In the Cage – St-Pierre-Hendricks at UFC 167, MMA in NY Denied for 2013 Corey Adams June 19, 2013 News 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. Georges St-Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks slated for Nov. 16 in Las Vegas UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre now has a date set to defend his belt against top contender Johny Hendricks. St-Pierre vs. Hendricks is expected to take place on Nov. 16 at UFC 167 in Las Vegas. This will be the 20th anniversary show for the promotion, which began Nov. 12, 1993. Source: MMAFighting Bid to legalize mixed martial arts in New York is knocked out in Assembly After a closed-door meeting in New York, the verdict is no MMA in the Big Apple in 2013. In a Democratic conference Tuesday night, Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver stated that the bill to legalize MMA in New York will not go to the floor for a vote before the legislative sessions ends. Lorenzo Fertitta vowed to continue pushing for the sport to be legal in the state. Source: New York Daily News Dylan Andrews vs. Papy Abedi added to August’s UFC on Fox Sports 1: 2 event A middleweight bout has been added to the UFC on Fox Sports 1: 2 lineup for Aug. 28 at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The Ultimate Fighter 17 competitor Dylan Andrews will take on Sweden’s Papy Abedi. This will be Abedi’s debut at 185 pounds. With the addition, the fight card now has 12 bouts with the updated fight card below: Carlos Condit vs. Martin Kampmann Donald Cerrone vs. Rafael dos Anjos Kelvin Gastelum vs. Paulo Thiago Sarah Kaufman vs. Sara McMann Takeya Mizugaki vs. Erik Perez Court McGee vs. Robert Whittaker Robert McDaniel vs. Brad Tavares Darren Elkins vs. Hatsu Hioki James Head vs. Bobby Voelker Justin Edwards vs. Brandon Thatch Ben Alloway vs. Zak Cummings Papy Abedi vs. Dylan Andrews Source: MMAJunkie UFC 164 adds two bouts to lineup Two bouts have been added to UFC 164, which takes place on Aug. 31 in Milwaukee’s Bradley Center. Former WEC lightweight champion Jamie Varner will lock horns with Brazilian Gleison Tibau, while Milwaukee-based Pascal Krauss will take on Hyun Gyu Lim. The updated card is as followed: Benson Henderson vs. T.J. Grant – for lightweight title Josh Barnett vs. Frank Mir Clay Guida vs. Chad Mendes Erik Koch vs. Dustin Poirier Ben Rothwell vs. Brandon Vera Gleison Tibau vs. Jamie Varner Chicao Camus vs. Kyung Ho Kang Nikita Krylov vs. Soa Palelei Tim Elliot vs. Louis Gaudinot Derek Brunson vs. Yoel Romero Magnus Cedenblad vs. Jared Hamman Pascal Krauss vs. Hyun Gyu Lim Source: MMAJunkie/MMAJunkie Bellator MMA set for Sept. 7 event in Connecticut Bellator MMA has confirmed an event on Sept. 7 from the Mohegan Sun Casino in Montville, CT. An exclusive pre-ticket sales from the Mohegan Sun was sent to The MMA Corner on Wednesday. Tickets for the public to purchase will go on sale Thursday, June 20 at 10:00 a.m. ET. On Spike TV’s Bellator 96 broadcast, it was announced middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko will defend his belt against Doug Marshall, while Joe Warren takes on Nick Kirk. Source: The MMA Corner XFC signs two new welterweights to roster The XFC has signed two new 170-pound fighters to deepen its roster. Ian Stephens and Ladarious Jackson will be added to the promotion full time after debuting this year. Source: The MMA Corner Photo: Johny Hendricks (MMAJunkie)
