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Jose Aldo, Chad Mendes Square Off for Featherweight Gold at UFC 142

Nov. 1 | TweetFiled under: UFC, News Less than a month after successfully defending his UFC featherweight belt, champion Jose Aldo has his next assignment. The Brazilian will return home and attempt to extend his current run of dominance over the division in a...

Gamburyan-Nunes, Assuncao-Pearson Added to UFC 141 in December

Oct. 31 | TweetFiled under: UFC, News The UFC‘s year-end show in Las Vegas continues to take shape. Not long after announcing a lightweight battle between still-surging contender Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and Nate Diaz – who combined have...

UFC 137 Medial Suspensions: Nick Diaz, BJ Penn Included on Shelf List

Oct. 31 | TweetFiled under: UFC, News LAS VEGAS – Ten fighters from Saturday’s UFC 137 card have been given medical suspensions by the Nevada State Athletic Commission, including one of up to six months for a winning fighter. The NSAC on Monday released...

Manager: Carlos Condit Mad at Georges St-Pierre, Not UFC, for Losing Title Fight

Oct. 31 | TweetFiled under: UFC, MMA Fighting Exclusive, News Malki Kawa had a bad feeling when he heard his phone ring and looked at the caller ID. It was then that he realized UFC president Dana White was on the other line. UFC 137 had just ended 30 minutes earlier,...

B.J. Penn Wisely Decides to ‘Take Some Time Off’ to Consider His Future

Oct. 31 | TweetFiled under: UFC Now that he’s had a chance to think it over, maybe B.J. Penn isn’t “done” with MMA after all. In a short post on his website entitled “UFC 137: BJ Penn’s Message to the Fans,” the 32-year-old...

Report: Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort to Coach Brazilian Edition of TUF

Oct. 31 | TweetFiled under: UFC, News Just last week, UFC president Dana White confirmed that Brazil would be the first country to produce an international edition of The Ultimate Fighter. According to a new report, the show will bring with it a pair of top-level...

Back for More: Donald Cerrone-Nate Diaz Planned for UFC 141

Oct. 31 | TweetFiled under: UFC, News LAS VEGAS – Someone must have told Donald Cerrone when Chris Lytle retired, the UFC had a job opening for its Bonus King position. The “Cowboy” will go after his fourth bonus of 2011 and will tie the UFC’s...

UFC 137 Fighter Salaries: Nick Diaz, BJ Penn Lead $1 Million-Plus Payroll

Oct. 31 | TweetFiled under: UFC, News, salaries LAS VEGAS – The Nevada State Athletic Commission on Monday released the salary figures for UFC 137, which took place Saturday at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Former Strikeforce welterweight...

Falling Action: Best and Worst of UFC 137

Oct. 31 | TweetFiled under: UFC With UFC 137 in the books and the spookiest day of the year now upon us, let’s all grab a mini-Snickers and sort through the biggest winners, losers, and everything in between from Saturday night’s action in Las Vegas. Biggest...

The MMA Hour With Chris Leben, Matt Mitrione, Brad Pickett, Malki Kawa

Oct. 31 | TweetFiled under: UFC, MMA Fighting Exclusive, News, Videos The MMA Hour returns on Monday with another two-hour live show. Here’s who will be stopping by: * UFC 138 headliner Chris Leben will preview his fight against Mark Munoz. * Matt Mitrione...