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SHERDOG NEWS MARCH 2011
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LIVE: Strikeforce Challengers 15 Weigh-in Results Sherdog.com’s Joe Zigler will report from the Lexington Plaza Waterfront Hotel in Stockton, Calif., with live results from Thursday’s...
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'TUF 13' Premiere Earns 1.5 Million Viewers Season 13 of “The Ultimate Fighter” kicked off on Wednesday night, and the premiere netted an average of 1.5 million viewers for the...
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Wilcox, Damm Set for Strikeforce Challengers 15 Seeking his sixth consecutive victory, American Kickboxing Academy representative Justin Wilcox knocks at the door of lightweight relevance.

Wilcox checked in at 155.2 pounds for his showdown with...
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Kyle Injured, Out of April 9 Bout with Mousasi The return of the “Mak” will have to wait.
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Herman-Beltran Added to UFC 131 Bill A heavyweight showdown between Sengoku veteran Dave Herman and Alliance MMA product Joey Beltran has been added to the fight card of UFC 131,...
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Alvarez: Rankings ‘Nonsense’ Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez doesn't think much of the MMA media's top-10 rankings. According to the fighter, they help little...
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Almeida Retires from MMA Former middleweight King of Pancrase Ricardo Almeida on Wednesday announced his retirement from the mixed martial arts. The 34-year-old...
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Fitch Injured, Out of UFC 132 Rematch with Penn Although still three months away, Jon Fitch has been forced to pull out of his scheduled July 2 rematch with B.J. Penn at UFC 132 after...
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M-1 Challenge 24 Nets 189,000 Viewers on Showtime A reported 189,000 viewers tuned in to watch M-1 Global’s debut on Showtime, which aired at 11 p.m. ET on March 26.
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Silva Admits to Altering Urine, Will Accept NSAC's Ruling UFC light heavyweight contender Thiago Silva has admitted fault in submitting his UFC 125 drug screen.
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Hawn: Good Has Nothing I Haven’t Seen Before Rick Hawn has only been fighting MMA for a couple of years, but he doesn’t expect former Bellator welterweight champion Lyman Good to present any new challenges for him when they meet Saturday at...
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Coach Thinks Wanderlei Should Fight Before Belfort Rematch More than a year has passed since Wanderlei Silva last set foot inside the cage, and, despite outside pressures, “The Axe Murderer” has resisted the temptation to accept a rematch with...
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NSAC: Thiago Silva’s Sample ‘Inconsistent with Human Urine’ The Nevada State Athletic Commission on Tuesday filed a complaint regarding UFC light heavyweight Thiago Silva’s drug screen from UFC 125,...
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Imada-Freire Semifinal Joins Bellator 39, Completes 9-Fight Bill The bill for Bellator Fighting Championships 39 is now set, as the promotion Tuesday announced the full nine-bout lineup for Saturday’s show.
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UFC Fight Night 24 Medical Suspensions Issued Though he earned “Fight of the Night” honors at UFC Fight Night 24 for his three-round donnybrook with fellow Octagon newcomer Edwin Figueroa, bantamweight...
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Newton Out, Jimmo-Cummings Now Headlines MFC 29 A training injury has forced No. 1 contender Emmanuel Newton out of his light heavyweight title confrontation with Maximum Fighting Championship titleholder...
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Rebney: MTV2 ‘Very Happy’ with Bellator Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney joined the Sherdog Radio Network’s “Savage Dog Show” on March 25 to talk about his promotion’s current season.
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Jackson: Evans Said Jones Could Join Team Rashad Evans has suggested trainer Greg Jackson is to blame for letting Jon Jones join their camp and set up a teammate-versus-teammate matchup,...
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Nogueira Tops UFC Fight Night 24 Salaries with $90K Payday Antonio Rogerio Nogueira may have lost to Phil Davis at UFC Fight Night 24 last Saturday, but the veteran light heavyweight still walked away...
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Lesnar Opens Up on ‘TUF 13’ Coaching UFC President Dana White made no bones about it when he made the announcement in January: with Brock Lesnar helming one of the teams for the 13th...
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‘Windy,’ Yamaguchi Set for First Female Pancrase Headliner For the first time in its 17-year history, Pancrase will offer up a female main event at its April 3 “Impressive Tour” stop in Tokyo’s...
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9 Fights Signed for Strikeforce Challengers 15 Undefeated light heavyweight prospect Lorenz Larkin will make his promotional debut against Scott Lighty in a featured matchup at Strikeforce...
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Weekend Rundown: Drwal Demolishes ‘Chocolate’ in Homecoming Despite a tepid start, Tomasz Drwal scored an impressive finish in his post-UFC debut on Saturday, knocking out Leonardo “Chocolate” Nascimento in the 198-pound main event of Fighters...
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Week-in-Review: List of UFC, Strikeforce & Other Matchups Announced A complete list of significant new fights reported in the past week.
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Bielkheden, Shirai to Meet at Superior Challenge 7 Swedish promotion Superior Challenge on Sunday added another international bout to its “Rise of Champions” card, as Deep welterweight titleholder Yuya Shirai will square off against UFC veteran...
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UFC Fight Night 24 Prelims: Russow Wins 10th Straight Mike Russow passed one more rung on the heavyweight ladder.
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‘Rare Breed’ Lands Rarer Finish at Bellator 38 TUNICA, Miss. -- Richard Hale lived up to his moniker of “Rare Breed” by securing a rare submission in his quarterfinal matchup against Nik Fekete in...
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UFC Fight Night 24 Results & Live Play-by-Play Sherdog.com will report from the KeyArena in Seattle, Wash., with play-by-play and live results of UFC Fight Night 24, which is headlined by a light heavyweight showdown between Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and Phil...
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Faber-Cruz Rematch Booked for UFC 132 in July Four years, three months and nine days after their first meeting, Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber will lock horns again.
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Dream Champ Takaya Joins Strikeforce ‘Diaz vs. Daley’ Undercard Shinya Aoki will not be the only Dream champion competing in the Strikeforce cage on April 9, as the Japanese promotion’s featherweight ace,...
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Lashley Fades Late, Takes Unanimous Nod at Titan 17 Boos cascaded down upon Bobby Lashley as he tentatively raised his hand. Even in victory, the former World Wrestling Entertainment superstar...
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Bellator 38 Results & Live Play-by-Play Sherdog.com will report from Harrah's Tunica Hotel and Casino in Tunica, Miss., with play-by-play and live results of Bellator 38, which...
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Figueroa, Sultanakhmedov Take Titles at M-1 Challenge 24 NORFOLK, Va. -- At M-1 Challenge 24, Russians ruled much of the night, but in the main event, it was Jose Figueroa who was able to placate an anxious crowd at the Ted Constant Convocation Center with his victory...
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Bellator Champ Lombard Hacks Into Doerksen in CFC 16 Headliner SYDNEY, Australia -- Bellator middleweight champion Hector Lombard successfully defended his other title -- the Cage Fighting Championships middleweight crown -- Friday night at the Big Top Arena in Luna Park, as the Cuban Olympian earned a doctor's stoppage over tough Canadian...
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Jansen-McAfee Targeted for Bellator 39 Two WEC veterans will lock horns on April 2, as Dave Jansen meets Scott McAfee in a lightweight duel at Bellator 39
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UFC Fight Night 24 Weigh-in Video Friday's UFC Fight Night 24 weigh-in video can be viewed here.
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Nogueira, Davis on Point for UFN 24 In a scene that has played out over and over again in mixed martial arts, old guard will test new when Antonio Rogerio Nogueira answers the bell against...
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M-1 Challenge 24 Results & Play-by-Play Sherdog.com will report from the Ted Constant Convocation Center in Norfolk, Va., with play-by-play and live results of M-1 Challenge 24, which is headlined by an M-1 Challenge lightweight title bout between champion...
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Bellator’s 205-Pound Quarterfinalists Cleared Pride Fighting Championships veteran Daniel Gracie will make his promotional debut when he collides with the unbeaten Tim Carpenter in the Bellator Fighting Championships Season 4 light heavyweight tournament quarterfinals at...
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Jordan Breen Chat Jordan Breen will host his weekly MMA chat at 1 p.m. ET.
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Coker: If Strikeforce Is Profitable, It Will Continue Following Strikeforce’s sale to the UFC, conventional wisdom suggests Strikeforce will close up after its various contracts expire.
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Damkovsky, Figueroa On Weight for M-1 Challenge 24 Main Event All eight main-card competitors made their contracted weights for Saturday's M-1 Global Challenge 24.
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Extended Battle Ends with MMA Regulation in West Virginia It has been a long, winding road, but the fight climate in West Virginia is gradually shifting toward acceptance of mixed martial arts.
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5 UFC Fight Night 24 Bouts Greenlit for Facebook Stream The UFC announced Thursday that three new UFC Fight Night 24 undercard bouts have been added to the Facebook stream that immediately precedes...
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Bellator Featherweight Semifinals Set for April 16 in Arizona The featherweight tournament rolls on for the four men who advanced through the quarterfinals on March 19, as the semifinal bouts are now set to go down April 16 at...
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Finney Buys Hughes’ H.I.T. Squad Gym The gym of UFC hall of famer Matt Hughes is now under new ownership, as St. Louis-based trainer and fighter Jesse Finney has purchased the facility
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Shamrock: After Buying Strikeforce, UFC Is MMA Frank Shamrock has been an outspoken critic of the UFC, but after the company bought Strikeforce recently, he’s giving them credit.
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Newly Crowned UFC Champ Jones Joins Leno on ‘Tonight Show’ Five days after his dominating win against Mauricio "Shogun" Rua at UFC 128, UFC 205-pound champion Jon Jones has been tapped as a guest for...
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Coker: Fedor to Return at July Strikeforce Event Immediately after his Feb. 12 loss to Antonio Silva, the future seemed uncertain for Fedor Emelianenko. In a post-fight interview, the legendary Russian heavyweight hinted that his second loss in 12 months and...
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UFC Announces ‘Fight Night 24’ Facebook Stream for Saturday Two preliminary contests from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 24 will stream live and free of charge on social networking website Facebook, the...
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Bellator 44 Headed to N.J. with Lombard-Vitale, Tourney Final Bellator Fighting Championships will visit New Jersey for the first time when Bellator 44 emanates from Caesars Atlantic City Hotel and Casino...
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Carwin Returns at UFC 131, Meets ADCC Champ Einemo Former UFC interim heavyweight champion Shane Carwin will return to the cage at UFC 131, as the Grudge Training Center product squares off with 2003 ADCC submission wrestling champion...
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Middleweights Branch, Camozzi Bounced from UFC Middleweights Chris Camozzi and Dave Branch are UFC fighters no more, as the promotion has released both men from their contracts.

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Tachi Palace Fights 9 Card Set; Show to Stream on Sherdog.com The dance card is full for Tachi Palace Fights 9, as the promotion on Wednesday announced the complete 13-fight bill for the May 6 event, which...
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‘Snowman’ Meets Lopez in April 1 Fight Time Headliner Onetime UFC heavyweight title contender Jeff Monson will return to action on April 1 against former two-division King of the Cage champion Tony Lopez in the main event of...
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Regardless of Odds, Davis Expecting Battle with Nogueira When it was announced last week that Phil Davis would be replacing Tito Ortiz against Antonio Rogerio Nogueira at UFC Fight Night 24, plenty of...
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UFC 130 ‘Prelims Live’ Special to Air on Spike TV The UFC’s “Prelims Live” special will return to Spike TV on May 28, as the promotion will air part of the UFC 130 undercard on the cable...
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Bellator Returns to Louisiana Twice in 2011 Bellator Fighting Championships on Tuesday announced plans to return to the L’Auberge du Lac Casino Resort twice in 2011, as both the Season 4...
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Shamrock Dismisses Shaw’s Claim He Offered to Work Kimbo Fight Former EliteXC Vice President Jared Shaw says Frank Shamrock offered to work a bout against Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson, but Shamrock denied the allegation as “silly” Monday on the...
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Clementi, Madadi Meet in LW Title Bout at Superior Challenge 7 Up-and-coming Swedish lightweight Reza Madadi announced via Facebook on Tuesday that he will square off against UFC veteran Rich Clementi at...
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Johnson Respects Hardy’s Striking, Will Wrestle Him if Necessary Dan Hardy was knocked out in his last fight, but upcoming opponent Anthony Johnson remains complimentary of the Brit’s standup game.
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9 Fights Signed for UFC 130 “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 3 winner Kendall Grove will welcome Tim Boetsch to the middleweight division at UFC 130 “Edgar vs. Maynard...
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Petruzelli, Shamrock Top April 22 World Extreme Fighting Card Although Seth Petruzelli and Ken Shamrock’s scheduled March 6 bout in Mexico fell by the wayside, the UFC veterans are now set to co-headline the April 22 offering from Florida-based promotion...
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9-Bout Lineup Finalized for Bellator 38 Undefeated Xtreme Couture Mixed Martial Arts representative Nik Fekete will meet Richard Hale in the Bellator Fighting Championships Season 4...
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Report: Ortiz-Bader Matchup Targeted for UFC 132 on July 2 Former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz appears poised to return to action against once-beaten prospect Ryan Bader on July 2 at UFC 132...
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Heun Sidelined, Thornburg in at Strikeforce Challengers 15 Lightweight Conor Heun has been forced to withdraw from his April 1 bout with James Terry at Strikeforce Challengers 15 after suffering a torn knee ligament in training. The promotion announced on Monday that Nick...
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Manager: Leg, Hand Injuries Nearly Kept Barboza from UFC 128 Edson Barboza earned the biggest win of his young career at UFC 128 on Saturday night, and a hard-earned win it was.
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Week-in-Review: List of UFC, Strikeforce & Other Matchups Announced A complete list of significant new fights reported in the past week.
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Tweets Confirm Evans-Jackson Split Rashad Evans appears to have cut ties with longtime trainer Greg Jackson.
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‘Bones’ Takes Throne by Force at UFC 128 Jon Jones handed Mauricio “Shogun” Rua a savage beating in the UFC 128 headliner, as he captured the light heavyweight championship in a third-round technical knockout on Saturday in Newark, N.J. » Recap

Reaction: Jones | Stock Report | Matches to Make |...
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Trainer: Jones Overcame Fatigue, Found ‘Another Gear’ to Beat Rua To the naked eye, it appeared that Jon Jones was never in the slightest bit of trouble during his 205-pound title-winning performance against Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in the main event of Saturday’s...
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UFC 128 Bonuses: Koch, Schaub, Barboza, Njokuani Each Net $70K Four fighters took home $70,000 apiece in post-fight bonuses for their performances at UFC 128, as Erik Koch and Brendan Schaub shared “Knockout of the Night” honors, while Edson Barboza and...
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UFC 128 Results & Live Play-by-Play Sherdog.com will report from the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., with play-by-play and live results of UFC 128, which is headlined by a light heavyweight title showdown between champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and challenger...
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UFC 128 Prelims: Cane Flattens Returning Marshall Luis Artur Cane Jr. steamrolled fellow Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Eliot Marshall, as he stopped “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 8...
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Bellator 37 Results & Live Play-by-Play Sherdog.com will report from the Lucky Star Casino in Concho, Okla., with play-by-play and live results of Bellator 37, which is headlined by Georgi Karakhanyan vs....
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Koch on ‘Cloud 9’ Following ‘Knockout of the Night’ at UFC 128 World Extreme Cagefighting import Erik Koch made a strong statement in his first trip to the Octagon, earning “Knockout of the Night” honors with a first-round demolition of Raphael Assuncao at...
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Sources: Warren to Enter Bellator Season 5 Bantamweight Draw It appears the self-professed “baddest man on the planet” is not content to hold just one world title.
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Khalidov Armbars Irvin, Sokoudjou Blasts Blachowicz at KSW 15 WARSAW, Poland -- Mamed Khalidov’s lightning-fast submission of UFC veteran James Irvin was the silver lining to a largely disastrous evening for Polish mixed martial artists at Saturday’s...
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Report: ‘Bones’ Subdues Thief Hours Before Title Fight When Jon Jones steps into the Octagon to challenge Mauricio Rua for his light heavyweight title at UFC 128 at the Prudential Center in Newark,...
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Escudero Returns to Mexico for April 8 Bout Efrain Escudero will compete in his home country for the first time since winning the eighth season of “The Ultimate Fighter” when he takes on...
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UFC 128 Postfight Press Conference Video Saturday's UFC 128 prefight news conference will stream live on Sherdog.com.
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Shogun, Jones Cleared for UFC 128 When Mauricio “Shogun” Rua ascended to the top of the 205-pound division for the first time in 2005, Jon Jones was but a few months removed from...
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Rebney: ‘5 Hours of World Class MMA is a Very Good Thing’ This Saturday, Bellator Fighting Championships begins its live MTV2 broadcast of Bellator 37 two hours early (7 p.m. ET) in order to avoid...
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UFC 128 Weigh-in Video Friday's UFC 128 weigh-ins can be viewed here.
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Featherweight Quarterfinalists Hit Marks for Bellator 37 Patricio “Pitbull” Freire and Georgi Karakhanyan have a common interest. They both want revenge against a certain outspoken champion.
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Report: Irvin Overweight for KSW Middleweight Bout James Irvin came in overweight for his upcoming middleweight title fight with champion Mamed Khalidov, and the contest will now be contested at...
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George Confident in ‘Anti-Jiu-Jitsu’ Against Reis Zac George has not fought in a while, but that does not seem to bother the Team Quest product
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Marshall Vows to ‘Put the Pressure’ on Cane in UFC Return One loss is all it took for Eliot Marshall to lose his spot
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Wineland Expects to ‘Fluster’ Faber with Punches While speculation spreads that Urijah Faber could be an interesting coach opposite Dominick Cruz on an upcoming season of “The Ultimate Fighter,” Eddie Wineland gets the feeling that Faber is supposed to beat him...
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Live UFC 128 Weigh-in Results A live video feed of the UFC 128 weigh-ins is also available
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Jordan Breen UFC 128 Prefight Chat Check out Jordan Breen's weekly MMA chat here.
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Horodecki Receives Opponent for April 2 Ontario Event Chris Horodecki now has an opponent for Ontario's first sanctioned MMA event, as “The Polish Hammer” will square off with Jeremy Horn pupil David Castillo in a lightweight affair at...
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Brilz ‘Praying for a Miracle’ After Wrestling Power UNO Drops Program The University of Nebraska at Omaha has decided to cut its wrestling program on the heels of its third consecutive Division II national wrestling title, a disappointing fact for UFC light heavyweight talent...
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Attonito-Brown Transplanted from 'TUF 13' Finale to UFC Live 4 Rich Attonito’s welterweight debut will have to wait a bit longer, as “The Raging Bull” now meets Matt Brown at UFC Live 4.
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Wiman, Siver Ticketed for Summer Showdown The hits keep coming for UFC 132, as promotion officials on Thursday announced that German striker Dennis Siver will lock horns with wrestling...
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Fitch-Penn 2, Sotiropoulos-Dunham Tapped for UFC 132 in July UFC officials announced Thursday that a welterweight rematch between Fitch and the former two-division champion Penn will take place at UFC 132 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. The card will also feature a bout between lightweight contenders...
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Jackson: Jones-Evans Switch ‘Bittersweet’ for Camp Trainer Greg Jackson is happy that Jon Jones will be getting a light heavyweight title shot March 19, but he wishes it hadn’t been the result...
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Benavidez Takes Exception to Loveland’s Nickname Joseph Benavidez is fighting more than Ian Loveland at UFC 128. He’s fighting Loveland’s nickname.
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Phan Out, ‘Zombie’ In Against Garcia at UFC Fight Night 24 UFC featherweight Nam Phan has suffered an undisclosed injury and has withdrawn from his rematch with Leonard Garcia at UFC Fight Night 24.
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Bellator LHW Tourney Quarterfinal Pairings Set for March 26 The opening round of Bellator Fighting Championships’ inaugural 205-pound tournament has been set, as Sherdog.com on Wednesday confirmed all...
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Bellator Confirms Trio of Season 5 Dates at Seminole Hard Rock Bellator Fighting Championships will return to its seminal venue three times in 2011, as the promotion Wednesday announced that three of its...
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Lashley Receives New Opponent for March 25 Titan FC Former pro-wrestling star Bobby Lashley will no longer meet James Jack in the main event of Titan Fighting Championship 17 on March 25, the Kansas-based promotion has announced. Instead, Lashley will square off against...
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After Criticism from Gurgel, Combs Defends Injury as Legit Jorge Gurgel ripped Tyler Combs as a “poor excuse of a man” for withdrawing from their March 5 Strikeforce bout, but Combs says his injury...
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NJSACB Assigns Referees, Judges for Saturday’s UFC 128 Saturday night in Newark, N.J., it will be a heavily Northeastern affair where officials are concerned.

Herb Dean will be the third man in the Octagon at the Prudential Center when Mauricio Rua defends his UFC light heavyweight title against Jon Jones in the main event of...
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Video: UFC 128 Prefight News Conference Wednesday's UFC 128 prefight news conference can be viewed here
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Welterweight Title Bout Tops M-1 Challenge 25 on April 28 Once-beaten welterweights Shamil Zavurov and Rashid Magomedov will meet for the second time in the championship main event of M-1 Challenge 25...
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Bellator Signs Unbeaten Heavyweight Sambo Champion Ivanov Bellator Fighting Championships today announced the signing of undefeated Bulgarian heavyweight prospect Blagoi Ivanov.
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Edwards-Stout Targeted for UFC 131 in Vancouver Longtime UFC competitor Yves Edwards will likely meet Canadian kickboxing ace Sam Stout in a lightweight duel at UFC 131.
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Brown-Attonito Slated for ‘TUF 13’ Finale Two “Ultimate Fighter” alums will meet at the reality show’s 13th season finale, as Matt Brown and Rich Attonito are set to lock horns in...
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Kennedy Hungry for Another Fight, Still Wants Lawler If Tim Kennedy’s win over Melvin Manhoef on March 5 does not warrant a title shot, then he wants the next best fighter Strikeforce can offer. That would likely be former middleweight title challenger...
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Faber Won’t Force Takedowns Against Dangerous Wineland Although Eddie Wineland’s greatest strength is his striking, Urijah Faber says he’s willing to engage him on the feet when they fight Saturday at...
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Guillard-Roller Tapped for UFC 132 on July 2 The UFC has yet to formally announce UFC 132, but the promotion nonetheless added the first matchup to the card on Monday. According to a post on UFC.com, lightweights Melvin Guillard and...
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Lightweights Cerrone, Danzig Booked for UFC 131 Showdown The UFC will give Donald Cerrone and Mac Danzig a chance to settle their recent war of words in the Octagon on June 11.
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Strikeforce to Adopt Unified Rules, Continue on Showtime With the dust beginning to settle after Saturday’s momentous announcement that UFC parent company Zuffa, LLC, has purchased rival promotion...
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Barry, Kongo Agree to Meet at UFC Live 4 on June 26 UFC heavyweights Pat Barry and Cheick Kongo have agreed to square off on June 26 as part of the promotion’s fourth live event for cable network...
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UFC Vets Rosholt, Delgado Join Completed Bellator 37 Card UFC veterans Jake Rosholt and Roli Delgado have been added to the local undercard of Bellator Fighting Championships 37, which goes down this...
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Week-in-Review: List of UFC, Strikeforce & Other Matchups Announced A complete list of significant new fights reported in the past week.
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Sanchez Expected Easy Takedowns Against Kampmann Diego Sanchez found a way to outpoint Martin Kampmann at UFC Live 3, but he wasn’t able to execute his strategy.
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Marshall Not Afraid to Pester UFC for Return Eliot Marshall didn’t get the call from the UFC to fill in as a replacement at UFC 128. He called them.
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Johnson Replaces Wilks, Meets Sadollah at UFC Fight Night 24 DaMarques Johnson will square off with “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 7 winner Amir Sadollah at UFC Fight Night 24 on March 26 at the...
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7 Fights Signed for ‘Edgar vs. Maynard 3’ Former WEC bantamweight champion Miguel Torres will collide with American Top Team’s Brad Pickett in a featured matchup at UFC 130 “Edgar...
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Vitale Crushes Clay, Teenage Holloway Impresses at X-1 'Champions 3' HONOLULU -- Falaniko Vitale retained his X-1 World Events middleweight title Saturday night at the Neil S. Blaisdell Arena, knocking out X-1 welterweight champion Dylan Clay with a brutal uppercut in the...
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Freire-Imada, Woodard-Chandler 155-Pound Semis Set for Bellator 40 The four men who advanced to the semifinals of Bellator's lightweight tournament on Saturday in Shreveport, La., were all impressive enough that...
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Stoppages, Upsets Mark Thrilling Bellator Lightweight Tourney Opener SHREVEPORT, La. -- Patricky "Pitbull" Freire came into Bellator's lightweight tournament with a heavy heart, but the Brazilian prospect made a statement with his heavy hands on Saturday at the Shreveport Municipal...
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Bellator 36 Results & Live Play-by-Play Sherdog.com will report from the Shreveport Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport, La. at approximately 8:00 p.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of Bellator 36. In the main event, former WEC lightweight champion "Razor" Rob McCullough will take on...
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Yamamoto-Cariaso Greenlit for UFC 130 Japanese import Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto will lock horns with Chris Cariaso in a bantamweight affair at UFC 130, the promotion announced Saturday.
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Rivera-Duran Targeted for June 4 ‘TUF 13’ Finale WEC import Francisco Rivera will make his UFC debut against King of the Cage veteran Reuben Duran
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‘TUF 11’ Contestant Philippou to Face Catone at UFC 128 In light of Dan Miller's promotion to the main card of UFC 128, Nick Catone will now face “Ultimate Fighter 11” alum Costantinos Philippou...
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Zuffa Purchases Strikeforce Strikeforce is no longer the UFC’s biggest competitor.

In a video interview with Ariel Helwani posted to MMAFighting.com on Saturday...
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Akiyama Out, Miller in Against Marquardt at UFC 128 Citing the recent disaster in Japan, the UFC announced early Saturday morning that Japanese middleweight Yoshihiro Akiyama has pulled out of his UFC 128 bout with...
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Munoz-Maia On for UFC 131; 3 Additional Bouts Added An interesting clash of styles will unfold at UFC 131 June 11 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, as middleweight contenders Mark Munoz and...
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Villefort Dominates Horwich at Shark Fights 14; LaRosa Taps Damm Crisp striking and strategic takedowns brought victory to Danillo Villefort, as he took a unanimous decision from former International Fight League middleweight champion Matt Horwich in the...
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5 Bouts Official for April 1's Strikeforce 'Challengers 15' The televised portion of Strikeforce “Challengers 15” is now complete, as five bouts are now official for the event's main card.
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Real-Time Results: Bellator 36 Weigh-ins Sherdog.com reports from the Shreveport Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport, La., at 6 p.m. ET with live results from Friday’s Bellator 36 weigh-ins.
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Chandler Sees Bellator Quarterfinal as ‘Coming Out Party’ What Michael Chandler lacks in terms of in-cage experience -- less than six rounds -- he seems to make up for with confidence
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Sengoku Loses Primary Sponsor, Promotion’s Future in Doubt On a day in which the Tohoku Region earthquake has devastated Japan, the island nation’s MMA community has taken a major hit, as well, as...
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Massive Earthquake Puts Japanese MMA on Hold Japan’s moment of crisis has predictably put prizefighting on the backburner
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MFC Signs Franca to Multi-Fight Deal Maximum Fighting Championship has inked former UFC lightweight title contender Hermes Franca to a three-fight contract, the Canada-based...
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Jordan Breen Weekend MMA Chat Jordan Breen will host his weekly MMA chat at 1 p.m. ET.
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Horwich, Villefort on Point for Shark Fights 14 Main Event Matt Horwich and Danillo Villefort hit their middleweight marks on Thursday ahead of Friday’s Shark Fights 14 at Fair Park Coliseum in...
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‘Shogun’ Understanding of Underdog Status Before UFC 128 Defense When the betting lines opened for UFC 128 and young gun Jon Jones was the bookmakers’ favorite to take Mauricio Rua’s light heavyweight...
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Champ Injured, Ringside Sets Interim WW Title Bout for April 9 Ringside MMA welterweight titleholder Chris Clements has suffered an ankle injury and has been forced to withdraw from his first title defense against Alex Garcia at...
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M-1 Announces 5-Fight Televised Card for March 25 Showtime Debut M-1 Global today officially announced the addition of a middleweight title bout to M-1 Challenge 24 “Damkovsky vs. Figueroa,” completing the...
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Jimmo-Newton Title Rematch Bolsters MFC 29 Line-Up in Windsor It's a big rematch for the "Big Deal."

Canadian standout promotion Maximum Fighting Championship announced Thursday that its April 8 card in Windsor, Ontario -- MFC 29 "Conquer" -- will feature a light heavyweight title co-feature in which rising prospect...
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Soszynski Recovering from Surgeries, Eyeing UFC 131 Spot After having surgery on both knees in January to repair meniscus tears, Krzysztof Soszynski is hoping to return in June.
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Flyweights McCall, Ortiz Headline Tachi Palace Fights 9 on May 6 The main event of Tachi Palace Fights 9 will feature World Extreme Cagefighting veteran Ian McCall squaring off against undefeated prospect Dustin...
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4-Fight Main Card Set for April 9 Strikeforce in San Diego A rumored lightweight matchup between Shinya Aoki and Lyle Beerbohm has been greenlit for Strikeforce “Diaz vs. Daley,” which goes down...
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Assuncao-Koch Official; UFC 128 Bill Complete with 12 Bouts A rumored matchup between UFC newcomers Raphael Assuncao and Erik Koch was made official by the promotion on Wednesday, completing the 12-fight card for...
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Report: Lindland Sued Over Medical Marijuana Plants UFC and Strikeforce veteran Matt Lindland has been sued for the alleged theft of six medical marijuana plants, according to a report from an Oregon...
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Khalidov-Irvin Named New KSW 15 Headliner First it was Matt Lindland, then Thales Leites. Now, Mamed Khalidov’s opponent for March 19 has changed yet again.
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Warren Draws ‘Louro’ for Non-Title Fight at Bellator 41 Joe Warren may be eying an Olympic bid at the 2012 London Games, but the self-proclaimed “Baddest Man on the Planet” is not putting his MMA...
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Ratings In for Strikeforce on Showtime, Bellator’s MTV2 Debut Last Saturday night offered a plethora of options for MMA fans seeking action, foremost among them Strikeforce “Feijao vs. Henderson” and...
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Almeida-Pyle, Pellegrino-Tibau Comprise UFC 128 Facebook Stream The Ultimate Fighting Championship will stream preliminary bouts on Facebook for its fifth event in a row on March 19, when two contests from the undercard of...
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UFC Signs Norwegian ADCC World Champion Jon Olav Einemo Golden Glory heavyweight Jon Olav Einemo has signed a deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, according to a press release issued by the Dutch gym on Monday.

Einemo, 35, holds a black belt in...
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14-Fight Lineup Finalized for Shark Fights 14 Strikeforce veteran Lucas Lopes will meet the twice-beaten Mike Bronzoulis in a featured welterweight match at Shark Fights 14 “Horwich vs....
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7 Fighters Suspended Following Bellator 35 Bellator Fighting Championships women’s 115-pound titleholder Zoila Gurgel was issued a six-month medical suspension by the California State...
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Henderson Tops Strikeforce Salaries with $250K Payday Newly crowned Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Dan Henderson earned an event-high $250,000 for his title-snatching stoppage of Rafael...
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Bellator 35 Tournament Winners Bank $20K Apiece Former International Fight League champion Jay Hieron pocketed an event-high $20,000 in wake of his controversial submission victory against...
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Aoki, Beerbohm Matched for April 9 Strikeforce Bout The men with the fanciest pants in MMA are set to swap swatches on April 9, as Dream lightweight champion Shinya Aoki and once-beaten prospect Lyle Beerbohm have agreed to meet at...
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4 Lightweight Quarterfinals Anchor Bellator 36 Former World Extreme Cagefighting champion “Razor” Rob McCullough will lock horns with Patricky Freire in one of four quarterfinals in the...
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Diaz, Melendez to Defend Strikeforce Belts April 9 Welterweight champion Nick Diaz will defend his crown against feared British striker Paul Daley in the Strikeforce “Diaz vs. Daley”...
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3 Titles Up for Grabs at April 30 Superior Challenge in Stockholm Sweden’s Superior Challenge has upped its tagline from “Nordic’s biggest MMA event” to “Europe’s biggest MMA event,” as the promotion has unveiled plans for its seventh iteration,...
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Week-in-Review: List of UFC, Strikeforce & Other Matchups Announced A complete list of significant new fights reported in the past week....
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Controversy Creeps as 170 Tourney Kicks Off Bellator Season 4 LEMOORE, Calif. -- Saturday night at the Tachi Palace, Bellator’s fourth season got underway as four welterweights advanced to the semifinals of the promotion’s 170-pound tournament. However, the quarterfinals were not without controversy.

Tournament favorite...
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Henderson Plans Quick Return, Vows Successful Title Defense It only took one punch. Then again, when Dan Henderson is throwing, it usually only takes one punch.
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Good-Hawn, Hieron-Weedman Set for Bellator Welterweight Semifinals LEMOORE, Calif. -- Shortly after the opening round of Bellator Fighting Championships’ fourth-season welterweight tournament concluded...
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Champ Coenen Unsurprised by Strength of Underdog Carmouche Marloes Coenen was in trouble.

The Strikeforce women’s 135-pound champion was mounted by and absorbing serious punishment from Liz Carmouche, the athletic underdog who stepped in on late notice for...
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Another Title for ‘Hendo’ Dan Henderson cocked and fired his fabled right hand, and Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante, like many others before him, went down with a thud.
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Strikeforce Prelims: Gurgel Guillotines Vaughan in 44 Seconds UFC veteran Jorge Gurgel rebounded from back-to-back defeats, as he submitted Billy Vaughan in just 44 seconds in a preliminary lightweight duel at...
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Champions Retain Titles at Finish-Filled M-1 Challenge 23 Guram Gugenishvili had to fight through a scare from challenger Maxim Grishin, but the Georgian prevailed and retained his M-1 Challenge heavyweight crown at Saturday’s...
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Strikeforce Results & Live Play-by-Play Sherdog.com will report from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, at approximately 7:40 p.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of Strikeforce “Feijao vs. Henderson.” Light heavyweights Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante and...
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Knee Injury Forces Hallman Out of Waldburger Bout Veteran welterweight Dennis Hallman has suffered a knee injury and will be unable to compete at UFC Fight Night 24 on March 26 against Anthony...
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Wilks Replaces Injured Ludwig at UFC Fight Night 24 in Seattle UFC Fight Night 24 will now feature a battle of “The Ultimate Fighter” winners, as the promotion announced Saturday that James Wilks has stepped in for the injured Duane Ludwig to face...
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Jardine Pounds Lofton, Holm Hot in MMA Debut at 'Double Threat' ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- For Keith Jardine, it was another step on the road back to the UFC. For Holly Holm, it was a rousing beginning to her mixed...
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3 Bouts Added to March 25 Titan Fighting Championship Three new matchups have been added to the card for Titan Fighting Championship 17, which goes down March 25 at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kan.
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Strikeforce Title’s Unstable History of No Concern to ‘Feijao’ On June 27, 2008, Bobby Southworth successfully defended the Strikeforce light heavyweight championship in a unanimous decision over Anthony...
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Henderson Prefers 205-Pound Menu Dan Henderson enjoys life at 205 pounds, particularly the dietary side of it. The two-time Olympian will challenge champion Rafael Cavalcante...
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Bellator 35 Results & Live Play-by-Play Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Lemoore, Calif., at approximately 8:00 p.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of Bellator 35, which is...
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Feijao, Henderson Greenlit for Strikeforce Dan Henderson has not won a five-round title fight in more than four years, losing to Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Anderson Silva and Jake Shields.

Strikeforce light heavyweight champion...
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All Tournament Fighters Make Weight for Bellator Season 4 Debut All eight welterweight tournament competitors successfully hit the scales Friday night ahead of Saturday’s Bellator Fighting Championships 35,...
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Bloodied Sanchez Outpoints Kampmann An electrifying and bloody welterweight war of attrition went to the judges, and they sided with Diego Sanchez. He survived the considerable skills of the world-ranked Martin Kampmann » Recap

More: Matches to Make | Stock Report | Munoz on Stoppage |...
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Carmouche Dismisses Notion of Title Fight Jitters Against Coenen Liz Carmouche is headed into the most important bout of her nascent mixed martial arts career, but her title bid at Saturday’s Strikeforce...
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Live Strikeforce ‘Feijao vs. Henderson’ Weigh-in Results (4:30 p.m. ET) Sherdog.com will report from the Greater Convention Center in downtown Columbus, Ohio, with live results from Friday’s Strikeforce “Feijao vs. Henderson” weigh-ins.

Strikeforce light heavyweight champion...
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UFC Live 4 Targeted for June 26; Venue Not Yet Determined With the MMA community still reeling from the bloody and brutal UFC Live 3 main event between Diego Sanchez and Martin Kampmann, the Ultimate...
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3 Medically Suspended After UFC Live 3; Sanchez, Kampmann Pending Only three of the 22 fighters who competed on Thursday night’s UFC Live 3 card received medical suspensions following their bouts, but two...
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Tournament Format Lured Hieron to Bellator Jay Hieron fought one time in 2010. For all intents and purposes, he was out of work.
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Fighters Cleared for M-1 Challenge 23; Card Streams Live Saturday Russian promotion M-1 Global is officially set to lead off its 2011 campaign, as all but one competitor for Saturday’s M-1 Challenge 23 “Guram...
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Bowles Credits Active Layoff for Deja Vu Victory at UFC Live 3 Brian Bowles showed no signs of ring rust or Octagon jitters on Thursday night, as the former World Extreme Cagefighting bantamweight champion easily disposed of Damacio Page in their main card bout at...
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Jordan Breen Live Weekend MMA Chat (1 p.m. ET) Jordan Breen will host his weekly MMA chat at 1 p.m. ET.
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Sanchez’s Coach: ‘Diego Definitely Deserves That Win’ While fans and media may debate the decision rendered in the main event of UFC on Versus 3, at least one man besides the three cageside judges believes that Diego Sanchez did enough to beat...
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UFC Live 3 Bonuses: 4 Fighters Bank Combined $200K Diego Sanchez and Martin Kampmann went toe-to-toe for 15 minutes in the kind of memorable war that can chop years off of careers. Consider their...
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UFC Live 3 Prelims: Diabate Spoils Cantwell’s Return Cyrille Diabate bounced back from the first loss of his UFC career by battering former WEC light heavyweight champion Steve Cantwell from pillar to post, as he cruised to a unanimous decision victory at...
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UFC Live 3 Results & Live Play-by-Play Sherdog.com will report from the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky., at approximately 5:50 p.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of UFC Live 3. Diego Sanchez and Martin Kampmann will headline the bill with a...
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‘TUF 13’ Coaches Lesnar, Dos Santos Official for UFC 131 The speculated No. 1 contender bout for Cain Velasquez’s UFC heavyweight title was today made official, as the promotion announced that “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 13 coaches Brock Lesnar and Junior dos Santos will...
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Wilcox-Damm, Satoshi Ishii Booked for Strikeforce Challengers 15 After recent jaunts through Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas, the Strikeforce Challengers series is coming back to California.
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Damm-LaRosa Tapped as New Shark Fights 14 Co-Headliner It did not take long for event organizers to find a new semi-main event for Shark Fights 14.
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Kampmann Plans to Make Sanchez Pay for Takedown Attempts Diego Sanchez is known for pushing the pace, and that’s exactly what Martin Kampmann expects when they fight March 3 in the main event of “UFC...
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Live Video Feed: UFC Live 3 Postfight News Conference Thursday's post-fight news conference will air live on Sherdog.com.
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Sanchez, Kampmann on Target for UFC Live 3 Little margin for error exists in the cutthroat UFC welterweight division, a fact which hangs over the heads of “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 1 winner Diego Sanchez and the world-ranked...
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Shark Fights Cancels Irvin-Alexander 2 UFC veterans James Irvin and Houston Alexander will no longer meet in the co-main event of Shark Fights 14.
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Alvarez-Curran Official for Bellator 39 Main Event Pat Curran will finally get his shot at Eddie Alvarez and the Bellator lightweight title, as the promotion Wednesday announced that the pair will square off in the main event of Bellator 39.

The event goes down April 2 from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville,...
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Mann-Arocho Targeted for Bellator 40 Recent Bellator acquisition Ronnie Mann will likely make his promotional debut at Bellator 40, as the British featherweight is in talks to meet Josh...
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Sources: UFC Vet Irvin Allegedly Tests Positive for Steroids UFC light heavyweight veteran James Irvin allegedly tested positive for an anabolic steroid following his loss to Jorge Oliveira at Tachi Palace...
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TUF 14 to Feature 135, 145'ers; Cruz, Faber Possible as Coaches It appears the UFC will give lighter fighters some love in the 14th season of “The Ultimate Fighter.”

UFC matchmaker Sean Shelby...
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Real-Time Results: UFC Live 3 Weigh-ins A live video feed of the UFC Live 3 “Sanchez vs. Kampmann” weigh-ins is also available. Text results are available at 4 p.m. ET following...
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Sources: Gonzaga Eyes Sept. 24 Return Gabriel Gonzaga's first fight outside of the UFC in over five years may be for the Reality Fighting heavyweight championship.
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Strikeforce Grand Prix Bumped to June, April Features 2 Title Bouts As speculated, the second half of Strikeforce's heavyweight grand prix will not take place April 9.
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Bowles Wants to Avoid Brawling with Page Brian Bowles has already beaten Damacio Page before, but he knows he has to be careful in their rematch March 3 at “UFC Live 3.”
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Coach Tells Evans He Should Be Willing to Fight Jones Trevor Wittman has advised Rashad Evans to fight teammate Jon Jones if Jones wins the UFC light heavyweight title from Mauricio “Shogun” Rua at...
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Video: UFC Live 3 Weigh-ins Wednesday's UFC Live 3 “Sanchez vs. Kampmann” weigh-ins will stream live on Sherdog.com.
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Kaufman Signs with AFC, Debuts April 2 Former Strikeforce women's 135-pound champion Sarah Kaufman has signed a contract to fight for Canadian-based promotion Armageddon Fighting...
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Two UFC Live 3 Prelims to Air Live on Facebook The UFC will return to Facebook yet again for Thursday's UFC Live 3 "Sanchez vs. Kampmann" with two preliminary bouts.

Both the lightweight tilt between former UFC lightweight title contender Joe Stevenson and Danny Castillo, as well as former WEC light heavyweight...
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Light Heavyweight Tournament Set for Bellator 38 in Mississippi Bellator Fighting Championships announced Tuesday the location and venue of Bellator 38: the event will go down March 26 and will emanate from...
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Wolfslair Responds to UFC 127 Controversy The fallout from UFC 127 continues, as the controversy surrounding the co-main event has now become a war of words.
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Filho Likely to Face 'Ximu' May 14 in Brazil Paulo Filho is carving out a busy schedule for himself.
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Roller Eager to Match Ground Game Against Tavares Thiago Tavares is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, but Shane Roller says he wants to see just how good his ground game is when they meet Thursday at...


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