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Wanderlei Silva new faces Rich Franklin at UFC 147

Wanderlei Silva new faces Rich Franklin at UFC 147

| May 31, 2012 | 1:28 pm | Reply

The Ultimate Fighter coaches curse is alive and real! With TUF Live (TUF 15) concluding tomorrow and TUF Brasil nearing the end, an injury to Vitor Belfort will force the coach out of his UFC 147 main event bout with fellow coach Wanderlei Silva. It’s the shows sixth coach to be injured, which includes Belfort and Dominick Cruz from this season’s TUF Live.

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Joseph Henle Signs with MFC

Joseph Henle Signs with MFC

| May 30, 2012 | 9:54 am | Reply

Since his time on The Ultimate Fighter season 11, middleweight Joseph Henle has done nothing but win. Defeating now UFC veteran Constantinos Philippou in the elimination round, Henle lost in the preliminary round to Seth Baczynski and was not brought back to fight in the finale.

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Mike Swick set to return to action at UFC on FOX 4

Mike Swick set to return to action at UFC on FOX 4

| May 22, 2012 | 9:03 pm | Reply

The last time Mike Swick set foot inside the UFC Octagon was February 6, 2010. The AKA fighter, who participated in the first season of the Ultimate Fighter, has been battling illness and injuries for the last 27 months.

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Heather Jo Clark vs. Sofia Bagherdai added to XFC 18: Music City Mayhem

Heather Jo Clark vs. Sofia Bagherdai added to XFC 18: Music City Mayhem

| May 15, 2012 | 9:22 am | Reply

With just over a month before XFC 18, the promotion has added a Featured Female bout between Heather Jo Clark and Sofia Bagherdai. The 120 lbs. bout will appear on the night’s main card, which can be seen live on HDNet on June 22nd.

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King Mo signs with Bellator… and TNA

King Mo signs with Bellator… and TNA

| May 10, 2012 | 12:49 pm | Reply

Mark down another MMA fighter to make the jump to pro wrestling. As first mentioned by Sherdog.com, Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal has signed a contract with both Bellator Fighting Championships and the wrestling promotion Total Nonstop Action, WWE’s main rival in the wrestling world.

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XFC signs Undefeated Welterweight Jason South

XFC signs Undefeated Welterweight Jason South

| May 5, 2012 | 2:11 pm | Reply

In the midst of a 3 fight tour of Tennessee this year, the XFC has taken another step in bolstering their already stacked welterweight division by signing undefeated submission specialist Jason South to a multi-fight deal. XFC President John Prisco made the announcement late yesterday evening.

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Solid Fights being added to the UFC on Fox 4 Card

Solid Fights being added to the UFC on Fox 4 Card

| May 1, 2012 | 2:17 pm | Reply

All the talk of late has been about the stacked UFC 148 fight card happening on July 7th, but the UFC has recently been adding some solid fights to the UFC on FOX 4 card. On the heels of the rumored Brian Stann vs. Hector Lombard bout landing on UFC on FOX 4, the promotion has added two more notable fights.

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The UFC returns to the HP Pavilion on July 11th

The UFC returns to the HP Pavilion on July 11th

| April 27, 2012 | 1:37 pm | Reply

After one of last year’s “fights of the year” took place at UFC 139 in San Jose, California, the UFC will be making a return appearance to the HP Pavilion on July 11th. The former home of Strikeforce will host the UFC on FUEL TV 4 event, headlined by a middleweight fight between Mark Munoz and Chris Weidman.

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