Duane Ludwig will meet promotional newcomer Darren Elkins, a late replacement for an injured Spencer Fisher, in a preliminary lightweight match at UFC on Versus 1 on March 21 at the 1st Bank Center in Broomfield, Colo.
Strikeforce and M-1 Global are in the final stages of signing off on a revised deal that will see the two organizations co-promote additional events together in the U.S. in 2010.
When finalized, the re-bolstered business relationship will also signal the return of Fedor Emelianenko
Robert Emerson will lock horns with Nik Lentz in a preliminary matchup at UFC Fight Night 21 on March 31 at the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. Eleven bouts are now official for the event, which will be headlined by a pivotal lightweight showdown between the world-ranked Kenny Florian and former Pride Fighting Championships titleholder Takanori Gomi.
With Dominick Cruz’s victory over Brian Bowles Saturday in Columbus, Ohio, the WEC bantamweight title has now changed hands twice over the last seven months. Is recent rotation of titleholders bad for the WEC? Not according to matchmaker Sean Shelby.
