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Tito Ortiz vs Alexander Shlemenko booked May 17

source | MMAWeekly.com Tito Ortiz will return from injury and face Bellator middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko in a light heavyweight fight on pay-per-view, the fighters announced on Friday night. Shlemenko agreed to come up to 205 pounds to fight Ortiz the company’s May 17 event in Memphis, Tenn. Ortiz (16-11-1) said he …

Overeem considering move to Jackson MMA

source | MMAFighting.com Team Jackson-Winkeljohn could soon count a new heavyweight among its ranks. Alistair Overeem is considering staging his next camp at the acclaimed Albuquerque based gym, according to a report from Ariel Helwani on UFC Tonight. Overeem, who underwent surgery to correct a pinched nerve in his elbow Wednesday, recently parted ways with …

RFA 14: Manzanares vs. Maranhao

RFA 14: Manzanares vs. Maranhao Date: April 11, 2014 Venue: City of Cheyenne Ice and Events Center (Cheyenne, Wyoming) Main Card (AXS TV, 10 p.m. ET) Matt Manzanares vs. Junior Maranhao Raoni Barcelos vs. Mark Dickman Jeimeson Saudino vs. Tyler Voth Alan Jouban vs. Armando Montoya Jr. Daniel Aguiar vs. Tyler Toner Rosa Acevedo vs. Jocelyn Lybarger Prelims (Untelevised) Scott Ingram vs. Joshua Smith

Bellator 116: Results

Bellator 116: Johnson vs. Ivanov Date: April 11, 2014 Venue: Pechanga Resort & Casino (Temecula, California) Main Card: Blagoi Ivanov def. Lavar Johnson via submission – Round 1, 4:08 Joey Beltran def. Vladimir Matyushenko via submission – Round 3, 3:06 Adam McDonough def. Nathan Coy via TKO – Round 2, 0:30 Alexander Volkov def. Siala-Mou Siliga via KO – Round 1, 2:44 …

Jake Shields, released from the UFC®

  source | MMAFighting.com After a little over three years, Jake Shields’ UFC run has come to an end. The former welterweight contender has been released by the promotion, his manager Lex McMahon of Alchemist Management confirmed with MMAFighting.com. McMahon released the following statement to MMAFighting.com Monday morning: “Jake Shields has been …