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MMA Quick Quote: Paul ‘Semtex’ Daley not to keen on Pro Elite double standards Posted: 12 Jul 2008 03:59 PM CDT “I’ve got a few things I want to get out in the air with regards to Pro Elite, Cage Rage and the future. I’ve got no contract with Cage Rage, my contract stands with Pro Elite. My fight with Cage Warriors seems to be a problem with the guys at Pro Elite. I know Cage Warriors and Cage Rage are rival promotions but I have no loyalty to Cage Rage as there’s no contract there. Before Pro Elite got hold of the reigns at Cage Rage, they [Cage Rage] didn’t really wanna know who I was. I was always an upset for them, me winning both belts, me beating their poster boys, and you know, it’s just one of those things. Now I’m getting a bit of recognition and moving away from them, they’re realizing their fans don’t give a fuck about their fighters and it was really me who was putting bums on seats. They’ve lost one of their star fighters…. They [Pro Elite] did offer me a fight on the July 26th card against Rory Markham, who we all know has signed with the UFC, so I thought it was a ploy to stop me fighting on Cage Warriors. I felt that if I had accepted the fight, they would have just cancelled on me. A lot of other guys had fought twice in the same month for two different promotions, a non-Pro Elite and then a Pro Elite event – I said look, I’ll fight July 12th and I’ll fight July 26th, not a problem. I feel confident in this fight and all being well I would get out uninjured and with a victory and I’d fly straight to America. They didn’t want to hear any of that. If I had been Nick Diaz, it wouldn’t have been a problem. The guy smokes weed, starts riots on TV, doesn’t make weight, fights whoever the fuck he wants, and there’s no problem there. It’s a bit of a piss-take really.” – Cage Rage Welterweight Champion and Elite XC (Pro Elite) fighter, Paul “Semtex” Daley, tells Fighters Only Magazine about some hesitation from the powers that be on allowing him to compete on the same night one of their other organizations (Cage Rage) is putting on an event in the same country. He claims Pro Elite knew about his fight with Cage Warriors months ago and that he is going to fight no matter what anyone says. It’s also interesting he mentions Nick Diaz in regard to him fighting in other organizations. Diaz has probably had more trouble than any other fighter under contract with Pro Elite when it comes to fighting in another organization. Apparently “Semtex” isn’t aware that Diaz has had one title fight with another organization postponed - DREAM welterweight title fight against “Mach” Sakurai - and another one almost canceled - DREAM 3 fight against Katsuya Inoue - during his time with Pro Elite. One thing is for sure though, Daley certainly isn’t afraid to speak his mind.

Sam Stout vs Terry Etim UFC 89 fight on the horizon Posted: 12 Jul 2008 03:01 PM CDT Sam Stout (13-4-1) and Terry Etim (10-2) will likely throw leather in a lightweight scrap at UFC 89: “Leben vs. Bisping” at The National Indoor Arena (NIA) in Birmingham, England, on October 18. Shawn Tompkins — who is Stout’s striking coach at XTreme Couture and just so happens to date his sister — revealed the potential 155-pound match up in a recent interview with FCFighter.com. Here’s a snip from Tompkins: "Sam Stout just re-signed with the UFC. They gave him another four fight deal, and it looks like he'll be fighting October 18th in the London, England show against Terry Etim, who just fought Rich Clementi. They were going to try to make that fight happen (with Taylor) but I think Taylor decided he can't make the 155 division so he's going to stay at 170. Were itching to get Sam back in there, he's pretty much had the whole summer off.” “Hands of Stone” dropped a controversial split decision to Rich Clementi his last time out at UFC 83: “Serra vs St. Pierre 2″ in front of his hometown Canada crowd. Prior to that showing, Stout bounced back from a “Fight of the Year” candidate bout in which he lost a unanimous decision to Spencer Fisher to outpoint Per Eklund on all three judges scorecards at UFC 80: “Rapid Fire” earlier this year. Etim also lost his last time out to Clementi at UFC 84: “Ill Will” back in April — albeit via unanimous decision. It marked his second consecutive loss inside the Octagon and just the second time in the young Brits career that he tasted defeat. He has one win in three attempts under the UFC banner — a submission (triangle choke) of Matt Grice at UFC 70: “Nations Collide” back in April 2007. To check out the latest UFC 89 card, which is slated to air for FREE via tape delay on Spike TV, click here.

UFC Fight Night 15 tickets at Omaha Civic Auditorium in Nebraska on sale soon Posted: 12 Jul 2008 12:33 PM CDT UFC Fight Night 15 tickets for the show that is scheduled to take place at the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Neb., on Wednesday, September 17, will soon be available to purchase in an exclusive presale. It marks the first time ever that the promotion will run a show in the “Cornhusker State.” Lightweights Clay Guida and Mac Danzig are penciled in to collide in the main event, setting up a showdown between one of the more exciting fighters in the division and The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 6 winner. Hometown product Houston Alexander is also expected to compete on the card against Eric Schafer, as well as Nate Diaz against Josh Neer in another lightweight battle. Here is the UFC Fight Night 15 tickets sales schedule: UFC Fight Club presale: Wednesday, July 16 UFC Newsletter presale: TBA General ticket sale: TBA UFC Fight Night 15 tickets can be purchased through StubHub.com (Note: StubHub often has seats available even if the event is “sold out.”) and will be priced beginning at just $35. It will also be available to watch for FREE on Spike TV at 9 p.m. ET when fight night arrives. To check out the latest UFC Fight Night 15 card click here — more match ups should be added in the coming days … stay tuned. Remember that the Spike TV special will serve as the lead-in to the debut episode of TUF 8, which features coaches Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Frank Mir.

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