In the Cage – 8.28.12 Kyle Symes August 28, 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. Georges St- Pierre Medically Cleared For MMA Activities UFC Welterweight champion Georges St- Pierre has been medically cleared to compete in MMA. GSP has been on the sidelines for well over a year after suffering an ACL tear. With St-Pierre’s rehab behind him, it appears as if UFC 154 will officially have GSP vs. Carlos Condit as its main event. UFC 154 is scheduled to take place on Nov. 17 in Montreal’s Bell Center. Source: Twitter UFC 152 Lineup Set; Evan Dunham vs. T.J. Grant Moved to Prelims After the cancellation of UFC 151 and some shuffling of fights, the lineup to UFC 152 is finally set. With the addition of Jon Jones vs. Vitor Belfort, the lightweight contest between Evan Dunham and TJ Grant has been moved to the prelims that will air on FX. The official lineup for UFC 152 is as follows: Main Card (Pay per view, 10 p.m. ET) Jon Jones vs. Vitor Belfort – UFC Light Heavyweight Title Joseph Benavidez vs. Demetrious Johnson – UFC Flyweight Title Michael Bisping vs. Brian Stann Matt Hamill vs. Vladimir Matyushenko Charles Oliveira vs. Cub Swanson Preliminary Card (FX, 8 p.m. ET) Vinny Magalhaes vs. Igor Pokrajac Evan Dunham vs. T.J. Grant Lance Benoist vs. Sean Pierson Marcus Brimage vs. Jim Hettes Preliminary Card (Facebook, 6:30 p.m. ET) Seth Baczynski vs. Simeon Thoresen Mitch Gagnon vs. Walel Watson Charlie Brenneman vs. Kyle Noke Source: MMAJunkie Wright State’s Nutter Center Hosts Bellator 78 Wright State’s Nutter Center will play host to Bellator 78 which is expected to feature the semifinals of the welterweight tournament. Brian Rogers and Zoila Gurgel are also expected to compete on the card. Rogers will look to erase a terrible showing the last time he fought in Ohio while Gurgel will likely have a huge following after moving to the state. Bellator 78 is scheduled to take place on Oct. 26 in Dayton, Ohio. Source: The MMA Corner Antonio Banuelos Signs with Legacy Fighting Championship Former WEC and UFC fighter Antonio Banuelos has signed a contract to compete in Legacy Fighting Championship. Banuelos hasn’t competed since losing to DREAM champion Bibiano Fernandes back in Dec. of 2011. His lone UFC appearance came against Miguel Torres at UFC 126 that resulted in a decision loss for Banuelos. Banuelos is expected to face Josh Sampo in the co-main event of LFC 14 in Sept. It will be Banuelos’ featherweight debut. Source: MMAJunkie Photo: Georges St. Pierre (Rob Tatum/The MMA Corner)
