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Veteran referee Herb Dean will oversee the UFC 146 main event between Junior Dos Santos and Frank Mir. Adelaide Byrd, Glenn Trowbridge and Tony Weeks will judge the contest. The Nevada State Athletic Commission today issued the assignments at its monthly meeting in Las Vegas, which MMAjunkie.com attended. The NSAC made the decisions based on recommendations suggested by executive director Keith Kizer. The pool of available officials also included Yves Lavigne, Steve Mazzagatti and Josh Rosenthal. Additional available judges included Patricia Morse Jarman, Junichiro Kamijo, Lester Griffin and Dave Hagen.

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In a 3-0 vote, the Ohio Athletic Commission today denied Brandon Saling's appeal of a license revocation that was handed down this past month after it was discovered he lied about his criminal background. Saling, who recently competed for Strikeforce, told MMAjunkie.com that he accepts the ruling but will seek fights in states that will license him. "It's fair," Saling said. "I falsified my application."

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The Nevada State Athletic Commission today voted unanimously to suspend and fine former Strikeforce champion Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal for a failed drug test following his appearance at "Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine." Lawal was suspended nine months from the date of the fight, fined 30 percent of an $80,000 "show" purse, and he must surrender his $15,000 win bonus. Additionally, his win has been changed to a no-contest, and he must provide a clean drug test when he reapplies for a fight license in Nevada.

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The Nevada State Athletic Commission today voted to formalize a temporary suspension issued to Nick Diaz in the wake of his positive drug test for marijuana. A formal disciplinary hearing is now expected at a date to be determined. Now-UFC interim welterweight champion Carlos Condit outpointed Diaz at UFC 143 on Feb. 4 in Las Vegas. Diaz's post-fight drug test then revealed the presence of marijuana metabolites.

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Lightweight K.J. Noons has yet to submit a medical clearance that will enable him to fight Josh Thomson at "Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey." Until he does, Noons remains on a national database of fighters under medical suspension, a rep from the California State Athletic Commission today told MMAjunkie.com. "Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey" takes place March 3 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

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In a few weeks, the Nevada State Athletic Commission is opening the floor to ideas on how to better regulate MMA. The commission today gave notice of a workshop designed to "to solicit comments from interested persons on any matter related to contests or exhibitions of unarmed combat, or any other matter within the jurisdiction of the NSAC." "Which is pretty much a glorified public comment session, where anyone and everyone who wants to put ideas out there for the commission to consider, we definitely welcome that," NSAC executive director Keith Kizer today told MMAjunkie.com.

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Punches both invited and uninvited took a toll on "The Ultimate Fighter 14" coach Jason "Mayhem" Miller, and he could be suspended for up to six months unless cleared by a doctor. The Nevada State Athletic Commission today released a list of medical suspensions following The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale. In the event's headliner, Miller may have suffered a fractured nose before was stopped in the third round of the five-round non-title fight by opposing "TUF 14" coach Michael Bisping, who walked away with a light suspension.

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The Nevada State Athletic Commission today released the official gate and attendance figures for UFC 137.According to the numbers, the event generated...

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