Manny Pacquiao defends his title against Shane Mosley

The cards are down for the next fight of the 8-division world champion Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao.  The boxer congressman is set to defend his WBO Welterweight World Title against Sugar Shane Mosley reportedly this coming March 7, 2011 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas USA.  Pacquiao (52-3-2) win-lose-draw, will go back down fighting at 147 lbs after fighting Antonio Margarito at 150 lbs last November winning the open Light Middleweight and his 8th championship title via unanimous decision.  Margarito was reported to have fractured his orbital bone from Pacquiao's punches and had to undergo surgery soon after the fight.  He is now bound to face another taller American fighter Shane Mosley (46-6-1) who squared his last fight against Serio Mora last September and lost against the undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. last May.  Mosley, with a 7 inch reach advantage over the filipino will stand a chance to win the Welterweight title once again.  He is a crude welterweight slugger defeating boxing icons like Oscar De la Joya and Antonio Margarito.  Power against speed is the pitch for this match and boxing fans can not just point a finger on either fighter.

A Pacquiao Mosley bout is going to be a significant match up this year but ofcourse the classic Pacquiao Mayweather rivalry is still on hopes. 

Matt Hamill takes on Phil Davis at UFC 129

The Ultimate Fighter season 3 finale winner Matt Hamill (10-2) is on for a Light Heavyweight bout against the undefeated Phil Davis (8-0) at UFC 129 fronting the main event clash of GSP and Jake Shields.  A Greco-Roman wrestler, boxer, and Jiu Jitsu purple belter hammering sensational names in the industry early on in his UFC career.  Losing only twice with Rich Franklin via TKO and from the english fighter Michael Bisping via a controversial split decision.  A rematch was supposed to take hold but later withdrew due to Hamill's knee surgery.  He also took on the lethal Jon Bone Jones and won via disqualification due to illegal elbow strikes.  Hamill's last fight was against his former TUF coach Tito Ortiz and came out with the victory via unanimous decision last October at UFC 121.  He is now expected to fight the still undefeated Mr. Wonderful Phil Davis, a wrestler and Jiu Jitsu blue belter who debuted UFC just a year ago.  Davis has been recently known with his modified Kimura submission winning Submission of the Night in his fight against Tim Boetsch at UFC 123.  Davis' UFC debut fight was against the slugger Brian Stann taking his first UFC victory via unanimous decision at UFC 109. 

A decent matchup between two college wrestling champs, Davis an inch taller and a 3 inches reach advantage over Hamill will definitely utilize his speed and try to put down Hamill and take it from there.  However, Davis must not underrate his contender because Matt is known for his power and will surely come out strong as he did during his past fights.

Tito Ortiz vs Antonio Rogerio Nogueira fight on March 26

The UFC veteran fighter Tito Ortiz (15-8) is scheduled to compete against the Brazilian Minotouro Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (19-4) at UFC Fight Night that is set to hold in Seattle, Washington.  Ortiz coming back after 3 consecutive losses, with Matt Hamill as the latest at UFC 121, is on for a Light Heavyweight stint with the Jiu Jitsu black belter Nogueira.  President Dana White once mentioned that Tito might be released from the UFC if he doesn't succeed and imprints his fourth lost though none attests that statement to be accurate still.  However, None can fail to appreciate Tito as a UFC fighter being a long time Light Heavyweight Champion for 3 years in his era.  He is a natural slugger beating guys like Wanderlei Silva, Ken Shamrock, Vitor Belfort and a lot more. He may have lost his recent 3 in a row fights and it was a supreme upset for him but surely he is not going to let this fight take him out of the octagon.  Rogerio Nogueira on the other hand is no unfussy.  A win over this brawler is not a clear-cut fact.  Though he has just debuted 2 years ago at UFC 106 last 2009, this Brazilian fighter has tackled a lot of names during his PRIDE days and is ready to punish whoever gets in his way.  His first UFC lost was against the undefeated Light Heavyweight fighter and the Ultimate Fighter season 8 finale champion Ryan Bader who is set to face Jon Jones for the main card of UFC 126 this coming February 5.  It is quite tough to judge this fight but Tito definitely will never let Dana untie his strings and let him drop off yet Nogueira alternatively, is absolutely thirsty for this fight and will certainly take Ortiz down and broom him off.

Dan Hardy and Anthony Johnson is also set to fight at that event for a Welterweight bout along with Amir Sadollah and Duane Ludwig.  See other fights for this event.