 on August 8th in Philadelphia with the addition of Alessio Sakara vs. Thales Leites to the event’s preliminary lineup.
- Andre “Dida” Amade vs. Katsunori Kikuno has been added to the rumored lineup for DREAM 10 on July 20th in Japan.
- A cut suffered in a brawl with bouncers nearly caused Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem to lose his hand, according to Fighters Only, forcing Overeem out of action for an undetermined time period that is likely to span the summer, including a scheduled June 20th title defense against Brett Rogers.
- Kimbo Slice is now a free agent, according to a May 13th SEC filing by ProElite, after negotiations for Slice to join Strikeforce fell through. Slice is expected to leave MMA at least temporarily to make his pro boxing debut later this year.
- A welterweight bout between Paul Daley and Jay Hieron has been signed for Affliction 3 on August 1st in Anaheim, California, MMA Fanhouse is reporting.
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Looks like Arlovski Rodgers may be for the interim StrikeForce HW strap now, I shouldnt say this but im gunna, Kimbo Slice, the guy would draw crowds if he were thrown into the UFC HW deepend, feed him to King Kongo or dos Santos before he goes pro boxing and watch either of them punch holes in his beard
Yes Yes Yes Kimbo Slice is gonna fight again Yes now I can pull out my rock’em sock’em punching bag and gear and the Kimbo’s pin ball machine and go backyard on you fools.!!
Why in the world is Overeem fighting bouncers??? Now this tool may have damaged his career.
Kimbo to Affliction I can see it now
Anyone playing UFC Undisputed 09 notice that Maddison Square Gardens is one of the venues. Interesting to say the least.
yea i noticed that, why the hell is the committee of tourism and arts voting whether to allow mma there? someone please explain that to me because I dont see why that committee should be allowed to vote on it.
Time for Kimbo to beat up punks and thugs for $100 in the ghetto (again). Was that kinda racist? I hope not.
hahahaha well seeing how your name is white_boy, and with what you just said…it might seem a little racial. but oh well.
That’s crazy about Overeem and his hand, glad they got that sorted before he lost it.