Official MMA News/Rumours Thread

[The Cork]

Brandon Vera has been re-signed by teh UFC, and the result v Thiago Silva has been changed to a no contest after Silva got busted pumpin steds.

 

[Rush]

not yet he hasn't. Deatails from Silva's B sample hasn't been released yet.

 

[The Cork]

The April 9 Strikeforce card is now in California, which means the Grand Prix QF's wont be on it because Josh Barnett still hasn't been licenced.

Paul Daley v Nick Diaz is *rumoured* to be the new headliner.

 

[Ben]

Diaz/Daley would be a solid match if it actually happens, see Diaz fucking up Daley pretty good though.

 

[Rush]

Coker is a fucking joke btw. His tourney is getting worse and worse.

 

[The Cork]

Was always going to happen when Barnett was announced in it. I honestly expect him to fail another drug test at some point in the tourney.

 

[Ben]

Watch this be how Fedor get's back in the tourney, cause Barnett is to jacked on roids to pass a test. Knew they would fuck up just didn't think they would this bad.

All the hype for the UFC 127 co-main event fight between Michael Bisping and Jorge Rivera came to a head on Feb. 26 at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia, when "The Count" mercilessly pounded out "El Conquistador."
What he also did, was land an illegal knee and spit at his beaten foe's corner men.
He claimed that wasn't the case; that he was simply spitting at their feet to accentuate his feelings of disgust for them and the various videos they made mocking him.
However, this being the 21st century, video of the incident quickly hit YouTube and the evidence is pretty damning against him.
Apparently that was enough to convince the bossman Dana White that some disciplinary action is in order. That's what he told MMAFighting.com, saying he's not sure if it will be a fine or a suspension but there will be punishment.
Oh yes, there will be

Just fine the guy and get on with it, think a suspension is to much tbh. I'm actually a Bisping fan so I'm biased, but this actually helps his image with being able to sell fights for them as the asshole in any feud.

 

[The Cork]

Sonnen's been talking shit on Twitter, asking for a fight against Bisping.

Would be insane trash talk, pretty sure Sonnen would dominate tho.

 

[Dale]

http://www.ufc.com/news/Lesnar-Out-of-UFC-131-Carwin-to-face-dos-Santos

After fighting his way back from a severe 2009 bout with diverticulitis to successfully defend his UFC heavyweight title against Shane Carwin last July before losing the belt to Cain Velasquez, Brock Lesnar has been forced out of his UFC 131 main event against Junior dos Santos after being stricken once again with the intestinal ailment.

UFC President Dana White revealed the news on a media teleconference Thursday afternoon.

Stepping in for Lesnar to face dos Santos will be Carwin, the former interim UFC heavyweight champion, on the June 11th event in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Carwin was originally scheduled to face Jon Olav Einemo on the UFC 131 card.

Lesnar and dos Santos have been competing against each other as coaches on season 13 of The Ultimate Fighter reality series on Spike TV.

Pretty awful news, hopefully he recovers with them now knowing straight away what his problem is, unlike the first time he fell ill with this.