In the Cage – 1.26.12

Each day, The MMA Corner will provide a recap of results, event announcements, fight matchups, and injuries/cancellations from throughout the world of MMA.

McKee Overweight, Stripped of MFC LW Title

Lightweight Antonio McKee has been stripped of the Maximum Fighting Championship 155-pound title after coming in seven pounds overweight at the MFC 32 weigh-ins.

McKee will still face Brian Cobb in the co-main event, but it will now be a three-round non-title affair. An MFC official revealed that McKee will be released by the promotion following the fight.

The event takes place Friday, Jan. 27 from the Mayfield Inn Trade and Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Source: Sherdog

Bellator Fighting Championships applies for Nevada promoter’s license

The Nevada State Athletic Commission has revealed that the Bellator promotion has applied for a promoter’s license in the state

The state is the home base of the sport’s largest promotion, the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

The NSAC will address Bellator’s application at their monthly meeting, which takes place Wednesday, Feb. 1, at the Grant Sawyer State Office Building in Las Vegas.

Bellator’s sixth season kicks off March 9 event in Hammond, Ind. The company is hosting season-six tourneys in the bantamweight, featherweight, lightweight, welterweight and middleweight divisions.

Source: MMAJunkie

Photo: Antonio McKee (Sherdog)

About the Author

Rob Tatum

Rob Tatum joined The MMA Corner as a lead writer and news manager following his time at MMADieHards in the same capacity. Additionally, he is a Featured Columnist for the MMA portion of Bleacher Report. Beyond his writing, Rob has trained in both Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai. He is a Colorado native that works as a mechanical engineer during the day and enjoys watching sports, playing music, or working on cars. After running his own music site from 2002-2009, Rob decided to focus solely on the sport of MMA.