UCL’s Mike Davis on Miguel Torres, ‘Havoc in Hammond’
by Matt Lo Cascio Mike Davis has wanted Miguel Torres to fight on one of his cards for many years. He finally got his man. The former WEC bantamweight champion will fight Giovanni Moljo on February 15 at the United Combat League show at the Hammond Civic Center. That’s not necessarily news. But what you …...
Miguel Torres Released From UFC, Joins Titan FC
Miguel Torres informed fans through his website that he has been released by the UFC and will make his next fight for Titan Fighting Championships on November 2 in Hammond, Indiana. I am writing this letter to inform you that as a result of my last loss, I was cut from the UFC. My next …...
Mike Lullo vs. Mackens Semerzier at UFC Fight Night 25
Midwest Training Center’s Mike Lullo will get his second shot in the UFC on September 17, when he fights Team Curran’s Mackens Semerzier. The fight will take place at UFC Fight Night 25 in New Orleans, and Lullo will make his debut at featherweight. He told the Sun-Times that, “I’m usually walking around at 160,...
Celebrating the 4th, MMA Style
Looking at the famous 4s in MMA history… UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors UFC 4 was an 8-man tourney back in 1994. No weight classes or weight limits. No time limits, rounds or judges. Royce Gracie beat Dan Severn with a triangle choke to win the tourney. Gracie had to get by local fighter …...
WEC 32: MIGUEL TORRES VS. CHASE BEEBE
Two of the best MMA fighters to ever come out of the Chicagoland area did battle for the WEC Bantamweight title back in February of 2008. Here is the fight between Miguel Torres and Carson Beebe at WEC 32....
EDDIE WINELAND FIGHTING KEN STONE AT WEC 53
Former TFC and WEC Bantamweight champion Eddie Wineland has been scheduled to face Ken Stone (9-1) at WEC 53 on Dec. 16 in Glenndale, Arizona. I say scheduled because Wineland’s last 3 scheduled bouts were all changed. Wineland was supposed to face Damacio Page at WEC 52 in November, but a shoulder injury forced him …...
WEC MERGING WITH UFC IN 2011
The long-rumored merger of the WEC and UFC is finally happening. Dana White confirmed the news to Ariel Helwani and Vs. “The timing was right,” White said. “The reality is, we purchased the WEC, we started getting these lighter weight guys exposure on television, sending them around the country and arenas. Now, as the...
DANNY BOY DOWNES TO FIGHT AT WEC 53
Another Chicago-area fighter has been added to the WEC 53 card in Glendale, Arizona. Danny Boy Downes will be fighting Tie Quan Zhang, “The Mongolian Wolf”. Danny, 24, was born and raised in Mount Greenwood neighborhood and is an honors grad of St. Ignatius High School and Marquette University. He fights out of Milwaukee and...
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