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[NCRadioMan]

Originally Posted by dannysguitar

Look who showed up at the cigar lounge last night. The Baby Faced Assasin.

Did you ask him if he had any steroids?


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.”