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16 Nov 2009
UFC – Brock Lesnar requires “major surgery,” may never fight again

In an update on the condition of UFC Heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar, UFC president Dana White told TMZ on Monday that there “a possibility” that the 32-year-old will never fight again.

Lesnar, who is also suffering from mononucleosis, is “very, very sick,” according to White, who revealed to the TMZ website that the former WWE star also has some sort of intestinal disorder.

As noted over the weekend, following the UFC 105 press conference in Manchester, White had said of Lesnar: “He doesn’t want to talk about it publically, but he’s in bad shape. He’s not well…

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16 Nov 2009
UFC – Rashad Evans vs. Thiago Silva to headline UFC 108

The UFC have announced that Rashad Evans vs. Thiago Silva will headline UFC 108 on Saturday, January 2.

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15 Nov 2009
WINS FOR COUTURE, BISPING, HARDY – UFC 105 AS IT HAPPENED

The UFC rocked the M.E.N. Arena on Saturday as UFC 105 took place in front of a sellout crowd in Manchester.

A lively crowd saw wins for British fighters Michael Bisping and Dan Hardy, while Randy Couture earned a unanimous points decision win over Brandon Vera, although iFight365 – like many others – scored the fight differently.

Read on for Martin Smith’s recap of UFC 105 from cageside in Manchester as it happened on Saturday for full results and coverage of both the televised and prelim bouts, and don’t forget you can follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/ifight365…

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30 Sep 2009
Strikeforce – Herschel Walker calls out Dana White and Brock Lesnar

Dana White is perhaps one of the most well-known figures in the biggest party town in America, Las Vegas, so it’s safe to say that has a ton of friends. But it also seems like every time the UFC President opens his mouth, he manages to make a few new enemies as well.

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23 Sep 2009
UFC – Rampage vs. Rashad off as Jackson announces retirement

Quinton “Rampage” Jackson has announced that his planned match with fellow TUF 10 coach Rashad Evans will not take place and that he is “done fighting.”

Rampage wrote on his official website late on Tuesday that he will quit MMA to focus on an acting career.

Jackson, who has been cast as BA Baracus in the upcoming A-Team movie, slammed the UFC and Dana White after asking to have his planned fight in Memphis moved back so he could try out for the Mr. T role. White has for some time believed Rampage vs. Rashad in the battle of the two…

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15 Sep 2009
UFC – Sneak peak at the first eight minutes of TUF 10!

A sneak peak at ‘The Ultimate Fighter 10′ which starts this week and debuts in the UK on FIVE USA on Saturday, September 19!

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1 Sep 2009
Will Anderson Silva move to the UFC’s Heavyweight division?

Anderson Silva wants to move up to the UFC’s heavyweight division, but could ‘The Spider’ deal with Frank Mir?

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25 Aug 2009
UFC 104 – Machida and Rua ready for Los Angeles main event

Lyoto Machida and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua are ready for the UFC’s return to California when they main event UFC 104 this October.

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21 Aug 2009
UFC – Brock Lesnar’s next opponent announced

Ultimate Fighting Championship announced on Thursday that Brock Lesnar will be next defending the UFC Heavyweight Championship against undefeated Shane Carwin at UFC 106 in Las Vegas on November 21 in the Mandalay Bay Events Center.

Carwin (11-0) was originally scheduled to face Cain Velasquez at UFC 104 on October 24 in Los Angeles with the winner getting the next shot at Lesnar (4-1), but the change was done in order to kick off a series of November to February schedule of big shows with a Lesnar fight.

“Brock is ready to go now and wants to fight,”…

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11 Aug 2009
Strikeforce? Strikefarce! UFC president Dana White hits out

Just like many of the fighters employed by his organization, UFC President Dana White never seems to miss an opportunity to play up a feud in front of the cameras.

With the UFC’s position as the MMA world’s top organization now secure, he’ll take on any organization that so much as hints at crossing his path.

And now that the Showtime network’s Strikeforce organization has swooped in and stole the world’s top heavyweight fighter from under White’s nose, Fedor Emelianenko, White has fired back by calling the organization “Strikefarce,” a…

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5 Aug 2009
Fedor shuns UFC and Dana White to join Strikeforce

When Affliction folded (way to go, Josh Barnett), there was a huge amount of hype assuming that Fedor Emelianenko would sign with Dana White and the UFC. Well so much for that! Much to Dana White’s chagrin, Fedor has signed on with Strikeforce, another premier MMA promotion and perhaps the only promotion that can hold a candle to the UFC.

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3 Aug 2009
Fedor goes to Strikeforce; Ortiz and Dana friends again in the UFC

Well. This certainly changes things, doesn’t it? Fedor Emelianenko, the subject of contentious negotiations with the UFC, has now signed with Strikeforce.

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3 Aug 2009
After snubbing UFC, Fedor Emelianenko signs with Strikeforce

Just days after UFC president Dana White said he would do anything to sign Fedor Emelianenko, the Russian fighter has signed with Strikeforce.