Posts Tagged ‘Signs’
The Texas-based Legacy Fighting Championships has signed fast-rising prospect Lucas Pimenta for its upcoming HDNet-televised events.
Legacy promoter Mick Maynard today confirmed the signing with MMAjunkie.com.
Pimenta, a Brazilian welterweight and onetime Bellator fighter, sports an undefeated 5-0 record. He’s expected to debut in May.
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Miltinho Vieira, a veteran competitor who’s credited with the invention of the anaconda choke, has signed a four-fight deal with the UFC.
The fighter’s management team at Alchemist Management today announced the deal.
No debut date or opponent have been announced for the featherweight fighter.
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UFC veteran Jon Madsen is the latest addition to Bellator Fighting Championships’ heavyweight roster.
Madsen’s trainer and manager, Marc Fiore of Fiore MMA, today told
MMAjunkie.com that the fighter this past month inked
a deal that will see him compete in the promotion’s next heavyweight
tournament.
The timing of such a tournament is up in the air. A Bellator official
said there are currently no plans for the heavyweights in its upcoming
sixth season, but a tournament is planned for this year.
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Undefeated Shane Del Rosario is the latest fighter to move from Strikeforce to its sister promotion, the UFC.
The heavyweight fighter’s manager, Jason House of the Iridium Sports Agency, recently tweeted news of the new contract.
A date and opponent were not disclosed for Del Rosario’s promotional debut.
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Former Shooto champion Masakatsu Ueda is Bellator bound.
Sources close to the world-ranked bantamweight told MMAjunkie.com the Japanese veteran has agreed to a multi-fight deal with the organization.
Terms of the contract were not disclosed, though he could compete in a Bellator season-six bantamweight tournament.
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After knocking off a Bellator champion in a recent non-title fight, Travis Wiuff may get a chance to do the real thing.
The veteran fighter has signed a long-term deal with Bellator and is expected to compete in a future Bellator light-heavyweight tournament.
Sources close to the fighter confirmed the plans with MMAjunkie.com.
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The man known as War Machine will return to Bellator Fighting Championships
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A new profile has popped up on the UFC’s website, and it’s a Canadian bantamweight with international experience.
A source close to the fighter today confirmed to MMAjunkie.com that Nick Denis, also known as “The Ninja of Love,” has signed a multi-fight deal with the industry-leading promotion.
It’s not yet known when Denis will make his octagon debut.
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Strikeforce’s future still remains unclear, but if things indeed are
“business as usual,” welterweight veteran Bobby Voelker could be a part of the promotion for five more fights.
Voelker’s management team, the Missouri-based Elite MMA Management,
today confirmed their client has signed a five-fight contract extension
with the promotion.
“This will be a great opportunity for Bobby Voelker to continue his
career with a great company,” Elite MMA Management vice president Rob
Donaker stated in the official release.
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Top Swedish lightweight prospect Reza Madadi has
signed a multi-fight deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championship and is
expected to make a January debut.
MMAjunkie.com confirmed the signing, which was first reported by MMAViking.com, with UFC officials.
Madadi is expected to make his debut at January’s UFC on FX 1 event,
though his opponent has yet to be officially determined. Brazilian vet
Rafaello Oliveira is said to be a leading candidate.
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