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Anyone interested in the Renzo/Hughes fight... Renzo looked STRONG today... is cardio is amazing, better than ever.. this morning he weighed 183... and he couldn't be more excited about this fight.

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Looks like it's gonna be a great card. Gotta go with Renzo and I hope he rips Hughes apart! Never liked him.

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It's going to be a war definatly.. I've never seen him like this before... He's so relaxed.. Youd think he's getting ready to go to a party. He's having fun training, having fun working out, having fun teaching, and just totally enjoying himself.. Mentally he's right where he wants to be... Physicaly he's training like he's 25.

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I like Renzo, but Hughes is going to man handle him. Shamrock was totally controlling Renzo during their fight, and Renzo played the illegal head hit to the fullest.......................

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Renzo has never looked like he does know... trust me, he's at a different point in his life... And the place where this fight is being held is a very important place to renzo.

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Maybe this will clear things up:

Tito injures neck, Can't fight Chuck at TUF 11 Finale

Reports surfaced of Tito Ortiz being in the hospital over the past few days and that raised speculation of whether it had anything to do with the rumors that the coach of The Ultimate Fighter season 11 was forced out of his gig on the show and his bout with Chuck Liddell was in question.

Thanks to the fine work of the fellas over at FiveOuncesOfPain.com, it seems that there could be a reason for all of this talk.

A storm of speculation has surrounded the reasoning behind Tito Ortiz‘ recent removal from his expected bout with Chuck Liddell along with a recent coaching gig on the eleventh season of The Ultimate Fighter.

Sources close to the situation have recently indicated to FiveOuncesofPain.com that multiple herniations in the neck of Ortiz prompted his removal from both the taping of The Ultimate Fighter Season 11, and his anticipated clash with fellow coach Liddell at the conclusion of the most recent season.

While Ortiz says he was only in the hospital due to a bad case of the flu, these reports indicate that he has a much more serious issue to take care of. Whether the hospital stay and his neck injury are related we do not know, but Ortiz is out of his bout with Chuck Liddell and will now face another recovery from injury.

Ortiz has battled back injuries for quite some time and finally made his return to the octagon late last year where he dropped a split decision contest to fan-favorite Forrest Griffin.

There is no word on how serious the injury is or how long Ortiz could be forced to rehab his neck, but stayed tuned for the latest developments.

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UFC 114 official for May 29, Rashad Evans vs. Quinton Jackson headlines

As expected "The Ultimate Fighter 10" coaches Rashad Evans (14-1-1- MMA, 9-1-1 UFC) and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (30-7 MMA, 5-1 UFC) finally will meet in May at UFC 114.

The UFC today officially announced the fight, which initially was supposed to take place at in December at UFC 107.

The new meeting takes place May 29 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and coincides with UFC 2010 Fan Expo, which takes place down the street at its sister property, the Mandalay Bay Events Center.

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Now that's the fight I'm looking forward too! I want Jackson to win but don't think he can pull it off.

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I want Jackson tooooooooooooooo! Silva got robbed on the last fight with Rashad...

Pages boxing and his chin is great! WAR PAGE!

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With the bball tourny going, I totally forgot about this really good card...TONIGHT!

UFC LIVE...Vera vs. Jones live on Versus (which happens to be back on DirecTV thanks to mma fans)

Live at 9pm Eastern

Brandon Vera vs. Jon Jones
Junior Dos Santos vs. Gabriel Gonzaga
Cheick Kongo vs. Paul Buentello
Alessio Sakara vs. James Irvin

Undercard that may not be broadcast:

Clay Guida vs. Shannon Gugerty
Eliot Marshall vs. Vladimir Matyushenko
Duane Ludwig vs. Darren Elkins
John Howard vs. Daniel Roberts
Brendan Schaub vs. Chase Gormley
Mike Pierce vs Julio Paulino
Eric Schafer vs. Jason Brilz

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Well, what looked like a really good card turned out to be............meh. Although JDS is a beast and is quickly on his way to the top. Heavy, heavy hands. Vera and his three broken facial bones should just go away as I am sick of him. He was no match for "Bones" Jones. Irvin, WTH was that?

Jon Jones, Junior Dos Santos, John Howard and Clay Guida each earned $50,000 bonuses for their performances at Sunday's UFC on Versus 1 event.

For the first time ever, the organization dished out three "Knockout of the Night" awards (to Jon Jones, Junior Dos Santos and John Howard), a single "Submission of the Night" bonus (Clay Guida) and no "Fight of the Night" honors.

I am still wondering why Guida was on the undercard. He always has exciting fights.

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Just finished watching these fights.

MinowaMan via leg-lock. No surprise there.
Kikuno by KO
Escavedo (former WEC Camp) by KO with a wicked left head kick
Chonan by decision. Good back and forth fight!
Noons by decision. Kind of a boring boxing match.
Barnett by armbar. Mighty Mo was kicked in the junk early and told the ref's many times he couldn't continue but the ref would not call the fight. So after about 20 min the fight resumed. After the fight was over, Barnett let Mo knee him in the groin. :r
Fernandez defended his title against Hellboy by decision. A relatively boring fight for Hellboy.

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UFC on Versus 2 set for Aug. 1, Oakland to host its first-ever UFC event

BROOMFIELD, Colo. – With its Versus debut in the books, the Ultimate Fighting Championship has already secured a second event on the cable station's lineup.

Following Sunday's successful UFC on Versus 1 event, Versus president Jamie Davis confirmed that UFC on Versus 2 will take place on Aug. 1.

The event takes place in Oakland, Calif., which hosts its first-ever UFC event, though a venue was not announced. MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) is working to confirm additional details of the late-summer show.

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I agree with all the above. Plus they just seemed to do more talking and took longer between fights then they do on Spike, may be just in my head. But they could have squeezed in another fight at the end instead of a chessy rerun.

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So this past Friday I stopped by one of my local B&Ms and while there one of the guys was talking about his buddy who was dropping by, he is a MMA fighter. So once he got there he sat down and started talking. At first I did know who he was, but after talking to him I found out he is UFC fighter Melvin Guillard http://www.ufc.com/MelvinGuillard (he didn't have his blonde hair LOL). He is fighting Thiago Tavares in UFC 114 (Jackson Vs Evans). He was leaving today to go train in New Mexico. Anyway it was cool talking to and smoking a cigar with the guy. He has a new fan.

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Fedor vs. Werdum scheduled for June

During a press conference following DREAM 13, Scott Coker told reporters that Fedor Emelianenko would finally make his Strikeforce return this summer, seven months after his second-round knockout of Brett Rogers:
"M-1 Global and Strikeforce entered into a three fight contract exclusive for Fedor to fight in a co-promotion between Strikeforce and M-1 Global, and as you know we did the first fight on November 7 in Chicago. Fedor is now scheduled to fight in June towards the end of the month in America against Fabricio Werdum."

:wo

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ESPN's wildly successful web show "MMA Live" is finally getting the recognition it deserves.

MMAmania.com has learned that host Jon Anik along with analysts Franklin McNeil and Kenny Florian will soon bring their mixed martial arts news, highlights and analysis to the world's biggest sports network on ESPN2.

Bout time!

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Look who showed up at the cigar lounge last night. The Baby Faced Assasin. http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._5924226_n.jpg

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Did you ask him if he had any steroids? :r


THIAGO ALVES OUT OF UFC 111 FIGHT WITH FITCH

Thiago Alves has been pulled from his fight against Jon Fitch at this weekend's UFC 111 due to a CAT scan that revealed issues that could not be resolved in time for him to receive medical clearance for licensing.

Alves' removal from the card was confirmed to MMAWeekly.com by the UFC, and sources close to the fighter on Thursday.

According to sources speaking to MMAWeekly.com, Alves had a pre-fight CAT scan that revealed a potentially dangerous issue with the fighter's brain, and while doctors were reviewing the issue, he could not be cleared in time to fight at UFC 111.

Alves had already made the trip to New Jersey for the fight, but will now seek out a specialist to try and see if the issue can be resolved. Sources have indicated there is a possibility the UFC may move the fight to the Charlotte, N.C., card coming up on March 31, but at this time it's only speculation until Alves can be cleared medically.

Alves and Fitch were set to rematch from a fight the pair had in 2006 with Fitch coming out on top by TKO. The fighters are currently ranked No. 2 and No. 3 in the world by MMAWeekly.com, behind only UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre.

A lightweight bout between Kurt Pellegrino and Fabricio Camoes will probably replace the Alves vs. Fitch bout it on the UFC 111 live broadcast.

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DREAM Korea Cancelled

NoB is reporting that the April 24 DREAM event in Korea has been cancelled due to not being able to secure a broadcast deal because some star fighters won't be available. This is unfortunate turn of events for FEG/DREAM.

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Anderson Silva still wants to fight at Heavyweight

Anderson "The Spider" Silva holds an impressive record of 25-4 and is currently on a 11 fight win streak and undefeated in the UFC. Silva will attempt to go 9-0 in the UFC as he defends his middleweight title against Damien Maia at UFC 112. Silva still believes that their is plenty of competition and talent still left in the Middleweight division.

“I’m actually far from cleaning out my division,” said Silva through an interpreter Tuesday during a UFC 112 conference call. “I feel like there may be guys that are even better than me coming into the UFC. Proof that there’s tough guys in the division is Demian Maia right now. Going to be a big challenge for me.”

While, in the past Silva has gone back and forth from Middleweight to Light Heavyweight, he is not ruling out the possiblity of going all the way up to Heavyweight. Silva has been reported to walk around 220 pounds usually, so the weight gain does not seem to be a problem, however, Silva is more concerned about putting on the best fights possibly rather than gaining weight.

“My goal is still to put on as many great fights in the UFC, as many victories as I can throughout the three divisions -- middleweight, light heavyweight and possibly heavyweight, Heavyweight is definitely something I have in mind. It’s in my plans. I’ve been adapting my training to take on that challenge.”

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Na, he offered them freely. I'm bummed about Alves :-(

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:r

Jardine vs Hammill, likely for TUF 11 Finale

Matt Hamill vs. Keith Jardine targeted for The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale
by Steven Marrocco on Mar 25, 2010 at 1:30 pm ET
Light heavyweights Matt Hamill (8-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) and Keith Jardine (15-7-1 MMA, 6-6 UFC) are targeted to meet at The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale, MMAjunkie.com (http://www.mmajunkie.com) has learned.

Sources close to the negotiations said at least one fighter has formally agreed to the fight and is expected to sign a bout agreement shortly.

Although not yet formally announced by the UFC, The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale is expected to take place June 19 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. The event airs like on Spike TV and features the finalists of the reality show's 11th season as they fight for a UFC contract.



I have a feeling that if Jardine loses this one, he may be out of the UFC.

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That's a pretty interesting match up. I think Jardine can win this.

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Wanderlei Silva vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama set for UFC 116 in Las Vegas

A long-rumored middleweight fight between Wanderlei Silva (33-10-1 MMA, 3-5 UFC) and Yoshihiro Akiyama (13-1-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) is set for UFC 116.

Fighters Only magazine confirmed the match-up earlier today, and MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) subsequently verified the fight is signed with sources close to the situation.

The fight was originally rumored for UFC 115 on June 12 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Although not officially announced by the promotion, UFC 116 is expected to take place July 3 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar is penciled in as a headliner of the event, though his opponent is not yet confirmed.

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Event: UFC 111
Location: Prudential Center: Newark, N.J.
Date: Saturday, March 27 2010

Welterweight Championship Title Bout
George St. Pierre vs. Dan Hardy

Interim Heavyweight (aka The BS) Title Bout
Shane Carwin vs. Frank Mir

Ben Saunders vs. Jon Fitch
Martin Kampmann vs. Ben Saunders
Mark Bocek vs. Jim Miller
Kurt Pellegrino vs. Fabricio Camoes

Undercard:
Nate Diaz vs. Rory Markham
Ricardo Almeida vs. Matt Brown
Jared Hamman vs. Rodney Wallace
Tomasz Drwal vs. Rousimar Palhares
Ricardo Funch vs. Greg Soto

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How many Ben Saunders? lol

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Oops! :D

Scratch the Kampmann/Saunders fight. How did that get in there anyway? :D

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I saw GSP live at UFC 100. What an amazing specimen that guy is along with Lesnar. If you havent seen MMA live you really have to!

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GSP was so dominate, it was boring. I loved seeing Mir get knocked out even though I kinda wanted him to win so Lesnar could take him to the woodshed, again.

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GSP fights are becoming more and more boring. He hasn't finished his last three fights. I was impressed at how tough Hardy is. I personally think anybody who gets to fight GSP, should have to go through Fitch or Kos. I think that will eliminate the guys who can't stop a takedown. Its going to take a special fighter to beat GSP. Somebody with KO power and that can withstand that onslaught of takedowns.

Carwin's power is insane. Those short uppercuts absolutely destroyed Mir. It made me happy.

But how do they list Carwin at 6'5'' and Mir at 6'3'' When Mir looked taller?

Jon Fitch was flat out dominant. Easily the 2nd best WW in the world.

Phallares should never be allowed to fight in the UFC again. That was an utter disgrace.

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It wasn't so much boring for me but Hardy was just WAY out of his league. However, big props for not tapping the 3-4 times GSP was about to snap his damn arm. I was literally amazed during those times.

Total domination by GSP. I didn't think he'd get the KO over Hardy by any stretch but he looked utterly bewildered when he couldn't submit him.

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OVEREEM VS. ROGERS OFFICIALLY FOR THE TITLE

With Alistair Overeem's return to Strikeforce still 6 weeks away, the promotion has made a decision about the heavyweight belt and the title will indeed be on the line when he faces Brett Rogers in St. Louis on May 15.

The news was confirmed to MMAWeekly.com by Strikeforce official Mike Afromowitz on Sunday.

Overeem won the Strikeforce title in 2007 with a win over Paul Buentello, but has been absent from the promotion ever since. The Dutch fighter has also not lost since his last Strikeforce appearance going 6-0-1 over the last few years, while also racking up several impressive wins in K-1.

The title fight will headline the upcoming May 15 show which will broadcast on Showtime, and Overeem will put his belt up for grabs against Brett Rogers, who last competed in Nov 2009 in a loss to Fedor Emelianenko.

Prior to the loss to the Russian, Rogers was undefeated in his career, and even though the defeat put a mark in the loss column, the Chicago born fighter showed tremendous heart and skill against the widely regarded top heavyweight in MMA.

Overeem and Rogers will showcase the heavyweight title fight, and another battle of the big men will serve as the co-main event when former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski takes on Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva.


I call BS! Rogers was beaten in his last fight by Fedor, so why is he getting the title shot? Fedor and his people will not like this. It may just be the straw that stroked the camel's sack. At least they are making Overeem defend the belt for the first time in 2 1/2 years.

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Its been making its way around the MMA world that the reason they tapped Rogers to face Overeem is because The Last Emperor will soon be parting ways with the company.

A few leaked rumors as well as Dana White's "odd" silence on this topic is leaving a few to believe we may finally see Fedor fight under the UFC banner.

Could it be?

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I have no doubt about it. Maybe they want to set up Rogers/Fedor II. I still think it's BS. They could make more money if Fedor was fighting for the belt, then defending it at least once before he leaves.

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Because they're liars. They also claimed more than once all of his victories were by knockout. Which is incredibly untrue.

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Yeah, Mir is about 6'3" and Carwin is 6'1". All of Carwin's wins in the UFC are KO's and, of course, if it didn't happen in the UFC it don't count. ;) :r

5 of his 12 wins have been by submission.

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Tonight!
Emanating from the Bojangles Colisuem in Charlotte, N.C. (I am at work or else I would be there, dangit!)
Spike TV @ 8pm

Kenny Florian v. Takanori Gomi
Roy Nelson v. Stefan Struve
Nate Quarry v. Jorge Rivera
Cole Miller v. Andre Winner

Undercard:
Ross Pearson v. Dennis Siver
Yushin Okami v. Lucio Linhares
Caol Uno v. Gleison Tibau

WAR Big Country!

Following this, TUF 11 debuts on Spike.

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UFC Fight Night 21's Stefan Struve welcomes standup war with Roy Nelson

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – UFC heavyweight Stefan Struve (19-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC) didn't exactly impress in his debut for the organization.

Struve was stopped by Brazilian Junior Dos Santos in the first round of their February 2009 meeting. Of course, Dos Santos has done that to almost every opponent he's faced.

And since that debut, Struve has now put together three-straight UFC wins, and the Dutch youngster said he believes he's a real threat in the UFC's heavyweight division.

"Dos Santos is really good – he's a really good fighter – but I just didn't fight," Struve told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). "I was too nervous. It wasn't me. It was just the nerves.

"Your first fight in the UFC is just like your first fight. It's all new, and you just need to learn how to deal with it. I learned how to deal with it, obviously, and now the UFC feels like home for me."

Struve meets "The Ultimate Fighter 10" winner Roy Nelson (14-4 MMA, 1-0 UFC) in the co-main event of tonight's "UFC Fight Night 21: Florian vs. Gomi" event. It's Struve's third-straight fight in the U.S., and the Dutchman said he's comfortable making the journey across the Atlantic.


I think Roy will end up taking this one to the ground.

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Report: Thiago Alves undergoes successful surgery

Former welterweight number one contender Thiago Alves underwent minor surgery today (March 31) to correct the brain "irregularity" that prompted his withdrawal from the UFC 111 fight card at the Prudential Center last Thursday.

TMZ Sports -- who broke the initial story regarding "Pitbull's" condition, first reported the update earlier today.

The Brazilian was pulled from his March 27 fight against Jon Fitch after failing a pre-fight CAT Scan and immediately sought out additional tests from brain specialists to help determine what action needed to be taken -- if any.

Those tests prompted Alves to have an angiogram at the Hyman Newman institute for Neurology and Neurosurgery located at Roosevelt Hospital in New York.

The outpatient procedure was successful in "separating an artery from a vein in his brain" according to the report and Alves is expected to be cleared to resume training in as little as three weeks.

Great news.

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Ok, I was wrong. Big Country traded a few punches and quickly ko's him. :r

KenFlo made Gomi look really bad.

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Yeh, I think Hardy definitely earned some respect from that fight, although he was greatly overmatched by GSP.

Although GSP definitely looked bewildered when Hardy did not tap. It was like he was looking over to his corner to ask what he was doing wrong. That definitely made me cringe more than once.

Can't wait for UFC 112.

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UFC Fight Night 21: "Florian vs. Gomi" from the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C., has officially wrapped, which means that it’s time for those select fighters who went above and beyond in their respective fights to get a little extra grease for their efforts.

To the tune of $30,000 each.

The promotion dished out its standard post-fight monetary bonuses to four fighters on the card. And it should not surprise you which combatants are leaving the "Tar Heel" with a little extra green.

In addition to their base salaries, the UFC awarded lightweight brawlers Ross Pearson and Dennis Siver with "Fight of the Night" for their action-packed, three-round war that set the tone for the televised main card.

Roy "Big Country" Nelson kept the momentum rolling with a huge finish, literally, of the 6'11" Stefan Struve to earn "Knockout of the Night." It wasn't a clean KO, but it was certainly an impressive stoppage -- he was nearly a foot shorter than "Sky Scraper."

And last but not least, Kenny Florian earned "Submission of the Night" for dousing the flames of the "Fireball Kid" Takanori Gomi in the main event of the evening.

Before sinking in the textbook rear naked choke in round three, Florian frustrated and outboxed the former Pride FC champion for the entire fight. When the lightweight fight eventually hit the floor, it was literally over in a matter of seconds.

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Wanderlei Silva and Yoshihiro Akiyama are set to meet in a middleweight bout at UFC 116 on July 3 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

The former Pride 205-pound champion released a video of himself signing his bout contract this week. Silva said he was excited to fight on his 34th birthday.

Talks of the former Pride Fighting Championships champion facing Akiyama, also a major draw on the Japanese MMA circuit, have been rampant since UFC 110 in February following Silva’s 185-pound debut victory against Michael Bisping in Sydney, Australia.

Silva announced his interest in fighting Akiyama after he was told the ethnic Korean had requested the Brazilian multiple times for his next assignment with the promotion.

Silva’s UFC 110 win stalled the fighter’s slide in the UFC since returning to the promotion in December 2007. Silva is 2-3 in his second UFC run, which includes defeats to Chuck Liddell, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Rich Franklin. The 33-year-old Las Vegas resident is 3-5 overall for the promotion.

The 34-year-old Akiyama earned a split decision against Alan Belcher in his Octagon debut at UFC 100 last July. A former K-1 Hero’s light heavyweight champion, Akiyama holds key victories over Melvin Manhoef and Denis Kang.

A bout between Silva and Akiyama would generate massive interest from Japan, where both fighters had fruitful careers.

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Next two big shows:

Event: UFC 112
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Date: Saturday April 10, 2010

UFC Lightweight Title Bout
BJ Penn vs. Frank Edgar

UFC Middleweight Title Bout
Anderson Silva vs. Damien Maia

Matt Hughes vs. Renzo Gracie
Kendall Grove vs. Mark Munoz
Terry Etim vs. Rafael dos Anjos
Paul Taylor vs. John Gunderson
Matt Veach vs. Paul Kelly
Nick Osipczak vs. Rick Story

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The lineup for World Extreme Cagefighting's first pay-per-view-televised event is now set.

The event, which features title fights of featherweight champion Jose Aldo vs. Urijah Faber and lightweight title-holder Benson Henderson vs. Donald Cerrone, takes place April 24 at ARCO Arena in Sacramento, Calif.

With official confirmation of a featherweight Chan Sung Jung vs. Leonard Garcia bout, the fight card boasts a total of 11 fights, five of which are set for the televised main card.

The card costs $49.99.

"This is one of the deepest cards we've ever put together," WEC General Manager Harris stated. "From top to bottom, this event has the potential to produce some of the best fights of the year. And I've said all along that I think Aldo vs. Faber could be one of the best bouts of the decade. On April 24, fans are in for a real treat."

WEC officials expect the event to be one of the highest-attended shows in WEC history, if not the most highest attended. Tickets for the show are currently on sale and range from $40 to $185.

The full card includes:

MAIN CARD
Champ Jose Aldo vs. Urijah Faber (for featherweight title)
Champ Benson Henderson vs. Donald Cerrone (for lightweight title)
Mike Brown vs. Manny Gamburyan
Anthony Njokuani vs. Shane Roller
Antonio Banuelos vs. Scott Jorgensen

PRELIMINARY CARD (un-aired)
Leonard Garcia vs. Chan Sung Jung
Alex Karalexis vs. Anthony Pettis
Demetrious Johnson vs. Brad Pickett
Anthony Morrison vs. Mackens Semerzier
Takeya Mizugaki vs. Rani Yahya
Tyler Toner vs. Brandon Visher

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WEC cards are through Showtime right? Do i have to subscribe regularly to Showtime, or can i just ppv the card like a UFC event by tuning to the channel?

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WEC fights are normally on Versus. This is their first PPV event.

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Yep. StrikeForce is on Showtime. Dream and other Japanese cards are on HDNet.

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There is a video floating around with Coker talking about the renegotiation between Strikeforce, M1, and CBS. It seems to be settled now. Werdum VS Fedor was the last I heard which supposedly will happen in June. Not exactly the most exciting match up...

Basically M1 was upset that they weren't plugged more during the Rogers VS Fedor fight. They also seem to want no part of Overeem... Werdum VS Fedor is about as :rolleyes: of a fight as you can get.

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next big event isnt ufc, it's k1, then there is bellator, THEN ufc112, then bellator again, then KOTC, then strikeforce, then bellator again, then WEC48

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Yeah, I forgot SF but there is hardly any to no K-1 talk here. I tried but nobody seemed to care. And I wouldn't consider Bellator, even though Roger Huerta is on the card, or KOTC "big".

I could have listed the M-1 Global Event tonight and the Pancrase and Shooto events on Sunday but I doubt anyone follows them. There are tons of shows in the next few weeks.

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UFC 115 stays in Vancouver afterall

It looks like UFC 115 will stay north of the border after all.

Just days after reports surfaced that the proposal to bring UFC 115 to Vancouver were falling through, a last minute deal appears to be struck.

The Canadian Press reported the finalization of the card in Vancouver, citing UFC president Dana White as the source who confirmed the show is finally a done deal.

The controversy about the show ending up in Vancouver stems mainly from an insurance issue that arose when province of British Columbia would not provide the city with "indemnity," which basically means the city could not be sued for anything that happened during the event.

The UFC is responsible for their own insurance, but Vancouver had to also provide their own policy and that's where the problems came in, but it appears that all issues have been resolved and the host city for the 2010 Winter Olympics will also get a UFC event after all.

Canada has been a huge market for mixed martial arts over the last few years, and the UFC has had success with the two shows they've already run in Montreal, with another show planned for this May.

Vancouver just recently voted to allow MMA to be legalized within city limits, and the UFC has proven to be a viable success for local businesses with the promotion bringing in millions in revenue for the host cities where they put on their events.

UFC 115 is expected to feature several top fights including an on again-off again third fight between Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz, but that fight is still under question as speculation swirls around it. The promotion has yet officially announce any fights for the Vancouver show.

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Ah, gotcha. Thanks.

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Lets go Maia! Shock the world1

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Good one.............................HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

After the way Marquart knocked him out!