Roger Huerta, Eddie Alvarez and now possibly Cole Konrad make up stellar line up for Bellator 17 in Boston

Bellator's 17th show being held in the Wang theatre in Boston has some big important fights.

Eddie Alvarez looks for his spot at top of the lightweight ranks with both Shinya Aoki and BJ Penn recently losing.

The lightweight semi-finals between Pat Curran and Roger Huerta as well asSubmission of the year winner Toby Imada vs Carey Vanier to see who will advance to the finals and to face Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight Championship.

In addition rumor has it that Cole Konrad 2-time NCAA champion, training partner of UFC Heavyweight Champ Brock Lesnar,and friend of Canadianprofighter.com looks to make his promotional debut and his third straight victory since debuting.

This looks to be another amazing event as one of the classiest and  most exciting events I have ever attended, hits Boston and becomes the first Major MMA organization to ever do so, we can't wait for this amazing event and are going to be there cageside to bring you all the action of the best event Bellator has held this year.

The full card includes:




MAIN CARD

•Champ Eddie Alvarez vs. Josh Neer (non-title fight)

•Pat Curran vs. Roger Huerta (lightweight tourney semifinal)

•Toby Imada vs. Carey Vanier (lightweight tourney semifinal)

•Pat Bennett vs. Cole Konrad*

PRELIMINARY CARD

•Nate Kittredge vs. Justin Torrey

•John Clarke vs. Greg Rebello

•Dan Bonnell vs. Josh Laberge

•Nate Lamotte vs. Chuck O'Nei

* - Not officially announced



For more on Bellator 17, stay tuned

LGIO Scraps 155 Tourney and Gatineau Shows

Canadian MMA news rumor..

By: Marc-Andre Drolet
Top MMA News has heard from several sources today that the Let’s Get it On promotion has scrapped their 155 pound tournament and has cancelled all Gatineau shows. It is rumored that issues with the Quebec Athletic Commission may be at the root of the problem. Several camps have told Top MMA News that problems with matchups and the size of the LGIO cage could be the culprit.


Apparently, LGIO decided to eliminate the Lightweight division and only hold the Welterweight tournament with all fights located at the River Cree Casino.

Tickets are still available for the Gatineau show on Ticketmaster despite these new rumors.

Attempts to contact President Elaine McCarthy by email and matchmaker Matt Stansell by text have been unreturned. This story will be updated as further news becomes available

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Learn from the best One of the Pioneers of Canadian MMA comes home to London-Shawn Tompkins

Shawn Tompkins is one of Canada's MMA pioneers and in two weeks time he will be home in London Ontario!!
If you are in the area and are serious about MMA or even just a fan, this is not a seminar you want to miss.
Held at Adrenaline Training Center May 15th 12-3pm

Saturday May 15th from 12-3pm

UFC exec Marc Ratner still pursuing Toronto show, legislative changes in Canada

Article Written by MMAjunkie.com Staff on Apr 30, 2010

The Ultimate Fighting Championship next weeks hosts its third annual show in Montreal, and in June, the organization hosts its first-ever event in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

However, UFC officials are still targeting what they call the "hottest city of them all" for an upcoming show: Toronto.

While a recent guest on MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio), UFC Vice President of Regulatory and Governmental Affairs Marc Ratner said the UFC is targeting Toronto as part of an overall bigger push to change Canada's criminal code.

As with other Canadian locales, Toronto, which is the Ontario capital and Canada's largest city with 2.5 million residents, deems MMA illegal because of their interpretation of the law. Additionally, since not all provinces have regulatory bodies, individual cities also sometimes have their own interpretations.
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Kansas City’s Danny Tims qualifies for Bellator Season 3 Bantamweight Tournament

See him fight at Bellator.com; Eight-man 135 lbs. tournament now official

CHICAGO, Ill. (April 30, 2010) — Danny Tims, whose red mohawk and compelling personal story made him a media darling in his hometown of Kansas City in the run-up to Bellator 16, has earned a spot in Bellator Fighting Championships’ Season 3 Bantamweight Tournament with his hard-fought victory over Brian Davidson at last night’s event.

The announcement, which was made by Bellator founder and CEO Bjorn Rebney at the conclusion of last night’s event, makes it official that Bellator will indeed host a bantamweight tournament in its third season as has been rumored for some time. Additional tournament fighters will be announced in the coming weeks.


Danny’s win over Brian Davidson included some great back-and-forth action; it was probably the night’s best all-around fight,” Rebney said. “With his win, Danny earned a spot in an eight-man field that already has some hugely talented bantamweights locked in. We will be announcing more of them in the coming weeks.”

The 22-year-old Tims, a mainstay on the Midwest MMA circuit since turning pro while he was still a teenager in 2007, improved his overall record to 9-2-1 with the win over Davidson.

The fight, which did not air as a part of Bellator’s live broadcast on FOX Sports Net, is now available for viewing exclusively at Bellator.com.

For more information, visit the Web site, follow Bellator on Twitter @BellatorMMA or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Bellator.

Bellator Fighting Championships to bring nationally televised mixed martial arts event to San Antonio’s Majestic Theatre on May 27th

Event will be broadcast to virtually every home in the U.S. via

NBC, FOX Sports Net, Telemundo and mun2

CHICAGO, Ill. (April 30, 2010) — Bellator Fighting Championships, the fist-of-its-kind tournament-style mixed martial arts promotion, will make its second 2010 stop in the Lone Star State next month when it comes to the Majestic Theatre in San Antonio.

The event—which will be broadcast LIVE and in prime time across the country on FOX Sports Net and during special weekend highlight shows on NBC, Telemundo and mun2—takes place on Thursday, May 27th at the historic theatre, which is located at 224 E. Houston Street in the heart of downtown San Antonio.

Tickets are on sale now at all Ticketmaster outlets and at http://www.ticketmaster.com./


The fight card for the event includes two semifinal round matchups in Bellator’s ongoing middleweight tournament: Siberian striker Alexander “Storm” Shlemenko (28-4) versus former all-American college wrestler and Bellator Season 1 middleweight tournament runner-up Jared Hess (11-1-1) along with former competitive power-lifter Eric Schambari (12-1) versus Southern California powerhouse Bryan “The Beast” Baker (12-1) in a rematch of their December 2007 fight in the WEC (which Baker won by split decision).

In addition, the evening will feature a special “Heavyweight Feature Fight” between 11-3 former UFC star Eddie Sanchez and EliteXC veteran Ralph Kelly as well as four “Local Feature Fights” between some of the top rising MMA stars from Texas.

“Bellator is thrilled at the opportunity to bring our brand mixed martial arts events and our television partners at Fox Sports Net, NBC, Telemundo and Mun2 to the thousands of passionate MMA fans in the San Antonio area,” said Bellator founder and CEO Bjorn Rebney. “Our two Main Event fights feature four of the most exciting middleweights out there right now including a man, Alexander Shlemenko, who I believe is one of the top fighters to come out of Russia in many years. It should be a great night of fights.”

Bellator, which became the first MMA promotion in history to be broadcast on the ESPN family of networks during its highly successful first season, announced late last year that it had formed a groundbreaking new TV distribution alliance for its second season that reaches virtually every home in the U.S. Bellator Season 2 began on Thursday, April 8th at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. Bellator Season 3 begins August 12th. Both seasons run for 12 consecutive weeks.

Bellator is also hosting an event at the Verizon Theatre in Grand Prairie, Texas, (just outside of Dallas) one week before the San Antonio event on Thursday, May 20th.

For more information, visit Bellator.com, follow Bellator on Twitter @BellatorMMA or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Bellator.

BRETT ROGERS, URIJAH FABER AND DAN HARDY GUEST ON TONIGHT'S "INSIDE MMA" ON HDNET

Tabloid headlines and a look back at WEC 48 make for an entertaining panel discussion

TONIGHT Friday, April 30 at 9:00 p.m. ET

DALLAS (April 30, 2010)

WHAT: Tonight on HDNet's "Inside MMA," Strikeforce Heavyweight Brett Rogers, WEC Featherweight Urijah Faber and UFC Welterweight Dan Hardy join Kenny and Bas on the IMMA panel to discuss the latest MMA news, including the recent arrest of Tito Ortiz after an alledged domestic dispute with his girlfriend, Jenna Jameson.

Then Rogers, who in his last bout, lost to the #1 ranked heavyweight in the world, Fedor Emelianenko, tells the panel why he deserves a shot at the Strikeforce Heavyweight belt. Faber, who held the WEC Featherweight title for over two years, talks about his recent loss to Jose Aldo at WEC 48.

Dan, "The Outlaw" Hardy shares his thoughts about losing his shot at the UFC Welterweight belt with his March 27 loss to Georges St-Pierre.

And in Kruck's Korner, Ron Kruck reports on Hunter Worsham, son of MMA pioneer Cal Worsham. Hunter recently entered the cage one last time before his military deployment to Afghanistan.

And, immediately following "Inside MMA" at 10:00 p.m. ET tonight is a special presentation of "The Voice vs. Joe Rogan," where the two biggest names in MMA broadcasting go one-on-one to discuss the world of mixed martial arts. MMA critics are raving about the show! "Bloody Elbow" says that "The Voice vs. Joe Rogan is "... "truly a treat to watch" and "Pro Fighting Fans said, "All MMA fans should watch the special on HDNet."

WHEN: "Inside MMA" airs on HDNet, TONIGHT Friday, April 30 at 9:00 p.m. ET.