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| Shogun Rua and Brandon Vera |
Hello everyone! This is a new segment in which we are going
to be posting your cure for the Mondays. It’s going to be a quick article on
what to look forward to this week in the world of Mixed Martial Arts. Who’s
ready to get recharged?
This week in MMA holds two very exciting cards for both
casual and hardcore fans alike.
The first of the two is XFC 19, which is being held in
Charlotte, North Carolina. It is headlined by the always-tough Mike Bronzoulis,
who is coming off a 2nd round KO over Danny Salinas, against UFC vet,
Corey Hill, who himself is coming off a quick anaconda choke victory over
Darryl Madison. The co-feature of this event is between the popular, and the very
beautiful, Felice Herrig against the underrated Simona Soukapova. This fight
guarantees fireworks. The last bout I want to mention is between “Notorious”
Nick Newell and David Mays. Nick Newell boasts an undefeated record of 7-0 with
6 of his wins coming within the first stanza.
He also just happens to have only one fully functioning arm.
Yes, one. And he’s undefeated! Pretty amazing if you ask me (our interview with him earlier this year).
The other event the following day happens on Fox, which
features light heavyweights Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Brandon Vera. A lot of
people aren’t giving Vera a chance to win this fight, as he is 1-3 in his last
four (if you count the Thiago Silva fight), but you should never count someone
out in MMA. It is also co-headlined in another light heavyweight tilt that
features former UFC champ Lyoto Machida and TUF winner Ryan Bader in a fight
that could go either way.
We also welcome three new additions to the UFC roster as
flyweight newbies Ulysses Gomez and John Moraga face off in the opening
showdown. And Muay Thai specialist, Wagner Prado looks to make a huge splash at
205 pounds as he and Phil Davis look to cement themselves as top guys in the
light heavyweight division.
Other events this week in chronological order: Reality
Fighting: Battle at the Beach 2012, CES MMA: Far Beyond Driven, KOTC: Sudden Strike,
Fightworld Cup 12, Warriors Realm 14, UVC 20: Clash at the Coliseum, Champion
Pro MMA Fights, FFC 1: The Beginning, and Pancrase: Progress Tour 9.
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