Cormier goes down under

According to his twitter account, Acadiana native and former Olympian wrestler Daniel Cormier is on his way to Australia to take on Lucas Browne saturday night at the XMMA 2 event in Sydney.
http://twitter.com/Cormier2010

Poirier to make WEC debut

Lafayette Gladiator Academy product and Tim Credeur protege' Dustin Poirier (7-0) will make his World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) debut on WEC 50 on August 18th in Las Vegas. He will be taking a step up in competition when he battles tough veteran wrestler Danny Castillo (8-3). Castillo, a NAIA All-American wrestler with powerful punches trains with Urijah Faber's Team Alpha in Sacramento, Ca

http://twitter.com/weconversus
http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=12143&zoneid=13
http://mmajunkie.com/news/20055/danny-castillo-vs-newcomer-dustin-poirier-a-late-addition-to-wec-50-fight-card.mma

Bellator takes notice

Bellator Fighting Championships has taken notice of the Louisiana fight scene. After hosting an event in north louisiana just a few short months ago, they have scheduled an event in New Orleans for its second endeavor in the bayou. New Orleans has a solid history of producing MMA talent including UFC veterans Melvin Guillard, Pat Barry, and Rich Clementi, with Kyle Bradley in Baton Rouge, Tim Credure in Lafayette, and recent transplant Ricco Rodriguez...the south louisiana fight scene has blossomed into a bloody blend of grappling and striking.
The Mahalia Jackson Theater will host Bellator 28th on September 9th. Two fights have been tentatively scheduled:
New Orleans-area native and beloved UFC veteran Rich "No Love" Clementi (36-16-1) vs. Bellator Season 2 veteran Carey Vanier (9-3) at 155 lbs.
Bellator Season 2 veteran Georgi "Insane" Karakhanyan (13-2-1) vs. undefeated Texas-based submission ace Chas Skelly (7-0) at 145 lbs.
http://www.bellator.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=23600&ATCLID=204970108

According to www.mmafighting.com Ricco Rodriguez is in talks with Bellator to take on Dave Herman on this card .

July MMA Events

The Lion and His Pride
July 9, 2010 7:30PM
364 Civic Center Blvd
Houma, Louisiana

Dexter Pierre vs Dale Cardors
Kerry Boudreaux vs Tanner Skinner
Jon Gunn vs TBD
Chad Huggins vs Arron Young
Tommy Rodrigue vs Travis Bergeron
Charlie Gillingham vs J'sinn Cardona
Ben Gibson vs Jerrod Russo
Dontrell Williams vs Henry Mitchell
Tyler Soudelier vs Alden Hebert
Jacob Quick vs Caleb Esch
Billy Marcel vs Brandon Esch

Stacked

	Saturday, July 31, 2010
	7:30pm - 11:00pm
	Baton Rouge River Center

Ricco Rodriguez vs. John Juarez
Kyle Bradley vs. Marcus BrimageShawn
Shawn Jordan vs. James Hall
"King Kong" Andrew Staples vs. Roman Pizzolatto
"Superstar" Charlie Rader vs. Adrian Miles

June Event Results

Rumble On The River (RCF6)

Winner               Loser                    Method

 

	Charlie Rader	Robert Thompson	Decision	5th
	Gabe Wood	Clay Shackelford	Decision	3rd
	Bryan Lymuel	Mike Tysdal	Decision	3rd
	Cody Kidder	Devon Smith	TKO/RSC	2nd	0:00
	Henry Mitchell	Albert Lewis	Decision	3rd
	Josh Holmes	Barrett Gautreaux	Decision	3rd
	Blake Dufour	Chris Landry	TKO/RSC	2nd	0:00
	Lang Williamson	Craig Wilson	TKO/RSC	3rd	2:58
	Dustin Lesley	Kelvin Doss	TKO/RSC	1st	0:12
	Zach Cotthren	Nicholas Sherlock	Submission	1st	0:40

Daley's Slugfest

  Winner                     Loser                     Method

	John Wible	Andy Daigle	Submission	1st	2:43
	Ryan Partin	Dale Corder	Submission	1st	1:15
	Alec Daley	Chad Coggins	KO	2nd	0:28
	Jacob Gary	Martin Walker	KO	1st	1:45
	Josh Quayhagen	Kecee Lewis	TKO/RSC	1st	1:40
	Andrew Melancon	Thomas McCunathy	TKO/RSC	1st	2:33
	Cody Williams	Zack Moulton	TKO/RSC	1st	0:15
	Chris Miller	Jessie Boothe	Decision	3rd
	Will Spidle	Rafael Belay	TKO/RSC	1st	1:13
	Brent Baker	Chris Bass	TKO/RSC	1st	0:00
	Justin Carpenter	Johnny Gunn	Submission	1st	0:59
	Joshua Kuhn	Shannon Miller	TKO/RSC	1st	2:03

The Rise of a Warrior
Winner      Loser      Method

Randy Albright Josh Erwin Decision 3rd Jovan Robertson Tommie Britton Decision 3rd Adam Rodberg Thomas Hughes TKO/RSC 2nd 1:48 Matt Gammel Matt Volentine TKO/RSC 2nd 1:32 Israel Ohlson Kenneth Booten Submission 1st 0:24 Ediberto Grimaldo Matt Swain TKO/RSC 2nd 2:00 Jeremy Cudillo Ariel Jaurez Decision 3rd Chris Shumake Brian Zapata Submission 1st 1:27 Matthew Schnell Bobby Powers Submission 1st 1:03 Kevin Aguilar Gurzan Chow KO 2nd 0:08