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The Ultimate Fighting Championship will stay home for its Fourth of July weekend event, and the show now has a likely venue: the MGM Grand Garden Arena. MMAjunkie.com first reported earlier this month that UFC officials plan to host a July 3 show, likely to be UFC 116, in Las Vegas and that UFC heavyweight champion [...] Maybe it’s because he’s spent little time in Australia since his quest for MMA greatness began, but UFC lightweight George Sotiropoulos said his roots matter little when he steps into the cage against Joe “Daddy” Stevenson at this weekend’s UFC 110 event in Sydney. Instead Sotiropoulos said it’s about the performance he puts on, not the [...] With production set to commence later this month and a debut set for March 31 on Spike TV, the live finale for “The Ultimate Fighter 11″ also has a date: Saturday, June 19. Although not officially announced by the promotion, “TUF 11″ is expected to conclude with a live finale at a Las Vegas venue on [...] LOS ANGELES – When the UFC first visited Los Angeles’ Staples Center for UFC 60 in May 2006, the event was considered by many as a bit of a disappointment at the gate after it attracted just 10,347 paid attendees. Just two days away from the organization’s return to the venue, UFC president Dana White said [...] Top welterweight Josh Koscheck announced today via Twitter.com that he will return to action against Mike Pierce at UFC Fight Night 20, which is tentatively scheduled to take place in northern Virgina on Monday, Jan. 11, 2010. No venue is known at this time. And the promotion has yet to officially announce the Spike TV event. [...] WEC 44, a Nov. 18 event headlined by WEC featherweight champion Mike Brown vs. top contender Jose Aldo, apparently now has a venue. The Las Vegas-based promotion will remain in Sin City and host the show, which airs on Versus, at The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort. The WEC recently requested the date with the Nevada [...] The official fighter weigh-in event for “UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort” takes place Friday, Sept. 18, though the location for the ceremonies has yet to be announced. American Airlines Center hosts the following day’s pay-per-view event, which features a main event of Rich Franklin vs. fellow ex-UFC champion Vitor Belfort. The venue is booked on Friday [...] The man many call the “baddest on the planet,” Fedor Emelianenko, finally has his first Strikeforce opponent as the 32-year-old legend will take on undefeated American challenger Brett Rogers at a future event. |
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