If all goes as planned, then “Shine Fights 3: 2010 Lightweight Grand Prix” will take place this evening at First Council Casino in Newkirk, Okla. Eight fighters will compete in a one night lightweight grand prix.
Tonight, Shine Fights will try for the second time to host their third show. The card features an eight-man one-night tournament in the lightweight division. UFC, WEC and Pride FC veterans will all vie for the tournament title. The event will take place at the First Council Casino in Newkirk, Okla and the card will be broadcast on pay per view.
The first-round matchups for the Sept 1 Shine Fights Promotions Grand Prix Tournament from the First Council Casino in Newkirk, OK have been finalized, it was announced today by Shine Fights COO Jason Chambers.
After sustaining an injury while training for this weekend’s Shine Fights Lightweight Grand Prix, Marcus Aurelio has been forced to vacate his spot in the tourney.
The Shine Fights Sept. 10 lightweight tournament, originally scheduled to take place in Fairfax, Va., will instead go down in Oklahoma, due to licensing issues.
Eight MMA Fighters To Compete For One Night in Single Elimination Tournament in Fairfax, VA. NEW YORK, NY (August 12, 2010) – Shine Fights Promotions’ highly-anticipated return to the MMA ring will take place on September 10 at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA, it was announced today by Shine Fights COO Jason Chambers. The … Read more
Photo by: Sherdog - "Cowboy" will face the man with new eyes. Ben Henderson recently had corrective eye surgery. He fought his entire career practically blind.
PROMMA.INFO brings live play-by-play commentary of “WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson” which takes place tonight at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. We will be covering the main card in detail as it airs live on Versus beginning at 9 p.m. CT.
The main event features a lightweight interim title fight between Team Jackson’s Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone (10-1) and Benson Henderson (9-1) who is on an eight-fight win streak.
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Quick Results:
Deividas Taurosevicius def. Javier Vazquez by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Charlie Valencia def. Coty Wheeler by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Eddie Wineland def. Manny Tapia by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)