sayteh mmajunkie:
"The King of Rock n Rumble" will reportedly fight again for the UFC.
Longtime MMA veteran Elvis Sinosic (8-11-2 MMA, 1-6 UFC) meets countryman Chris Haseman (20-16 MMA, 0-1 UFC) at UFC 110 in Australia according to a report from the Brisbane Times.
The UFC has yet to officially schedule any contests for the as-yet-unannounced event, which is expected to take place Feb. 21 at Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) could not immediately verify the report.
Despite limited success in the octagon, Sinosic fights for the eighth time inside of the octagon. The 38-year-old defeated Jeremy Horn in his 2001 debut for the promotion at "UFC 30: Battle in the Boardwalk," though Sinosic then lost three-straight bouts to Tito Ortiz, Evan Tanner and Renato "Babalu" Sobral.
Sinosic returned to the UFC in 2005, but he dropped back-to-back contests to Forrest Griffin and Alessio Sakara. The Australian returned again in 2007 for a main-card loss to Michael Bisping at "UFC 70: Nations Collide."
On a recent appearance on MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio), UFC president Dana White said that he wasn't sure Sinosic would fight on the card. However, the UFC exec didn't rule out the possibility and also stated that the Australian was guaranteed to be a part of the UFC's debut in his homeland.
"We had kind of kicked [the idea of Sinosic fighting] around and talked about it," White said. "I don't know where we ended up on that. (But) if he fights or if he doesn't fight, he'll be a part of our promotion over there no matter what.
"We love that kid. He's the best. He's always been such a good kid to us."
Meanwhile, Haseman returns to the UFC for the first time in eight years. The 26-time Rings veteran lost a unanimous decision to Tanner at 2002's "UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall." Haseman has fought just four times since the loss including a November 2008 win that marked his first action in more than four years.
The 40-year-old Haseman's record is spotted with some of the legends of MMA, including Murilo Bustamante, Fedor Emelianenko, Matt Hughes, Gustavo Machado and Mario Sperry, among others.
The match serves as a rematch of a 1997 bout between the two at "Caged Combat 1," one of Australia's earliest major MMA events. The bareknuckle fight saw Haseman earn the win by driving his chin into Sinosic's left eye until he tapped.
good fight to put on, guaranteeing an Aussie will be the winner.
Elvis, can you confirm?
Any chance of you hopping into the booth after your fight?
This was breaking news yesterday.
The only two Aussie fighters I know.
Hope Elvis savagely beats his ass down to avenge that chin gouge.
Rock n Rumble
Naughty Gorilla - Hope Elvis savagely beats his ass down to avenge that chin gouge.
+1
Yeah, Haseman won a few fights I believe that night, with the same 'chin to the eye' move. WAR ELVIS!!