NABO Cruiserweight Boxing Champ BJ Flores Signs MMA Deal With Shine Fights

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NABO Cruiserweight Boxing champion BJ Flores has inked a multi-fight deal with the Shine Fights promotion.  The undefeated Mexican-American fighter has made his transition to mixed martial arts (MMA), today’s fastest growing sport.

Flores is currently residing in London, England where he is helping train John Ruiz for his upcoming April 3rd WBA championship fight against current titleholder David Haye.  Flores plans on flying out to the U.S. right after in order to train for his first mixed martial arts bout.  Although no official date nor opponent has been assigned to the 31-year-old San Francisco native, he’ll most likely compete sometime this summer.

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Dan Hardy Ready To Silence Georges St Pierre Fans At UFC 111

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UFC’s no.1 welterweight title contender Dan ‘Outlaw’ Hardy feels sorry for Georges St. Pierre (GSP) fans.  Hardy’s confidence continues to grow as we approach UFC 111’s main event title fight between Hardy and GSP, scheduled to take place at the Prudential Center in New Jersey on March 27th.

Hardy seems pretty confident that he’ll be victorious over GSP, disappointing Canadian fans come March 27.  Will Hardy become the new UFC 170-pound champion or will GSP prove once again why still holds the belt around his waist.

From Dan Hardy:

“I know that I can give GSP hell when the times come. It’s so sweet stepping out into the Octagon on the other side saying, ‘I told you so.’ All these GSP fans that are betting the house on him, when they wake up Sunday morning … they aren’t going to be too impressed with themselves”

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Brandon Vera To Submit Jon Jones If Taken To The Ground On March 21

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Brandon ‘The Truth’ Vera seems fully prepared to take on Jon ‘Bones’ Jones as part of the “UFC on Versus 1″ main event, scheduled to take place on March 21st in Colorado.  For those of you underestimating Vera’s ground game, the Filipino-American fighter assures media and fans that he has sharpened up his Jiu-Jitsu and is ready to submit just about anyone who decides to test him.

Will Vera be able to knock out or submit Jones come March 21st?  Or will Jones shut his mouth with some of his Greco-Roman wrestling skills?

From Brandon Vera:

“You take me to the ground this year, you’re going to get submitted…I’ll tell you that much right now…We’re going to bang man. I don’t think he’ll take me to the ground…He’s with a new camp, he’s with (Greg) Jackson’s and them. They’re good game plan people so he might try to take me to the ground, but I tell you this much in 2010, my jiu-jitsu game I’ve been tightening back up…Jones, he’s got the skills; he’ll stand with me. Somebody’s going to go to sleep.”

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Pictures of WEC 47 ‘Bowles vs Cruz’ Event In Columbus, Ohio (Photo Gallery)

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props to wec.tv for the above pics, click here to check out the rest of the WEC 47 photo gallery

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Fighter Payouts, Salaries and Bonuses For WEC 47: Benavidez Earns Highest

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Main Fight Card Results Payouts, Salaries and Bonuses:

• Dominick Cruz $18,000 (includes $9,000 win bonus) def. Brian Bowles $12,000
• Joseph Benavidez $29,000 (includes $14,500 win bonus) def. Miguel Torres $26,000
  *Benavidez also received a $10,000 bonus for Submission of the Night
• Javier Vasquez $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus) def. Jens Pulver $14,000
• L.C. Davis $18,000 (includes $9,000 win bonus) def. Deividas Taurosevicius $9,000
• Bart Palaszewski $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus) def. Karen Darabedyan $4,000

Preliminary Fight Card Payouts, Salaries and Bonuses:

• Scott Jorgensen $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Chad George $3,000
• Chad Mendes $8,000 (includes $4,000 win bonus) def. Erik Koch $3,000
• Anthony Pettis $6,000 (includes $3,000 win bonus) def. Danny Castillo $9,500
  *Pettis also received a $10,000 bonus for Knockout of the Night
• Leonard Garcia $14,000 (includes $3,000 win bonus) drew with George Roop $3,000
  *Garcia and Roop also received a $10,000 bonus each for Fight of the Night
• Fredson Paixao $4,000 (includes $2,000 win bonus) def. Courtney Buck $3,000
• Ricardo Lamas $10,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus) def. Bendy Casimir $3,000

Total disclosed fighter salaries: $236,500 USD

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WEC 47 Results: Cruz Becomes New Bantamweight Champ, Benavidez Submits Torres

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Main Fight Card Results:

• Dominick Cruz def. Brian Bowles via TKO (doctor’s stoppage) – Round 2, 5:00
• Joseph Benavidez def. Miguel Torres via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2, 2:57
• Javier Vazquez def. Jens Pulver via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 3:41
• L.C. Davis def. Deividas Taurosevicius via majority decision (29-29, 29-28, 29-28)
• Bart Palaszewski def. Karen Darabedyan via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 4:40

Preliminary Fight Card Results:

• Scott Jorgensen def. Chad George via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 0:31
• Chad Mendes def. Erik Koch via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Anthony Pettis def. Danny Castillo via knockout (head kick) – Round 1, 2:17
• Leonard Garcia vs. George Roop declared split draw (29-27, 27-29, 28-28)
• Fredson Paixao def. Courtney Buck via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:39
• Ricardo Lamas def. Bendy Casimir via knockout (knee) – Round 1, 3:43

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Houston Alexander vs Seth Petruzelli and Tim Sylvia vs Mariusz Pudzianowski Rumored For April 23

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Former UFC light heavyweight fighter Houston Alexander is rumored to face ‘Kimbo Slice Killer’ Set Petruzelli as part of the upcoming Moosin’s Apri 23 show at the DCU Center in Worcester.  It just so happens that Alexander is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Kimbo Slice, meanwhile Petruzelli is known for his 14-second knockout victory over Kimbo right before the demise of EliteXC back in October of 2008.

The main event will be headlined by former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia taking on 5-time World’s Strongest Man champion Mairusz Pudzianowski.  Sylvia is coming off a win over Jason Riley at the Adrenaline MMA 4 event, after losing back to back fights against Fedor Emelianenko and then to boxing veteran Ray Mercer.

Pudzianowski made his MMA debut with a win over Marcin Najman back in December of 2009 at the KSW 12 event in Warsaw, Poland.  The Polish “Dominator” is still expected to fight Robert Paczkow at KSW XIII on May 7 this year.

From BostonHerald.com:

A source told the Herald, that a matchup between Houston Alexander and Seth Petruzelli is in the works for Moosin’s Apri 23 show at the DCU Center in Worcester.

The 30-year-old Petruzelli was on the cast of season 2 of the Ultimate Fighter as a heavyweight. He’s currently on a three-fight win streak, which includes a 14 second knockout victory over Kimbo Slice at EliteXC in 2008. Petruzelli currently trains in Orlando at The Jungle MMA and Fitness with Tom Lawlor.

Alexander is on a two-fight losing streak, including a loss to Slice at the Ultimate Fighter Season 10 Finale in December. Alexander went 3-4 in the UFC before being cut after the loss to Slice. The 37-year-old Nebraska native made waves when he upset Keith Jardine in his UFC debut in 2007.

The card is expected to be headlined by former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia vs. strongman competitorMariusz Pudzianowski. The card will be the first major MMA show in Massachusetts and is expected to air live on pay-per-view.

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Weigh In Results For WEC 47 ‘Bowles vs Cruz’ Event

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Main Fight Card: (aired on Versus)

• Brian Bowles (134.5) vs. Dominick Cruz (134)
• Joseph Benavidez (135) vs. Miguel Torres (134.5)
• Jens Pulver (145.5) vs. Javier Vazquez (145)
• L.C. Davis (144.5) vs. Deividas Taurosevicius (145)
• Karen Darabedyan (156) vs. Bart Palaszewski (155)

Preliminary Fight Card: (may not be aired)

• Chad George (135.5) vs. Scott Jorgensen (135)
• Erik Koch (144) vs. Chad Mendes (145)
• Danny Castillo (155.5) vs. Anthony Pettis (154.5)
• Leonard Garcia (145) vs. George Roop (145.5)
• Courtney Buck (145) vs. Fredson Paixao (144.5)
• Bendy Casimir (155.5) vs. Ricardo Lamas (155)

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Boxing Vet James Toney Signs Multi Fight Deal With UFC, May Fight Kimbo Slice First

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NABO heavyweight boxing champion James “Lights Out” Toney has officially signed a multi-fight deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championships according to several sources.  There is no assigned opponent for him yet nor is there an official date, but sources close to us indicate a possible pay-per-view match-up between the boxing veteran Toney and Miami-based street fighter Kimbo Slice.

Kimbo Slice was scheduled to take on TUF 10 fighter Mike Mitrione as part of the UFC 113 fight card in Montreal.  Since that was taken off the UFC website, it makes it almost obvious that the fight between Toney and Kimbo may be announced sometime soon.  We’ll be sure to keep you guys posted once a bout agreement is official.

Not too long ago, Toney was quoted saying that UFC President was a joke…

From Toney a little over a month ago:

“Dana White’s first offer was a joke and that lets me know he really don’t want to do this … his offer was laughable. That’s the reason I wanted the camera guy in the room with us when I sat down with Dana, so the fans would know that I was serious and if it didn’t happen, it wasn’t because of me.”

It seems like both parties have been able to come to terms as we now find Toney as part of the new UFC roster.  We also found out that the former trainer of Rampage Jackson, Juanito Ibarra, has been selected by Toney himself to prepare him for his first-ever MMA fight.

From Ibarra:

“We have been working on stretching, sprawling and movement, all the things he will need to get a handle on…We get along real well. He’s a great student. He considers me a teacher. Hopefully this chemistry that we have can carry us to a title in MMA. James Toney will fight anybody. It’s up to us to help him figure things out. What I would like to see and what his manager would like to see … Kimbo Slice. It makes sense. The weight factor makes sense. Maybe a 220 [lbs.] fight somewhere in there. Two guys who have great names. I would love to see that fight …I think that’s a great opponent … hopefully the UFC would consider something like that. He’s said it all over the Internet. He calls him Simba. He says he wanted Simba Slice. I’d like to get him down to 205 and fight the winner of a Chuck and Tito. Fights with Kimbo Slice and he goes on to fight the winner of a Chuck and Tito fight …I think it would sell and I think it would be a hell of a fight.”"

We’ll keep you guys posted on the latest news with James Toney and when we’ll see him in the octagon.

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Cain Velasquez Ready For Possible UFC Title Shot Against Brock Lesnar

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UFC’s undefeated heavyweight fighter Cain Velasquez talks about the possibility of facing current UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar.  Although the winner between Frank Mir and Shane Carwin at UFC 111 may have first dibs at Lesnar depending on the outcome, Velasquez feels physically prepared and mentally ready to take on the 265-pound giant.

Velasquez is coming off a huge KO win over the former UFC interim heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.  The Mexican-American fighter is a two-time All-American collegiate wrestler from Arizona State and a Junior College National Champ at Iowa Central Community College.  He currently holds an overall MMA record of 8 wins, 0 losses.

From Cain Velasquez:

“Yes. I’m ready. I think I’ve been ready for a while. The way this sport works is you’ve just got to prove yourself when you get the chance. I want to fight the best so I can be the best … I don’t know what I do better than (Lesnar) but I do know I’d be ready. I know what I can do, I know I train with really tough guys, and I know I’d prepare myself to give him a really good fight — I think it would be a really good fight between us … I think I’d have to wear him out for the first two or three rounds, because he’s so big and strong. I’d need to be weary of him at the beginning. I think that’d be my best option, trying to do that. He’s a great athlete, and he has wrestled in the NCAAs, and you have to be a top athlete to do that, but I think that would be my best bet.”

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