Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - After extending UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva the five round distance for the first time this past April, Thales Leites will waste no time stepping back into the Octagon to begin on his road back to a title shot as he takes on hard-hitting Alessio Sakara in preliminary action on August 8th's UFC 101 card at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia.
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Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - On Saturday, June 13th, at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, two of the most popular and exciting fighters of this era, Rich "Ace" Franklin and Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva, will meet in the main event of UFC 99. To get ready for what should be a memorable battle, we've listed each fighter's defining moments. If you missed these the first time, here they are again.
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Frank Curreri, WEC - A whole lot of people who have never seen James Krause compete, or have merely glanced at video footage of him on YouTube, give him scant chance of beating Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone. Never mind that Krause has been perfect through ten professional bouts, or that only one of his opponents has survived past the first round. The consensus brewing is that the unbeaten 22-year-old has feasted on subpar fighters in the Missouri and South Dakota MMA circuits and is due for a rude awakening when he steps into the cage with the WEC lightweight division's No. 1 contender. To the growing chorus of naysayers crying "mismatch!" Krause politely and humbly offers this rebuttal: Just wait until June 7 in Sacramento.
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Marcus Davis - We're just over two weeks away from what has become the most important fight of my whole career in mixed martial arts, and the most important fight I've ever had in MMA or even in my professional or amateur boxing careers.
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Las Vegas, NV (USA) - Fight fans in Portugal will have their first glimpse of a UFC pay-per-view event with UFC 98: MACHIDA vs. EVANS, on Saturday, June 1 at 11:30pm, thanks to a new deal with SIC Radical, one of the leading cable providers in the country. UFC today announced an agreement with SIC, giving two million households in Portugal access to the UFC event.
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Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - There was no one cheering louder during the main event last Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas than former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson. In fact, Rashad Evans even told UFC President Dana White that the only thing he could hear in the arena was Jackson coaching him.
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New York, NY, May 28, 2009 - Former UFC light heavyweight champions "Suga" Rashad Evans and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson will serve as coaches for Season 10 of "The Ultimate Fighter" premiering Wednesday, September 16 at 10:00pm, it was announced today by Dana White, UFC President. This season will showcase 16 heavyweights, the first time this weight class has been featured on "The Ultimate Fighter" since Evans himself was a cast member on Season 2.
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Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Two-time welterweight title challenger Frank Trigg is returning to the UFC after more than three years away, and he has his sights set on another run at the 170-pound title.
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Dan Hardy - We're a little over two weeks away from my showdown with Marcus Davis in Germany (June 13) and I can't wait to back up all the talk at UFC 99. A lot has been said on both sides during the weeks leading up to the fight and only one fighter will emerge with their head held high on June 13. Marcus has been rattled by my talk since this fight was made, and I firmly believe he's been bothered by it because he knows I can back it up.
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CAUTION: SPOILERS INCLUDED - The final quarterfinal match on The Ultimate Fighter: US vs UK takes place this week. But after Jason Pierce was removed from the competition, who will receive the opportunity to return and face Team UK's David Faulkner?
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