Former UFC, and Bellator lightweight, Roger 'El Matador' Huerta (21-6-1, 1NC) has found his way across the Pacific Ocean, signing with the One Fighting Championship promotion.
The once highly touted 155-lbs fighter is set to make his promotional debut on June 23, 2012 at the upcoming ONE FC: Destiny of Warriors event set for the Stadium NEgara in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
News of his signing was announced by MMAFighting.com who confirmed the news with Huerta's manager Ali Abdei Aziz of Dominance MMA.
No opponent was named for Huerta, but another Dominance MMA fighter was named as having signed with ONE FC in Gregor Gracie.
Huerta has often trained in Asia finds himself competing for the first time outside of the United States in a professional mixed martial arts bout.
'El Matador' will look to end a three fight losing skid as well as improving a 1-5 record from the past four years. Huerta was last in action in November where he fought at welterweight against War Machine (aka John Kopenhaver) at the inaugural UWF 1 event in Texas. War Machine went on to win by third round TKO, utilizing his size in the match.
That 2011 bout was the only match of 2011 for Huerta who competed for Bellator three times, winning in the opening season 2 lightweight tournament and then losing to Pat Curran in the semifinals. Huerta would then go on to face Eddie Alvarez in a non-title fight, losing by second round TKO.
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We're not going to insult anyone's intelligence; you all know what's going down this Saturday at UFC 146. There may have been endless change ups, Twitter campaigns, and even change ups involving members of the aforementioned Twitter campaigns, but this weekend promises to be an, excuse the overused term, epic night of fights based on body mass alone.
1. Dave Herman has decided to stop impersonating Static-X frontman Wayne Static. Good for him.
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UFC 146 prelim fighters discuss their upcoming fight this Saturday. Featherweights Diego Brandao and Darren Elkins, as well as lightweights Edson Barboza and Jamie Varner, talk about matchup against their respective opponent. Watch both bouts on May 26, 2012 live on FX starting at 8pm EST (5pm PST).
Shortly after Jason Miller dropped what Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White would later describe as the "most lopsided fight ever" to Michael Bisping at The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 14 Finale in Dec. 2011, it was unclear if "Mayhem" would be invited back to the Octagon.
Well, Miller was asked to return. And it's safe to say that if he doesn't deliver an inspired effort — certainly not a repeat of his "tense" performance that "displayed the worst of everything" against "The Count" — against C.B. Dollaway at UFC 146 this weekend (May 26, 2012) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, he'll be forced to fight elsewhere.
Clearly, Miller is taking the Middleweight bout serious. So serious, in fact, that in addition to his traditional preparation at Reign Training Center in Lake Forest, Calif., Miller has also enlisted a strength and conditioning coach, as well as visited California State University, Fullerton, to test his fitness levels.
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Fight Day Live is back on May 26th at 6pm ET/ 3pm PT to prepare you for the "biggest" card of all time, UFC 146. The all heavyweight main card is highlighted by a title fight between Junior Dos Santos and former champ, Frank Mir. Also fighting Saturday night is another former heavyweight champion, Cain Velasquez, as he returns to the cage for the first time since losing the belt to Dos Santos. Hosts Dave Farra and Megan Olivi will guide you through all five fights on the pay per view card and our expert panel of Matt Brown of HeavyMMA, Brett Okamoto of ESPN and Larry Pepe of ProMMA Radio will break down each of the battles. Joining Fight Day live on set will be welterweight sensation Rory MacDonald and recent UFC on Fox winner, Alan Belcher. Be sure and tune into Fight Day Live on Saturday, May 26 at 6ET/ 3PT.