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Fans Invited to Nokia Plaza in LA for Today’s UFC 104 Press Conference

August 31st, 2009
The UFC hits Los Angeles today, September 1st, with a full slate of events to get fans ready for October 24th's UFC 104 event at STAPLES Center. First, at 8am PT, fans can tune in to hear UFC President Dana White on KROQ's Kevin & Bean show. Then, at 9:20am PT, White will be joined by UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida and challenger Mauricio "Shogun" Rua on KTLA's morning show. And finally, it's the big event of the day at noon, as Machida, Rua, Cain Velasquez, and Ben Rothwell meet the media for the UFC 104 press conference. Watch it LIVE online at www.UFC.com/live at 12pm PT/3pm ET. This event, which will be held at Nokia Plaza on 800 W. Olympic Blvd, is open to the public.

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Get The Inside Scoop on UFC / WEC Fighters on Japan’s Ameba Blog

August 31st, 2009
img src=http://media.ufc.tv/i.cfc?method=gets=75B43A7E-1422-0E8C-9AEAC36987BBB4B9.jpgrs=100q=75x=0y=0w=100h=100ro=0 border=1 align=left hspace=3 vspace=3In exciting news from the Land of The Rising Sun, UFC has partnered up with Japan's #1 social networking / blog site, Ameba Blog, to create UFC/WEC fighter blog pages. Featuring an inside look into the daily lives of fighters such as Yoshihiro Akiyama, Yoshiyuki Yoshida, Takeya Mizugaki, and even Octagon Girl Logan Stanton, these blogs get you the inside scoop you can't get anywhere else. Click below for direct links to each blog.

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Get The Inside Scoop on UFC / WEC Fighters on Japan’s Ameba Blog

August 31st, 2009
In exciting news from the Land of The Rising Sun, UFC has partnered up with Japan's #1 social networking / blog site, Ameba Blog, to create UFC/WEC fighter blog pages. Featuring an inside look into the daily lives of fighters such as Yoshihiro Akiyama, Yoshiyuki Yoshida, Takeya Mizugaki, and even Octagon Girl Logan Stanton, these blogs get you the inside scoop you can't get anywhere else. Click below for direct links to each blog.

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Get The Inside Scoop on UFC / WEC Fighters on Japans Ameba Blog

August 31st, 2009
In exciting news from the Land of The Rising Sun, UFC has partnered up with Japan's #1 social networking / blog site, Ameba Blog, to create UFC/WEC fighter blog pages. Featuring an inside look into the daily lives of fighters such as Yoshihiro Akiyama, Yoshiyuki Yoshida, Takeya Mizugaki, and even Octagon Girl Logan Stanton, these blogs get you the inside scoop you can't get anywhere else. Click below for direct links to each blog.

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UFC 102 Musings

August 31st, 2009
Michael DiSanto, UFC - The first word that comes to mind the morning after UFC 102 is WOW.The televised portion of the fight card, while not stacked with championship bouts, was as entertaining as any in recent memory. In fact, it had a little something for everyone.

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Butler Bringing The Action Back for Gamer

August 31st, 2009
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - It was Gerard Butler's first UFC event, and the star of the upcoming film "Gamer" (which opens in theaters this Friday, September 4th), and as he makes clear, being in Philadelphia for UFC 101 earlier this month was quite an eye-opening experience.

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Minotauro Rises Again, Decisions Couture in UFC 102 Classic

August 30th, 2009
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - It wasn't in Manila, but Saturday night at the Rose Garden Arena, mixed martial arts had its "Thrilla", as veteran heavyweight legends Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Randy Couture turned back the clock like Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier did in 1975, reminding fight fans just what greatness is in a three round war won by Nogueira in the main event of UFC 102.

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Silva (95 seconds) and Marquardt (21 seconds) are UFC 102s Knockout Kings

August 30th, 2009
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - If Thiago Silva was gun-shy in his first fight since losing for the first time against Lyoto Machida in January, he certainly didn't show it in the UFC 102 co-main event at the Rose Garden Arena, as he blasted Keith Jardine into defeat in just 95 seconds Saturday night."Tonight was my night," said Silva, now 14-1. "I'm back."

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Simpson Spoils Herman Homecoming; Duffee Scores Record KO

August 30th, 2009
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Rising middleweight prospect Aaron Simpson continued to impress at the Rose Garden Arena Saturday night, as he spoiled the homecoming of Ed Herman via second round TKO in UFC 102 preliminary action. It was the second straight stoppage win for the 35-year old former All-American wrestler, who halted Tim McKenzie in April.

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UFC IPhone Application Now Available on ITunes

August 29th, 2009
Now available on ITunes, the Ultimate Fighting Championship application will bring fight fans closer to the action than ever before through the IPhone. Featuring news, videos, fighter profiles, the app also allows fans to order UFC pay-per-view events and watch them live on the IPhone via WiFi or 3G. To download the application, search "Ultimate Fighting Championship" on ITunes.

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