Kajan Johnson and Ryan Ford show off their skills on night at the Tristar Dorms. The dorms are a main stay for some of the best fighters in the world including Kenny Florian, Miguel Angel Torres and the two listed above. They definitely seem to know how to get down following a long day of training.
Superior Cage Combat will put on their third show tonight at the Orleans Arena at the Orleans Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event will put John Alessio in his lightweight debut against Luiz Firmino, as the co-main event will have Bristol Marunde vs. Jay Silva.
This Japanese fighter has been on the prospect’s radar for a while now, hence why he is on the main card for his debut this Saturday at UFC 137.
The reason:
Titles: He is the former TKO Major League MMA in which he won the title by defeating Mark Hominick. He won the Shooto Lightweight Champion against Takeshi Inoue.
This time on prospect watch we have a Bellator debut fighter by the name of Ricardo Tirloni (14-1) from Santa Catarina Brazil. Holding his one and only loss to Benson Henderson via guillotine choke, he has won 7 of his fights by submission 5 by (t)ko and 2 by decision. As a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu his transitions are very smooth and he has submissions from every position. He also has a good stand up, notably his knees in the clinch and lead hand strikes.
A weekend without UFC means a weekend where the MMA world focuses on Bellator. Bellator 55 returns to the Cocopah Casino in Yuma, Arizona, with the continuation of the season five bantamweight tournament. The semi-finals pit former Olympic bronze medal winner Alexis Vila against WEC veteran Marcos Galvao and Bellator season three finalist Ed West will take on Eduardo Dantas.
The Maximum Fighting Championship launches what will be its biggest and boldest schedule in organization history with the announcement of its first event for 2012 – MFC 32: Bitter Rivals.
MFC 32: Bitter Rivals will take place on Friday, January 27 at the Mayfield Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, and emanating live on HDNet Fights. The main card’s live broadcast airing throughout North America on HDNet gets underway at 10 p.m. ET/8 p.m. MT/7 p.m. PT (check local listings for channel designation).
Warrior One MMA (W-1) took place tonight at the United Bank Center in Miami, Florida. The main event pitted former UFC fighter Marcus Davis and TUF Veteran Chuck O'Neil. The co-main event was a bout between former XFC Featherweight Champion Luis Palomino and Edson Berto
Bellator 54 took place tonight at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The promotion's season five middleweight tournament held its semifinals. The main event was a tournament battle between Alexander Shlemenko and Brian Rogers. The other semifinal is between Vitor Vianna and Bryan Baker.
M-1 Challenge 27 went down last night At Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona. The main event pit Ultimate Fighter Season 8 Finalist Vinny Magalhaes who defended his title against Mikhail Zayats in a back and forth battle.
The bantamweight division in MMA recently has a gotten a big boost when at UFC 132 Urijah Faber challenged Dominick Cruz for the Bantamweight Title and Cruz won a very entertaining fight. We got another one about two weeks back when Cruz made a successful title defense against Demetrious Johnson. That momentum continues this Saturday as Bellator Bantamweight Champion Zach Makovsky (13-2 MMA, 5-0 BFC) faces Ryan Roberts (16-9-1 MMA, 0-1 BFC) in his second non-title bout since winning the Bantamweight Title in season three.
