Monday evening's "Ultimate Fight Night 20" marks the first full live event that will be held on Spike TV in 2010. For the first time in the promotions history there will be a fight card on Monday; traditionally Fight Nights take place on Wednesdays. The event begins at 9 p.m. ET from Fairfax, Virgina.
UFC Hall of Fame fighter Ken "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Shamrock is set to make his MMA return March 6 against Seth "The Silverback" Petruzelli at "International Unlimited Fighting: The Return of BULUC" in Cancun, Mexico. The fight will be a five-round battle for the organization's light heavyweight belt.
In both mixed martial arts and boxing, performance enhancing drugs are a serious issue with deep repercussions for fighters caught using. In recent history, the issue has greatly impacted a number of high profile fighters and promotions: Josh Barnett's positive test acted as the catalyst for the demise of Affliction, Sean Sherk was stripped of his belt following a positive result, and testing procedures are holding up a highly anticipated boxing match between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. In the press conference following this weekend's "UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva," UFC President Dana White discussed his thoughts on modern drug testing practices and their impact on fighting sports.
This saturday's "UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva" pay-per-view event, taking place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., will mark the first event of 2010. This card has seen more fighters back out with injury than any other card in the promotion's history, forcing UFC matchmakers to find fighters to come in and perform on short notice. Through all the injuries though, they have managed to put together a great card that is full of, with what should be, competitive matchups. Spike TV will air two preliminary fights commercial free starting at 9pm (est) that will feature Martin Kampmann vs. Jacob Volkmann and Dan Lauzon vs. Cole Miller.
Saturday's "Strikeforce: Evolution" card saw 14,749 fans attend the HP Pavilion to watch an exciting night of fights in the promotion's home city of San Jose, Calif. The California State Athletic Commission confirmed the attendance numbers and a live gate of $633,674.50. "Evolution" is now the third-highest attended card in the promotion's short history.
