Hollett Talks Loss

“I’m fine,” said a disappointed Roger Hollett two days following his unanimous decision loss to Emanuel Newton at MFC 19 “Long Time Coming” last Friday.

The light heavyweight crusher from Fairview, Nova Scotia, spent the majority of the five rounds slowly stalking the elusive Newton, waiting for a chance to drop him with his powerful fists. This never materialized though, as Newton wisely used his speed to avoid getting caught in a corner or against the ropes.

“I felt good in there and thought I was getting the cleaner shots in,” Hollett said, “but he was the more active fighter so it went his way.”

At times during the fight, Hollett’s coaches Rob Walker and Kevin Taylor were yelling at him to pick up the pace.

“I was taking my time too much,” Hollett agreed. “I tried to stalk him and pick my shots and he stayed busier than me and I’ll have to correct that. I should have turned it on a lot more.”

Hollett will likely fight next at MFC 20 “Destined for Greatness” on Feb. 20 in Edmonton.

XMMA 7 News

XMMA matchmaker Joey Benoit has confirmed to Sherdog.com that the promotion’s seventh event has been scheduled for Feb. 27 at the Bell Centre in Montreal. This is a big step up in venue from the XMMA’s first six haunts, as the sprouting promotion attempts to fill the void left by the now defunct TKO promotion.

Six fights have been confirmed for Feb. 27, including a lightweight championship bout between Kajan Johnson and Steve Claveau.

Other bouts on the card include:

Daniel Grandmaison vs. Markhaile Wedderburn
Samuel Guillet vs. Dave Pariseau
Valerie Letourneau vs. Kate Roy
William Romero vs. Mitch Gagnon
Sebastien Deroy vs. Jeff Royer
Martin Desilets vs. TBA
Guillaume de Lorenzi vs. TBA
Derek Gauthier vs. TBA
Yves Jabouin vs. TBA
Tim Wadsworth vs. TBA
Mike Ricci vs. TBA
John Makdessi vs. TBA

GSP answers your questions

Fans of UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre might remember the months leading up to his UFC 83 rematch with Matt Serra when he graciously answered reader questions on Sherdog.com. The UFC welterweight champion has decided to do it again.

Send an email to acotterill@sherdog.com with your best question and if it’s a good one Georges will answer it in the weeks leading up to his clash with BJ Penn at UFC 94 on Jan. 31 in Las Vegas.

Please limit yourself to one or two questions for consideration.

Canadian calendar

Dec. 14: Fight Sport Championship “Evolution” – Iroquois Lacrosse Arena – Hagersville, Ontario
Feb. 20: MFC 20 "Destined for Greatness" - River Cree Resort and Casino - Edmonton, Alberta
Feb. 27: XMMA 7 - Bell Centre - Montreal, Quebec
March 13: Pure Fighting Championships 2 - Red Deer, Alberta
March 28: Warrior-1 MMA "Inception" - Robert Guertin Arena - Gatineau, Quebec
May 15: MFC 21 "Hard Knocks" - River Cree Resort and Casino - Edmonton, Alberta