- First Horodecki, then Hieron. L.A.Anacondas welterweight and Long Island native
Jay Hieron suffered an injury while training and will be sidelined for the August 2 IFL semifinals, for which he was scheduled to fight Silverbacks welterweight Rory Markham. Anacondas coach Shawn Tompkins will announce later today the replacements for both Horodecki and Hieron.
- UFC lightweight
Roger Huerta will take on his third UFC newcomer in as many fights, as he is scheduled to fight
Alberto Crane next month at UFC 74. Crane carries an impressive 8-0 record, with seven of those wins coming via submission.
- UFC.com is reporting that former UFC heavyweight champ
Frank Mir will be returning to the UFC octagon for UFC 74 in a match against
Antoni Hardonk.
- UFC veteran
Marvin Eastman is rumored to face the hard-hitting Miletich fighter
Drew McFredries in a middleweight showdown as part of the UFC 77 card, which will be headlined by a middleweight championship match between Anderson Silva and Rich Franklin.
- With
Chris Leben out of the UFC Fight Night 11 match between him and
Mike Swick, it looks like
Jonathan Goulet will instead fight Swick. Both fighters have agreed to the fight, according to MMAWeekly. Yesterday, Goulet issued the challenge to Swick, who gladly accepted.
