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October 5, 2010

October should be a month of great MMA bouts

Strikeforce comes to San Jose, Calif., on October 9, with an exciting card. Strikeforce lightweight champion Nick Diaz takes on K.J. Noons in a rematch from 2007. Noons is the last fighter to beat Diaz in his last thirteen bouts. He stopped Diaz by TKO on a doctor stoppage after the first round. Diaz was cut severely over both eyes and the bridge of his nose. This rematch could be the fight of the year.

Also on the card are Josh Thomson against “JZ” Cavalcante, Sarah Kaufman and Marloes Coenen for the women’s welterweight championship, and four other bouts.

UFC 120 is being held in London, England on October 16. The best MMA fighters in Great Britain will be fighting. England’s own Michael Bisping takes on Japanese fighter Yoshihiro Akiyama in a middleweight bout in the main event.

Also on the card is a welterweight bout between England’s Dan Hardy and American Carlos Condit. This looks like a really good card on paper. Heavyweights Cheick Kongo and Travis Browne should have the fight of the night. There are a total of 10 fights on the card.

Next up for Strikeforce is Challengers 11 on October 22, from Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif. The main event is a rematch between “Relentless” Roger Bowling and “Vicious” Bobby Voelker. Their first bout ended early due to an accidental poke in the eye.

Also on the card is hard-hitting heavyweight Lavar “Big” Johnson and a 165-pound catch weight bout between Billy Evangelista and Waachiim “Native Warrior” Spiritwolf.

The baddest man on the planet Brock Lesnar returns to the cage on October 23 at UFC 121 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. UFC heavyweight champion Lesnar will defend his title against the undefeated Cain Velasquez. There’s something in the air when Lesnar steps into the octagon. You want to be a witness to whatever transpires between him and his opponent.

UFC 121 looks to be a very competitive card with UFC newcomer and former Strikeforce middleweight champion Jake Shield taking on Martin Kampmann. Former light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz steps back into the cage to take on hard-hitting Mark Hamill. Welterweight Diego Sanchez fights Paulo Thiago and Brendan Schaub takes on Gabriel Gonzaga in a matchup of heavyweights. There are 12 fights scheduled on the card.

Posted by Kevin Richardson at 3:25 PM | | Comments (1)
        

Comments

i think akiyama should win the fight - he underestimated his last opponent but he will not do it twice (i hope) - otherwise he could be kicked out of UFC

You're right, this is Akiyama must win fight or he is out. Unless the UFC is planning a fight card in Japan and they need a headliner. Like they're doing with Bisping in England.
-Kevin

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Kevin Richardson has been a fan of mixed martial arts competition ever since UFC 3, when 600-pound sumo wrestler Emmanuel Yarborough was beaten by Keith Hackney. Kevin will cover the world of MMA — in Baltimore, nationally and internationally. He plans to take readers into the locker rooms and MMA schools, where they'll hear from local fighters and trainers. If you have a news tip or suggestions for the blog, please e-mail him.

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