Report: Fedor Emelianenko vs Antonio Silva possible for Strikeforce event on Jan. 29

He’s back. Fedor Emelianenko will make his long-awaited return to the cage when he takes on Antonio Silva on the upcoming Strikeforce card set for Jan. 29, according to MMA Weekly . If the report is true, it will mark the first time “The Last Emperor” will be in action since Fabricio Werdum tapped him in the first round with a triangle back in June. There’s been confusion regarding the status of the Russian Sambo specialist, mainly due to issues with a long re-negotiation of his contract between his management, M-1 Global and Strikeforce. It looks like they’ve finally come to an agreement and it does not involve a rematch with Werdum or an oft-asked for fight with Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem. Antonio Silva was last seen surviving a first round scare to come back and pound out Mike Kyle at Strikeforce: “Henderson vs Babalu” on Dec. 4. He boasts an outstanding record of 15-2, with his last loss coming at the hands of the same man to famously end Fedor’s run as the best in the world.? Is this good matchmaking? Are you happy with “Bigfoot” getting the next shot against Fedor? The Jan. 29 card is still a rumor at this point and Strikeforce has yet to announce the event. CEO Scott Coker has stated Herschel Walker will also make his return on the card but did not give any indication if his opponent will remain Scott Carson. Also rumored to appear is Welterweight Champion Nick Diaz along with his arch nemesis Jason “Mayhem” Miller

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Dominick Cruz wants to fight Urijah Faber ‘because he’s done nothing but trash talk’ about him (Video)

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WEC 53 bonuses and awards for ‘Henderson vs Pettis’ on Versus

WEC 53 : “Henderson vs Pettis” from the Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, Arizona is officially in the books, which means that a couple of fighters who busted their asses in the cage are getting rewarded for their efforts. The promotion is cutting checks for $10,000 to each fight bonus recipient — the same as usual for the promotion that closed its doors with a bang. In addition to their base salaries, the WEC awarded lightweight brawlers Anthony Pettis and Ben Henderson “Fight of the Night” for their thrilling back-and-forth war of attrition that “Showtime” took via unanimous decision to win the 155-pound title. You didn’t think that Neo-like head kick was going to go unrewarded, did you? Eddie Wineland earned himself “Knockout of the Night” by channeling his inner “Rampage” and slamming Ken Stone so hard he was reportedly out for five to 10 minutes before being carried out on a stretcher. Finally, Shane Roller took home his “Submission of the Night” bonus by quieting resident lightweight loudmouth Jamie Varner with a rear naked choke in the very first round. Here are the special fight bonuses for WEC 53: Fight of the Night — Anthony Pettis vs Ben Henderson Knockout of the Night — Eddie Wineland? Submission of the Night — Shane Roller Again, each fighter received $10,000 extra for their performances in addition to their respective base salaries, which we will pass along as soon as they’re made available. For complete WEC 53 results and blow-by-blow coverage of the main card action click here .

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Watch *That* Kick Again

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Pettis Dethrones Henderson in Final WEC Event

Glendale, Ariz. – UFC, are you ready for “Showtime?” Because he’s coming soon. On a night wrapped in historical overtones, Anthony “Showtime” Pettis dethroned WEC lightweight champion Benson Henderson at Jobing.com Arena to earn a UFC title shot. Both fighters waged a back-and-forth battle that was worthy of Fight of the Night and may have been decided in the final 80 seconds of the fifth round. With the fight apparently up for grabs, Pettis went airborne, acrobatically bounced off the cage fence and executed a beautiful high kick that landed flush on the hometown champ’s jaw and dropped him to the canvas. It was an electrifying and unprecedented move that no one in press row had ever seen, like something out of a “The Matrix” movie. It sent the live crowd at the arena into mass hysteria. Henderson gamely weathered the crucial assault and got back to his feet, but that sequence may have anchored his defeat by unanimous decision. The riveting match was fittingly the last bout ever for the decade-old WEC, which is set to merge with its sister organization, the UFC. That means Pettis, a Milwaukee native who starred in an MTV episode of “World of Jenks,” is slated to fight the winner of the Jan. 1 bout between UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar and unbeaten challenger Gray Maynard. An emotional Pettis, whose father was murdered during an armed robbery in 2003, credited his coach Duke Roufus for the one-of-a-kind kick that made a lot of people’s jaw drop. “We practice that all the time,” Pettis said, “and I’ve got 10 more kicks like that coming when I get to the UFC.” Roufus called the kick an “Ong Bak” kick, noting it is an old Muay Thai technique. Pettis dropped Henderson on another occasion with a stiff right hand, but barely survived a rear naked choke in the fourth round that was close to being dead on. Pettis was not the only man to make history Thursday night. Dominick Cruz did, too. Cruz’s handsome reward for a night’s work: Two world titles and a slice of history. The super-quick Californian used his ‘catch-me-if-you-can’ striking style to beat up No.1 challenger Scott Jorgensen for five rounds to become the UFC’s first-ever bantamweight champion.

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Tweets of the Week – 12/17

That KICK! Anthony Pettis did the coolest thing I’ve ever seen in an MMA fight…what a kick!? – Aaron Simpson ? Wow what a kick! ? – Chuck Liddell ? That’s was an amazing kick by pettis crazy.? – Johny Hendricks ? Anthony Pettis just pulled of a bad ass move! Congrats on the win, great fight? – Martin Kampmann ? I jumped out of my chair scratching my eyes like did that really just happen!! Them young bucks r crazy!! – Rashad Evans ? Anthony pettis Is unbelievable! That flying kick made me feel as if Ive been blind… Cheers to @ UFC and the best sport in the world!! #MMA? – Jon Bones Jones ? Kick shmick. I can do that, easy. #yeahrightlol? – Phil Baroni ? The last and the best headkick of WEC, and maybe the best headkick I’ve seen. @showtimepettis – Brad Tavares ? Pettis officialy pulled of the greatest move ever in an mma fight!!? – Joseph Benavidez ? Pettis kick off the cage, absolutely rediculous! Awesome performance!? – Eddie Wineland ? Good God did u see Pettis’ jump kick off the cage?!!! I’ve never seen anything like that.. NINJA – Rich Attonito ? Good decision… For a change. That kick was unreal.? – Joe Lauzon ? Wow showtime pettis just did that!? Insane? – Brian Stann ? How many fighters out there are gona see if they can throw a jumping off the cage head kick in training today???…………. I know i am! – Mark Scanlon Historic Final WEC Congrats to Dominic. I did not Fight how I fight or want to fight. It will never happen again.? Scott jorgensen ? In Phoenix finally. @ reedharriswec said that I “looked thinner.” It’s always nice when a man notices… – Daniel Downes ? Is it me or do these gloves make me look 10 times sexier?! @ UFC http://yfrog.com/h0hfgzxj – Danny Castillo ? SHOWTIME!!! That’s right the new champ! So proud of you bro. http://yfrog.com/h22olmj ? – Erik Jon Koch ? Hats off to Anthony Pettis, he had a great gameplan n execution…I can be better, u guys deserve better, I will be better… Thx 2 all my fans, friends, n family 4 the love n support…GOD is good, all the time…gonna keep my head up n get better 4 next time..

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WEC 53 recap: Pettis wins belt in classic, Cruz dominates, Horodecki gets choked

This FanPost was rewritten and front-paged by James Iannotti of MMAmania.com. World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) is no more. The farewell event for the promotion before merging with the UFC went down earlier tonight from the Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, Arizona. WEC 53: “Henderson vs. Pettis” featured a blockbuster fight card with two world title bouts and an assortment of other high profile match-ups. Here’s how it all went down: WEC Lightweight Champion Ben Henderson headlined the event, putting his gold on the line for the final time against 23-year-old number one contender Anthony Pettis . The WEC brass couldn’t have asked for a better show out of the two men. They closed the WEC doors in style, complete with a wall walking head kick from Pettis late in the fifth round to secure the upset victroy. It was a back and forth five round war for the ages with both fighters leaving everything they had in the cage. Pettis didn’t finish the fight with the late highlight reel kick, but that’s what everybody is going to be talking about tomorrow. It was something you’d expect to see in a Bruce Lee movie. He had Henderson backpedaling. He ran off the cage and connected with a flying kick right on the chin. Henderson crumbled to the floor, but he somehow managed to recover and make it to the final bell. The fight was very close, but Pettis deserved to win

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WEC 53 results: Anthony Pettis decisions Ben Henderson to win WEC lightweight title

The very last fight to ever take place under the World Extreme Cagefighting banner was nothing less than spectacular. For five whole rounds, Ben Henderson and Anthony Pettis went to war for the WEC lightweight title and to determine the number one contender for the UFC lightweight championship. It truly was “Showtime,” folks. Anthony Pettis took a decision victory to become the WEC lightweight champion in a thrilling fight for the world’s most exciting organization. It was a “razor close fight” as color commentator Stephan Bonnar referred to it. In the fifth and final frame, Pettis landed the most exciting head kick in the history of MMA. In fact, this may have truly been the “Fight of the Year.” Ben Henderson was unhappy with the decision being awarded to his opponent but there was little doubt “Showtime” won the fight after the final round. Throughout the fight, “Bendo” was landing takedowns but it seemed as if each time he did, Pettis would reverse him and take his back. He never could get the submission but it scored him enough points to give him two of the first four rounds. Not to be outdone, Henderson nearly choked out the MTV reality star with a rear naked choke in the third. Pettis, determined and unwilling to break, managed to get out once again and head to a fifth and deciding round. The fourth round may have saw the most action but what happened in the fifth will never be forgotten.? Towards the end of the round, in what was still close enough to get nervous about for either fighter, Pettis charged forward with Henderson backing away. Instead of going straight at him, he used the cage to push off and landed the most amazing head kick in the history of the WEC. “Bendo” immediately dropped and looked like he was out

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WEC 53 post-fight press conference video airs LIVE on MMAmania.com following ‘Henderson vs Pettis’

WEC 53 : “Henderson vs. Pettis” from the Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, Arizona, is set to go down later tonight (Dec. 16) at 9 p.m. ET live via the Versus network. Immediately following the broadcast, a live stream of the WEC 53 post-fight press conference, featuring WEC General Manager Reed Harris and a handful of participating fighters, will be available after the jump at approximately 12:00 a.m. ET. In addition, a video replay will also be available for a limited time for those who turned in early or missed the live broadcast altogether. Be sure to tune in for post-fight reactions from all the major players as well as up-to-the-minute results of the WEC 53 post-fight bonuses including “Fight of the Night,” “Knockout of the Night” and “Submission of the Night.” Check it out below. Live stream and replay courtesy of WEC.tv. For WEC 53 live results and play-by-play click here .

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Ten Best – The Submissions of 2010

The most graceful finish in all of combat sports, the submission win can come in a number of ways, but the end result is always the same – a victory for the man pulling off the move, and a look of ‘what happened?’ from the victim. 2010 had its share of memorable wins by way of submission, and in part III of the Highly Unofficial awards, here are the best. 10 – Jim Miller gives Oliveira his first “0” Jim Miller felt a little disrespected in the lead-up to his UFC 124 bout against unbeaten phenom Charles Oliveira, and despite his lengthy win streak in the Octagon, he was seen by many as the underdog. So how did the Jersey native respond? By doing what veterans do. In this case, Miller walked through a few kicks to the head, took Oliveira down, and then finished him off with a kneebar less than two minutes into the fight. Don’t expect any disrespect to be thrown Miller’s way anymore. 9 – Davis breaks new ground against Boetsch ? Already known for his wrestling and ground and pound, Phil Davis’ submission game is starting to get some positive notices as well, not surprising since three of his five finishes have come via tap out. In his most recent bout at UFC 123 in November, “Mr. Wonderful” even went as far as to create his own move, a modified kimura that finished veteran Tim Boetsch and which is already being dubbed “The Philmura.” 8 – Palhares introduces Drwal to the heel hook If there’s one fighter in the UFC that you don’t want around your feet or legs, it’s Rousimar Palhares. In March, he gave a quick and deadly demonstration why, as he caught and submitted Tomasz Drwal with a heel hook in just 45 seconds. And while these moves happen so fast that they never look like much, a glance at the pained face of the fighter on the receiving end speaks a thousand words when it comes to the devastating effects of a well-placed move like the one the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt specializes in. 7 – Dogged Dollaway hangs on to finish Doerksen Ever since his Peruvian Necktie finish of Jesse Taylor in July of 2008, fight fans have been waiting for another submission to remember from The Ultimate Fighter alum CB Dollaway. They got it at UFC 119 in September, when Dollaway showed the continued evolution of his game in submitting veteran jiu-jitsu black belt Joe Doerksen. After locking in a guillotine choke, Dollaway had to weather a feverish escape attempt from the Canadian, but he held on and modified the choke to finish matters at 2:13 of the opening round. 6 – Lesnar roars back, finishes Carwin After taking a hellacious beating from Shane Carwin in the first round of their July bout, Brock Lesnar’s odds of making it out of his corner for round two, let alone winning the fight, were slim. But the then-heavyweight champion showed his warrior’s heart by roaring back, taking down a winded Carwin, and finishing matters with a memorable arm triangle. 5 – Bocek wins battle of black belts with Hazelett A lot of times, if you match up two Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belts, a kickboxing match breaks out. Not this time, and Mark Bocek made sure that his UFC 124 bout with Dustin Hazelett went to the ground almost immediately. In pre-fight interviews, Hazelett said he was just fine with that prospect, but Bocek sapped the joy out from the Kentucky native quickly, finishing the bout via triangle choke just past the midway point of the first round, and establishing Bocek as one of the game’s top groundfighters. 4 – Double Trouble – Lytle Surprises Foster and Brown When you’ve been around the fight game as long as Chris Lytle has, you develop more than a few veteran tricks.

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