MMA Madness

Bellator Fighting Championships continued its active offseason on Thursday when it announced the acquisition of one of MMA’s most heralded free agents, 19-2 welterweight standout Dan Hornbuckle.

Aaron Riley has fought professionally 40 times in his career. While this experience could prove invaluable, Riley also knows that opponent Ross Pearson could look to prove a point with a win.

Michael Bisping has moved on from his UFC 100 knockout defeat to Dan Henderson. Now, it’s time to prove it when he takes on Denis Kang at UFC 105.

World Victory Road, the promoters behind Sengoku, have canceled the planned New Year’s Eve show in Japan. Though the Sengoku event is off, WVR is rumored to be co-promoting with Fighting & Entertainment Group (FEG) as part of their Dynamite!!2009 NYE event. The Sengoku cancelation eliminates two MMA events in Japan on New Year’s Eve, while the co-promotion allows WVR to still make some cash.

Fresh off a sparkling victory on Sept. 25, budding superstar and two-time All-American wrestler at the University of Missouri, undefeated Tyron “T-Wood” Woodley (4-0) of St. Louis, will come back on Friday, Nov. 20, when he faces dangerous Rudy Bears (13-5) of Kansas City in the featured bout of an outstanding Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) card at historic Memorial Hall in Kansas City.

DREAM 11 saw the return of Kazushi Sakuraba, a featherweight champion crowned and a highly-anticipated rubber match. Bibiano Fernandes took home the featherweight grand prix title and the featherweight title, and Shinya Aoki finally claimed the lightweight title.

Heavyweights Junior Dos Santos and Mirko Cro Cop both want to become the heavyweight champion. But one man is willing to bide his time and earn his way, and the other expects he is two victories away from a shot at the strap.

Former Mighty Morphing Power Ranger Jason David Frank discussed his passion for MMA on a recent episode of Sans the Gloves radio. Frank wants the fans to understand that he is not looking to use MMA to boost his acting career and he should not be compared to Jose Canseco.

Bouts between: Antonio Silva (12-1) vs “Big” Jim York (11-2), Makoto Takimoto (5-5) vs Jae Sun Lee (5-4) and first time competitors Hiroshi Izumi (0-0) vs Antz Nansen were announced by World Victory Road today for Sengoku 10.