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

UFC press conference open to the public

On Wednesday March 21, the UFC will be hosting their press conference for UFC 149 and it will be open to the public.  The press conference will take place at Flames Central in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. UFC president Dana White and Director of Canadian Operations Tom Wright are expected to make a major announcement. It has been speculated that they will announce UFC 149 will take place in Calgary.

Source: MMA Weekly

The semifinals for Bellator’s middleweight tournament have been set

During the post-fight press conference after last night’s Bellator 60 event, Bellator officials announced the pairings for the next round of their middleweight tournament.  Maiquel Falcao will face Vyacheslav Vasilevsky and Brian Rogers will face Bruno Santos.  These fights are scheduled to take place at Bellator 68.

Source: Sherdog

Russian star Mikhail Malyutin Signs with Bellator Fighting Championships

Bellator officials announced today that they have signed Russian star Mikhail Malyutin to a multi fight deal.  Specific details of the deal were not disclosed and it has yet to be determined when he will make his debut with the promotion.  Malyutin has spent most of his career fighting for M-1.  He is 21-9 overall and 3-1 in his last four fights.

Source: MMAJunkie

 Maiquel Falcao (Sherdog)

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Josh Davis is the owner and President of The MMA Corner, LLC. He has been a fan of mixed martial arts since seeing UFC 1 in his hometown. In addition to his The MMA Corner responsibilities, Josh is the editor of Scrapp! Fight Magazine. Josh has also written for MMA Unleashed and MMA Sports magazines. Josh also manages some of Colorado's best up and coming fighters and is dedicated to the positive promotion of the sport.