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Undeterred by recent setbacks, Keith Jardine turns over new leaf at Shark Fights 13

MMAjunkie.com Staff [mmajunkie-staff] — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:15:00 +0000

When he saw UFC matchmaker Joe Silva’s number come up on his caller ID, Keith Jardine knew exactly what the call was about; he was being released by the UFC.

He didn’t spend much time to dwell on the setback, though.

After all, not more than 48 hours after the call, Jardine was booked for a main event gig at Saturday’s Shark Fights 13 pay-per-view event in Amarillo, Texas.

Bellator 28 weigh-in results: main-card and preliminary-card fighters on weight

John Morgan [kingofabuelos] — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:40:00 +0000

Bellator Fighting Championships today hosted official fighter weigh-ins
for Bellator 28, and all 18 event competitors successfully made weight.

The weigh-ins took place at the Mahalia Jackson Theater for the
Performing Arts in New Orleans, the same venue that hosts Thursday’s
FOX Sports Net-broadcast event.

Louisiana native and MMA veteran Rich Clementi (155.6 pounds) and
fellow headliner Carey Vanier (156) both made weight without issue.

Watch today’s Bellator 28 fighter weigh-ins live on MMAjunkie.com at 6 p.m. ET

John Morgan [kingofabuelos] — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:15:00 +0000

Bellator Fighting Championships today hosts official fighter weigh-ins
for Bellator 28, and all 18 event competitors hit the scale looking
to make their fights official for the show.

The weigh-ins take place at the Mahalia Jackson Theater for the
Performing Arts in New Orleans, the same venue that hosts Thursday’s FOX
Sports Net-broadcast event.

The weigh-ins, which accompany Bellator’s traditional pre-fight press
conference, can be viewed live at 6 p.m. ET (5 p.m. CT local time) on
MMAjunkie.com.

Aurelio cites injury for Shine Fights tourney scratch, Gugerty replaces

MMAjunkie.com Staff [mmajunkie-staff] — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:15:00 +0000

PRIDE and UFC veteran Marcus Aurelio today said that an elbow injury he sustained two weeks ago will keep him from fighting in Shine Fights’ single-night eight-man tournament on Friday in Newkirk, Okla.

And while he’s keeping his fingers crossed that he’ll be able to meet an obligation to fight Shinya Aoki at DREAM.16 on Sept. 25, it all depends on whether his injury subsides enough to fight.

“Right now, it looks like I can’t fight a girl,” he told MMAjunkie.com.

From champion to outsider, Doug "The Rhino" Marshall looks for return to top

John Morgan [kingofabuelos] — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:35:00 +0000

For so many mixed martial arts struggling to make the big show, success boils down to getting the right break at the right time.

For former WEC light heavyweight champion Doug “The Rhino” Marshall, it was a poorly timed break that led to his disappearance from
national consciousness.

That break, a right hand fracture suffered in his first career fight
outside of the organization, came just as the WEC was re-organizing
itself into its current form as home of the world’s best lighter-weight
fighters. Having just relinquished his title to current UFC contender
Brian Stann, Marshall was left as the off man out.

Thursday’s Bellator 28 fight card complete with five preliminary-card additions

MMAjunkie.com Staff [mmajunkie-staff] — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:20:00 +0000

The fight card for Thursday’s Bellator 28 event is complete with the addition of five preliminary-card bouts.

Bellator 28 takes place at the Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts in New Orleans, and the night’s main card airs on FOX Sports Net.

Featured in the “Local Main Event” is a lightweight bout between Louisiana native and EliteXC vet J.C. Pennington and Tonny Canales.

Clint Godfrey’s WEC 51 scratch due to staph infection, wants 2010 return

MMAjunkie.com Staff [mmajunkie-staff] — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:40:00 +0000

World Extreme Cagefighting bantamweight Clint Godfrey is the latest victim of a nasty staph infection.

On Tuesday WEC officials announced Godfrey had been scratched from his Sept. 30 WEC 51 bout with Demetrious Johnson and replaced by Nick Pace.

Although officials didn’t specify the reason, Godfrey today told MMAjunkie.com he contracted a MRSA staph infection in his right knee. He also sent along a photo of the infection site.

Todd Duffee: UFC release caps off "good run of bad luck"

John Morgan [kingofabuelos] — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:15:00 +0000

Todd Duffee knew what might be coming, but when word
finally reached him that the world’s biggest mixed-martial-arts
promotion no longer needs his services, the heavyweight didn’t know
exactly how to react.

After just two fights in the UFC, Duffee’s time in the octagon is over.

“I’ve had every emotion there is to have,” Duffee told MMAjunkie.com in an exclusive interview. “Right now, I’m just kind of numb.”

George Sotiropoulos vs. Joe Lauzon slated for UFC 123, title shot may loom

MMAjunkie.com Staff [mmajunkie-staff] — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:00:00 +0000

A lightweight bout between George Sotiropoulos and Joe Lauzon has been verbally agreed to by both fighters for UFC 123, MMAjunkie.com has learned from sources close to the event.

Although not officially announced by the organization, UFC 123 takes place Nov. 20 at the The Palace of Auburn Hills in the Detroit suburb of Auburn Hills, Mich.

A source told MMAjunkie.com a victory could earn Sotiropoulos a title shot.

MMAjunkie.com Radio: Wanderlei Silva (in studio), Rich Clementi, Jeremy Luchau

MMAjunkie.com Staff [mmajunkie-staff] — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:30:00 +0000

MMAjunkie.com Radio today welcomes to the show UFC middleweight and longtime fan favorite Wanderlei Silva, who joins us an in-studio guest host. Currently on the mend, Silva discusses his planned early-2011 return.

Additionally, Rich Clementi, who makes his Bellator debut at Thursday’s event, and Jeremy Luchau, events coordinator for Thursday’s Tachi Palace Fights 6 event, both call into the show.

MMAjunkie.com Radio airs from 12-2 p.m. ET (9-11 a.m. PT) live from the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino’s Race & Sports Book. Listen to and watch a video stream of the two-hour show at www.mmajunkie.com/radio.