Carlos Condit, the current 170lb. WEC Champion, has had his contract extended, according to his announcement at this last weekends UWC. Prior to the extension, Carlos has one more fight left on his contract.
DREAM, a japanese promotion that is the spiritual reincarnation of PRIDE, started their middleweight Grand Prix for 2008, aptly named DREAM 2. Some of the notables in the field are Aoki, Calvancante, Ronaldo Souza, Denis Kang, and Sakuraba. With a stout field in play, not all the favorites made it out of the first round. (Spoilers Inside)
Pete Spratt defeated fellow UFC veteran Jason Von Flue in the first couple of minute of the first round at Ultimate Warriors Challenge over the weekend. The UWC runs in the nations capital and is a breeding ground for MMA fighters. Pete and Jason were the main events for the promotion.
Matt Hammill was recently featured on News 10 as a gifted athlete and fighter. With a 6-1 record, he should be in the news. What makes this bullet point so phenomenal is that Matt is deaf.
Travis Lutter, BJJ expert and all-around unconditioned fighter, has been let go from the UFC, according to the website Fight Ticker. Travis Lutter recently lost to Rich Franklin after gassing out in the second round.