Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou Pulls Out of EliteXC Deal

More and more free agents are emerging in the MMA market while top name promotions make their attempts to obtain the best ones. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou has now been added to that roster.

Sokoudjou was originally thought to be signing with EliteXC during the Shamrock vs. Baroni event that went down last month.

According to Elite XC president, Gary Shaw, the deal was near completion until a more appealing deal was offered to Sokoudjou, a deal Shaw was "not willing to match."

Shaw did not specify which promotion "stole" Sokoudjou away but, reports are stating that it was K-1.

Denis Kang is another example of a top middleweight, who has recently become a free agent as well.

Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou is a Judo practitioner and champion and currently trains with Team Quest. Sokoudjou's most notable wins were his most recent two fights at PRIDE, where he knocked out Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in 23 seconds and knocked out Ricardo Arona in under two minutes at PRIDE 33 and 34, respectively.

As of now, the rumors have it looking like Sokoudjou will be signing with K-1 HERO's. I will keep you posted.

The Lianger