In the Cage – 12.22.12 Corey Adams December 22, 2012 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. Cote Joins Welterweight All-Stars at UFC 158 Just recently, Canadian Patrick Cote announced he is moving to welterweight. After a few days, “The Predator” already has an opponent for his 170 pound debut. Cote will fight former Strikeforce welterweight Bobby Voelker at UFC 158 in his home country of Canada. The two men will join a stacked night of welterweight bouts, with Georges St-Pierre defending his title against Nick Diaz in the main event. UFC 158 takes place on March 16 from the Bell Centre in Montreal. Source: UFC Jardine/Robertson On for Anaheim The UFC 157 lineup continues to come together, as a welterweight bout has been made. Brock Jardine takes on Kenny Robertson, as the two return to the UFC in hopes of staying with the promotion. UFC 157 takes place from the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., on Feb. 23. Source: UFC UFC on FOX 6 main card set with Koch-Lamas; FX and Facebook prelims official Next month’s UFC on FOX 6 event has been finalized, which takes place on Jan. 26 from the United Center in Chicago. The event will feature four bouts on FOX, six FX prelim fights, and one other fight on Facebook. MAIN CARD (FOX, 8 p.m. ET) Demetrious Johnson vs. John Dodson – for flyweight title Quinton Jackson vs. Glover Teixeira Donald Cerrone vs. Anthony Pettis Erik Koch vs. Ricardo Lamas PRELIMINARY CARD (FX, 5 p.m. ET) T.J. Grant vs. Matt Wiman Clay Guida vs. Hatsu Hioki Ryan Bader vs. Vladimir Matyushenko David Mitchell vs. Simeon Thoresen Shawn Jordan vs. Mike Russow Pascal Krauss vs. Mike Stumpf PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook, 4:30 p.m. ET) Magnus Cedenblad vs. Rafael Natal Source: MMAJunkie Jorge Masvidal scratches from ‘Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine’ A back injury has forced Jorge Masvidal out of his bout with Pat Healy on the final Strikeforce card on Jan. 12. Healy was expected to fight Gilbert Melendez for the lightweight title, but an injury to Melendez pushed Healy to the prelims against Masvidal. No official announcement has been made on Healy’s replacement. Source: MMAJunkie Trio of Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinals Highlight Bellator 87 Lineup in Michigan The Bellator Season 8 lightweight tournament will kick off at Bellator 87 on Jan. 31 from the Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort in Mount Pleasant, Mich. Brazilain Patricky “Pitbull” Freire will look to end his two fight losing streak as he takes on Guillaume DeLorenzi, along with David Rickels battling Lloyd Woodard and Alexander Sarnavskiy vs. Thiago Michel Pereira Silva. The event will broadcast live on Spike TV. Source: Sherdog One FC 7 Card Features Kojima-Docyogen Title Eliminator, 4th Bantamweight Quarterfinal A matchup between former Shooto world champion Shinichi Kojima and unbeaten Rey Docyogen will determine the number one contender for the vacant flyweight title. Also confirmed for One FC 7 is the final bantamweight quarterfinal tournament bout, as Ryan Diaz takes on Thanh Vu. One FC 7 takes place on Feb. 2 from the Stadium Putra in Kuala Lumpur. Source: Sherdog Photo: Patrick Cote (MMAJunkie)
