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More Quick Hits: Loiseau, Others Cut From UFC, Hallman Returns & More

Here are your quick hits for the morning of May 5, 2009.

— Just one day after Jason MacDonald was handed his walking papers by the UFC, three other fighters were as well: David Loiseau, Ryo Chonan and David Bielkheden. Loiseau’s UFC return last just one fight as he dropped a lackluster unanimous decision to Ed Herman at UFC 97. Chonan and Bielkheden fell at the event as well, and both fighters had posted unfavorable 1-2 records inside the Octagon. [Sherdog.com]

— Rick Roufus-trained Eric Schafer has reportedly been forced to withdraw from his scheduled light heavyweight bout against Tomasz Drwal at The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale in June because of a rib injury. Drwal’s new opponent will apparently be Miletich Fighting Systems product Mike Ciesnolevicz according to the The Times of Northwest Indiana. Ciesnolevicz last fought at UFC 95, earning his first UFC win with a first-round submission of Neil Grove. [MMA Junkie]

— Seasoned MMA veteran Dennis “Superman” Hallman will reportedly return to action as part of the second edition of Sho MMA’s “Strikeforce Challenger Series” on June 19 in Kent, Washington. An opponent for Hallman has not yet been finalized. Hallman last competed at Square Ring Promotions “March Badness” show in March, submitting Danny Ruiz in the first round. [MMA Weekly]

UFC Announces Bouts for April Events

The Ultimate Fighting Championship yesterday confirmed multiple previously rumored bouts that are scheduled to take place at the organization’s separate April events later this year.

Added to the UFC’s return to Canada on April 18 for UFC 97 were a total of four bouts. Former WEC Brian Stann will make his UFC debut against “Ultimate Fighter” alumnus Krzysztof Soszynski on the event’s televised main card.

Stann was slated to take on Steve Cantwell in the third career bout between the two this past December, but was forced out of the bout with a foot injury. Soszynski comes into the fight with one UFC win already under his belt in the form of a second-round submission of Shane Primm.

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Report: Loiseau to Return to UFC Against Herman in April

Former middleweight title challenger David Loiseau will reportedly return to the UFC after two years away from the promotion when he takes on “Ultimate Fighter” veteran Ed Herman at UFC 97 on April 18.

The news comes from a report by Cageplay.com.

Loiseau was rumored to be returning to the UFC, where he has fought seven times in his career, following his TKO win over fellow UFC veteran Solomon Hutcherson at XMMA 5 in September.

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Loiseau Defeats Hutcherson at XMMA 5

Former UFC middleweight title challenger David Loiseau struggled against former “Ultimate Fighter” cast member Solomon Hutcherson before eventually putting Hutcherson away in the fifth round of their championship bout Saturday night at XMMA 5 in Quebec.

Both fighters exchanged takedowns early and often in the fight, with Loiseau gaining the edge in the later rounds. With both visibly exhausted heading into the fifth and final round, Loiseau was able to pin Hutcherson up against the cage and deliver a series of knees in the clinch that buckled him and quickly forced the referee to step in and stop the bout.

The co-main event saw UFC veteran Aaron Riley survive an early scare from XMMA co-founder Steve Claveau in the first round before controlling him over the next two en route to a unanimous decision win. Also victorious on the card was IFL veteran Brent Beauparlant, who earned a second-round TKO of Brandon Sene.

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Loiseau Could Be Headed Back to UFC

If David Loiseau can defeat “Ultimate Fighter” alumnus Solomon Hutcherson in the main event of XMMA 5 this weekend, he may be finding his way back to the UFC, somewhere where he been dreaming of returning to and hasn’t fought in since losing to Mike Swick at UFC 63 almost two years ago.

From Fightlinker:

Now David’s got another chance to get back into the UFC. According to his manager Steve Claveau, the UFC will offer him a contract if he takes out Solomon Hutcherson this Saturday. If that name is ringing vague bells in your head, it’s because Solomon was one of the lesser known dudes on the 3rd season of TUF, getting the boot after losing to Rory Singer on the show and then Luigi Fioravanti on the finale.

I don’t think anyone would complain if Loiseau was invited back into the UFC. He always put forth effort and the majority of his fights were pretty exciting. Plus now that he’s with Greg Jackson‘s camp, we could see a different Loiseau altogether.

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Report: Former HCF Exec Announces “Resurrection”

Dave Houshair, the former co-owner of the recently folded Hardcore Championship Fighting, has reportedly announced his quick promotional return to the world of mixed martial arts with a June 20th co-promotional fight card that will take place at the Max Bell Centre in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

The news comes from The Fight Network’s Great Fight North column, which reports that the show will be a joint-effort between Houshair’s Raw Combat promotion and Legacy Fighting Championships.

A slew of notable veterans will be on the card. PRIDE Fighting Championships alumnus Travis Galbraith will take on former UFC light heavyweight Hector Ramirez in the night’s main event.

Former UFC middleweight title challenger David Loiseau will attempt to continue his road back from a string of bad losses when he takes on fellow HCF veteran Andrew Buckland. An LFC featherweight title bout between Len Tam and Chris Desaultes is also slated to take place.

The current card for the event is as follows:

Travis Galbraith vs. Hector Ramirez
David Loiseau vs. Andrew Buckland
Carlo Prater vs. Garett Davis
Derrick Noble vs. Jason Maxwell
Ryan Heck vs. Kurt Southern
Nathan Gunn vs. Max Dalsin
Adam Farr vs. Dami Egbeyemi
Mike Rowbotham vs. Mike Zvonick

Loiseau Decisions Gouwenberg in Quebec

Former UFC middleweight title contender David Loiseau returned to his winning ways, earning a unanimous decision over British Columbian Todd Gouwenberg at Hardcore Championship Fighting’s “Crow’s Nest” event last night in front of a raucous crowd at the Robert Guertin Arena in Gatineau, Quebec.

Loiseau used superior striking to stifle Gouwenberg on the feet, handing out additional punishment in the form of the devastating elbows that made Loiseau one of the most exciting fighters to watch during his second stint with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Loiseau’s performance was so dominating in the eyes of the ringside judges that all three officials scored at least one round 10-8 in his favor.

Hector Ramirez earned a hard-fought unanimous decision over fellow UFC veteran Rob MacDonald in one of the undercard bouts while Gideon Ray fell to local product Nabil Khatib.

Complete event results are as follows:

Antonio Schembri def. Daniel Grandmaison - Submission (Armbar)
Rodrigo Ruas def. Marcus Vinicios - Submission (Arm Triangle)
Jameel Massouh def. Myles Merola - Unanimous Decision
Bill Boland def. Michal Hamrsmid - TKO (Strikes)
Dan Hornbuckle def. Andrew Buckland - Submission (Armbar)
Brent Beauparlant def. Amir Rahnavardi - Unanimous Decision
Sarah Kaufman def. Molly Helsel - TKO (Strikes)
Nabil Khatib def. Gideon Ray - Unanimous Decision
Hector Ramirez def. Rob MacDonald - Unanimous Decision
David Loiseau def. Todd Gouwenberg - Unanimous Decision

Loiseau Leading HCF to New Heights

For the longest time, it seemed that Stephane Patry’s TKO Championship Fighting was Canada’s premiere mixed martial arts organization. After all, with the likes of Georges St. Pierre and Patrick Cote headlining shows and an unofficial working partnership with the Ultimate Fighting Championship going for them, who could disagree?

However as TKO’s stars started to move on to bigger and better things, APEX Entertainment Group and Championship Fighting Series quietly merged together to form Hardcore Championship Fighting. Then came the signing a slew of big-name fighters. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and Aleksander Emelianenko joined the fray and suddenly the tide began to turn.

With all signs pointing towards the organization likely being purchased by ProElite, Keith Crawford and company now focus on their latest event, named specifically after star middleweight David Loiseau, who will face Todd Gouwenberg in the main attraction at tomorrow night’s “Crow’s Nest” show.

For Loiseau, it’s a chance to get back on track. Consecutive losses forced the Canadian out of the UFC and he hasn’t fared much better outside of it lately either. Most recently, Loiseau fell victim to a bogus decision on the judge’s scorecards, a split decision that even opponent Jason Day felt went the wrong way.

“I was really disappointed about it but you know, you have to move on and keep rolling,” Loiseau said during a recent interview session. I think Jason knows that he didn’t win that fight. I’m sure a lot of people that have seen it know it too. But there’s nothing I can do about it now except focus on my next fight. I need to get back to winning.”

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UFC Veterans Fill CFC’s Latest Card

Florida-based Combat Fighting Championships will be making it’s overseas debut on May 17th as the organization will hold a show at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, England filled with veterans that have competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and PRIDE.

Former UFC heavyweight champion Ricco Rodriguez will tangle with American Top Team’s Jeff Monson in the main event.

Rodriguez is coming off of a tough split decision loss to Antonio Silva at EliteXC Street Certified last month. Monson last won a decision over Hakim Goram in December and is tenatively scheduled to take on Kevin Randleman at a Global Fighting Championships show in June.

The co-main event will feature a clash between former UFC middleweights David Loiseau and Terry Martin. While Loiseau has struggled ever since he was released by the promotion, Martin’s apparent departure from the company comes after he suffered his second straight loss at the hands of Marvin Eastman last month.

Melvin Guillard, who is currently on a hiatus from the UFC, being permitted to fight in smaller shows before returning to the promotion, is advertised as going up against Cage Rage veteran Jean Silva.

Travis Wiuff is also slated to take on Cyrille Diabate in a bout that was originally scheduled to take place in at IFO: Fireworks in the Cage IV on December 28th. Diabate was forced to pull out of his bout against Wiuff after suffering a broken ankle during training.

Brad Imes, Dan Hardy, Xavier Foupa-Pokam, Melvin Manhoef, and Mark Weir are all also expected to be in action.

You can also view the current fight card at the organization’s official website.

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HCF Axes Santos; Signs Loiseau-Gouwenberg

Hardcore Championship Fighting has announced that David Loiseau will take on a recently defeated Todd Gouwenberg in the main event of their upcoming “Crow’s Nest” show on March 29th.

The event, which is scheduled to take place at the Robert Guertin Arena in Gatineau, Quebec, was originally slated to have Loiseau take on Evanglista “Cyborg” Santos for the promotion’s middleweight title provided that Loiseau was victorious over Jason Day at HCF’s last event.

Then came a change of plans - Loiseau ended up losing a controversial split decision to Day.

After HCF officials decided to pair up Loiseau and Santos after all, the Chute Boxe product decided to sign with the newly former World Victory Road, which has him scheduled to go up against Makoto Takimoto at the promotion’s inaugural show next week.

Santos’ decision led to the terminiation of his contract with HCF.

“Mr. Santos chose to execute a competing contract inside the minimum time period allowed by HCF’s terms for fighters to engage in other events”, said HCF CEO Keith Crawford.

“We are sad to see him go, however we cannot allow fighters to dictate the terms of their contracts to us as this can impact the integrity of our events,” added HCF president Dave Houshiar.

Gouwenberg, who was stopped with strikes by Antonio Rogerio Nogueira at the promotion’s “Destiny” event earlier this month, will drop down to the middleweight division for the first time in his career.