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Monday March 8

Jens Pulver’s career certainly seems to be on the decline, and his latest loss to Javier Vasquez certainly has many MMA fans wondering if L’il Evil’s at the end of the line.
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Sunday March 7

Sean Morley and Roxxi are the latest wrestlers to part ways with TNA Wrestling.
Morley finished up with TNA at the company’s last television taping where he pinned Jeff Jarrett in a Falls Count Anywhere Match in the backstage area. The former WWE Intercontinental Champion wrote on his Facebook account that his departure was due to accepting dates in Mexico.
“Yes folks, I am now through for now with TNA as I want to wrestle in Mexico,” Morley wrote. “I was going to perform in both TNA and CMLL but now with …

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Sunday March 7

Maria Kanellis’ release from World Wrestling Entertainment is being seen as a surprise considering that the fans voted her WWE Diva of the Year in an online poll last December not to mention that she will be appearing as a contestant on Celebrity Apprentice, which debuts in two weeks on NBC. She herself has told friends she was blindsided by the release and that she had no reason to believe it was coming.
Her departure was said to be due to management’s negative reaction to an interview she did with The …

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Sunday March 7

– WWE Diva Mickie James had surgical procedures yesterday and today in an attempt to clear out a bad staph infection. The location of the staph infection has not been revealed as of press time, but it’s bad enough that doctors advised James to undergo the surgery immediately which she has done.
– It was announced today that Steve Austin will be the Grand Marshall of the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on March 21, airing on FOX at noon.
– You can see a video of the debate Linda …

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Sunday March 7

– TNA president Dixie Carter posted the following on her Twitter, regarding Sting’s status with TNA… “Spoke w/Sting last nite. We’ve renewed his contract & he said he wouldn’t miss Mondays live show for anything. Can’t wait to work w/Hulk”
– After TNA officials got upset at him for spoiling a big surprise for iMPACT in a YouTube video, Hulk Hogan’s excuse was that he wasn’t aware a video camera was taping the interview. You can see the video of Hulk dropping the major hint at the debut here.
– This isn’t …

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Sunday March 7

As previously reported, Hulk Hogan appeared on NYC radio host Jim Kerr’s “Rock ‘n Roll Morning Show” this morning and virtually confirmed that Rob Van Dam has signed with TNA Wrestling. While Hogan never mentioned Van Dam by name, studio cameras caught Hogan pointing to himself with his thumbs just like RVD while talking about an exciting new talent acquisition that he just heard about last night. You can see the video here.
With TNA moving to Monday nights and now news leaking out that RVD has likely signed with TNA, …

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Sunday March 7

TNA star Hulk Hogan appeared on radio host Jim Kerr’s “Rock ‘n Roll Morning Show” this morning from New York City and strongly hinted that Rob Van Dam has signed with TNA Wrestling.
“We got a lot of young kids now like A.J. Styles and Jeff Hardy and we’ve got a bunch of surprises coming up with some guys that just signed – I didn’t even tell Jimmy [Hart] about it. I found out about it last night.
Hogan then pointed to himself (like RVD does when saying his name) and said, …

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Sunday March 7

With TNA’s move to Monday night fast approaching, negotiations between company officials and Rob Van Dam have really heated up.
Well-placed sources within TNA claim the company is trying to arrange at least a couple of surprises for next Monday’s live show and it’s no secret that they’ve courted RVD in the past.
Van Dam has mentioned in radio interviews that he’s had casual conversations with the company over the years, and all indications are that the talks have become much more serious within the past few weeks.
TNA expressed interest in the …

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Sunday March 7

TNA Wrestling released Traci Brooks this morning, according to PWInsider.com.
Details regarding Brooks’ departure have yet to be disclosed. She had been with the company since 2003.
Her most recent run saw her become a part of the since departed Main Event Mafia. She had been one of the company’s original female performers and was an original member of the Knockouts division. There are rumors that there were problems between her and her husband, TNA star Frankie Kazarian aka SuicideTNA Wrestling released Traci Brooks this morning, according to PWInsider.com.
Details regarding Brooks’ departure …

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Sunday March 7

Strikeforce Challengers VII
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Strikeforce Challengers VII is set to take place at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, Cali. with the main card airing on Showtime.
- Andre Galvao vs. Luke Stewart
- George Bush III vs. Ron “Abongo” Humphrey
- Zoila Frausto vs. Miesha Tate
- Lavar Johnson vs. Lolohea Mahe
- Justin Wilcox vs. Shamar Bailey
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Sunday March 7

The weigh-in’s for Japanese based World Victory Road’s Sengoku Raiden Championship 12 event took were completed in Tokyo with all 16 fighters making weight for their respective bouts.
The event takes place on March 7th from the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan and will broadcast on tape delay on HDNet in North America on March 12 at 10 p.m. ET.
The main event features a Sengoku middleweight championship bout between champion Jorge Santiago and top challenger Mamed Khalidov.
- Jorge Santiago (182.1 lb/82.6 kg) vs. Mamed Khalidov (182.8 lb/82.9 kg)
- Akihiro Gono (167.6 …

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Sunday March 7

Tonight’s World Extreme Cagefighting event, “WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz” takes place at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio airing on the Versus Network. The main event of the evening features a bantamweight title bout newly crowned Brian Bowles and challenger Dominick Cruz.
The PPV portion of the show starts at 10p.m EST (7p.m. PST), be sure to check back for updates as we post the results.
As always The MMA News will be keeping the live results off-of the main page. To see the full results click
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- Dominick Cruz def. …

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Sunday March 7

The “UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy” event will be the first Ultimate Fighting Championship event to air live on the silver screen nationwide on over 300 screens. The event features two title bouts featuring a welterweight match-up between champion Georges St. Pierre vs. challenger Dan Hardy, and an interim-heavyweight title fight between former champ Frank Mir and undefeated Shane Carwin.
Two of the evenings preliminary bouts will air live on SPIKE TV.
The full UFC 111 card appears as follows:
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- Georges St-Pierre vs. Dan Hardy (for welterweight title)
- Shane Carwin vs. …