There was a little bit of controversy and some comedy on the college wrestling circuit. With that here they are:
Reviews:
2015 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
The NCAA Championships brought some exciting matches and history made. Past wrestlers in the NCAA Division I Tournament include Josh Koscheck, Johny Hendricks, Mark Kerr, Randy Couture and others.
UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare
This fight card has some controversy bringing about a question of whether some officials should referee:
Welterweight Demian Maia def. Ryan LaFlare Decision (unanimous) (48-46, 48-46, 48-46) 5 5:00
Welterweight Erick Silva def. Josh Koscheck Submission (guillotine choke) 1 4:21
Lightweight Leonardo Santos def. Tony Martin Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 2:29
Women’s Bantamweight Amanda Nunes def. Shayna Baszler TKO (leg kick and punches) 1 1:56
Lightweight Gilbert Burns def. Alex Oliveira Submission (armbar) 3 4:14
Featherweight Godofredo Pepey def. Andre Fili Submission (flying triangle choke) 1 3:14
Lightweight Francisco Trinaldo def. Akbarh Arreola Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Featherweight Kevin Souza def. Katsunori Kikuno KO (punch) 1 1:31
Lightweight Leandro Silva def. Drew Dober Technical Submission (guillotine choke) 2 2:45
Lightweight Leonardo Mafra def. Cain Carrizosa Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Lightweight Christos Giagos def. Jorge de Oliveira Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:12
Flyweight Fredy Serrano def. Bentley Syler KO (punch) 3 1:34
Previews:
Bellator 135: Warren vs. Galvao 2
Bellator returns to the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma on March 27th broadcast on Spike TV:
Bantamweight Joe Warren (c) vs. Marcos Galvao
Bantamweight L.C. Davis vs. Hideo Tokoro
Light heavyweight Francis Carmont vs. Guilherme Viana
Lightweight Dakota Cochrane vs. Ryan Couture
Featherweight Alejandro Villalobos vs. Emmanuel Sanchez
Heavyweight Rashad Coulter vs. Jeremiah O’Neal
Welterweight Sean Holden vs. Tim Roman
Middleweight Neal Ewing vs. Logan Nail
Featherweight Stephen Banaszak vs. Brad Mitchell
Flyweight Klayton Mai vs. Xavier Siller
Bantamweight J.P. Cole vs. Geo Pacurariu
BAMMA 19
Britain’s premier MMA promotion heads to the Winter Gardens in Blackpool, England on March 28th on ESPN3:
Welterweight United Kingdom Nathan Jones vs. Poland Oskar Somerfeld
Heavyweight United Kingdom Mark Godbeer vs. United Kingdom Thomas Denham
Heavyweight United Kingdom Karl Etherington vs. Poland Kamil Bazelak
Lightweight United Kingdom Jack McGann vs. United Kingdom Marc Diakiese
BAMMA World Featherweight Title Eliminator United Kingdom Ashleigh Grimshaw vs. Brazil Orestes Betran
Lightweight United Kingdom Jeremy Petley vs. United Kingdom Martin Stapleton
World Series of Fighting 19: Gaethje vs. Palomino
World Series of Fighting heads to the Comerica Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona on March 18th broadcast on NBCSN:
Lightweight Justin Gaethje (c) vs. Luis Palomino
Light Heavyweight Thiago Silva vs. Matt Hamill
Bantamweight Ed West vs. Timur Valiev
Light Heavyweight Jake Heun vs. Teddy Holder
Middleweight Clifford Starks vs. Krasimir Mladenov
Lightweight Lucas Montoya vs. Raymond Pina
Lightweight Benny Madrid vs. Jimmy Spicuzza
Middleweight Joseph Gigliotti vs. Brendan Tierney
Bantamweight Randy Steinke vs. Juan Archuleta
Middleweight Dan Huber vs. Israel Aquino
Middleweight Matthew Frincu vs. Eric Regan
Bantamweight Joe Madrid vs. Erik Villalobos