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Former UFC and Bellator lightweight champion, Eddie Alvarez was reportedly signing with ONE Championship according to sources this past weekend. It is now official according to Founder / CEO Chatri Sityodtong who confirmed it via Twitter. And via Facebook. Please join me in welcoming Eddie Alvarez to ONE Championship! Eddie is not only one of … Read more
Bellator MMA recently announced that they’ve signed NCAA Division II wrestling star Joey Davis. The wrestling standout has agreed a multi-fight deal with the promotion and is expected to make his professional MMA debut in Bellator’s welterweight division before the end of this year.
PRIDE, DREAM, and ONE FC veteran Tatsuya Kawajiri is expected to make his UFC debut in January, when the organization hosts its first Asian event outside of China or Japan. The January 4th card is set to take place in Singapore, and will be headlined by a welterweight match up between Jake Ellenberger and Tarec Saffiedine.
Jon Fitch (25-5-1) has signed a a deal with World Series of Fighting that will see the welterweight back in action on June 14th at WSOF 3. The first, and most high profile of the UFC’s recent rash of fighter cuts, the 35 year old Fitch has yet to be matched with an opponent; however, at a pedestrian 2-2-1 in his last five fights, he will undoubtedly need a strong debut to justify his high going-rate to his new employers.
Talented Canadian fighter Kurt Southern has signed a multi-fight deal with the Maximum Fighting Championship, and joins their lightweight division in search of the 155-pound belt.
News recently emerged that former WEC bantamweight champion Miguel Torres has signed with the World Series of Fighting promotion. He was originally expected to begin fighting for Titan Fighting Championships, but has now changed his focus to the WSOF.
Yesterday we ran an article about Kevin “The Monster” Randleman signing with STRIKEFORCE. According to that source, Randleman had officially signed a fight contract with the San Jose based MMA promotion, STRIKEFORCE.
We attempted to contact STRIKEFORCE officials last night but they could not be reached.
PRO MMA (promma.info) has learned today from STRIKEFORCE Director of Communications, Mike Afromowitz, that STRIKEFORCE “does not have any signed agreement with Randleman.”