UFC middleweight fighter Joe Doerksen (45-12) was the only Canadian fighter to walk away with a victory in Montreal at UFC 113 last month. He stepped in for an injured Tim Credeur at the event and defeated Tom Lawlor by submission in the second round of their preliminary card fight.
Doerksen had already made a previous agreement to appear at a Canadian Fighting Championship 5 in Manitoba before the Montreal event. The UFC has allowed Doerksen to honor his previous agreement and will now face Shawn Marchand in the main event of the Canadian show.
Here is the press release.
It’s Fight Week For CFC 5
There is less than a week before CFC 5 and fans are excited to see one of Canada’s top promotions live on June 4th. With no MMA in Manitoba the past few months, fans are anxiously awaiting the chance to see the best fighters that Manitoba has to offer including Joe Doerksen.
Joe Doerksen is coming off his victory of Tom Lawlor at UFC 113. Doerksen submitted Lawlor in the second round and was the only Canadian out of seven to win in UFC Montreal this year. Incredibly, the UFC has allowed Doerksen to honor is agreement to fight on CFC 5 and fans will be the ones to benefit. Doerksen will be taking on Shawn Marchand in the main event. Marchand is an up and coming Canadian fighter who already is the Middleweight champion from a maritime promotion. Doerksen should not overlook this Ontario fighter as Marchand has not lost since 2007 and is looking at this fight as his opportunity to knock off a UFC veteran.
Not only will Doerksen be fighting in his hometown, but “Fight of the Night” Eric Perez will be in the Semi-Main Event of CFC 5. Perez has been victorious in the three CFC fights that he has appeared in and he has also walked away with a Fight of the Night performance on each occasion. “I like a war,” says Eric Perez, “I want this one to go three rounds and I knock him out late in the third.” Perez is not the only one who likes to put on a show. Former Ballroom Zombies singer, Robin Black is no stranger to entertaining fans. Black is coming back to Winnipeg to challenge Perez in a fantastic Bantamweight matchup.
In another battle of Bantamweights, Winnipeg’s Roland Delorme will put his undefeated record on the line against Regina’s Sean Quinn. This fight has not received as much attention as the previous mentioned fights, but, rest assured, this one has Fight of the Night written all over it. This is a battle between two nationally ranked fighters in their weight division. Delorme has come off two consecutive victories over Remi Morvan – the last one at CFC 4. Quinn is a tough fighter who has also appeared in the Canadian Fighting Championship. Quinn took out the tough Francois Lacombe at CFC 3 last year. Expect big things from these two fighters!
Fan favorite Lance Cartwright will also be returning to the Steel Circle. The Snake is fresh off his supporting actor appearance in the prison-based action movie “Locked Down” and promises to bring his crowd-pleasing brand of MMA back to the CFC. He will be facing Steve Skinner, who like the previously mentioned Marchand and Black, is an MMA champion of a Moncton promotion. The Snake will have his hands full on June 5th.
Fans can purchase tickets to see Joe Doerksen, Robin Black, Eric Perez and the rest of the CFC 5 fighters this Friday, June 4th for as little as $40. You can get VIP seats by calling 772-2599 or General Admission through Ticketmaster.Remember that this event is now open to fans sixteen years old.
The rest of card will be just as entertaining with local Winnipeg fighters Dominick Blais, Mark Durant, Dwight Sutherland, and Agostino DeNatale returning to action. Ronson Sabourin and Travis Gervais will also make their hometown CFC debut.
Left St. Paris Graham and is now living in Toledo. As a fan of Felipe I’ll be interested to see if he declines at all after making this move or if he continues to thrive.
The UFC's second Fan Expo, scheduled for May 28 and 29 at the Mandalay Bay
Convention Center in Las Vegas in conjunction with "UFC 114: Rampage vs.
Evans" (which takes place at the nearby MGM Grand Garden Arena), is
beginning to shape up with several recent announcements.
With more details to come, training sessions with Frank Mir, Brandon
Vera, Urijah Faber, Jens Pulver, Matt Serra, Eddie Bravo, Shawn
Tompkins, Mark DellaGrotte and Randy Couture, as well as autograph
sessions with more than UFC and WEC fighters and personalities have been
announced.
Fan favorite Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson is not going to let his loss to fellow “TUF 10″ competitor Matt Mitrione at last weekends UFC 113 get him down. The former street fighter is looking at the loss as a learning experience to help him move forward.
During a recent radio interview BJ Penn said he was contacted by the UFC about a potential rematch with Frankie Edgar.
“The UFC contacted us yesterday, and I think they want to put a rematch together, so I think a rematch is in the works. I think the next three months, four months at the most,” Penn said.
Penn was defeated by Edgar in the co-main event of last weekends UFC 112 event, losing his lightweight title to “The Answer” by unanimous decision. With a possible rematch coming in the next three to four months the event could take place on either of the August events, August 1st in Oakland or August 28th in Boston.
Here’s a great fan video highlighting Team Rough House, which features Paul Daley, Andre Winner, Tim Radcliffe, Jeff Lawson, Jimi Manuwa, Nick Osipczak and Dean Amasinger to name a few. Enjoy:
As a reminder, in anticipation of this weekend's UFC 111 event, the
Ultimate Fighting Championship's biggest card thus far in 2010, the
company has a full slate of pre-event fan festivities.
Today, the organization is in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, for a fan event
with Canadian UFC fighters Sam Stout and Krzysztof Soszynski.
Hosted by UFC president Dana White, the event takes place at the Toronto
Eaton Centre with a Q&A session, autograph signings, and update on
the UFC's plans for future Canadian shows.
After being a part of the fan festival's debut in 2009, Grapplers Quest will make a return to the UFC Fan Expo this year, UFC officials today announced.
The grappling organization will host a tournament from May 28-29 at UFC Fan Expo 2010.
The two-day fan festival, which coincides with a recently announced UFC 114 event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, takes place down the street at the MGM's sister property, the Mandalay Bay Convention Center.
In anticipation of next week's UFC 111 event, the Ultimate Fighting Championship's biggest card thus far in 2010, the company has a full slate of pre-event fan festivities.
On Wednesday the UFC announced it'll head to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, for a fan event with Canadian UFC fighters Sam Stout and Krzysztof Soszynski next Tuesday, March 23.
Hosted by UFC president Dana White, the event takes place at the Toronto Eaton Centre with a Q&A session, autograph signings, and update on the UFC's plans for future Canadian shows
UFC middleweight fighter Joe Doerksen (45-12) was the only Canadian fighter to walk away with a victory in Montreal at UFC 113 last month. He stepped in for an injured Tim Credeur at the event and defeated Tom Lawlor by submission in the second round of their preliminary card fight.
The UFC's second Fan Expo, scheduled for May 28 and 29 at the Mandalay Bay
As a reminder, in anticipation of this weekend's UFC 111 event, the
After being a part of the fan festival's debut in 2009, Grapplers Quest will make a return to the UFC Fan Expo this year, UFC officials today announced.
In anticipation of next week's UFC 111 event, the Ultimate Fighting Championship's biggest card thus far in 2010, the company has a full slate of pre-event fan festivities.