Mid-week quick-its

INKED
The Ultimate Fighter 7 alums Matt Riddle and Dan Cramer will face each other at the yet-to-be-officially-announced UFC 101 in Philadelphia, PA.

Anthony Johnson looks to add to his 7-2 record against Matt Brown at The Ultimate Fighter 9 finale June 20th.

CONFIRMED
The UFC has officially announced Josh Koscheck vs. Chris Wilson at the May 23rd, UFC 98

Also officially announced is Paul Taylor against 22-year-old Peter Sobotta.

The Jake Shields - Robbie Lawler StrikeForce fight Has been pushed to the June 6th St. Louis show. It will be the main event.
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RUMOR MILL
Rumored to be on the 6/6 StrikeForce card is: Rento Sobral, Rafael Cavalcante, Phil Baroni, Evangalista "my wife could kill you" Santos, Joey Villasenor and "Sugar Free" Kim Couture.

SHOCKER
The New Jersey State Athletic Commission has refused to sanction the pro-boxing debut of Tim Sylvia. He was set to face Ray Mercer (36-7-1) at Adrenaline III in Atlantic City in May. Commissioners on the board have declined to comment as to why the bout was refused sanctioning. All other fights were sanctioned and the card will still be put on; only now as an all-MMA event. Promoter Monte Cox is currently looking for another venue to host the Sylvia-Mercer fight and has hinted it will be held in June. However, if the fight is held off until June, Sylvia may refuse the bout given he has a (higher paying?) fight with Affliction in July to prepare for.
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Full Tilt (the poker company you've seen across everyone's ass lately) has been banned by the UFC. Unconfirmed rumors suggest they dropped the sponsorship in favor of a higher paying deal with Ultimate Bet. There was no reason given by the UFC only a memo sent to fighter and managers earlier this week that read:

"UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, FULL TILT POKER WILL NOT BE ALLOWED FOR ANY UPCOMING EVENTS."

Spike could also be the pebble causing the blockage. Full Tilt was not allowed at the UFC 95 and is said to not be allowed at UFN 18 next week.

VICTORY
Kyle Maynard has been licensed by the state of Alabama and will compete on next month's "Auburn Fight Night". It has been a long battle for the inspirational 23-year old; but he has finally accomplished what once seemed unattainable. Born with congenital amputation, Kyle has struggled to get licensed by the Georgia Athletic Commission. Appearing in his amateur debut, April 25th will be the day Kyle has been preparing for for 11 years.


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* Tomorrow- WEC 40 conference info and more...