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Yee-haw! WEC Lightweight Champion Ben Henderson will defend his 155-pound title for the first time against the man he defeated, Donald Cerrone, to earn his shot at unifying the title in the first place. Henderson and Cerrone will collide in a rematch at WEC 48, which is scheduled for the Arco Arena in Sacramento, Calif., on April [...] “I’m happy to fight again with (Machida), not because I think I won the first match but to have a new opportunity to fight for the belt. My big dream is to win the belt, so I want that fight again because it is a fight for the belt … I can’t change a lot [...] Top welterweight contender Josh Koscheck will be unable to exact revenge on the man who temporarily derailed his title aspirations, Paulo Thiago, at UFC 109: “Relentless” on Feb. 6, 2010, because he suffered an undisclosed injury in training. He broke the bad news today via Twitter.com, saying “I will be good to go back to training [...] “I don’t want the media to make any excuses if I go out there and he beats me fair and square. I don’t want people thinking that he beat me because I had all this time off or ring rust or whatever. I’m telling you right now I’m 100 percent. I’m ready to fight and [...] The lights have finally been dimmed on UFC 106: “Ortiz vs. Griffin 2″ from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tito Ortiz and Forrest Griffin hooked ‘em up in the main event, which was a rematch from their controversial first encounter back in 2006. And tonight was eerily similar to the first chapter, [...] Two former light heavyweight champions will attempt another run at division greatness as Forrest Griffin (16-6) steps in on short notice to fight Tito Ortiz (15-6-1) at UFC 106 on Nov. 21 from Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, the UFC confirmed earlier today. Griffin, who will look to avenge a controversial split decision [...] Props:Sherdog.com Quoteworthy: “I did not grease in the fight. The athletic commission was with me the whole time. I didn’t bring any grease with me. I didn’t think there was much grappling in the fight anyway…. It’s kind of funny, but kind of weak. I beat him good and there’s no way I greased.” Strikeforce Interim Lightweight Champion [...] UFC 100 from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 11, has come to a close. The promotion’s historic event went into Saturday night without a subtitle, but after witnessing the brutality of Dan Henderson and Brock Lesnar, the event could have been aptly titled “No Remorse.” Heading into the main event rematch [...] |
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