Bellator 70 Set to Take Place in New Orleans, Konrad vs. Prindle to Headline

The day after announcing that Bellator 70 will be the event that the heavyweight title fight between champion Cole Konrad and Eric Prindle was postponed to, Bellator officials have announced the city and venue. Bellator 70, the sixth season's finale, will take place at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana on May 25th.

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/28185/bellator-70-set-to-take-place-in-new-orleans-konrad-vs-prindle-to-headline/

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Georges St-Pierre to try his hand at poker

As Georges St-Pierre continues to rehabilitate his torn ACL, he needs somewhere to put his competitive energy. The man didn't get to the top of the welterweight division and near the top of the Yahoo! Sports pound-for-pound rankings without a good amount of competitiveness, so now he'll use it at the poker table.

He signed a sponsorship deal with 888, an online gaming company. Through that sponsorship, he'll play in the 2012 World Series of Poker. He will also play in online special games that will benefit his anti-bullying charity.

"I have wanted to play poker for a while now as it is a great game of skill. It is not just your cards versus my cards; it is you versus your opponent. However, the most important aspect of my partnership with 888poker is that we are going to generate a great deal of money for my foundation that dedicates its efforts towards anti-bullying causes.

GSP has shown an incredibly icy stare when squaring off when his opponents. He may need to employ that at the poker table. For tips, he can turn to fellow fighter Mike Swick, who finished 10th of more than 2,000 in a WSOP event  in 2010. UFC ring announcer Bruce Buffer is also a poker aficionado. He has his own poker room at the Luxor in Las Vegas.

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Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/georges-st-pierre-try-hand-poker-204543639.html

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Bellator 65 Results: Eduardo Dantas crowned bantamweight champion with submission win

23-year old Brazilian Eduardo Dantas became the newest Bellator champion on Friday night with a career-defining performance, choking former title-holder Zach Makovsky unconscious in the second round of their headlining tilt at Bellator 65. The performance improved Dantas? overall record to 14-2 and snapped Makovsky?s an eight-fight winning streak. Also on tap pat the event, [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/04/14/bellator-65-results-eduardo-dantas-crowned-bantamweight-champion-with-submission-win

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Nick Diaz to Face Top Grappler Braulio Estima in BJJ Super-Fight

Nick Diaz has drawn top-flight Brazilian jiu-jitsu player Braulio Estima as his opponent for a BJJ super-fight that will take place next month. The two grapplers will meet on May 12 in Long Beach, California at the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo to compete in a strictly-BJJ match. An ADCC champion and member of the Blackzilians camp, Estima is considered to be one of the world's best pure grapplers.

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/28183/nick-diaz-to-face-top-grappler-braulio-estima-in-bjj-super-fight/

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Michael Bisping offers up explanation behind choosing Tim Boetsch over Cung Le

Highly-touted middleweight Michael Bisping (22-4) recently saw his hopes for a title-shot go up in smoke after losing a close, semi-controversial decision to Chael Sonnen in late January. However, given the division?s current landscape the brash Brit is confident he can regain his footing as a top contender with a single win, challenging the winner [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/04/06/michael-bisping-offers-up-explanation-behind-choosing-tim-boetsch-over-cung-le

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UFC on Fuel TV 2 Weigh-In Results: Gustafsson (205), Silva (205) Make Light Heavyweight Bout Official

The final pre-fight festivities took place today, as the entire 24 man roster stepped on the scales for tomorrow's UFC on Fuel TV 2 event. Weigh-ins took place at the Ericsson Globe Arena, which is also the venue for tomorrow's event. All fighters, aside from Dennis Siver, made weight on their first attempt. Siver was able to make the weight limit on his second attempt.

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/28199/ufc-on-fuel-tv-2-weigh-in-results-gustafsson-205-silva-205-make-light-heavyweight-bout-official/

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