In the Cage – Bellator 96 Weigh-In Results, Lamas Off UFC 162, UFC 161 Suspensions Kyle Symes June 18, 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. Bellator 96 Weigh-In Results On Wednesday, June 19, Bellator MMA will return to action for the first time in two months to hold the first event of its 2013 “Summer Series” dubbed Bellator 96. The event will emanate from the Global Event Center at WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Okla. The night’s main card kicks off at 8 p.m. ET live on Spike TV. A live stream of preliminary card action will stream live on Spike.com beginning at 6 p.m. ET. Full weigh-in results: Muhammed Lawal (205.2) vs. Seth Petruzelli (204.8) – light heavyweight tournament semifinal Jacob Noe (206)* vs. Renato Sobral (204.4) – light heavyweight tournament semifinal Rich Hale (240.1) vs. Ryan Martinez (263.8) – heavyweight tournament semifinal Vitaly Minakov (246) vs. Ron Sparks (264.6) – heavyweight tournament semifinal Blas Avena (170) vs. War Machine (170) Steven Artoff (135.6)# vs. Justin McNally (135.4) Derek Campos (157.2)** vs. Brandon Girtz (155.7) Brandon Halsey (205) vs. Joe Yager (205.4) Raphael Butler (261) vs. Jeremiah O’Neal (260.5) Damon Jackson (154.8) vs. Keith Miner (155.8) Chavous Smith (135.9)## vs. Mike Maldonado (135.8) Keith Berry (186.4)*** vs. Cortez Coleman (185.6) Jarrod Card (145.7) vs. Chas Skelly (145.9) * Noe weighed-in at 206.2 on his first attempt #Artoff weighed-in at 138.8 on his first attempt ** Campos weighed-in at 159.2 on his first attempt, but could not make the lightweight limit and will forfeit a portion of his purse ##Smith weighed-in at 137.7 on his first attempt ***Berry weighed-in at 190 on his first attempt, but could not make the middleweight limit and will forfeit a portion of his purse Source: The MMA Corner Lamas Pulled From UFC 162 Following the injury to Anthony Pettis and Chan Sung Jung’s subsequent promotion to the UFC 163 main event opposite featherweight kingpin Jose Aldo, Jung’s previously scheduled opponent, Ricardo Lamas, has been removed from the UFC 162 card. It was unclear if the promotion would have time to find a suitable replacement before the July 6 event in Las Vegas and that question has been answered. As a result, a middleweight bout between Tim Boetsch and Mark Munoz will now slide into the pay-per-view main card slot vacated by Lamas and Jung. Source: MMA Junkie UFC 161 Prelims Ratings Falter; WSOF 3 Remain the Same The UFC 161 prelims didn’t do much in terms of ratings Saturday night. The show did 968,000 viewers which is well below the 1.27 million average for prelims that were shown on FX. The number represents the third-lowest rating for prelims airing on FX. The WSOF 3 event maintained its viewership rating as the event scored 201,000 viewers. That’s in relatively the same ballpark as the promotion’s previous two cards which were both headlined by Andrei Arlovski. The third event was headlined by a welterweight rematch between Josh Burkman and Jon Fitch. Source: MMA Fighting UFC 161 Medical Suspensions Headlined by Rashad Evans, Ryan Jimmo, and Pat Barry The Manitoba Combative Sports Commission has released the list of medical suspensions handed out following the UFC 161 event. Rashad Evans, Ryan Jimmo, and Pat Barry were among the main card fighters who were “suspended indefinitely, requires doctor’s clearance.” The commission did not specify why indefinite suspensions were handed out. The full list of suspensions is as follows: Rashad Evans: Suspended indefinitely, requires doctor clearance Dan Henderson: Suspended 14 days Stipe Miocic: Suspended 14 days Roy Nelson: Suspended 14 days Ryan Jimmo: Suspended indefinitely, requires doctor clearance Igor Pokrajac: Suspended 14 days Alexis Davis: Suspended 14 days Rosi Sexton: Suspended 14 days Pat Barry: Suspended indefinitely, requires doctor clearance Shawn Jordan: Suspended 14 days Jake Shields: Suspended 14 days Tyron Woodley: Suspended 14 days James Krause: Suspended indefinitely, requires doctor clearance Sam Stout: Suspended indefinitely, requires doctor clearance Sean Pierson: Suspended 14 days Kenny Robertson: Suspended 14 days Roland Delorme: Suspended 14 days Edwin Figueroa: Suspended indefinitely, requires doctor clearance Mitch Clarke: Suspended 14 days John Maguire: Suspended 14 days Yves Jabouin: Suspended 14 days Dustin Pague: Suspended indefinitely, requires doctor clearance Source: MMA Fighting Queiroz off Bellator 96 card, Replaced by Ryan Martinez Vinicius Queiroz has been forced out of his scheduled contest with Rich Hale due to a knee injury. Ryan Martinez will step in on extreme short notice as today is the day of weigh-ins for Bellator 96. Martinez 2-1 in Bellator while Hale is 21-5 overall and 6-2 in the Bellator cage. Bellator 96 takes place Wednesday at WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Okla. The three-hour main card airs on Spike TV following prelims on Spike.com. Source: The MMA Corner UFC Debut on Fox Sports 1: Shogun vs. Sonnen Lineup Set Despite reports of the card being in jeopardy, the UFC has finalized its initial card on UFC on Fox Sports 1. The card will be headlined by a light heavyweight battle between Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Chael Sonnen. The event takes place Aug. 17 at TD Garden in Boston and will also feature pivotal bouts between Travis Browne and Alistair Overeem along with a 135-pound contest between Urijah Faber and Yuri Alcantara. The full card: Mauricio Rua vs. Chael Sonnen Travis Browne vs. Alistair Overeem Yuri Alcantara vs. Urijah Faber Thiago Alves vs. Matt Brown Uriah Hall vs. Nick Ring Michael Johnson vs. Joe Lauzon Michael McDonald vs. Brad Pickett Conor McGregor vs. Andy Ogle Mike Brown vs. Akira Corassani Diego Brandao vs. Daniel Pineda Manny Gamburyan vs. Cole Miller Cody Donovan vs. Ovince St. Preux Ramsey Nijem vs. James Vick Source: The MMA Corner Photo: Seth Petruzelli (L) faces off with Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal (Bellator MMA)
