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It was a good night for the Brazilians at UFC 109 as both Paulo Thiago and Demain Maia picked up wins in pivotal fights in the welterweight and middleweight divisions.

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Before the fight on Saturday night, Frank Trigg commented how Matt Serra catches everyone he fights with his big right hand. Despite the preparation, lighting struck once again as Serra clubbed Trigg with that right en route to a first round TKO win at UFC 109.

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The UFC 109 prelims did not disappoint with Mac Danzig, who was seemingly fighting for his UFC career on Saturday night, and it paid off as he performed with a rejuvenated spirit, while Melvin Guillard carried the spirit of New Orleans with him getting the victory over Ronys Torres.

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In a battle of legends, Randy Couture showed his new found life at 46-years of age, dominating Mark Coleman and finishing his fellow UFC Hall of Famer with a rear naked choke in the 2nd round of the main event match-up for UFC 109.

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But as stressful as that job might seem, and as quick as his rise up the UFC ranks has been, he's not going to give up one for the other."I'm going to keep going," Thiago told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) on Saturday after defeating Mike Swick at UFC 109. "I love to do both. My squad gives me all the support I need."

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LAS VEGAS – "The Godfather of Ground and Pound" may have stepped into the octagon for his final time.Following Mark Coleman's second-round loss to fellow UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture in the main event of Saturday night's UFC 109 event, UFC president Dana White told a small group of reporters that "The Hammer" was likely done fighting for the organization."I think tonight was probably Coleman's last fight in the UFC," White said.

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LAS VEGAS – Chael Sonnen, Nate Marquardt, Paulo Thiago, and Matt Serra each earned $60,000 fight-night bonuses for their performances at Saturday's "UFC 109: Relentless" event.Sonnen and Marquardt both earned "Fight of the Night" honors, while Thiago earned the "Submission of the Night" bonus and Serra earned the "Knockout of the Night" award.

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A sold out crowd of 5,000 MMA fans in Lubbock, Texas was treated with an exciting night of action courtesy of Shark Fights 8. Seven of the card's eight bouts ended via submission, KO, or TKO in the first round. The night's main event featured former UFC fighter Josh Neer (27-9-1) battling Anselmo Martinez (7-2) for the promotion's interim welterweight title.

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Living with regret is a tough place for any fighter to reside. Nobody understands that better than UFC welterweight Mike Swick, who steps in on short notice to face Paulo Thiago at UFC 109 to help erase the memories of his last fight against Dan Hardy.

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While the organization's first venture into pay-per-view has been the main focus of this week's WEC-related news, the company is also in the final stages of preparing for a March 6 event in Columbus, Ohio.Today, those plans included some good news for viewers of the Versus-broadcast event.

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Frank Trigg has come full circle since his first tour of duty in the UFC over six years ago. The two-time welterweight title challenger returns Saturday night at UFC 109 in Las Vegas.After a successful career as a middleweight in several organizations around the globe, including the now defunct Pride Fighting Championship and Icon Sport, Trigg returned to the 170-pound division and the UFC last Sept. against contender Josh Koscheck.

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VFC 30: "Night of Champions" didn’t disappoint mixed martial arts (MMA) fans for the quality of fights, but the outcomes weren’t the best for the hometown favorites.There were three titles on the line, as well as two bouts to determine the match up for the 170-pound title fight.

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MAIN CARD Mark Coleman (205) vs. Randy Couture (205) Nate Marquardt (186) vs. Chael Sonnen (185) Mike Swick (171) vs. Paulo Thiago (170) Demian Maia (186) vs. Dan Miller (185) Matt Serra (169) vs. Frank Trigg (171) PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV) Justin Buchholz (156) vs. Mac Danzig (156) Melvin Guillard (155) vs. Ronys Torres (156) PRELIMINARY CARD (Un-aired) Rob Emerson (155) vs. Phillipe Nover (155) Phil Davis (205) vs. Brian Stann (205) Tim Hague (263) vs. Chris Tuchscherer (263) Joey Beltran (238) vs. Rolles Gracie (247)

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"When I first started training again, when we'd start sparring and stuff, I was like, 'Ooh,'" Tuchscherer recently admitted to MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio). "Little inside kicks and stuff – or even just a kick – would kind of make a guy think twice. But everything has been going good now. I've tried to forget about it."

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Legends are a rare commodity in any sport. Even more rare is the chance to see two legends compete against each other at any given time. The NFL missed out on Peyton Manning vs. Brett Favre in the Super Bowl, but MMA fans are about to get the first ever match-up of UFC Hall of Famers when Mark "The Hammer" Coleman faces Randy Couture at UFC 109.

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"He said there’s no such thing as a game plan. Really? That’s interesting, how do you figure that? There’s all these guys that pretend to know what they’re doing; you don’t want any corner men? You don’t come up with a game plan? Tell Randy Couture there’s no such thing as a game plan. Randy Couture won most of his fights off having incredible game plans."

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In the night's main event, Bellator Middleweight Champion Hector Lombard put his 16-fight unbeaten streak on the line against Joey Gorczynski. The card's co-main event featured a lightweight battle between Jorge Masvidal and Luis Palomino.

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Forced to rest for two months, he wants to put the gloves on again. “I have four hernias, the doctors won’t let me to train ground, wrestling... Just physical therapy on the next six weeks”, Thiago said.

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Chael Sonnen has talked a lot the last two weeks. He's had more than a few fighters in his verbal crosshairs. Strangely enough, his opponent Nate Marquardt hasn't been one of them. Maybe Sonnen felt like it would be an unfair verbal fight "Nate the Great" was unlikely to fire back. Marquardt is one of the more quiet and respectful fighters but he didn't hesitate to take a mild shot at Sonnen at natemarquardt.com on Thursday.

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UFC lightweight prospect and season eight winner of The Ultimate Fighter Efrain Escudero received a positive prognosis from a recent MRI, and suffered no tearing in his right elbow as the result of an arm bar loss to Evan Dunham at UFC Fight Night 20 in January. MMA Fighting was informed of the news by Escudero's manager, Jason Genet.

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