STRIKEFORCE "DIAZ VS. CYBORG" RESULTS: Herschel Walker makes quick work of Scott Carson in San Jose

By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

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Herschel Walker's second career MMA fight took much less time than his first bout, as he took out Scott Carson by TKO in the first round of their bout at Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg on Showtime on Saturday night.

The 48-year-old former Heisman Trophy winner and longtime NFL veteran, training out of the American Kickboxing Academy, controlled the fight from the outset.

After Carson landed a high kick, Walker immediately came forward with a fury, landing a left to the temple that sent Carson to the ground. Carson would eventually scramble to a turtled position on his knees, where Walker proceeded to land strikes and control Carson's position.

Carson once tried to get to his feet, and Walker picked him up and dropped him back into that position. After an extended period of Walker looking for his shots, Carson finally worked to the cage and tried to walk up. As he got to his feet, Walker landed a left hook to the jaw that sent him right back down and the fight was called.

After the fight, Walker stated that he's looking to continue on in MMA, and shrugged off the widely reported notion that he "wanted" to return to football. Despite his age, Walker will get another fight in Strikeforce in the future if he wants to fight on.

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/Affliction2/article_8307.shtml

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UFC NEWS: Milwaukee likely to get first UFC event ever with UFC on Versus card in August

By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

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The UFC's first ever event in the state of Wisconsin is likely to come on August 14 at Milwaukee's Bradley Center according to a report from MMAFighting.com.

The Sunday event is expected to be a UFC on Versus card, and it will mark the first major MMA event to run in Wisconsin since the state began regulating MMA in February of 2010.

Milwaukee is home to one of the fast rising camps in the sport in Duke Roufus' Roufusport gym. Lightweight sensation Anthony Pettis and UFC heavyweights Pat Barry and Matt Mitrione all hail from the gym and have picked up victories in recent fights.

The Bradley Center is home to the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks, and can seat close to 20,000 fans.

This would mark the third event of the month, as the UFC is expected to run UFC 133 in Philadelphia on August 6 and UFC Rio in Brazil on August 27.

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Penick's Analysis: That's exciting news for fans in Wisconsin getting their first MMA event. Fans in Minnesota, Illinois and other surrounding states will also make the close trip for the event as well, and there will likely be a very good crowd in Milwaukee for this event. The UFC is packing August yet again, and it should provide tons of great MMA action throughout the month. It will also be nice to have a free card in between two pay-per-view events.

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/UFC_2/article_8351.shtml

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UFC NEWS: UFC 126 officially a sell-out, tickets still available to closed-circuit viewing at Mandalay Bay

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The UFC's return to the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas is now officially a sell-out, as the organization on Tuesday announced that UFC 126 will see a capacity crowd on February 5.

The stacked event, headlined by the Middleweight Championship bout between Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort, airs live on pay-per-view the night before the NFL's Super Bowl. Though the event is now sold out, fans can still purchase $50 tickets to a closed circuit viewing at the Islander Ballroom at Mandalay Bay.

"Fans have been telling me how excited they are for this card ever since we announced the event," UFC President Dana White said in today's release. "This is a stacked card from top to bottom, and fans responded by making UFC 126 a sellout."

The card will also feature two big fights in the light heavyweight division in Rich Franklin vs. Forrest Griffin and Ryan Bader vs. Jon Jones, as well as the UFC debut of former WEC Bantamweight Champion Miguel Torres. Two preliminary card bouts will also air on Spike TV prior to the pay-per-view broadcast.

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/UFC_2/article_8264.shtml

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UFC On Versus 3, March 3

on Versus 3
Thursday, March 3
KFC Yum! Center
Louisville, KY
Airing on Versus

MAIN CARD

* Martin Kampmann (#9 Ranked Welterweight) vs. Diego Sanchez
* CB Dollaway vs. Mark Munoz
* Brian Bowles (#2 Ranked Bantamweight) vs. Damacio Page
* Alessio Sakara vs. Rafael Natal

PRELIMINARY CARD

* Joe Stevenson vs. Danny Castillo
* Steve Cantwell vs. Cyrille Diabate
* Shane Roller vs. Thiago Tavares
* Erik Koch vs. Cub Swanson
* Takeya Mizugaki (#7 Ranked Bantamweight) vs. Francisco Rivera
* Rob Kimmons vs. Dong Yi Yang
* Rousimar Palhares vs. Dave Branch
* Igor Pokrajac vs. Todd Brown

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/Upcoming_Events_42/article_7768.shtml

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Should Strikeforce Sign Marcus Davis? "The Irish Hand Grenade" Says Yes, I Unfortunately Disagree

It?s been a rough and tough couple of years for ?The Irish Hand Grenade? Marcus Davis and his fans. A staple of the UFC?s welterweight division known for putting on exciting fights win or lose, Davis has lost four of his last five and was recently cut from the UFC following a KO loss to [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/02/03/should-strikeforce-sign-marcus-davis-the-irish-hand-grenade-says-yes-i-unfortunately-disagree

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UFC 126 prelims: After three big knockouts, Johnson rolls past 'Kid' Yamamoto

Demetrious Johnson wasn't very hospitable in welcoming Japanese star Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto to the Octagon. Kid, one of Japan's biggest stars over the last 10 years, was confused by the speed of Johnson for 15 minutes. The American cruised to a unanimous decision win, 29-28, 30-27 and 30-27, in fight No. 4 of the night at UFC 126 in Las Vegas.

Johnson's decision victory was actually the first of the night. The previous three fights ended via KO or TKO.

"Mighty Mouse" fought at a measured pace, he wasn't about to become another highlight reel victim of Yamamoto.

"He has good striking and he hits hard," Johnson told UFC analyst Joe Rogan. "People can say 'oh that's boring,' but we both have good footwork and we both understand our range so well. So if I overextended, I'm gonna get knocked out like everyone else does in the past from that right hook of his."

Johnson (9-1, 1-0 UFC) used his striking to set up excellent takedowns. Yamamoto was a great high school wrestler in Arizona and had hopes of making the Japanese Olympic team, but he couldn't figure out how to stop Johnson's takedowns. The American was successful on 10 takedown attempts. Give credit to Yamamoto, he rose quickly to his feet after six of those takedowns, but the damage on the scorecards had been done. As the fight went along, Yamamoto (18-4-1, 0-1 UFC) took more risks on the feet, missed with most of his punches and found himself on his back.

UFC 126 undercard (Courtesy MMAjunkie):

Mike Pierce def. Kenny Robertson via TKO (punches) - Round 2, 0:29.
Kyle Kingsbury def. Ricardo Romero via TKO (punches) - Round 1, 0:21.
Paul Taylor def. Gabe Ruediger via KO (strikes) - Round 2, 1:42.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/UFC-126-prelims-After-three-big-knockouts-John?urn=mma-317356

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