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Jon Fitch Out Against BJ Penn At UFC 132

By Raj Giri | March 31, 2011 Jon Fitch is being forced to withdraw from his scheduled UFC 132 bout with BJ Penn. According to MMAWeekly, Fitch suffered an injury in training, with ESPN stating that it is a shoulder injury. Penn fought Fitch last month
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Brock Lesnar and Junior Dos Santos: Can Lesnar Defeat His Fellow 'TUF' Coach?

In all likelihood, the winner of this match will end up getting a shot at Cain Velasquez and the UFC heavyweight championship, whenever the champ can return to the ring. Velasquez defeated Lesnar for the title last October. Kaleb Kelchner of Cageside
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UFC Champion Cain Velasquez Video: 'It Would Be Great' To Fight Jon Jones

Let the rumors begin of a potential UFC superfight between heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez and light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. In a short video from The MMA Digest, Velasquez gave an injury update as well and also discussed a possible fight
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UFC 125 fighter Thiago Silva's drug-testing sample was "inconsistent with human urine," Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Keith Kizer today confirmed with MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). Silva's initial "A" test was flagged,
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Here's video of Kelly Gregg and Art Jones wrestling

By Matt Vensel UFC light heavyweight champion Jon "Bones" Jones recently told my Baltimore Sun colleague Kevin Richardson that his brother, Ravens defensive tackle Arthur Jones, "would do great in the octagon." The 2010 fifth-round draft pick won two
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Fan reaction: Paul Daley claims it's personal with Dana White

Strikeforce welterweight fighter Paul Daley, got another opportunity to work with the Zuffa family, when the UFC's parent company acquired the MMA promotion. Daley has already been part of the UFC, winning his first two fights in the MMA promotion.
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Quitting the UFC hasn't even crossed my mind – Lesnar

Brock Lesnar insists the thought of retirement has not even entered his head, despite his humbling loss to Cain Velasquez at UFC 121. Lesnar rose to fame as a WWE wrestler, and defeat to Velasquez sparked speculation he will return to the entertainment
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Brock Lesnar talks 'Ultimate Fighter,' comeback

By Greg Beacham, AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES — Brock Lesnar needed plenty of persuasion and a big paycheck to accept a job as a coach on the UFC's reality show. The former heavyweight champion was downright surprised to learn he actually liked it.
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Five Potential Match-Ups for the Return of Royce Gracie at UFC Rio

Royce Gracie's 2006 UFC comeback didn't go as planned as he lost 4:39 into the first round via TKO to Hall of Famer Matt Hughes. Since then, Gracie as only fought once and won a unanimous decision over rival Kazushi Sakuraba on June 2 nd , 2007.
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Bellator 39 formally set, includes lightweight tourney bout

UFC's recent purchase of Strikeforce leaves Alvarez as the highest-rated 155-pounder outside the Zuffa banner. Good won Bellator's inaugural welterweight tournament in 2009 to become the company's first 170-pound champion. He lost the belt in October
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