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Stephan Bonnar Loses UFC 110 Appeal Before Aussie Commission

Fighters.com Staff — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:23:28 +0000

The Ultimate Fighter 1 finalist “American Psycho” Stephan Bonnar‘s (11-7) appeal to the Combat Sports Authority of New South Wales was denied, according to an MMA Junkie report.

Bonnar had appealed his UFC 110 loss to The Ultimate Fighter 8 light heavyweight “Polish Experiment” Krzysztof Soszynski (20-9-1) in Sydney February 20.

The fight was stopped at 1:04 of round three by the doctor after Bonnar’s wig was split due to an accidental headbutt. Bonnar appeared to be winning the exciting fight up to the accidental headbutt.

Bonnar immediately appealed for the fight to be ruled a no contest and has lobbied for a rematch. According to reports, Bonnar and Soszynski will rematch at The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale in Las Vegas June 19.

Junie Browning Signs With MMA Big Show, Will Fight in November

Chad Edward — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:19:04 +0000

The Ultimate Fighter 8 lightweight “Lunatik” Junie Browning (3-1) has signed with Belterra Casino-based MMA Big Show, that promotion announced Wednesday.

Browning will debut at MMA Big Show Onslaught at Belterra Casino November 28 versus Scott Cornwell (1-0).

Browning was cut from the UFC after being arrested and charged with three counts of battery on a health care provider in Henderson, Nevada. Browning had been admitted to St. Rose Dominican Hospital, Siena campus, after taking 16 Klonopin pills in an attempt to harm himself.

At UFC Fight Night 18 in Nashville April 1, Browning was submitted in a guillotine choke by “Magrinho” Cole Miller (15-4).

Cornwell won his pro debut by submitting Charles Cooper (1-4) in the first round at MMA Big Show Mayhem at Belterra Casino September 12.

Doors at Belterra Casino will open at 7:00 PM local time. Tickets will be available at Ticketmaster.

UFC Cuts Junie Browning After Hospital Assault

Chad Edward — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:33:27 +0000

Aptly nicknamed “Lunatik” Junie Browning (3-1) has been cut from the UFC after being arrested and charged with three counts of battery on a health care provider in Henderson, Nevada, according to Yahoo!Sports.

The arrest was first reported by the Las Vegas Review Journal which reported Browning had been admitted to St. Rose Dominican Hospital, Siena campus, after taking 16 Klonopin pills in an attempt to harm himself.

At the hospital, Browning pushed a female nurse, punched one male nurse, and kicked another while shouting, “Do you know who I am? I will kill you and rape your family!”

Ironically, Klonopin is an anti-anxiety drug. Browning was booked and released from the Henderson Detention Center Wednesday.

Browning was a contestant on the eighth season of SpikeTV’s The Ultimate Fighter reality TV contest. He last fought at UFC Fight Night 18 in Nashville April 1 where he was submitted in a guillotine choke by “Magrinho” Cole Miller (15-4).

Browning had moved from his native Kentucky to Las Vegas to train at Xtreme Couture after his stint on TUF 8.

Gouveia 4 Pounds Overweight for TUF 8 Finale

Selina "Dead" Wong — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 04:59:57 +0000

Wilson Gouveia (11-5) weighed in at 189 pounds Friday for his middleweight bout against “The Athlete” Jason MacDonald (19-10) at the live finale of The Ultimate Fighter 8 Saturday night in Las Vegas.

The Nevada State Athletic Commission would not allow Gouveia to cut the remaining pounds for safety reasons. Instead the match will proceed at a catch weight of 189 pounds, with Gouveia forfeiting 20 percent of his purse to MacDonald.

Gouveia used to fight at light heavyweight. He made his middleweight debut in August, submitting Ryan Jensen (13-6) with a second-round armbar.

All other fighters on the card made weight.