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

Ed Herman vs. Trevor Smith Added to UFC on Fox 8

Middleweight Ed Herman will return to the UFC Octagon in July following a disappointing one-fight stint in Strikeforce.

Herman will welcome fellow Strikeforce veteran Trevor Smith to the promotion when the UFC travels to Seattle on July 27. The fight will take place on the preliminary portion of the card.

UFC on Fox 8 is headlined by a flyweight title fight between Demetrious Johnson and John Moraga and will take place from Key Arena.

Source: UFC

Nick Catone Hospitalized with Dehydration; Fight with James Head Scratched

Just hours before UFC 159, a welterweight bout between Nick Catone and James Head was pulled from the event due to Catone’s hospitalization.

Catone came in at 173 pounds at Friday’s weigh-ins, two pounds over the divisional weight limit. The weight cut took its toll on the New Jersey native, forcing him off the card and the promotion to scrap the fight altogether.

Source: UFC

Deep “62 Impact” Results

On Friday, April 26, Deep hosted “62 Impact” from the Tokyo Dome City Hall in Japan. The event saw three new champions crowned.

FULL RESULTS
Satoru Kitaoka def. Daisuke Nakamura by unanimous decision – for lightweight title
Daiki Hata def. Yoshiro Maeda by TKO (strikes). Round 2, 1:41 – for bantamweight title
Dan Hornbuckle def. Yuya Shirai by unanimous decision – for welterweight title
Taisuke Okuno def. Akihiro Gono by knockout (strikes). Round 2, 2:07
Masanori Kanehara def. Wade Choate by submission (arm-triangle choke). Round 1, 4:16
Tatsumitsu Wada def. Yusaku Nakamura by knockout (punch). Round 1, 2:10
Takafumi Otsuka def.eated Makoto Kamaya by unanimous decision
Seiji Akao def. Katsuya Toida by unanimous decision
Katsunori Tsuda def. Shota Shidochi by TKO (strikes). Round 2, 2:38
Toshinori Tsunemura def. Hirotaka Miyakawa by TKO (strikes). Round 2, 2:01
Daisuke Endo def. Masato Kobayashi by submission (rear-naked choke). Round 2, 2:32
Kosuke Umeda def. Edward Matsuura by unanimous decision
Takashige Hirukawa and Hideki Kiyota fought to a majority draw
Seita Katsuki def. Yoshihiko Shinzato by TKO (strikes). Round 1, 0:29

Source: Sherdog

ONE FC 9 Adds Two Bouts

The May 31 ONE FC 9: “Rise to Power” event has added two flyweight bouts as Yasuhiro Urushitani faces Rey Docyogen and Geje Eustaquio battles Andrew Leone.

The event also features two titles fights as Honorio Banario takes on. Koji Oishi for the featherweight belt and Bibiano Fernandes will clash with Koetsu Okazaki for the interim bantamweight title.

ONE FC 9 will take place from the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City, Philippines. It streams via online pay-per-view.

Source: MMA Junkie

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