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"Countdown to UFC 117" preview show debuts Aug. 2 on Spike TV
 The UFC's traditional pre-event preview show returns Aug. 2 for the debut of "Countdown to UFC 117."
The one-hour special debuts at 11 p.m. ET/PT on Spike TV and spotlights the Aug. 7 event, which features a headliner and middleweight title fight between current champion Anderson Silva and challenger and pound-for-pound pre-fight hype favorite Chael Sonnen.
Replays air Aug. 3 (1 a.m. ET/PT) on MTV Tr3s, Aug. 4 (8 p.m. ET/PT) on Spike TV and Aug. 5 (midnight ET/9 p.m. PT) on Versus.
 
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Shane Carwin?s MMA manager, Jason Genet, pays up to the SEC
Jason Genet, who manages several fighters who fight under the Zuffa MMA umbrella, is paying up big to the SEC based on their charges that he was involved in a 'pump and dump' stock scheme.
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Carina Damm's position in Strikeforce tourney in doubt; officials say replacement waiting
 Strikeforce's upcoming four-woman 135-pound tournament is in danger of
losing a competitor, but company officials insist there's still a chance
the field will remain intact.
With a little more than two weeks remaining until the tourney, which
takes place at Strikeforce Challengers 10, Brazilian veteran Carina Damm has yet to secure a work visa needed for entry to
the U.S.
Damm's troubles were first reported by MMARising.com, and Strikeforce officials confirmed the news late Wednesday night.
 
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Bellator announces Jose Vega as fifth participant in bantamweight tournament
 With the start of Bellator Fighting Championships' third season now just
three weeks away, company officials have announced Jose Vega as the fifth fighter in the upcoming eight-man bantamweight
tournament.
Vega earned his way into the tournament with his stunning 39-second finish of Jarrod Card in a non-tournament bout in June.
"Jose showed everyone in MMA what he's capable with his highlight-reel
knockout at Bellator 22," Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney stated in today's
release.
 
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- HDNET EXTENDS CONTRACT WITH CANADA'S MFC
The Maximum Fighting Championship on Tuesday announced that it has inked a new six-event contract with broadcast partner HDNet...
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- SHARK FIGHTS 13 ADDS SEVERAL NEW FIGHTS
Shark Fights is ambitiously putting together their biggest show ever, and that's saying something for the Texas promotion that has drawn huge live crowds for their cards already, but this could be the largest one yet....
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- BIG JOHN RETURNS AT UFC ON VERSUS 2
The original UFC referee, "Big John" McCarthy returns at UFC on Versus 2 this Sunday after more than two and a half years away from the Octagon...
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- ANDERSON SILVA PLANS TO RETIRE AT MIDDLEWEIGHT
Anderson Silva has never discounted fighting in other weight classes, but it looks like the current middleweight champion plans on hanging up his gloves while he's still at 185 pounds...
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- BELLATOR SIGNS UFC VET ALVIN ROBINSON
Bellator Fighting Championships continues to add to its roster, signing UFC veteran Alvin Robinson to face Bellator standout Georgi Karakhanyan...
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- UFC 117: SILVA VS. SONNEN CONFERENCE CALL
Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen met with the media via a UFC 117 conference call on Tuesday, and yes, the sparks were flying (AUDIO)...
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- DAN MILLER REPLACES BARONI AT UFC 118
The replacements are coming in quick for injured fighters as MMAWeekly has now confirmed that Dan Miller will get the call to step in on short notice to face John Salter at UFC 118 in Boston after Phil Baroni was forced out of the fight with a collarbone injury...
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- SONNEN RIPS INTO SILVA, WINNING WAR OF WORDS
Chael Sonnen has let his feelings about Anderson Silva be known, stoking up the war of words leading into their UFC 117 showdown just over a week away...
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- TODD BROWN IN AGAINST BOETSCH AT UFC 117
Earlier in the day on Tuesday, MMAWeekly broke the news that Thiago Silva was forced out of the UFC 117 fight against Boetsch due to an injury, and now UFC newcomer Todd "Bulldog" Brown has been tapped as a replacement....
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- BARONI OUT OF UFC 118 WITH COLLARBONE INJURY
Phil Baroni is out of a scheduled middleweight bout with John Salter when the UFC debuts in Boston on Aug. 28 ...
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WEC 50 official with 10 bouts, Cruz vs. Benavidez title fight headlines Aug. 18 event
 As expected, August's WEC 50 event is set with a 10-bout lineup.
The Versus TV-broadcast event takes place Aug. 18 at The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.
WEC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz meets challenger Joseph
Benavidez in the night's main event, a rematch of an August 2009 affair
between the two, and lightweight contenders Anthony Pettis and Shane
Roller face off in the evening's co-feature.
 
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Jon Jones says UFC on Versus 2 opponent tougher than his previous two
 Jon Jones likens his instant stardom to surfing a wave. The key to staying upright is to not think about where the water is taking him.
"That whole 'next big thing' stuff, it sounds cool," Jones told MMAjunkie.com. "But it doesn't change anything about me or my family and my personal life. It doesn't hold that much weight."
And while many critics say his next opponent, Vladimir Matyushenko, is a lightweight obstacle, the 23-year-old fighter believes "The Janitor" is a better fighter than previous opponent Brandon Vera, whom he defeated in March.
 
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UFC's Jon Jones gets first-pitch honors at Friday's San Diego Padres game
 UFC on Versus 1 headliner Jon Jones will throw out a ceremonial first pitch prior to Friday's San Diego Padres game.
Jones, a top UFC light-heavyweight contender, meets Vladimir Matyushenko on Sunday at the San Diego Sports Arena.
A couple days prior to the fight, he heads to PETCO Park and tosses a pitch prior to the Padres 7:10 p.m. PT game with the Florida Marlins.
 
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MMAjunkie.com's John Morgan on "The Fight Show" with Mauro Ranallo today
 MMAjunkie.com lead staff reporter John Morgan is a guest on today's edition of "The Fight Show with Mauro Ranallo."
Morgan joins Ranallo to discuss the UFC on Versus 2 and UFC 117 events, as well as a variety of topic around the landscape of mixed martial arts.
Catch the segment at 4:15 p.m. ET (1:15 p.m. PT) on Hardcore Sports Radio,
which is available on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 98 or online at HardcoreSportsRadio.com
 
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Ricardo Almeida Talks Matt Hughes, Revenge, Choking Him Out
Ricardo Almeida will meet up with Matt Hughes at UFC 117 and the Renzo Gracie protege recently spoke about his fight with the former UFC Welterweight Champion:<br><Br>
"People say that he?s slowed down?and he?s had some hiccups here and there?but at welterweight he?s really only lost to Georges St-Pierre. His fight with Thiago Alves wasn?t really at welterweight. I?m watching video on this guy and watching his fights and I?m thinking like, what are all of these people watching. It?s MMA; when you win, you?re the greatest and when you lose, you?re done. It just so happens that he has beaten a couple of guys from my team?actually, I felt that Matt Serra won his fight, but hey, I?m biased. I was in the corner with Renzo [at UFC 112] and it was very emotional to see the way that it ended, so I asked Joe Silva for that fight right away and they gave me my wish. It?s just extra motivation, but whether I like or dislike Matt Hughes doesn?t really make a difference. If it was my mother in there, I?d be trying to choke her out and I expect nothing less from my opponent."<br><br>
Props: Tapology
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President: Announcement of Shark Fights 13 broadcast plans coming next week
 Now that officials have booked some big names and marketable matchups for its star-studded Shark Fights 13 event, the first question is obvious: How do fans watch it?
Brent Medley, president of the successful Texas-based promotion, today told MMAjunkie.com Radio that fans can expect an announcement shortly.
"It'll be available for people to see," he said. "I wouldn't stack this card and not show it to essentially the world."
 
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Shark Fights 13 adds champion Evans, Larson, Herman, Spratt, Mann, Hicks
 The biggest card in Shark Fights history just got some additional starpower.
After already announcing four fights for the Sept. 11's main card, the Texas-based promotion unveiled a near-complete 10-fight lineup that includes a surprisingly deep preliminary card.
Notable additions include Bellator heavyweight Dave Herman vs. Aaron Rosa, WEC vets Karen Darabedyan vs. Marcus Hicks, and UFC vet Pete Spratt vs. Eric Davila.
 
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With opponents scarce, Strikeforce's Daniel Cormier heads to Australian XMMA show
 With a meager 2-0 pro mixed-martial-arts record, Daniel Cormier, a two-time JUCO national wrestling champion and NCAA Division I national runner-up, needs more fights and cage time.
Of course, that's easier said than done.
That's why the Strikeforce heavyweight prospect, who also fights at next month's Strikeforce Challengers 10 event, heads to Australia this weekend for an XMMA fight with heavyweight champ Lucas Browne.
 
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Survey for all MMA fans ? important project
A survey that you should fill out if you are an MMA fan.
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Will we see an interim title created for the UFC Light Heavyweight division?
Maybe I missed something, but apparently Inside MMA was discussing the possibility of an interim title being created for the UFC Light Heavyweight division while Mauricio Shogun recovers from knee surgery.
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Jamie Varner on Kamal Shalorus kicking him in the nuts three times and facing Donald Cerrone in his next fight
The former WEC Lightweight champion has a message for Donald Cerrone about their upcoming fight. He really feels that a re-match is in order with Ben Henderson.
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Greg Jackson talks about coaching Jon Jones and his expectations of Jake Shields in the UFC
Greg Jackson did an interview on Sherdog radio this past Monday and it was one of the more insightful interviews I've heard in a long time. He talked about what it's like to coach Jon Jones, his thoughts on Shane Carwin's performance against Brock Lesnar, and what he expects to see out of Jake Shields in the UFC.
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Hamman vs. Kingsbury, Mitchell vs. Waldburger set for UFC Fight Night 22 (MMAJunkie.com)
Light heavyweights Jared Hamman (11-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. Kyle Kingsbury (8-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) and welterweights...
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UFC 117's Chael Sonnen: "Dummy" Anderson Silva doesn't know how to promote (MMAJunkie.com)
It took a while, but UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva opened up and said his piece.
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Dan Miller replaces Phil Baroni, meets John Salter on UFC 118 preliminary card (MMAJunkie.com)
By now, John Salter (5-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) should be used to last-minute opponent changes. Following middleweight...
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UFC champ Anderson Silva: I now want to retire at middleweight (MMAJunkie.com)
Forget light heavyweight, forget heavyweight, and especially forget welterweight; Anderson Silva says he wants...
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