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SHERDOG NEWS FEBRUARY 2010
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Rain Falls on Jungle Fight 17; ‘Mondragon’ Loses VILA VELHA, Brazil -- Jungle Fight 17 entered the history books Saturday as one of the wettest MMA events in history.
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9 Fights Signed for UFC 112 Two of the sport’s top light heavyweight prospects will go toe-to-toe at UFC 112 “Invincible” on April 10, when Phil Davis collides with...
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Deep 46 Impact Live Play-by-Play & Chat Sherdog.com will host a live chat and play-by-play for Sunday's Deep 46 Impact card.
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Arona Recovering, Hoping to Fight in U.S. Ricardo Arona is recovering from surgery and hopes to fight again this year, the Brazilian recently told Sherdog.com.
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Judo Standout Hawn Prevails at WCF 9 WILMINGTON, Mass. -- Rick Hawn, one of the highest-level judokas on the American MMA circuit, showed a well-rounded game in keeping his winning...
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Bellator Finalizes Welterweight Tournament Pairings Bellator Fighting Championships on Friday made official the opening-round matchups for its Season 2 welterweight tournament on April 15 at the...
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Strikeforce Returns to CBS on April 17 CBS will air its second Strikeforce event on April 17 from the Sommet Center in Nashville, Tenn., Sherdog.com has confirmed with the major broadcast...
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Jordan Breen Weekend MMA Pre-Fight Chat Recap Sherdog.com's Jordan Breen hosted his weekly live mixed martial arts chat on Friday at 7 p.m. ET.

Breen tackled all topics MMA related,...
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Edwards Believes He Can Return to the Top Yves Edwards is set to take on fellow UFC veteran Derek Noble at MFC 24 on Feb. 26 in Edmonton, and the American Top Team lightweight says he is...
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Edwards-Noble Headlines MFC 24 American Top Team’s Yves Edwards will make his Maximum Fighting Championships debut against fellow UFC veteran Derrick Noble in the MFC 24...
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Strikeforce Fighters to Appear on ‘NCIS: L.A.’ Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez and former titleholders Josh Thomson and Cung Le have been cast in an upcoming episode of...
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UFC Supportive of Bonnar Appeal Stephan Bonnar will appeal his controversial technical knockout loss to Krzysztof Soszynski from UFC 110 “Nogueira vs. Velasquez” on Feb. 20...
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WEC Exec: Attendance for Aldo-Faber PPV Could Exceed 15K It has all the signs of a landmark moment, and World Extreme Cagefighting General Manager Reed Harris has done little to slow the hype machine.
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Analysis: Inside Zuffa’s Legal Win Over Shamrock Ken Shamrock was handed a significant legal setback earlier this month after a Nevada state court judge entered judgment against him and in...
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Kaufman Wants 135ers to Feel the Love Strikeforce's move from a regional to a national promotion has created a platform for some big 145-pound women’s fights in the last year, including a headlining title bout between...
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Thomas, Ex-Boxing Champion Mayorga to Carry Shine Fights 3 American Top Team’s Din Thomas will meet former two-division boxing champion Ricardo Mayorga in the Shine Fights 3 “Worlds Collide”...
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Bellator Finalizes Welterweight Tournament Participants Bellator Fighting Championships on Wednesday added the final two pieces to its Season 2 welterweight tournament, as the promotion announced it had acquired the services of International Fight League veteran...
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Edgar: Penn 'One Tough Nut to Crack' Frankie Edgar isn’t fooling himself. The 28-year-old New Jersey native knows he has his work cut out for him when he challenges UFC lightweight champion B.J. Penn at...
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Torres-Volkmann Added to UFC Fight Night 21 Brazilian prospect Ronys Torres will take on Jacob Volkmann in a lightweight duel at UFC Fight Night 21 on March 31 at the Bojangles Coliseum in...
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Unbeaten Roberts Replaces Johnson at UFC’s Versus Debut Unbeaten newcomer Daniel Roberts will face off with John Howard in a preliminary welterweight match at UFC on Versus 1 on March 21 at the...
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Mir Issues Apology for Lesnar ‘Death’ Comments Frank Mir’s mouth has him in hot water with UFC President Dana White.
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Bellator Sets Matchups for Featherweight Draw Bellator Fighting Championships on Tuesday made official the opening round pairings for its Season 2 featherweight tournament on April 8 at the...
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Strikeforce ‘Challengers 6’ Lineup Finalized Gladiator Challenge veteran Eric Lawson will lock horns with Wayne Phillips in a preliminary middleweight matchup at Strikeforce “Challengers...
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New CSAC Leader Focusing on Officials Training, Staffing Shortages After more than a year without a permanent full-time leader, last week the California State Athletic Commission welcomed its newly appointed...
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Sherdog to Stream 3 Bitetti Combat Bouts Live Sherdog.com will offer a live stream of three undercard bouts of the Bitetti Combat 6 lineup scheduled for Thursday in Brasilia, Brazil.
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Barnett's Absence Pushes Back CSAC Hearing for Fourth Time Former UFC heavyweight champion Josh Barnett’s appeal of his denial of licensure to fight in the state of California was continued for a...
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Update: Filho Back in Against Sasaki The peculiarity surrounding Paulo Filho only continues.
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Weekend Rundown: O'Brien, Bowling Impress at 'Triple Threat' UFC veteran Jake O'Brien submitted Dave Hess with a second-round kimura in the MMA Big Show “Triple Threat” main event on Saturday
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Spike TV to Carry UFC 111 Prelims Spike TV on Monday announced plans to air two live preliminary matches at UFC 111 “St. Pierre vs. Hardy” on March 27 at the Prudential...
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UFC 110 Notebook: Aussie Closes on Title Contention SYDNEY, Australia -- George Sotiropoulos put on the best performance of his career against his toughest opponent to date, Joe Stevenson, at UFC...
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Velasquez Predicts 'War' With Lesnar The UFC heavyweight title picture just got that much more crowded, as Cain Velasquez emerged a bona fide contender at UFC 110 Sunday following his first-round technical knockout of fighting legend...
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Wanderlei, Akiyama Want to Meet UFC President Dana White had the opportunity to play impromptu matchmaker following Wanderlei Silva’s middleweight debut victory against Michael Bisping at...
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UFC 110 Bonuses: Lytle Kneebar Nets $50K More than 9,000 miles from home, Chris Lytle turned a transcontinental trip into a profitable business venture.
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Velasquez Stops Nogueira at UFC 110 Consider the torch passed.

The undefeated Cain Velasquez handed Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira a savage beating in the UFC 110 “Nogueira vs....
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White on GSP vs. Anderson, Rampage & More SYDNEY, Australia -- UFC President Dana White met with UFC Fight Club members Friday at Acer Arena prior to UFC 110 to discuss a variety of...
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UFC 110 Weigh-ins: Nogueira, Velasquez Cleared Some see it as a passing of the torch, others as a potential renaissance for one of the sport’s most decorated competitors.

In a matter of...
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Rothwell Out of ‘Cro Cop’ Bout; Perosh In Ben Rothwell has dropped out of his UFC 110 matchup against Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic due to illness, according to an announcement made Thursday on the UFC’s Web site.

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Video: UFC 110 Weigh-ins Friday’s UFC 110 “Nogueira vs. Velasquez” weigh-in event will air live from Sydney, Australia, on Sherdog.com at 10 p.m. ET.

Heavyweights Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Cain Velasquez will face off for...
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Jordan Breen UFC 110 Pre-Fight Chat Recap Sherdog.com's Jordan Breen will host a live UFC 110 "Nogueira vs. Velasquez" chat on Friday at 3 p.m. ET.

Breen will tackle all topics MMA related, including this weekend's...
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Snakebitten Radach Undergoes Surgery, Battles Staph Benji Radach has traveled down this road too many times before.
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Trainer Expects Vintage Wanderlei at UFC 110 Up until a few years ago, he was considered the soul of the Chute Boxe Academy, having served as Rudimar Fedrigo’s right-hand man. Today, Rafael...
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Bellator Adds IFL Vet to Featherweight Draw Bellator Fighting Championships on Thursday announced it had signed International Fight League veteran Shad Lierley to compete in its Season 2...
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Bickering Comes Easy for Silva and Bisping It might just be “The Axe Murderer” grinding his weapon for battle, but Wanderlei Silva and Michael Bisping are settling into their adversarial roles easily in advance of their featured middleweight bout at...
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White: Nogueira-Velasquez ‘Makes Sense’ Going by the numbers, Saturday’s heavyweight headliner between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Cain Velasquez at UFC 110 in Sydney, Australia
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Video: UFC 110 Pre-Fight News Conference Wednesday's UFC 110 pre-fight news conference from Sydney, Australia, can be viewed below on Sherdog.com for free across the world.
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Distractions Accompany Aussie's UFC 110 Return Nearly four years have passed since George Sotiropoulos competed in a mixed martial arts match on Australian soil
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WEC 47 Lineup Finalized Former World Extreme Cagefighting featherweight title challenger Leonard Garcia will tackle the once-beaten Diego Nunes at WEC 47 “Bowles vs....
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Alvarez-Neer Added to Bellator for May Eddie Alvarez and Josh Neer will meet in a non-title bout for Bellator Fighting Championships in May, the promotion announced via its Twitter...
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Koscheck-Daley Official for ‘Machida vs. Shogun 2’ World-ranked welterweights will face off when Josh Koscheck meets Paul Daley in a featured matchup at UFC 113 “Machida vs. Shogun 2”
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UFC 112 Pieces Falling in Place “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 3 winner Kendall Grove will tangle with Mark Munoz in a middleweight matchup at UFC 112 “Invincible” on...
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5 Fights Signed for UFC 113 A knee injury put him on the shelf for more than a year, but one-time middleweight title contender Patrick Cote finally has his return date.
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Weekend Rundown: Lopez, Cullum Retain KOTC Titles Two-division King of the Cage champion Tony Lopez retained his heavyweight crown with a first-round submission victory against Tyler East at...
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Lombard-Santore Set for March 12 While Bellator continues to make headlines by signing talent, the promotion's middleweight champion Hector Lombard looks to stay in the...
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Maia: 'Still Can't Believe I Was Chosen' After a day full of unexpected news -- Vitor Belfort withdrew from his UFC 112 title bout against Anderson Silva -- I thought Friday would be a pretty...
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Bellator Adds Major, Pierson to Talent Pool Once-beaten prospect Matt Major has joined the ranks of the Bellator Fighting Championships promotion and will compete in its Season 2...
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Belfort Discusses Surgery, Return Shortly after Vitor Belfort withdrew from his April UFC middleweight title bout against Anderson Silva due to an injury, Sherdog.com talked to the man himself. » Belfort Exclusive

More: Mousasi Leaves M-1 Global |...
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Couture: Franklin Possible for August Randy Couture’s attorney Sam Spira told Sherdog.com on Friday that the popular icon has not been approached about filling in against Anderson Silva at...
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Jordan Breen Weekend MMA Pre-Fight Chat Recap Sherdog.com's Jordan Breen will host a live mixed martial arts chat on Friday at 3 p.m. ET.

Breen will tackle all topics MMA related, including next weekend's...
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Silva-Maia Set for UFC 112 Demian Maia has agreed to step in for an injured Vitor Belfort and will meet middleweight champion Anderson Silva at UFC 112
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Mousasi Leaves M-1 Global Gegard Mousasi has left his management team with M-1 Global, the fighter told Sherdog.com via e-mail on Friday.

M-1 Global also confirmed on...
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Belfort-Silva Off for UFC 112 Vitor Belfort has withdrawn from a headlining title bout against middleweight champion Anderson Silva at UFC 112 on April 10 in Abu Dhabi.

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Machida-Shogun Sequel Headlines UFC 113 Light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida will defend his crown against Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in the UFC 113 “Machida vs. Shogun 2” main...
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Kampmann Injured; Saunders Draws Ellenberger at UFC 111 Danish welterweight Martin Kampmann withdrew from his scheduled matchup with Ben Saunders at UFC 111 “St. Pierre vs. Hardy” on March 27 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., after he sustained an injury...
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Update: Couture-Franklin Being Discussed for June UFC Randy Couture, fresh off his submission win over fellow hall of famer Mark Coleman may be heading back to the Octagon this June to take on former UFC middleweight champion...
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Brenneman-High Agreed for UFC Fight Night 21 On the heels of the announcement the UFC had signed welterweight Charlie Brenneman to a four-fight deal, “The Spaniard” will face Jason High...
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Weight-Cut Makes Wanderlei ‘Fast’ Wanderlei Silva hopes to jump-start an illustrious but stalling 13-year career when he makes his 185-pound debut against Michael Bisping at UFC...
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UFC 109 Drugs Tests Clean Thirteen UFC 109 competitors tested negative for steroids and drugs, according to an email distributed by the Nevada State Athletic Commission...
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Henderson KO Still Following Bisping Michael Bisping will be followed into the Octagon by the ghost of a prior appearance at UFC 110 on Feb. 20 whether he likes it or not.
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Arlovski Boxing for Charity on Feb. 27 Andrei Arlovski will finally try his hands at boxing in a four-round heavyweight exhibition match against Fres Oquendo on Feb. 27 at the...
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Liddell Now Represents Step Down, Vera Says LAS VEGAS -- Those wondering how far UFC hall of famer Chuck Liddell’s stock has fallen need to look no further than the words of one Brandon Vera.
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UFC Signs Welterweight Prospect Brenneman Charlie Brenneman, one of the top welterweight prospects on the East Coast, has agreed to a four-fight contract with the UFC, his camp informed...
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Nelson Gets ‘Skyscraper’ at UFN 21 “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 10 winner Roy Nelson will collide with Stefan Struve in a featured heavyweight tilt at UFC Fight Night 21 on...
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‘UFC 109 Prelims’ Net 1.7 Million on Spike Saturday’s airing of “UFC 109 Prelims Live” garnered an average audience of 1.7 million average viewers (1.2 household rating), according...
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Tibau Preparing for Uno, Dreams of Fight with Penn Gleison Tibau will step into the Octagon to face Caol Uno at UFC Fight Night 21 in Charlotte, N.C., on March 31, and the American Top Team...
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Reljic: 'Doctors Said I'd Never Fight Again' 636 days. That's how long it will be between fights for Goran Reljic when he makes his return against C.B. Dollaway at UFC 110 on Feb. 20 at the...
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Weekend Rundown: Injured Junie Folds at Wild Bill's A day after he failed to make weight for his latest outing inside the cage, Junie Allen Browning quit in his corner after just one round.
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UFC 109 Payouts: Couture Earns $250,000 Randy Couture continued his march toward another light heavyweight title shot with a second-round submission against fellow hall of famer Mark...
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Yoshida’s Retirement Bout to Headline ‘Astra’ Event TOKYO -- Japanese entertainment management group J-Rock announced Monday that it will host a one-time MMA event called “Astra” dedicated to the retirement of J-Rock client...
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Serra-Longo an Exception to the Rule LAS VEGAS -- At a time when many fighters switch trainers about as often as they change underwear, the long-standing relationship between former UFC welterweight champion...
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WEC Veteran Baker Signs with Bellator; Reis Returns Bellator Fighting Championships on Friday announced it had signed World Extreme Cagefighting veteran Bryan Baker to compete in its Season 2...
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Coleman ‘Probably’ Finished in UFC, White Says LAS VEGAS -- Mark Coleman, the first heavyweight champion in the promotion’s history, appears to have fought his last fight in the UFC.
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UFC 109 Bonuses: Sonnen Picks Up $60K Along with Title Shot Chael Sonnen made some eye-raising statements in the lead-up to his middleweight title eliminator against heavily favored Nate Marquardt.
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Couture Chokes Out Coleman at UFC 109 LAS VEGAS -- It was never in doubt.
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Live Video Feed: UFC 109 Post-Fight News Conference Saturday's UFC 109 post-fight news conference can be viewed here.
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Pancrase 'Passion Tour 1' Play-by-Play & Chat Sherdog.com's Tony Loiseleur will host a live chat and play-by-play for Sunday's Pancrase card.
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Fitch-Alves Rematch Greenlit for UFC 111 Two of the world’s top welterweights will toe the line against one another when Jon Fitch meets Thiago Alves in a featured match at UFC 111 “St....
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UFC 109 Weigh-ins: Couture-Coleman Official In a bout first scheduled for UFC 17, UFC Hall of Famers Randy Couture and Mark Coleman are set to square off Saturday in the main event of UFC 109 in...
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The Weekly Wrap: Jan. 30 - Feb. 5 Nick Diaz, Robbie Lawler and, perhaps surprisingly, Herschel Walker, put forward the most talked-about performances on the first Strikeforce...
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Stann Charity Aids Veterans in Job Search LAS VEGAS -- Former World Extreme Cagefighting light heavyweight champion Brian Stann has turned his celebrity into an avenue through which he...
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Video Feed: UFC 109 Weigh-ins Sherdog.com is pleased to offer a live feed of Friday's UFC 109 weigh-ins at 4 p.m. PT/7 p.m. ET.

Light heavyweights Randy Couture and Mark Coleman will aim for a weight of 205 pounds to make Saturday's pay-per-view event...
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Lombard Wins, Masvidal Defeated at G-Force ‘Bad Blood’ MIAMI -- Unlike his recent victories, which have come by submission or TKO, Bellator Fighting Championships middleweight titleholder Hector Lombard defeated...
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Will UFC 109 Represent Trigg's Last Stand? LAS VEGAS -- He has twice challenged for the UFC welterweight championship, but 37-year-old Frank Trigg realizes his days inside the Octagon may...
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Escovedo, De Jesus Win Gold; Ruiz Outpoints Ramirez at Tachi LEMOORE, Calif. --- Cole Escovedo used his signature move to submit Jeff Bedard for the Tachi Palace Fights bantamweight championship on...
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White Scoffs at Strikeforce Threat LAS VEGAS -- UFC President Dana White on Thursday brushed off rival promotion Strikeforce and any potential threat the San Jose, Calif.-based...
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Video: UFC 109 Pre-Fight News Conference A video feed of Thursday's UFC 109 pre-fight news conference is available on Sherdog.com.
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Strikeforce ‘Miami’ Attendance Figures Released The debut of Herschel Walker and two championship bouts sold 4,927 tickets for a net gate of $301,424.60 at Strikeforce “Miami,”...
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Sonnen Balances Political Aspirations, MMA Career LAS VEGAS -- Outspoken middleweight contender Chael Sonnen has called the bluff of fighters who lean on time-honored clichés and claim to train...
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Style Similarities Pique Couture’s Interest LAS VEGAS -- Randy Couture enjoys his job most when he encounters opponents with backgrounds similar to his. Mark Coleman fits the description.
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Herschel Game for Another Fight in April A second fight for Herschel Walker could be in the cards much sooner than later.
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WEC Sets First PPV for April 24 World Extreme Cagefighting will make its long-awaited pay-per-view debut April 24 and will feature a main event between featherweight champion Jose Aldo and former titleholder...
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Florian-Gomi Official for UFC Fight Night 21 Kenny Florian and Takanori Gomi will meet in a headlining lightweight bout at UFC Fight Night 21 on March 31 at the Bojangles Coliseum in...
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Strikeforce Payouts: Diaz Earns $100,000 Nick Diaz was the big winner at Saturday’s Strikeforce “Miami” in more ways than one. The one-man demolition crew took out Dream champion...
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Sherdog to Stream M-1 Global Selection Series Starting Friday M-1 Global will begin its “Selection” event series this Friday with a worldwide tournament of 160 fighters vying for slots among M-1...
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Lombard Expects to Defend Bellator Title in September Middleweight champion Hector Lombard told Sherdog.com that he expects to return to the Bellator cage this spring
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Sanchez-Hathaway On Deck for UFC 114 Diego Sanchez said he’ll be facing John Hathaway in a welterweight bout at UFC 114 on May 29 in Las Vegas on his Twitter account on Tuesday.
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Beltran Replaces Al-Turk at UFC 109 Joey Beltran will replace Mostapha Al-Turk in a heavyweight bout against Rolles Gracie at UFC 109 this Saturday in Las Vegas, the promotion...
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Sobotta-Wilks Agreed for UFC 115 German upstart Peter Sobotta has agreed to face “The Ultimate Fighter 9” winner James Wilks in welterweight bout at UFC 115 on June 12 at...
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Strikeforce Lands Broadcast Deals in UK, Latin America Strikeforce has secured additional broadcast distribution in six international markets through its partnership with Shine International, the...
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Being a Replacement Fighter Suits Swick Josh Koscheck was supposed to get his chance to avenge a loss to Paulo Thiago this Saturday at UFC 109 in Las Vegas, but an injury forced the...
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Lombard Headlines ‘Bad Blood 3’ Bellator Fighting Championships middleweight titleholder Hector Lombard will battle Joey Gorczynski in the marquee matchup at G-Force Fights...
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Shine Fights Signs ADCC Champion Estima The Ohio-based Shine Fights promotion on Monday announced it had reached an exclusive agreement with Braulio Estima, one of the world’s...
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Dance Floor Fills for UFC 111 “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 5 winner Nate Diaz will ascend to the welterweight division and meet International Fight League veteran Rory Markham in a preliminary matchup at...
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Burnett, KOTC Reach Multi-Year Deal with HDNet HDNet announced a multi-year deal on Monday to air “Mark Burnett Presents: King of the Cage” live events every month on its cable channel.
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Weekend Rundown: Yamaguchi Captures KOTC Crown Shooto mainstay Mamoru Yamaguchi submitted the previously unbeaten Frank Baca by second-round rear-naked choke to capture the King of the Cage junior flyweight championship in the...
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Escudero-Lauzon Agreed for UFC 114 Coming off the first loss of his professional career, “The Ultimate Fighter 8” champion Efrain Escudero looks to bounce back at UFC 114 when...
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Dream GP Semi-Finalist Warren Chooses Bellator Bellator Fighting Championships on Monday made a significant splash on the free agent market. The fledgling tournament-based promotion announced it had agreed to a long-term promotional contract with 2009...
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Walker Reflects on MMA Debut Walker post-fight video.
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Post-Fight Notebook: Lashley Asks for Test, Cyborg Eying Improvement SUNRISE, Fla. --- Though Wes Sims taunted newcomer Bobby Lashley with some pro wrestling-style showmanship to start their heavyweight bout at...
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Strikeforce 'Miami' Results and Live Play-by-Play Sherdog.com reported from the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla., with Strikeforce "Miami" results and live play-by-play.


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