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UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis believes that the bout between Diego Sanchez and Gilbert Melendez was definitely exciting, but he has 'too much skill and talent' to brawl like that.

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Lil Nog already out of his scheduled number 1 contender fight with The Mauler.

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It appears the UFC has picked up another two welterweight prospects in highly touted Shooto Champion Hernani Perpetuo and lesser known Pancrase and Heat MMA fighter Kiichi Kunimoto.

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You may remember Aleksandra Albu as the recent UFC signee with the suspicious record and tight body who was supposed to fight Julie Kedzie at UFC Fight Night 33 in December. Unfortunately, the Russian striker might not be gracing us with her presence quite yet. According to an SI.com report (which cites…nobody), Albu has withdrawn from the matchup due an unspecified injury. Cat scratch fever, perhaps.

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Not long after getting called out by Matt Brown, Carlos Condit finds himself answering the call of another hard-hitting welterweight.

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Veteran referee Mario Yamasaki will be the third man in the cage when UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and Johny Hendricks meet in next month's UFC 167 headliner. Judges appointed for the title bout were Sal D'Amato, Glenn Trowbridge and Tony Weeks.

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Reebok agrees to pay UFC sponsor tax for Johny Henricks' fight against UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre at UFC 167.

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Josh Barnett and his attorneys attended a Nevada State Athletic Commission meeting today in regards to licensing ahead of his UFC 168 bout, and he became the first MMA fighter to agree to random WADA testing as a condition for his license.

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Erick Silva hasn't been much of a trash talker in the past, but that all changed with a twitter callout of Demian Maia today.

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Gilbert Melendez recently said he would like to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov, and the Dagestani fighter responded in apparent agreement.

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A bantamweight matchup between Johnny Eduardo (26-9 MMA, 1-1 UFC) and Lucas Martins (14-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has been scratched from next week's UFC Fight Night 32 event. FOX Sports first reported that both fighters are injured and have been forced to withdraw from the card. MMAjunkie.com subsequently confirmed the change with sources close to the event.

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An injury has force welterweight Zak Cummings out of his scheduled fight with Sergio Moraes at The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale. Sean Spencer will now face Moraes on the Nov. 30 fight card. UFC officials announced the injury and opponent change on Wednesday. Moraes (8-2) appeared on The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil. He lost his official promotional debut at UFC 147 to Cezar Ferreira by decision, but has strung together back-to-back submission wins over Renee Forte and Neil Magny in his last two outings. He earned Submission of the Night for his mounted triangle submission over Magny.

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As it turns out, UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez wasn't suspended six months following his UFC 166 victory over Junior dos Santos earlier this month.

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No. 3 ranked UFC welterweight Rory MacDonald takes the criticism of his win over Jake Ellenberger to heart, plans to be more aggressive against Robbie Lawler at UFC 167.

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UFC welterweight number one contender, Johny Hendricks suffers second degree burns while filming UFC 167 promo commercial.

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February's UFC 169 event has not one, but two headlining title contests as UFC featherweight champ Jose Aldo? meets top contender Ricardo Lamas? and UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz? makes his long-awaited return to the octagon for a unification bout with interim title holder Renan Barao?.

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With Robert Drysdale unable to fight at UFC 167, Cody Donovan will now instead meet Gian Villante.

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With Ian McCall out with an injury, hard-hitting flyweight John Dodson steps in to fight Scott Jorgensen at UFC on Fox 9 in Sacramento.

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Rafael dos Anjos said he's "not surprised at all" that so many lightweight contenders are taking notice and mentioning him as a possible opponent. Five-fight winning streaks have a way of doing that.

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Invicta FC president and owner, Shannon Knapp discusses the rumors of the UFC adding a women's strawweight division, and what went wrong with her ex business partner, Janet Martin.

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