In the Cage – 11.5.11 Corey Adams November 5, 2011 News Each day, The MMA Corner will provide a recap of results, event announcements, fight matchups, and injuries/cancellations from throughout the world of MMA. Carlos Condit vs. Josh Koscheck in the works for UFC 143 in Las Vegas After losing his No.1 contender status to Nick Diaz, Carlos Condit has a new opponent to look forward to. Sources close to the UFC have learned that Condit and Josh Koscheck have verbally agreed to meet at UFC 143 in February. The promotion has not made UFC 143 official yet, but Georges St-Pierre is expected to defend his belt against Diaz on Super Bowl weekend. Source: MMAJunkie UFC 138 Attendance and Gate Saturday’s UFC 138 event drew 10,823 fans with a live gate of $1.5 million. UFC president Dana White announced the figures during the UFC 138 press conference. The event, which featured Chris Leben vs. Mark Munoz, set a live-gate record for LG Arena in Birmingham, England. Source: MMAWeekly UFC 138 Bonuses Renan Barao, Brad Pickett, Che Mills, and Terry Etim are all $70,000 richer after their performances at UFC 138. Barao and Pickett earned Fight of the Night bonuses for their fast-paced bantamweight battle. UFC newcomer Mills stopped Chris Cope in just 40 seconds, giving him the Knockout of the Night. Etim needed just 17 seconds to submit Edward Faaloloto to earn Submission of the Night. Source: MMAFighting Shark Fights 21’s Bobby Lashley without opponent as Dave Huckaba scratches Things never seem to go right for Bobby Lashley. Once again, Lashley is without an opponent for Shark Fights 21 after Huckaba pulled out of the fight. Huckaba makes it three opponents that have dropped out of a meeting with the former WWE entertainer. Shark Fights 21 takes place on Nov. 11 from the Fair Park Coliseum in Lubbock, Texas. Source: MMAJunkie Photo: Josh Koscheck (Rob Tatum/The MMA Corner)
