Weekend Wrap: UFC 95 and Boxing Doubleheader Tonight, Strikeforce Finalizes Card

UFC 95 is taking place right now in London, England, but the tape delay will run stateside on Spike TV tonight at 8 p.m.

Despite people doing live blogs/updates, I am staying away from the results in hopes of not being spoiled. Scheduled for the TV card tonight (full card here):

• Diego Sanchez vs. Joe Stevenson (155)
• Dan Hardy vs. Rory Markham (170)
• Nate Marquardt vs. Wilson Gouveia (185)
• Demian Maia vs. Chael Sonnen (185)
• Josh Koscheck vs. Paulo Thiago (170)

- Big boxing doubleheader on pay-per-view tonight with Miguel Cotto vs. Michael Jennings for the WBO Welterweight title and Kelly Pavlik vs. Marco Antonio Rubio at 160 pounds. With the UFC event up against it and a $45 price tag, this will be a tough sell to anyone other than the hardcores.

- In another event on this busy Saturday, Maximum Fighting Championship tonight at 10 pm EST on HDNet tonight with Paul Daley vs. Nick Thompson from the River Cree Resort and Casino in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

- Strikeforce has finalized their April 11 return to Showtime. Well...sort of. They still have some holes to fill, otherwise known as TBD:

• Frank Shamrock vs. Cung Le
• Benji Radach vs. Scott Smith (look for my feature on Radach in April's Fight Magazine)
• Jake Shields vs. Joe Riggs
• Josh Thomson vs. TBD
• Christiane "Cyborg" Santos vs. TBD
• Gilbert Melendez vs. TBD

- Tickets are on sale now for UFC Fight Night in Nashville, Tenn., on April 1 featuring Carlos Condit's debut in the UFC vs. Martin Kampmann.

- Former UFC Welterweight Champion Carlos Newton vs. Nabil Khatib headlines for W1 MMA on March 28 at the Robert Guertin Arena in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. For more info, here's their site.

- Speaking of HDNet, Ring of Honor will debut on March 21 at 8 p.m. EST with an 11 p.m. replay.

- As noted on Figure 4 Online, TNA drew a record 1.9 million viewers and a 1.3 rating. Much like Smackdown, I'm still skimming and skipping most of the show.

- Caesar Shultz is attempting to become a professional boxer and has an online show documenting this at ImmortalCaesar.com, along with MySpace and YouTube. He was training for a February fight that may or may not have happened by now.

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