Soa Palelei off UFC 161 card; remains as a backup

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Chris

Wednesday, 22 May 2013 22:09

Unfortunate news today with confirmation that Soa Palelei has been left without a match-up for the UFC 161 fight card following a reshuffle of the fight card. With the loss of UFC 161's headlining fight between UFC Interim Bantamweight Champion Renan Barao and Eddie Wineland, UFC officials announced that a battle between Rashad Evans and Dan Henderson will now headline the event in a three-round fight.

Barao was forced out after tearing ligaments in his foot preparing for the event which is scheduled for the MTS Centre in Manitoba, Canada on June 15. UFC officials are attempting to find a replacement for Wineland, with MMAJunkie.com being the first to report that a heavyweight clash between Roy Nelson and Stipe Miocic has been added to the main card. Should an opponent be found for Wineland on short notice, the main card will feature six fights instead of the normal five fights on a Pay-Per-View main card. 

Western Australian heavyweight Soa Palelei was set to meet Stipe Miocic on the card and has made himself available to act as a replacement should any of the four heavyweights scheduled for the event be forced out due to injury. Should that no occur, sources reveal to Fight News Australia that Palelei may not get an opportunity until a UFC event in August.

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Wrestler Shane Parker replaces Tyson Kroehn on XFC card

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Chris

Wednesday, 22 May 2013 20:30

2010 Australian Commonwealth Games representative Shane Parker (pictured) has stepped up to replace Tyson Kroehn on the upcoming XFC 19 fight card scheduled to be held at the Mansfield Tavern in Brisbane, Queensland on July 20.

Parker steps in to face Liam Harley as part of the four-man bantamweight tournament, with the winner getting an opportunity to challenge for the XFC Bantamweight Title - currently held by Michael Tobin in early 2014.

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Australian Fighting Championship 6: Semifinal matchups set for Welterweight and Middleweight Title Tournaments

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Mike

Wednesday, 22 May 2013 18:26

On August 24 at the Melbourne Pavilion, Australian Fighting Championship will take one step closer to crowning their first Welterweight and Middleweight champions, as the Melbourne based promotion is set to host the semifinal stages of their Title Tournaments at AFC 6. 

Corey Nelson (pictured right) continues to prove himself as one of the country’s upper echelon Welterweights. At AFC 5, the KMA Top Team product scored a third round finish over the previously unbeaten Alex Volkanovsk, after dominating the contest. Nelson will now go on to meet Brazilian Walber De Barros for a spot in the Welterweight final. Before this one however, the Brace Welterweight title holder will look to add the Nitro strap to his collection when he faces Ian Bone at Nitro 9. De Barros gets fast tracked to the tournament semifinal without fighting after his AFC 5 opponent Zein Saliba missed weight. 

After tapping highly touted Kiwi Luke Jumeau at AFC 5, undefeated submission specialist Jake Matthews will now meet Gamebred fighter Dean Purdon for the other place in the Welterweight tournament final. As for Purdon, he did well to exploit his opponents weakness to earn his spot opposite Matthews. "The Punisher" wrapped up experienced Kick Boxer Peter Davenport early before eventually getting the win via Rear-Naked Choke in the first.

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Site Sponsor: Tickets on sale for Adrenalin-Unleashed 1 Event

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Chris

Tuesday, 21 May 2013 19:52

FROM SITE SPONSOR - Adrenalin-Unleashed are pleased to announce that tickets for the June 29th cage fight extravaganza PANG vs BRADNEY are now on sale. The event will be held at the Eatons Hill Hotel Grand Ballroom on Brisbane's Northside on Saturday, June 29th and is headlined by the long awaited showdown between Adrian “The Hunter” Pang and Jai “The Toothfairy” Bradney.

In addition to this headline, “Ruthless”  Rob Lisita will take on Jacob Pettett from Gracie Central Coast along with a stellar MMA card that will be released shortly.

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Mark Hunt's visa approved; cleared to fight at UFC 160

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Chris

Monday, 20 May 2013 22:26

We can all breathe a sigh of relief as Mark Hunt early today confirmed on twitter that he has been given the all clear after weeks of trying.

"Thank u for my visa father," Hunt wrote on Twitter earlier on Monday with UFC officials confirming to MMAFighting.com later that he was on his way to Las Vegas.

With less than a week to go, it's less than ideal situation as Hunt was expected to leave New Zealand for Las Vegas late on Monday. Hunt was denied a visa unexpectedly due to an old 2002 arrest in the United States, despite having travelled back and forth from the country on a number of occasions since. UFC had applied for Roy Nelson to be a back-up, but looks like he will no longer be needed.

Hunt faces former UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos on the UFC 160 card, with fellow Sydney based fighters James Te Huna and Robert Whittaker also scheduled for the event. The event will be headlined by a UFC Heavyweight Title bout between Champion Cain Velasquez and challenger Antonio Silva.