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UFC's three card line-ups for March & April shows.

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Fans of mixed martial arts have three options for March 31, 2012. Events have been announced by Amazon Forest Combat, One FC 3 and WMMA. The Century Fighting Championship, featuring Matt Lee vs. Marcus Davis, that was originally scheduled for March 31 has been cancelled.

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How the fight cards for Bellator this month are shaping up.

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MMA fans can use the schedule for March 30, 2012, to find the latest mixed martial arts events. The BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 63 and RFA 2: Yvel vs. Alexander fights have been announced. The following schedule contains a complete list of the fights.

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Money is in this season. It's the new black. Money goes with every outfit this summer. If cash is trendy in 2012, then Vyacheslav Vasilevsky will be rocking the equivalent of orange nylon pants and Yaga shirts this year. That's because M-1 Global is suing Vasilevsky exactly 1,000 euros which is retroactive from March 25th 2011, the date M-1 Global believes the Bellator fighter started breaching his M-1 contract. According to MixFight.ru, M-1 Global is also taking 5,000 euros for every fight he took since the day of the contractual breach in 2011. Now I'm by far a successful mathematician. In fact, if Drug Wars wasn't installed on my TI-83 calculator, I would have never passed a single high school math class. I'm not even sure if that previous statement makes any sense. However, based on my primitive estimates, Vyacheslav Vasilevsky owes M-1 Global 388,000 euros as of today, March 22nd 2012. Here's a translated excerpt from MixFight.ru of the ordeal: After winning the tournament Challenge XX December 10, 2010 knockout victory over Tomas Narkunom , Wasilewski refused to continue playing for the M-1. Numerous attempts to negotiations between management and the M-1 fighter and search for a solution have failed. Soon, the media was the news that the soldier signed a new contract and will play for one of the major American promotions of MMA-organizations. M-1 Global has decided to resort to legal means to protect their rights in accordance with the signed agreement. The court will pay Vasilevsky M-1 Global, the following penalties: from March 25, 2011, € 1,000 for each day of breach of contract, € 5,000 for each day performance of any promotional organization, in addition to the M-1 Global, as well as full reimburse the costs of the claimant. court's decision will set a precedent in the resolution of disputes between athletes and the organization. Google Translate isn't 100% accurate (yet), but if your Russian is on point, feel free to read the untranslated story on MixFight.ru. Let's hope Vasilevsky wins the Bellator middleweight tournament this season so he can put a dent in the six figures M-1 Global is claiming from him.

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In a rare move, the executive committee of Japanese promotion Pancrase has overturned the result of a bout from the organization’s March 11 “Progress Tour” event.

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In a rare move, the executive committee of Japanese promotion Pancrase has overturned the result of a bout from the organization’s March 11 “Progress Tour” event.

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Another week rolls by without a major UFC event, and another MMA-packed weekend cuddles up and fills the void. Besides the usual offerings from Bellator and The Ultimate Fighter, we saw a slew of old-school PRIDE names this weekend. Guys like Aleks Emelianenko, Jeff Monson and John Alessio hit the stage, and even good old Gabe Ruediger got in on the action. Add in the NCAA wrestling championships and the latest visual evidence in the to-touch-gloves-or-not debate, and that's a pretty full plate we've got on the table. So if you missed any of it, or you just want to see Rashad Evans accuse Jon Jones of dressing up in drag, catch up with today's edition of the Morning Report. 5 MUST-READ STORIES Weekend MMA results. Check out this weekend's MMA buffet with official results for The Ultimate Fighter: Live, Bellator 61, M-1 Challenge 31, BAMMA USA 'Badbeat 5' and The Score Fighting Series 4, plus video highlights for Brian Rogers vs. Vitor Vianna and Sheila Gaff vs. Jennifer Maia, along with boxing results for Sergio Martinez vs. Matthew Macklin. NCAA Wrestling Championships 2012 results. Penn State topped the final team leaderboard in combat sports' version of NCAA March Madness. UFC expected to announce Calgary debut. UFC officials are expected to announce UFC 149 at a press conference this Wednesday in downtown Calgary. The event is rumored for Saturday, July 21, 2012, at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Canada. Le vs. Franklin set for UFC 148, Maynard vs. Guida set for UFC on FX 4. Former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin will return to 185 pounds to face former Strikeforce champion Cung Le at UFC 148, and perennial lightweight contenders Gray Maynard and Clay Guida are slated to headline UFC on FX 4. Rampage Jackson clears the air. Rampage revealed that the UFC has agreed to pay for his knee surgeries, while elaborating on his recent rants and proclaiming the Zuffa brass to be not 'that bad' in a recent interview. MEDIA STEW Forrest Griffin, Dominick Cruz, Urijah Faber, Mike Pierce and others talk about Jon Jones' remarkable 6-to-1 line over Rashad Evans and predict the winner of the light-heavyweight grudge match. Rampage Jackson loves his fans. So if one's had a few too many and wants to get slapped, by god he's going to get slapped. Check out half of the fabled Emelianenko bloodline in action as Alexander takes on Tadas Rimkevicius at Friday night's M-1 Challenge 31 event. The challenge: watch this fan-made UFC 146 trailer and try not to get giddy with excitement. (HT: Middle Easy) Matt Serra may not be making his UFC rounds lately, but that doesn't mean he's stuck on the shelf. The former champ earned a promotion to 3rd Dan Black Belt from BJJ legend Renzo Gracie over the weekend. (Photo via Facebook.) Who's that on the April cover of Men's Health magazine? Oh, it's just Shinya Aoki. (HT: Bloody Elbow) LOOKS LIKE RASHAD JUST RAISED THE STAKES Damn! Jon Jones is always trying 2 one up me! I take a pic with a wig on & he goes full drag on me! Fine bro instagr.am/p/IQcSUdE1Er/ — Rashad Evans (@SugaRashadEvans) March 17, 2012 I CAN CONFIRM THIS TO BE TRUE #ArizonaTruckStops where you can do your laundry, buy samurai swords, eat subway, and see a woman with a full grown beard all in one place — Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) March 18, 2012 GOOGLE TRANSLATE DIDN'T MAKE THIS ANY LESS CONFUSING Quem será ? twitter.com/EdsonBarbozaJR… — edsonbarboza (@EdsonBarbozaJR) March 18, 2012 FIGHT ANNOUNCEMENTS Announced over the weekend (Friday, March 16, 2012 - Sunday, March 18, 2012): - UFC on FOX 3: Dennis Hallman (51-14-2, 1 NC) out, Thiago Tavares (17-4-1) in against Tony Ferguson (13-3) - UFC on FX 4: Clay Guida (29-12) vs. Gray Maynard (10-1-1) announced as main event - UFC 148: Rich Franklin (28-6) vs. Cung Le (7-2) - Bellator 66: Brian Rogers (9-3) vs. Bruno Santos (13-0) - Bellator 66: Maiquel Falcao (29-4) vs. Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (16-1) FANPOST OF THE DAY Today's Fanpost of the Day is an incredibly moving story from Bloody Elbow's hobbie: The Only Reason I'm Here Right Now April 19, 2008 We're standing in the back of an impossibly long line stretching around the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec when I first hear it. It begins as murmurs, excited whispers, moving through the crowd like brushfire. The same three words on everybody's lips: G. S. P. I strain to peer beyond the crowd when I finally see it. Across the street, getting out of a black SUV with his entourage, is the man himself. And of course, the crowd goes wild. And strangely (or not) I'm caught up in it as well, cheering for the Great Canadian Hope alongside all the other diehards who've lined up for hours just to see him stand on a scale. That's because today is the weigh-in for UFC 83, the first ever UFC event on Canadian soil. It takes a diehard MMA fan to line up for a simple weigh-in. Montreal apparently has thousands of them. I realize now, looking back, that I was flanked in the moment by two of my heroes. The one across the street was larger than life, my hero only because every so often I watched him beat legitimate tough guys to a pulp on Pay-Per-View (this was back in 2008 when that still happened). Then there was the one standing next to me. Found something perfect for the Morning Report? Just hit me on Twitter @shaunalshatti and we'll include it in tomorrow's post.

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Taking a look at Nick Diaz's appeal, Rampage's uncertain future and why Dominick Cruz should be a household name.

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Rampage Jackson's strange UFC saga hit a snag and tonight's Bellator 61 card underwent a late shake-up. But you want to know yesterday's sneaky-important MMA story? It doesn't even involve MMA. Day one of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. Brock Lesnar, Phil Davis, Johny Hendricks -- these guys were all D-1 champs, and with the diverging paths of today's wrestling and MMA scenes, more and more blue-chip prospects are forgoing the mat for the more lucrative call of mixed martial arts. If you've never seen combat sports' version of March Madness, give it a shot and check out some of today's matches. You could be seeing the guys again real soon. 5 MUST-READ STORIES NCAA Division I wrestling championship session 1 results. Penn State University took the early lead at the opening day of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. Check out the all the day one results. Rampage Jackson to have double knee surgery. Rampage revealed via Twitter that he will undergo surgery on both of his knees, delaying his recently announced farewell bout against Shogun. The hurt business: highs and lows in the brick city. Ben Fowlkes offers the second installment of his hit multi-part series that examines the hidden lives of pro fighters within Colorado's Grudge Training Center. Bellator 61 weigh-in results. Official weigh-ins for tonight's Bellator 61 fight card were held at The Orleans Room at Horseshoe Riverdome in Bossier City, Louisiana. All main card fighters met their required weight. Eric Prindle scratched from Bellator 61. Tonight's planned Bellator 61 headliner, Eric Prindle vs. Thiago Santos, has been rescheduled for Bellator 62 after Prindle was unable to overcome flu-like symptoms on Thursday. COUNTDOWN TO A SLIMMER ROY NELSON Started (on March 4th): 32,000 likes.Yesterday's mark: 102,094 likes.As of this writing: 102,242Goal (by March 18th): 132,000 likes. And that's a wrap, folks. At least we tried. MEDIA STEW I'd be lying if I said watching Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar ham it up with little teacups didn't make my day better. 2011 was all about keepin' it real for Donald Cerrone. Fight as often as possible and watch the bonus checks rain in. No worries about rankings or title shots. 2012, on the other hand, is going to be a little bit different. Now "Cowboy" wants that belt. We're officially entering the summer of MMA documentaries. With Dustin Poirier's Fightville and Mark Hominick's Fight, Spirit, Pride already in the works, Eddie Alvarez has decided to throw his hat into the ring. Check out the trailer for Alvarez's No Plan B, which chronicles his 2010 bout with Roger Huerta. When you're in slow times like these, sometimes it feels right to dust off the old classics, and this Shinya Aoki vs. David Gardner clip fits the bill perfectly. One of the most absurd finishes in MMA history. Makes it better: his nickname is "Hello Japan" now. SO SHOGUN'S BACK ON THE SHELF TOO 2 keep it real,the Shogun fight will have 2 wait,I just found out that I have 2 get surgery on both knees,but I heal fast don't trip — Quinton Jackson (@Rampage4real) March 15, 2012 CHECKING IN ON THE CRIPPLER I just wanna thank everyone who's been sending me support and positive energy my way. I'm a positive energy whore right now — chris leben (@cripplerufc) March 15, 2012 THE PERFECT RECIPE "@XStraightEdgePK: @Unclecreepymma How do you grow that awesome mustache ?" magic with a sprinkle of stupidity — ian mccall (@Unclecreepymma) March 16, 2012 FIGHT ANNOUNCEMENTS Announced yesterday (Thursday, March 15, 2012): - Bellator 61: Eric Prindle (7-1, 1 NC) vs. Thiago Santos (10-1, 1 NC) rescheduled for Bellator 62 FANPOST OF THE DAY Today's Fanpost of the Day goes to BE's Crooklyn: Josh Rosenthal: The Invisible Man The ten point must system and judging "To me the ten point must is fine. I think definitions of the criteria need to be defined greater. I think that's where discrepancies come into play with it. The way you look at it, is you have striking, grappling, control, and then you have aggression. If you're saying striking is first, you're automatically giving an advantage to the striker, opposed to the grappler, who's category comes second. To me, grappling and striking are one thing, as far as how they should be judged. They're different systems of combat, but they should be weighed equally. You have to judge each thing in the context of where it's being done. So if a guy is in his guard, and he's throwing elbows from the bottom, and he's damaging the guy, then that's effective striking. Be it that it's on the ground, and not on the feet, it's still effective striking. When you have a fight where a guy is completely smothering the other with grappling, he's taking the back, he's mounting, he's attacking the neck, he's attacking the arm, what's to say that that's not scoring greater than the striking? They all need to be looked at in the context of what they are. Personally, I like the idea of who's trying to win the fight, like the Japanese style, which is focusing on finishing the fight, and scoring technique. By doing that, you kind of push the striking and the grappling context together, because you're now judging who's actually trying to finish the match, be it with striking or grappling. I believe damage should be a criteria, which it's not really at this point, but I believe it should be. Damage doesn't have to be acute damage of a cut or blood. You end up with fights where guys are getting a lot of body shots, or in positions where their head's not going to get banged around because it's buried in a guy's chest, or in his leg, and he's trying to take him down. You have to look at it positionally, what's happening as opposed to the traditional of ‘It's striking on the feet, and it's grappling on the ground.' You have to look at it as a whole. I think the ten point must is fine, I just think the definitions of the criteria need to be looked at a little bit, and adjusted." Found something perfect for the Morning Report? Just hit me on Twitter @shaunalshatti and we'll include it in tomorrow's post.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship® organization President Dana White and Director of Canadian Operations Tom Wright will be in Calgary on Wednesday, March 21 to make a major announcement.  Starting at noon, the pair will host a special press conference to be held at Flames Central in downtown Calgary. The event is open to the public.  Then, on Thursday, March 22, Alberta-based UFC® fighters Nick Ring, Jason MacDonald and Mitch Clarke will be taking part in an open workout from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at BDB Martial Arts. This event is open to the public and will give fans an up close look at mixed arts training and some of Canada’s best local talent. Calgary Stampeders players Eric Fraser and Corey Mace will also be on hand to learn some MMA training techniques first hand. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (all free and open to the public): UFC® PRESS CONFERENCE WHEN:            Wednesday, March 21, 2012 – 12:00 p.m. MTN(doors to the public at 11:30 a.m.)WHERE:            Flames Central, 219-8th Street SW, Calgary WHO:        UFC® President Dana WhiteUFC® Director of Canadian Operations Tom Wright UFC® OPEN WORKOUTSWHEN:            Thursday, March 22, 2012 – 11:00 a.m. - 1 p.m. MTNWHERE:            BDB Martial Arts, 3300 14th Ave NEWHO:        Jason MacDonald, UFC middleweightNick Ring, UFC middleweightMitch Clarke, UFC lightweightEric Fraser, Calgary Stampeders defensive backCorey Mace, Calgary Stampeders defensive lineman 

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Nick Diaz may be in the midst of the most bizarre five-month stretch in MMA history. Let's recap. Diaz destroys B.J. Penn's face so hard, Penn retires. Diaz then enrages Georges St. Pierre so badly, Georges demands Diaz take Carlos Condit's title shot at UFC 143. Impressive stuff so far. Diaz gets his fight, Carlos is sad, but one Canadian knee eruption later, he's back in the game. Both men hype the match as a "dogfight," but Condit works a counter-heavy gameplan into a divisive decision victory. An incredulous Diaz promptly retires. After days of public fervor, Condit's camp asks to run it back. Only problem, Diaz sure does love his weed. Weeks go by and the story fades out until the Diaz camp unexpectedly lawyers-up, claiming Diaz didn't technically break any of the NSAC's rules. And now we're here, with the NSAC calling Diaz a liar, and the story very, very far from over. 5 MUST-READ STORIES NSAC claims Nick Diaz violated the law on UFC 143 pre-fight questionnaire. Nevada State Athletic Commission representative Jennifer M. Lopez revealed that Nick Diaz "lied" to the commission by swearing he had not taken any prescribed medications two weeks out from UFC 143. Bellator 61 dissection. Dallas Winston is back with another gif-tastic breakdown of Eric Prindle vs. Thiago Santos and Bellator's middleweight quarterfinals. Mark Hunt vs. Stefan Struve confirmed for UFC 146. The addition of Mark Hunt vs. Stefan Struve completes UFC 146's all-heavyweight main card, slated for Memorial Day weekend in Las Vegas. Cesar Gracie says Pettis or Penn may challenge Melendez next. Zuffa is struggling to find viable opponents for Gilbert Melendez, so Cesar Gracie threw down the gauntlet for a pair of surprising names. Demian Maia moving down to welterweight. Maia announced his impending drop from 185 pounds to 170 on Wednesday morning. An opponent or timetable for his welterweight debut has yet to be decided. COUNTDOWN TO A SLIMMER ROY NELSON Started (on March 4th): 32,000 likes.Yesterday's mark: 101,780 likes.As of this writing: 102,094 likes.Goal (by March 18th): 132,000 likes. Roy, you may not have technically lost this bet, but over 70,000 people wanted to see you cut down to 205. That has to count for something, right? MEDIA STEW Brendan Schaub got his ghostbuster on as the Ghost Adventures crew investigated the gnarly tale of Denver's Peabody-Whitehead Mansion. (HT: MMA Mania) Ryan Hall, in case you don't know, is one of the most successful American-born BJJ players we have today. Abu Dhabi medalist. Absurd win totals. Books, instructional DVDs, the works. So anyway, Hall's just sitting in this restaurant with his friends, enjoying himself a sandwich, and this drunk guy shuffles up asking for a lighter. No one has one, so drunk guy gets upset. Like, very upset. Then he decides it's time to throw down. And that, my friends, was a poor decision. War Machine is back in jail for another year, even if the circumstances are slightly more dubious than they were last time. So tonight, Spike TV's MMA Uncensored is set to chronicle the fighter's final 48 hours before he headed back to the slammer. Check out the sneak preview below. Preview - War Machine's New FightGet More: Preview - War Machine's New Fight Chris Tickle needed just 24 seconds to KO Austin Lyons and pave his way into the TUF 15 house. But the quick finish wasn't exactly a fluke. Check out Trickle (white & black shorts) taking on Dave Cochran in a fight that features not only an automatic nutshot, but also a pretty damn impressive knockout. MIESHA TATE'S ARM IS FINE AND SHE'LL PROVE IT TO YOU This is better lol, I'm out of the car! Side view of my arm twitter.com/MieshaTate/sta… — Miesha Tate (@MieshaTate) March 14, 2012 And back of my arm, see!! It's really not too bad, swelling is gone, pain is minimal, I'll be back soon enough! twitter.com/MieshaTate/sta… — Miesha Tate (@MieshaTate) March 14, 2012 Considering I had my arm snapped in half the wrong direction a a little over a week ago i don't think it's in all that bad shape now lol — Miesha Tate (@MieshaTate) March 14, 2012 ANTHONY PETTIS LAUGHS AT YOUR RUMORS I'm not dropping to 145 to fight aldo! 155 is my home and I'll get that belt soon!!! #fb — Anthony Pettis (@Showtimepettis) March 14, 2012 PITY THE DRUNK GUY THAT ASKS THEM FOR A LIGHTER Galera reunida, meus parceiros TUFBrasil twitter.com/SpiderAnderson… — Anderson Silva (@SpiderAnderson) March 14, 2012 FIGHT ANNOUNCEMENTS Announced yesterday (Wednesday, March 14, 2012): - UFC 146: Mark Hunt (8-7) vs. Stefan Struve (23-5) - UFC 146: Mike Brown (25-8) vs. Daniel Pineda (17-7) FANPOST OF THE DAY Today's Fanpost of the Day goes to BE's hobbie: Setting it Straight: "Rampage's" Case Against the UFC So for your benefit folks, I've compiled a list of Quinton's grievances with the UFC. I know a lot of folks have expressed displeasure, disagreement or most commonly, confusion at some of Quinton's remarks. I'll admit, that was my first reaction as well. Then I stayed up all night fasting and pounding Red Bulls, and the picture suddenly became a whole lot clearer. Also, I now like house music for some reason. So without further ado, here's Rampage's case against the UFC, as best as I can fathom it. 1) "Why are you giving me wrestlers that are gonna take me down and hump me?" This is Quinton's latest complaint, and it makes perfect sense coming from him. He's a devout Christian, "God's Street Soldier" (yes, God has "Street Soldiers" - Zeus showed you can have all the fancy artillery and air support you want, but without boots on the ground, your religion's going the way of lawnmower worship) and thus has no inclination to get "humped" by another man. But more then that, Jackson is angry with UFC matchmaker Joe Silva, for making "Rampage" fight all these lay and prayers! The fans want to see a fight, damnit! And besides, in a division featuring Jon Jones, Rashad Evans, Ryan Bader, Phil Davis, Dan Henderson, a Karate guy with solid wrestling of his own and "Shogun" freakin' Rua, it shouldn't be too hard to find a non-wrestler for ol' Quinton! Oh, he's facing "Shogun" next? Splendid. That leads us right into grievance number two: Found something perfect for the Morning Report? Just hit us on Twitter @shaunalshatti and we'll include it in tomorrow's post.

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Tickets for UFC 146: "Dos Santos vs. Overeem," which was recently made official for the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 26, 2012, will go on sale to the general public on Fri., March 30, 2012, at 10 a.m. PT. UFC Fight Club members and UFC Newsletter subscribers, naturally, will be able to scoop up tickets prior to them being available for public consumption thanks to two separate special presales. UFC 146 will be headlined by the biggest fight of the year (literally), when heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos puts his strap on the line for the very first time against division number one contender and famed Dutch striker Alistair Overeem. Also rounding out the all-heavyweight main card are super-sized match-ups between Frank Mir vs. Cain Velasquez, Stefan Struve vs. Mark Hunt, Roy Nelson vs. Antonio Silva and Shane Del Rosario vs. Gabriel Gonzaga. Here is the UFC 146 tickets sales schedule (all times PT): UFC Fight Club presale: Weds., March 28 at 10 a.m.UFC Newsletter presale: Thurs., March 29 at 10 a.m. General tickets sale: Fri., March 30 at 10 a.m. UFC 146 tickets can also be purchased through StubHub.com (Note: StubHub often has seats available even if the event is "sold out"). It will also be available to watch on pay-per-view (PPV) at 10 p.m. ET on fight night. For the latest UFC 146 news and notes check out our complete event archive right here. To check out the latest "Dos Santos vs. Overeem" fight card and rumors click here.

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Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight Sean McCorkle (16-2) has been booked to take on Brian Heden (17-10) as the featured bout for the debut event for the Worldwide Mixed Martial Arts (WMMA) promotion. McCorkle, who is currently on a six-fight winning streak in which he stopped all of his opponents by submission, was cut from the UFC after going 1-2 and ending on back-to-back losses to Christian Morecraft and Stefan Struve. By contrast, Heden is just 2-3 in his past five bouts and has faced (and lost to) Brett Rogers, Dan Severn and Ron Humphrey during his career. From today's release: According to William McFarlane, President of WMMA, "The super heavyweight clash between McCorkle and Heden is sure to bring fireworks to El Paso as well as leave fans watching at home wanting more. By having two veterans of the sport at the top of this card benefiting the Wounded Warrior Project and the U.S. Army Wounded Warrior Program, it highlights our commitment to quality competition, respect for the sport, and promise to the local community and our real heroes." "On March 31, 2012, my winning streak will be six," stated McCorkle. "There is no way I am losing this fight. I am walking out of the Don Haskins Center considered one of the top super heavyweights in the world, and if I have to dominate Brian to do it, so be it." The pay-per-view (PPV) event goes down on March 31, 2012, LIVE from the Don Haskins Centre in El Paso, Texas. The card also features a slew of former UFC, Strikeforce, Elite XC and King Of The Cage (KOTC) veterans to bolster the line-up, including Thomas Denny vs. Karo Parisyan, Lyle Beerbohm vs. Derrick Noble and Drew Fickett vs. Kevin Knabijan. The undercard features an intriguing heavyweight tilt between Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 10: Heavyweight contestant Darrill Schoonover vs. heavy-handed Paul Buentello. The cost of the show has not been disclosed but the PPV card will be available on the Armed Forces Network (AFN). More details on this upcoming fight card as they become available.

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UFC welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre is giving an inside look at his recovery and rehab as he gets ready to return from major knee surgery.

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UFC welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre is giving an inside look at his recovery and rehab as he gets ready to return from major knee surgery.

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UFC welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre is giving an inside look at his recovery and rehab as he gets ready to return from major knee surgery.

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UFC welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre is giving an inside look at his recovery and rehab as he gets ready to return from major knee surgery.

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UFC welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre is giving an inside look at his recovery and rehab as he gets ready to return from major knee surgery.

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Candor is a rare currency in professional sports. With the rise of the social media machine, honesty and personality are often considered taboo. In their place, athletes are taught to give little more than canned answers straight from the mouth of P.R. engines, and who can blame them when one slip-up has the potential to explode in an instant? Rarely do you see an interviewee as heartbreakingly forthright as Chris Leben was on Monday. As he poured out his mortality on The MMA Hour, accepting full responsibility for his ongoing battle with substance abuse, Leben ceased being "The Crippler" and instead reverted back to Chris, a simple 31-year-old man struggling with the pressures and anxieties of real life. It's easy to become jaded with sports, but interviews like his help remind us that there is a very real human element to all of this that is too often forgotten. So if you haven't heard it already, do yourself a favor and check out Leben's words. 5 MUST-READ STORIES The MMA Hour is back. Ariel Helwani and The MMA Hour return with a packed show featuring Chris Leben, Anthony "Rumble" Johnson, Pat Curran, Miesha Tate, Matt Mitrione and Marlos Coenen. Chris Leben talks rehab. Leben, for the first time since receiving his UFC suspension, candidly discussed painkiller and alcohol addition, and the rehab that has him fighting for his life. TUF: Brazil cast list revealed. Sixteen middleweights and sixteen featherweights have been announced as the opening field for the inaugural season of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil. Anthony Johnson signs with Titan Fighting Championships. Johnson spoke publicly for the first time since his unceremonious release from the UFC, revealing plans to fight at 185 pounds for Titan Fighting Championships on May 25. Dana White says UFC may move away from PPV. White opened the door for the UFC to possibly transition away from the pay-per-view business model in the future. COUNTDOWN TO A SLIMMER ROY NELSON Started (on March 4th): 32,000 likes.Yesterday's mark: 101,500 likes.As of this writing: 101,692 likes.Goal (by March 18th): 132,000 likes. So it looks like Roy Nelson won't be losing this bet after all. MEDIA STEW * Basketball fan's dream: Play some one-on-one with Kobe Bryant. * Football fan's dream: Catch a pass from Aaron Rodgers. * MMA fan's dream: Uh... spar with the most dangerous featherweight on the planet? Not quite the same ring to it, I'll admit, but this (un)lucky fan took his half-hearted Aldo beating like a man. (HT: Middle Easy) Daron Cruickshank may have caught some eyes when he flashily defeated Drew Dober to earn his way into the TUF 15 house, but it all started with this tryout video. After last weekend's latest round of 'What Will Bob Sapp Tap To?', it seems strangely necessary to remind everyone this exists. Now that the cast list for TUF: Brazil has been announced, check out this early promo from Globo TV. Ever wonder what Bruce Buffer's notes look like? Click the image for mega-size. (HT: Reddit) RAMPAGE JACKSON IS UNSTOPPABLE RIGHT NOW The @ufc knew I was hurt,n almost everyfight I was hurt n,but instead of saying thanks 4 not pulling out,they talk shit about a poor job.... — Quinton Jackson (@Rampage4real) March 12, 2012 I did,I never missed weight,but when I do, nobody stop 4 a second 2 ask if I was hurt,yall just quick 2 talk shit,so I'm done with themafter — Quinton Jackson (@Rampage4real) March 12, 2012 @ChinoGreen92 I have 1 more fight on my contract n @danawhite said n a text (that I've saved) hahaha that I can go after my last fight — Quinton Jackson (@Rampage4real) March 12, 2012 @LynchOliver y? So I can keep being under promoted n giving leg humpers who just wants 2 take me down all the time instead of havin a show? — Quinton Jackson (@Rampage4real) March 12, 2012 FIGHT ANNOUNCEMENTS Announced yesterday (Monday, March 12, 2012): - Titan Fighting Championships: Anthony Johnson (10-4) vs. TBA on May 25 FANPOST OF THE DAY Today's Fanpost of the Day goes to BE's Jack Slack: Igor Vovchanchyn's Striking With no major UFC or Strikeforce event on the cards for a couple of weeks, those of us who are uninterested in The Ultimate Fighter will have to find other ways to entertain ourselves. One of my personal favorite activities at a time like this is to dust off the videos of legendary Ukrainian mixed martial artist, Igor Vovchanchyn. Igor's power was paralyzing, his style inspired tension until the match's conclusion, and his ability to leave bigger men in crumpled heaps gave birth to fear and admiration in equal measure. One of the most fascinating features of Igor Vovchanchyn's life is that he was essentially a kickboxer when he entered mixed martial arts. Despite this being thought at the time to be a handicap, Igor went on an unparallaled winning streak against bigger, stronger, wrestlers and grapplers - becoming the single consistent exception to the "grappler beats striker" rule of early MMA. Vovchanchyn is always given the credit he deserves as a terrifying power puncher, but he is rarely celebrated, as he should be, for his technical ability. Many observers simply see the wide swings and assume that Igor was a barn-burning brawler and no more. But brawlers had never had results knocking out grapplers - striking wide was an invitation for a clinch or takedown. Limited in the number of punches or combinations he threw, Igor had means of dragging grapplers into exchanges wherein he could knock them out nonethless. In this series we shall examine a few of Vovchanchyn's slickest tricks. 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Time flies in MMA, and it's hard to believe that the biggest news story of March 12th, 2011 was that Zuffa, the parent company of the UFC, effectively bought off their largest competitor by purchasing Strikeforce. UFC president Dana White announced the deal to MMA Fighting's Ariel Helwani, and the MMA blogosphere blew up with speculation about what it meant. Dana created a catchphrase that day, "business as usual", which people still dig out of mothballs to throw in Whte's face whenever Strikeforce doesn't live up to their expectations. So what has happened over the last year since the purchase? Let's take a trip down memory lane. March 12th, 2011 - The announcement. While the exact numbers weren't confirmed, the purchase price was around 40 million dollars with some of that going to debt repayment. Scott Coker's partner, Silicon Valley Sports and Entertainment, was focused on bringing another pro sports team to San Jose and wanted out of the MMA business. Coker stayed on as GM of Strikeforce, but was now a Zuffa employee. I wrote an angry article about it over at HKL. April 1st - The first SF card under Zuffa ownership went down in Stockton. It was a Challengers card. April 8th - Strikeforce GM Scott Coker thought the organization would have it's first pay-per-view event by July. April 9th - The first major Strikeforce card under Zuffa saw Nick Diaz defend his Strikeforce welterweight title against Paul Daley in one of the best fights of 2011. Coker talked about Strikeforce-UFC crossover fights "within a year". May 18th - Zuffa completed their takeover and laid off most Strikeforce employees, putting former WEC employees in charge of the company. June 1st - Nick Diaz blows "business as usual" out of the water and moves over to the UFC to challenge Georges St. Pierre for the UFC welterweight title. Obviously, this still hasn't happened yet. June 9th - Diaz officially vacates his Strikeforce welterweight title. To date, it remains vacant. June 18th - The semi-finals of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix began, with Alistair Overeem and Fabricio Werdum competing in a dull bout that Overeem won. July 30th - Fedor Emelianenko vs. Dan Henderson headlined a Strikeforce event in suburban Chicago. Henderson won. In addition, Alistair Overeem was released by the organization after apparently refusing to accept a booking due to injuries. Within days, he was snapped up by the UFC. August 4th - Emelianenko was released by Strikeforce. August 12th - Ronda Rousey made her Strikeforce debut. September 10th - Luke Rockhold won the Strikeforce middleweight title from Ronaldo Souza. Josh Barnett and Daniel Cormier (Overeem's replacement) advanced to the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix finals. September 19th - Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Dan Henderson signs with the UFC and vacates his belt. The belt is still vacant as of today. October 13th - Ken Hershman leaves Showtime, the channel that Strikeforce is aired on. Showtime held an option to renew Strikeforce's TV contract in early 2012 at the time, and Hershman's departure was viewed by some as the final nail in the coffin for Strikeforce on the network. November 18th - Strikeforce holds their last Challengers card to date. December 15th - Strikeforce and Showtime officially come to an agreement to extend their contract until 2014. Dana White announces that the SF heavyweight division will move over the UFC, barring the GP Final and "one more fight" for the winner. January 6th, 2012 - Women's 145 pound champion Cristiane Santos tests positive for anabolic steroids. January 7th - Cyborg is stripped of her title, and her division is put on hold. This leaves three of the six Strikeforce championships vacant. February 21st - Nate Marquardt signs with Strikeforce. March 3rd - Ronda Rousey defeats Miesha Tate for the SF Women's 135 pound title. March 12th - Business as usual? I think not.

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Indulge me in a rant real quick. I understand Joe Warren isn't exactly the most popular fighter out there right now, but what exactly was going through Jeff Malott's head as he watched Pat Curran bomb on a 35-year-old man with roughly 436 unanswered shots on Friday night? A referee's primary role is to ensure the safety of both fighters. Malott failed. I know it's cliché to grumble about the refing and judging in MMA, but this issue is getting out-of-hand. Guys like Nick Diaz and Gene LeBell have called for officials to carry a background in combat sports and undergo extensive, mandatory martial arts training in order to grasp the severity of given situations. That sounds great in theory, but a quick Google search reveals Malott to have an extensive background in sambo and even a few professional fights under his belt. So what then? This is a murky issue and no one seems to have the right answer, but when it comes down to it, as a former fighter Malott failed Warren immensely by not understanding how unhealthy it is for a human skull to be bludgeoned unconscious three different times in a span of thirty seconds. Anyhow, now that we've got that out of the way, how about all that magnificent violence we saw this weekend? Between the twin premieres of Bellator and The Ultimate Fighter, along with Cro Cop's homecoming and the first ever MMA event held in India, there were plenty of brawls to go around, so check out all the action with the Morning Report. 5 MUST-READ STORIES Weekend MMA results. Catch up on this weekend's smorgasbord of MMA action with official results for Bellator 60, The Ultimate Fighter: Live, Cro Cop Final Fight, Super Fight League 1 and MFC 4. Tyson Griffin tested positive for marijuana at UFC 123. Bloody Elbow's Brent Brookhouse uncovered an unreported positive test for marijuana linked back to Tyson Griffin at UFC 123. UFC Senior Vice President of Government & Regulatory Affairs Marc Ratner has since issued an official statement on the matter. Jon Jones would rather have Anderson Silva as a mentor than fight him. The question of who would win a superfight between the UFC's two most dominant champions, Jon Jones and Anderson Silva, has been debated ad nauseum by fight fans. But according to Jones, he'd rather look to Silva as a mentor than an opponent. Fedor Emelianenko hints at possible UFC fight. Where would March be without the monthly Fedor-to-UFC tidbit? In a recent interview, the aging Russian legend opened the door for a shot at Octagon glory. 'UFC Primetime' tapped for two summer shows. 'UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans' and 'UFC 146: Dos Santos vs. Overeem' are set to receive the primetime treatment for their respective championship fights. COUNTDOWN TO A SLIMMER ROY NELSON Started (on March 4th): 32,000 likes.Friday's mark: 99,688 likes.As of this writing: 101,500 likes.Goal (by March 18th): 132,000 likes. Come on people, we can do this. One week left. MEDIA STEW So yeah, Pat Curran nearly killed Joe Warren at Bellator 60 this weekend. Check out the brutal finish below. What loss? Rampage Jackson, sans shirt, allegedly hit the stage at a Tokyo nightclub hours after his UFC 144 defeat to Ryan Bader. Also highlighting the weekend: India's first ever mixed martial arts event, the Super Fight League. If you missed out on Sunday morning, the entire show has been uploaded to YouTube for your viewing pleasure. Or you can just skip ahead to 2:10:33 to see Bob Sapp do what Bob Sapp does. Joe Rogan picks out his favorite coaching match-ups of The Ultimate Fighter's 15-season history. BREAKOUT STAR OF 'TUF LIVE': JON TUCK AND HIS MANGLED TOE Ouuch! Tough! twitter.com/UrijahFaber/st… — Urijah Faber (@UrijahFaber) March 10, 2012 RAMPAGE IS SERIOUS ABOUT THIS WHOLE LEAVING THE UFC THING @OldNickSuperchi the ufc makes billions off us all over the world,n pay us chump change! Boxers r boring but making buckets of money,THINK! — Quinton Jackson (@Rampage4real) March 9, 2012 "@OUnab: @Rampage4real Go Rampage! You're one of the best personality/fighter in mma history, the sport needs u!" @ufc said I lost my appeal — Quinton Jackson (@Rampage4real) March 10, 2012 Well I'm hoping the @ufc just let me go so I can do my thang,they took my love of fighting after the Forest fight! #bloodtypeBpositive — Quinton Jackson (@Rampage4real) March 10, 2012 JAMES TONEY HANGIN' IN THE 209 @nickdiaz209 @ufc we will be getting some great sparring. James Toney is a fan twitter.com/CesarGracieBJJ… — Cesar Gracie (@CesarGracieBJJ) March 10, 2012 FIGHT ANNOUNCEMENTS Announced over the weekend (Friday, March 9, 2012 - Sunday, March 11, 2012): - Fabricio Werdum (15-5-1) vs. Mike Russow (15-1, 1 NC) slated for UFC: Brazil in June - Erick Silva (13-2, 1 NC) vs. Mike Pierce (13-5) reportedly in the works for UFC: Brazil in June, according to Globo - Bellator 61: Josh Quayhagen (2-0) vs. Quaint Kempf (4-2) - Bellator 61: Trey Houston (8-0) vs. Jeremiah Riggs (7-5) - Bellator 61: Derrick Krantz (10-5) vs. Eric Scallan (10-3) - Bellator 61: Derek Campos (9-2) vs. Patrick Cenoble (8-1) - Bellator 61: Jeremy Myers (3-3) vs. Jason Sampson (8-1) FANPOST OF THE DAY Today's Fanpost of the Day goes to BE's Dangalvan: Fighters the UFC Should Re-hire (Not Tim Sylvia) There are plenty of other former UFC employees that deserve another shot in the big dance over "The Maine-iac". These fighters have either put together an astounding resume after being cut or simply didn't deserve the axe in the first place. If Tim Sylvia really wants to fight in the UFC again then he should probably imitate what these six fighters are doing. Patrick Cote (16-7) - Middleweight After a knee injury at UFC 90 in a Middleweight Championship match against Anderson Silva set Patrick Cote back a year and the half, he returned to the octagon not looking like the same fighter that had strung together a five fight win streak in route to a championship shot. Two consecutive losses later, and the former TUF Season 4 Runner-up was left without a job in the UFC. After his release, Cote has won three fights in decisive fashion with his most impressive victories being over Kalib Starnes and Todd Brown. His next fight is against MMA veteran Gustavo Machida at the end of the month, and a win there should impress Joe Silva enough to let "The Predator" back in the UFC. Found something perfect for the Morning Report? Just hit us on Twitter @shaunalshatti and we'll include it in tomorrow's post.

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'A soothsayer bids you beware the Ides of March'; or, in this case, a Russian player-agent is saying that come March 15, the NHL might have a new reason to beware the Nashville Predators. Pavel Lysenkov of SovSport called Alex Radulov's Russian agent Yuri Nikolaev to speak about the end of his Salavat Yulaev Ufa season and possible return to the NHL with Nashville, with whom he has one more year on his contract. "I don't want to comment about anything." Nikolaev told Lysenkov right after he picked up the phone. Is Alexander going to Nashville? "I won't say. I will only note that this issue must be resolved with Salavat Yulaev. Without a mutual agreement nothing is going to happen. This is because officially KHL contracts expire on April 30. "Don't try to get anything out of me. Let's agree to this: I will have an understanding of the situation on March 15. We have to see what's going on with Radulov's knee... There are a lot of questions, including some about his health."

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This week was kind of strange. And the next five weeks are probably going to be stranger. But we're spoiled as MMA fans now. A month-and-a-half between major events used to be nothing. Besides, mixed martial arts has reached the point where even if the schedule looks empty, it isn't really. Case in point: between the newly revamped "The Ultimate Fighter" and a brand new season of the promotion that just brought us this and this and THIS (and this and this), Friday nights are about to become the new Saturday. So sit back and get ready for tonight's fights with the Morning Report. 5 MUST-READ STORIES The hurt business: a year in the life of an MMA fight team. Ben Fowlkes invades Grudge Training Center to examine the hidden lives of pro fighters and watch as fortunes rise and fall over the course of one calendar year in the first installment of this multi-part series. Bellator 60: Joe Warren vs. Pat Curran dissection. Dallas Winston kicks the door down to Bellator's sixth season with a gif-tastic breakdown of tonight's featherweight championship. For Bellator's Bjorn Rebney, eventual Spike move vindicates long-term vision. Bellator's CEO discusses his long journey to Spike, upcoming production changes, and the format that allows fighters "to be like Bulter in the NCAA's March Madness." Daniel Cormier would consider cutting weight for a 205-pound 'superfight.' Despite his past weight cutting struggles, Cormier would give it one more shot for a superfight against a top 205-pounder. Marloes Coenen cast in Dutch version of ‘Survivor.' The former Strikeforce women's bantamweight champion joined twelve of the Netherlands' biggest celebrities in the survival reality show "De Schat van De Oranje." COUNTDOWN TO A SLIMMER ROY NELSON Started (on March 4th): 32,000 likes.Yesterday's mark: 97,282 likes.As of this writing: 99,688 likes.Goal (by March 18th): 132,000 likes. MEDIA STEW A week after defeating Frankie Edgar to win the UFC lightweight strap, Ben Henderson was back home in Arizona relaxing. But by relaxing, we really mean competing in the Absolute division of the 7th Arizona Brazilian Jiu JItsu International Open, where he ultimately lost to Daniel Grippaudo via this slick straight armbar. (By the way, Bendo still won his weight class. Check out the full story.) Tim Sylvia wants in the UFC, regardless of what Dana White says. So he uploaded this video to YouTube. The description simply reads: "Beast Mode." (HT: MMA Mania) Last month, both Fedor and Aleksandr Emelianenko competed in the Russian Combat Sambo Championships, where they predictably met in the tournament finals. Though their match didn't exactly go how you'd expect. (HT: Cage Potato) Yesterday we brought you a look at Myles Jury. So today we'll give you a sampling of another early TUF 15 favorite, Brazilian submission wizard Cristiano Marcello, as he takes on Guido Canetti at Bitetti Combat 8. THE MUSCLE SHARK WANTS BACK IN I will be coming back before the years end but I need a good fight not some chump who needs some fame! — Sean Sherk UFC (@SeanSherkUFC) March 8, 2012 MISADVENTURES IN MMA FACIAL HAIR And so the old school begins!!! #bringitback twitter.com/EddieWineland/… — Eddie Wineland(@EddieWineland) March 8, 2012 FIGHT ANNOUNCEMENTS Announced yesterday (Thursday, March 8, 2012): N/A FANPOST OF THE DAY Today's Fanpost of the Day goes to BE's Dangalvan: 10 Flyweights That the UFC Should Sign Mamoru Yamaguchi (26-6-3) Yamaguchi doesn't just make this list based on his awesome Afro, but I'd be lying if I said it didn't help. He is dripping with charisma that could garner him a cult-like audience. Coming off a loss to Jussier da Silva in August, Yamaguchi should be hungry for a win as he has never lost back-to-back fights in his career. Yamaguchi is a dangerous flyweight that prefers to strike where he is able to showcase his powerful looping hooks. Dustin Ortiz (8-1) Continuing the trend of fighters with fantastic hair, Dustin Ortiz has potential to really be a top fighter in the flyweight division. Still in the early part of his career, Ortiz has been impressive recently with a win over Josh Rave (18-9). Ortiz is one of the most fun fighters to watch as he is hyper-aggressive and is relentless with the pressure he forces on his opponents. Found something perfect for the Morning Report? Just hit us on Twitter @shaunalshatti and we'll include it in Monday's post.

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Ten days. That's how long the UFC lightweight division was open for business before word came down for the third straight title rematch since April 10, 2010. Now, we've all heard the arguments ad nauseum. It's only fair. Frankie Edgar had to do it twice. And let's be honest, we all kind of expected this. Never mind that just four men have fought for the 155-pound title in the last 23 months. So for now, lets try to forget how groovy the storylines for Henderson-Pettis II would have been. Or how fascinating the bizarre personality clash of Henderson-Diaz would be. Unless someone randomly gets popped for weed, it is what it is. Henderson-Edgar II will be entertaining, and afterward we can be done with this endless circle of rematches -- unless, of course, Frankie takes a narrow split decision. Then you can bet we'll be well on our way to trilogy town. So check out all the details of Henderson-Edgar II, plus everything else MMA has to offer with the Morning Report. 5 MUST-READ STORIES Frankie Edgar vs. Ben Henderson rematch booked. After ten tiresome days of debate, Dana White and the UFC granted Frankie Edgar a lightweight title rematch against Ben Henderson. Rampage Jackson unhappy with UFC, says he's leaving after next fight. Jackson has unloaded a barrage of interesting tweets while vacationing in the Philippines, including a series of announcements that revealed plans to leave the UFC after his next fight. Nate Diaz thinks brother Nick Diaz will remain retired. Ariel Helwani caught up with Nate Diaz following Tuesday's UFC on FOX 3 press conference, and the young Stocktonian was rather candid about a potential title shot and his brother Nick's retirement. Junior dos Santos vs. Alistair Overeem confirmed for UFC 146. The long-awaited heavyweight title scrap is finally on the books for May 26 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Thiago Silva vs Alexander Gustafsson booked for UFC on FUEL 2. An Antonio Rogerio Nogueira knee injury has paved the way for Thiago Silva to face Alexander Gustafsson in the main event of UFC on FUEL 2. COUNTDOWN TO A SLIMMER ROY NELSON Started (on March 4th): 32,000 likes.As of this writing: 92,183 likes.Goal (by March 18th): 132,000 likes. MEDIA STEW Chael P. Sonnen has had enough. No more lobbing media bombs at Anderson Silva. No more pro wrestling promos. He's stepping out of the game. And if you don't believe him, Sonnen took the opportunity last night to apologize to Silva and relinquish his status as the number-one contender. The relationship between Bellator and their middleweight champion, Hector Lombard, appears to be shaky at best right now. And it may only get worse. When asked about Lombard's current contract situation, Dana White couldn't help but drop this little gem: "I'll probably end up with him then." Don Frye took a break from wrestling bears to honor us with stories about his new announcing gig, his legendary brawl with Yoshihiro Takayama, and the magic of aging. (HT: Middle Easy) From the backfiles of the early 90's: Trevor Berbick, aka the last man to defeat Muhammed Ali, fought HUSTLE owner Nobuhiko Takada in this infamous boxer vs. wrestler match. (HT: Reddit) FRANKIE EDGAR GETS HIS REMATCH Rematch anyone??.......it's on!! Thanks to @danawhite @lorenzofertitta. Me and Henderson 2. Here we go!! — Frankie Edgar (@FrankieEdgar) March 6, 2012 #SustainedExplosion!!! RT @danawhite: Frankie Edgar and Ben Henderson rematch will be this summer — Benson Henderson (@SMOOTHone155) March 6, 2012 I will...whats the hurry???...RT @RevPhilBert: @SMOOTHone155 what about petitis? Don't u wanna get back that loss?@danawhite — Benson Henderson (@SMOOTHone155) March 7, 2012 RETURN OF THE CRIPPLER What's up everyone im back, cleaned up my act and you'll be hearing from me regularly — chris leben (@cripplerufc) March 7, 2012 MICHAEL SCHIAVELLO: NOT IN THE SONNEN FAN CLUB @KCBanditMMA @DaveHendrickTLW nope. Wanker. Plus he doesn't write his own material, Matt Lindland does from what I hear. — Michael Schiavello (@SchiavelloVOICE) March 5, 2012 FIGHT ANNOUNCEMENTS Announced yesterday (Tuesday, March 6, 2012): - Frankie Edgar (14-2-1) vs. Ben Henderson (16-2) rematch announced for summer - UFC 146: Junior dos Santos (14-1) vs. Alistair Overeem (36-11, 1 NC) confirmed as main event - UFC on FUEL 2: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (20-5) out, Thiago Silva (14-2, 1 NC) in against Alexander Gustafsson (13-1) FANPOST OF THE DAY Today's Fanpost of the Day goes to BE's SSreporters: UFC Fight Statistics For 1st Quarter of 2012 Easy numbers to digest. 62.5% of this year's finishes have come in the opening round, 25% in the 2nd, and only 12.5% in the 3rd. Obviously of the 5 to come in the final round, two have come in the last couple of weeks, with Tim Boetsch's comeback KO vs. Yushin Okami and Martin Kampmann's dramatic guillotine choke over Thiago Alves. Only four fights have been five-rounders and three of them went the distance, and since the switch to five-round non-title main events, not a single one has seen a finish past the 3rd round. This (next) table breaks down fight results for every weight class thus far, including the recently added flyweight division from last Friday's UFC on FX 2 card. Found something entertaining, brutal, or bizarre you'd like to see in the Morning Report? Just send it to @shaunalshatti and we'll include it in tomorrow's post.

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Combat sports fans are privy to six major televised mixed martial arts (MMA) events over the next month and a half, starting on Friday, March 9 and ending on Friday, April 13. And not one of them belongs to Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). That may come as a bit of a surprise, considering the aggressive campaign the world's largest fight promotion has mapped out for 2012, between its pay-per-view (PPV) schedule and FOX network deals. In fact, the only original content between now and UFC on FUEL TV 2 on April 14 is the debut of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 15 this Friday night. Opportunity, she is a' knocking. While the UFC goes into a self-imposed hibernation, Bellator kicks off its sixth season on Friday night, live via Spike.com and MTV2, featuring a couple of outstanding match-ups including Joe Warren vs. Pat Curran and Marlon Sandro vs. Roberto Vargas. And that's just the beginning. Here is the current Bellator season six schedule: Bellator 60 (March 9)Featherweight World ChampionshipThe Venue at Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, IN Bellator 61 (March 16)Heavyweight Tournament ChampionshipRiverdome in Bossier City, LA Bellator 62 (March 23)Lightweight Tournament QuarterfinalsLaredo Energy Arena in Laredo, TX Bellator 63 (March 30)Welterweight Tournament QuarterfinalsMohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT Bellator 64 (April 6)Welterweight World ChampionshipCaesars Windsor in Ontario, Canada Bellator 65 (April 13)Bantamweight World ChampionshipBoardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ Bellator 66 (April 20)Aoki vs. Alvarez II I-X Center in Cleveland, OH Bellator 67 (May 4) TBDCasino Rama in Ontario, Canada As always, "Bellator" Brian Hemminger will bring you the latest and greatest event coverage right here on MMAmania.com, including pre-fight interviews, predictions and analysis, as well as results, recaps and post-fight fallout. It's a good way to get your feet wet before Bellator transitions to Spike TV in 2013. Now that we've got some time off from the UFC, how many of you MMA maniacs will be tuning in to check out the sixth season of Bellator on MTV2?

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From UFC.com: In advance of its May 5 event from the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, N.J., the Ultimate Fighting Championship® will hold a press conference TOMORROW, Tuesday, March 6 at 11 a.m. ET at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The event, which is free and open to the public, will feature seven of the UFC’s top stars from the May 5 event, as well as UFC President Dana White.The press conference will also stream live at www.ufc.com. The first 500 fans in attendance will receive a commemorative UFC t-shirt.* Tickets for UFC®on FOX go on sale Friday, March 9 at 10 a.m. ET and are priced at $250, $150, $100, $75 and $50. Tickets are available online at Ticketmaster.com, charge-by-phone at 800-745-3000, and the IZOD Center Box Office. Visit www.IZODcenter.com or call 201-935-3900 for more details. Ticket prices do not include applicable service charges.UFC® Fight Club™ members will have the opportunity to purchase tickets to this event Wednesday, March 7 at 10 a.m. ET via the website www.ufcfightclub.com. A special Internet ticket pre-sale will be available to UFC newsletter subscribers Thursday, March 8, starting at 10 a.m. ET. To access this presale, users must register for the UFC newsletter in the field at the top of the page at UFC.com. A special pre-sale window will also be available for the first time to MetroPCS customers, who can buy tickets to UFC: Diaz vs. Miller on Thursday, March 8, starting at 8:30 am. Simply text 91452 with "UFC" from your MetroPCS phone for details. *T-shirts distributed on first-come, first-serve basis, while supplies last.WHO: The Ultimate Fighting Championship® DANA WHITE, UFC President JIM MILLER, N.J. native, UFC on FOX® main event star NATE DIAZ, UFC on FOX® main event star JOSH KOSCHECK, UFC welterweight JOHNY HENDRICKS, UFC welterweight ALAN BELCHER, UFC middleweight PAT BARRY, UFC heavyweight LAVAR JOHNSON, UFC heavyweightWHAT: Free, Public Press Conference WHEN: Tuesday, March 6 at 11 a.m. ETDoors for Fans Open at 10 a.m. WHERE: Radio City Music Hall1260 6th Avenue New York, N.Y. 10020 I will be there live from the press section, hopefully I don't ask any silly questions like former HKL luminary Subo did back in Colorado.

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Who could have guessed the debut of a new UFC division would be overshadowed by a women's title fight, in Strikeforce, no less. But it was, and at least for now, the landscape of mixed martial arts appears to have evolved dramatically. Ronda Rousey's gruesome victory over Miesha Tate was a performance that captivated the MMA community unlike any women's match since 2009, and now "Rowdy" Ronda has become what Gina Carano was supposed to be. Though lets not overstate the situation. WMMA obviously has a long road ahead of it. But with the help of a bona fide star -- a 25-year-old with Olympic pedigree, unquestionable ferocity, and Sonnen-esque skills on the mic -- the horizon suddenly looks a whole lot brighter. Catch up with the entire Rousey-Tate aftermath, as well as the UFC's flyweight tourney fallout with the Morning Report. 5 MUST-READ STORIES Ronda Rousey calls title win 'big deal' for women's MMA. Ronda Rousey spoke to Ariel Helwani about her championship performance over Miesha Tate, her trademark armbar, and what her sudden rise means for women's MMA. And if you missed out, do yourself a favor and check out all the electrifying Strikeforce video highlights. A short list of the most savage armbars in MMA history. Following Rousey's dramatic victory on Saturday night, Ben Thapa put together a GIF-fest of a feature, asking whether we just witnessed the greatest MMA armbar of all time. Strikeforce fighter Brandon Saling in question for Neo-Nazi tattoos and criminal past. Internet detectives discovered the rather unsavory past of Strikeforce undercard fighter Brandon Saling, including Neo-Nazi tattoos and a police charge "in connection with an alleged rape of a person under 13." Ian McCall vs. Demetrious Johnson a ruled a draw. The UFC's flyweight tournament hit a snag when Australian commission representative Craig Waller incorrectly totaled the scores for Demetrious Johnson vs. Ian McCall. According to Dana White, a rematch is currently in the works. Strikeforce: Josh Barnett vs. Daniel Cormier set for May 19. Over a year after its inception, the end is finally in sight for Strikeforce's heavyweight grand prix. MEDIA STEW On August 6, 2010, at a quiet show in Oxnard, California, Ronda Rousey made her MMA debut fighting against Hayden Munoz. I think you know how the story goes from there. If you were spacing out during Friday's UFC on FX 2 broadcast, you probably missed out on this goosebump-inducing Jon Jones promo that had everyone talking. (HT: Middle Easy) And just as we enter the UFC's upcoming six-week vacation, Bellator graciously steps in to fill our violence void. If you weren't excited for Season 6, I dare you to watch this Michael Chandler teaser and not change your mind. MMA Fighting's own Luke Thomas stopped by MMA Uncensored Live to drop some knowledge on the Dakota Cochrane and Rampage Jackson situations. IAN MCCALL, DEMETRIOUS JOHNSON AND THE WONDERFUL AUSTRALIAN ATHLETIC COMMISSION Mcall loss via having awesome mustache, robbed could at least do a sudden death, way to be screwed, love judges? — Roy Nelson (@roynelsonmma) March 3, 2012 How was the last round not a 10-8? Mighty mouse was finished if the bell didnt ring — Patrick Healy (@BamBamHealy) March 3, 2012 What a crazy roller coaster of emotions. Thank you to all the people who helped me I love you all. FOTN bonus helps take the sting off a bit — ian mccall (@Unclecreepymma) March 3, 2012 ROY NELSON WILL DROP TO LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT IF YOU FRIEND HIM ON FACEBOOK Bet is I will try to get to 205 if I can add 100k to Facebook.com/RoyNelsonUFC in two weeks. I love to win bets.... fb.me/16yMoPVPm — Roy Nelson (@roynelsonmma) March 5, 2012 @seanmcc87 45lbs pounds — Roy Nelson (@roynelsonmma) March 5, 2012 THE WEEKEND WITH SASQUATCH HERMAN Started my new diet today. I had 10 toaster strudels for lunch. — Dave Herman (@davehermanmma) March 3, 2012 FIGHT ANNOUNCEMENTS Announced over the weekend (Friday, March 2, 2012 - Sunday, March 4, 2012): - Strikeforce: Josh Barnett (31-5) vs. Daniel Cormier (9-0) confirmed for May 19 FANPOST OF THE DAY Today's Fanpost of the Day goes to BE's fightbot: 5 reasons Tate/Rousey was a perfect fight 1. It didn't kill the tension with Tate After the fight you could see Mauro fishing for the 'It was all for marketing' line from Ronda. I'm glad she didn't oblige him. Before the fight I wrote that I didn't want Ronda to kill the tension between her and Miesha should she win, and why that was so important. She didn't disappoint. She has great storytelling instincts. The shortline is that by not saying it was all for show/hype/marketing, it doesn't kill the tension between them. Which is good because Tate is bound to get a rematch one day. And if Ronda had said it was all for show after the first fight, it'd be a tough sell to get us amped for the rematch. But this way there's still unfinished business, there's still a lot of issues between them that can make for a great story in the inevitable rematch. She's gonna catch a lot of flack for it from some people, but I feel those people are shortsighted. It's not like she rubbed Miesha's face in it (well within her right to do), she just refused to apologize for her actions. Own that s***. Found something entertaining, brutal, or bizarre you'd like to see in the Morning Report? Just send it to @shaunalshatti and we'll include it in tomorrow's post.

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In advance of its May 5 event from the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, N.J., the Ultimate Fighting Championship® will hold a press conference TOMORROW, Tuesday, March 6 at 11 a.m. ET at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The event, which is free and open to the public, will feature seven of the UFC’s top stars from the May 5 event, as well as UFC President Dana White.The press conference will also stream live at www.ufc.com. The first 500 fans in attendance will receive a commemorative UFC t-shirt.* Tickets for UFC®on FOX go on sale Friday, March 9 at 10 a.m. ET and are priced at $250, $150, $100, $75 and $50. Tickets are available online at Ticketmaster.com, charge-by-phone at 800-745-3000, and the IZOD Center Box Office. Visit www.IZODcenter.com or call 201-935-3900 for more details. Ticket prices do not include applicable service charges.UFC® Fight Club™ members will have the opportunity to purchase tickets to this event Wednesday, March 7 at 10 a.m. ET via the website www.ufcfightclub.com. A special Internet ticket pre-sale will be available to UFC newsletter subscribers Thursday, March 8, starting at 10 a.m. ET. To access this presale, users must register for the UFC newsletter in the field at the top of the page at UFC.com. A special pre-sale window will also be available for the first time to MetroPCS customers, who can buy tickets to UFC: Diaz vs. Miller on Thursday, March 8, starting at 8:30 am. Simply text 91452 with "UFC" from your MetroPCS phone for details. *T-shirts distributed on first-come, first-serve basis, while supplies last.WHO:                   The Ultimate Fighting Championship®                                                                DANA WHITE, UFC President                                JIM MILLER, N.J. native, UFC on FOX® main event star                                NATE DIAZ, UFC on FOX® main event star                                JOSH KOSCHECK, UFC welterweight                                JOHNY HENDRICKS, UFC welterweight                                ALAN BELCHER, UFC middleweight                                PAT BARRY, UFC heavyweight                                LAVAR JOHNSON, UFC heavyweightWHAT: Free, Public Press Conference WHEN: Tuesday, March 6 at 11 a.m. ETDoors for Fans Open at 10 a.m.                                WHERE:               Radio City Music Hall1260 6th Avenue  New York, N.Y. 10020 

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UFC's three card line-ups for March & April shows.

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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) officials today announced "The Ultimate Fighter Live: The Preview," a 30-minute special airing TONIGHT (March 1, 2012) at 11:30 p.m. ET on FUEL TV, featuring a sneak peek at the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 15. TUF 15, which premiers LIVE on March 9 via the FX Channel, will feature 32 lightweight contestants vying for the coveted "six-figure contract" under the tutelage of bantamweight coaches (and division rivals) Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber. From UFC President Dana White: "What we are doing this season with ‘The Ultimate Fighter Live' - it's never been done with television, with sports, with anything. Basically, the reality portions of the show that you're going to see will have been shot in the last two days, so everything is real time. The most incredible part of all this is that these fights are live, every Friday night. This is revolutionary television. The Ultimate Fighter' has become so popular because, in my opinion, it's the most relevant reality show on television. It's not some reality show where you see a bunch of weirdo's on a show for a few weeks and then it's over and you never see them again. These kids are coming in and competing to try and get into the UFC and hopefully become a world champion someday." White will co-host tonight's preview show alongside UFC commentator Jon Anik. Also getting in on the action are Cruz and Faber, who will square off for "The Dominator's" title at UFC 148 on July 7, 2012, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. But the longtime rivals aren't doing anything in "Sin City" until they satisfy their coaching duties on TUF 15, beginning with the two-hour season premiere on March 9 and then one hour every Friday night (at 10 p.m. ET) for the following 13 weeks up until the June 1 live finale. A video of what you can expect during this upcoming live season, after the jump. The complete TUF 15 roster right here.

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March 3's Pandemonium 6 streams live and free on Sherdog.com ...

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Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson - the star of the highest-rated season of "The Ultimate Fighter" in the show's history - is making a return to the reality series. Sort of. Ferguson will host Spike TV's debut of "The Ultimate Fighter Fridays" on March 9 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The weekly three-hour specials counter-program new episodes of "The Ultimate Fighter 15," which also debuts March 9 - on FX, the series' new broadcast home.

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UFC's three card line-ups for March & April shows.

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It's been more than a year since Myles Jury last stepped into a fight, but he will be in familiar territory on March 9.

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The UFC's highly anticipated live series debut of popular reality competition "The Ultimate Fighter" takes place March 9 at a new home on the FX cable network, and on Monday the promotion announced its new cast.

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NATE DIAZ vs. N.J.’s JIM MILLERPAT BARRY vs. LAVAR JOHNSONJOSH KOSCHECK vs. JOHNY HENDRICKSROUSIMAR PALHARES vs. ALAN BELCHERPRESS CONFERENCE AT RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL IN NEW YORK CITY ON TUESDAY, MARCH 6 AT 11 A.M. ETTICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, MARCH 9 – 10 A.M. ETLas Vegas, Nevada – UFC® on FOX is coming to the Garden State. The Ultimate Fighting Championship® announced today that its third event on the FOX network will take place on Saturday, May 5 from the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, N.J. An outstanding five-round lightweight bout between Whippany’s Jim Miller and rugged contender Nate Diaz will headline the card, with the winner moving one step closer to a title shot. The remaining main card bouts include: heavyweights Pat Barry vs. Lavar Johnson; welterweight contenders Josh Koscheck vs. Johny Hendricks; middleweights Rousimar Palhares vs. Alan Belcher. The action-packed main card will air live on FOX at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT.The card will also feature an exciting preliminary card, which will be confirmed at UFC.com in the coming weeks.A press conference is planned for Tuesday, March 6 at 11 a.m. ET from Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The event is FREE and open to the public. Doors for the public will open at 10:30 a.m. The main card fighters will join UFC President Dana White at the presser.“For our third card on FOX, we have four great fights!” UFC President Dana White said. “Nate Diaz versus Jim Miller is the five-round main event and the winner will put himself in a position to fight for the title. Both of these guys fight at an incredible pace and are coming off great wins. “We’ve got an amazing heavyweight fight between knockout artists Pat Barry and Lavar Johnson, as well as welterweight title contender fight between Josh Koscheck and Johny Hendricks. Johny just knocked out Koscheck’s training partner, Jon Fitch, and wants a title shot. To do it, he’s gotta get past Koscheck, who’s one of the best 170-pounders in the world. If that wasn’t enough, submission specialist Rousimar Palhares meets Alan Belcher in an exciting middleweight fight. I’m excited for fans in N.J. and N.Y. to experience the UFC live again.” Tickets for UFC®on FOX go on sale Friday, March 9 at 10 a.m. ET and are priced at $250, $150, $100, $75 and $50. Tickets are available at the IZOD Center Box Office, online at Ticketmaster.com or charge by phone 800-745-3000. Ticket prices do not include applicable service charges.UFC® Fight Club™ members will have the opportunity to purchase tickets to this event Wednesday, March 7 at 10 a.m. ET via the website www.ufcfightclub.com. A special Internet ticket pre-sale will be available to UFC newsletter subscribers Thursday, March 8, starting at 10 a.m. ET. To access this presale, users must register for the UFC newsletter through UFC.com. For more information or current fight news, visit www.ufc.com.  All bouts live and subject to change.About Ultimate Fighting Championship®Owned and operated by Zuffa, LLC, and headquartered in Las Vegas, Nev., UFC® is the world’s premier MMA organization and produces over 12 UFC live Pay-Per-View events annually around the globe. This year, FOX will broadcast four fight cards annually. In spring 2012, The Ultimate Fighter®, UFC’s signature weekly reality TV show, debuts on FX. UFC content is also distributed commercially to bars and restaurants through Joe Hand Promotions in the U.S. Globally, UFC programming is broadcast in 150 countries, territories and jurisdictions, reaching over one billion homes worldwide, in 21 different languages.UFC® also boasts a powerful presence online, with UFC.com attracting over seven million unique visitors per month, while also possessing one of the most powerful social media followings in all of professional sports. To date, UFC has over 7.5 million fans on Facebook and over 500,000 followers on Twitter.  In addition, UFC President Dana White is one of the most accessible and most followed executives in sports with nearly two million followers on Twitter.  On January 22, 2011, UFC continued to set trends in social media, becoming the first major sports league to stream live, broadcast quality action on Facebook.Ancillary businesses include best-selling DVDs, UFC Magazine, the best-selling UFC “Undisputed” videogame franchise distributed by THQ, UFC GYM®, UFC Fight Club affinity program, UFC Fan Expo® festivals, branded apparel, trading cards, and articulated action figures. 

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Official fighter weigh-ins for next month's "UFC on FX 2: Alves vs. Kampmann" event take place Friday, March 2, at Allphones Arena in Sydney's Olympic Park. The same venue hosts the following night's FX-broadcast event, which features a key welterweight matchup between Thiago Alves and Martin Kampmann, as well as the opening round of the UFC's four-man flyweight tournament. Doors open to the general public at 11:30 a.m. AEDT (7:30 p.m. ET Thursday, March 1), and the first fighter is on the scale at 2 p.m. AEDT.

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Former Strikeforce middleweight champion Ronaldo Souza has a new opponent for Strikeforce “Tate vs. Rousey,” as Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker announced Wednesday that International Fight League veteran Bristol Marunde has agreed to face “Jacare” at the March 3 event.

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Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza has a new opponent for Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey on March 3, in Columbus, OH.

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Promo for the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter which premieres on March 9 on FX.

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Strikeforce bantamweight champ Miesha Tate has no doubts that she is a fighter, though not simply because she draws a paycheck as a professional Mixed Martial Artist. Tate has weathered numerous storms inside the cage, coming out on top in twelve of her fourteen fights. However, she isn’t so sure about the heart of her upcoming opponent, unbeaten Olympic judoka Ronda Rousey. Tate questioned Rousey’s fortitude in a recent blog entry where she made it clear she plans to test “Rowdy” Ronda’s will when they meet on March 3 in Columbus, Ohio. “My March 3 challenger and opponent, Ronda Rousey, has never faced this type of make or break moment during her 4-0 mixed martial arts career,” Tate wrote on Rousey’s experience. “Yes, she was very accomplished as a judo player, winning a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics, but she has yet to taste her own blood in a grueling MMA bout. She’s yet to prove she can battle back from any adversity at all. Questions have never been asked of her.” “All four of her MMA wins so far have arrived inside the first minute, and she has yet to face anybody that has so much as tested her, let alone come close to disfiguring her face and beating her,” Tate continued, her venom spilling over onto the page. “She’s been carefully matched, she’s been pampered and she’s been protected. The truth is, going into this world title fight with me, Ronda is still to discover whether she is even a real fighter.” In closing, “Takedown” Tate pulled no punches in saying she expects to introduce Rousey to the type of adversity she’s already overcome inside the cage. “On March 3rd, the night we meet for my Strikeforce world bantamweight champion, Ronda Rousey will learn just how hard and horrible the sport of mixed martial arts can be. I will take great pleasure in dragging her into deep waters for the first time in her life and then drowning her there.” Strikeforce Releases Preview for Rousey vs. Tate Fans can catch Rousey-Tate on Showtime along with a number of other featured bouts including KJ Noons vs. Josh Thomson and Ronaldo Souza vs. Derek Brunson. PHOTO CREDIT – STRIKEFORCE Tweet

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The Japanese promotion which launched the careers of such luminaries as Fedor Emelianenko, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Ricardo Arona has revealed the first details of its March comeback.

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Showtime Sports just put out a new promo for the March 3rd Strikforce main event between Miesha Tate and Ronda Rousey. Check it out.

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A closer look at the upcoming headliner that pits BAMMA-Lonsdale's British Middleweight Champion, Jack Marshman, against Tom Watson for the BAMMA World Middleweight title at the National Indoor Arena on March 24, 2012, in Birmingham (UK). More on BAMMA 9 right here.

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Bellator will kick off its sixth season in just over a month when it moves to Friday nights on MTV 2 starting with Bellator 60 on March 9 and continuing with Bellator 61 on March 16, Bellator 62 on March 23, and Bellator 63 on March 30. Bellator recently filled the main cards for the events, which include a featherweight title fight between champion Joe Warren and Pat Curran, a rematch of last season’s heavyweight tournament final between Thiago Santos and Eric Prindle, and the quarterfinals of Bellator’s season six tournaments at featherweight, lightweight, welterweight, and middleweight. Check out the lineups for Bellator 60 to Bellator 63 below: Bellator 60 – March 9 (Hammond, Indiana) Bellator featherweight champion Joe Warren vs. Pat Curran Marlon Sandro vs. Roberto Vargas* Wagnney Fabiano vs. Ronnie Mann* Alexandre “PoPo” Bezerra vs. Genair da Silva* Jeremy Spoon vs. Daniel Straus*’ * Featherweight tournament quarterfinals Bellator 61 – March 16 (Bossier City, Louisiana) Eric Prindle vs. Thiago Santos – heavyweight tournament final Maiquel Falcao vs. Norman Paraisy* Brian Rogers vs. Vitor Vianna* Vyacheslav Vasilevsky vs. Victor O’ Donnell* Giva Santana vs. Bruno Santos* * Middleweight tournament quarterfinals Bellator 62 – March 23 (Laredo, Texas) Patricky Pitbull vs. Lloyd Woodard* Rick Hawn vs. Ricardo Tirloni* Brent Weedman vs. J.J. Ambrose* Rene Nazare vs. Thiago Michel* * Lightweight tournament quarterfinals Bellator 63 – March 30 (Mohegan Sun Arena, Connecticut) Karl Amoussou vs. Chris Lozano Ben Saunders vs. Raul Amaya Brian Foster vs. David Rickels Bryan Baker vs. Carlos Pereira * Welterweight tournament quarterfinals For the latest Bellator news stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com. Pictured: Pat Curran

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This past Saturday’s UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit event was filled with wild brawls as well as bone-crushing submissions, and the casualty count on the list of medical suspensions shows just that. A total of fifteen fighters have received some kind of mandatory vacation including main event winner and new interim welterweight champion Carlos Condit. Condit, who defeated Nick Diaz via Unanimous Decision, is suspended until early March with no contact for a few weeks due to a laceration on his right cheek. Word of his condition was released on Monday by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Both co-headliners Fabricio Werdum and Roy Nelson were hit with suspension, with Nelson’s taking him out until April. Clifford Starks, Ed Herman, Edwin Figueroa, Matt Riddle, Henry Martinez, and Michael Kuiper are all on the shelf until August, but could be cleared earlier by a doctor. The following is a complete list of medical suspensions issued after this past Saturday’s UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit card: Dan Stittgen – Suspended until March 21 with no contact until March 6 for precautionary reasons Michael Kuiper – Suspended until August 3 for a possible injury to his left foot, but he be cleared early by a physician. He received a minimum suspension until March 6 with no contact until February 25 for precautionary reasons Henry Martinez – Suspended until August 3 for a possible injury to his right foot, but he can be cleared early by a physician; minimum suspension until March 21 with no contact until March 6 for a left nasal laceration Matt Riddle – Suspended until August 3 for a broken right index finger, but can be cleared early by a physician; minimum suspension until March 6 with contact until February 26 for a laceration to his left eye Chris Cope – Suspended until April 5 with no contact until March 21 for precautionary reasons Edwin Figueroa – Suspended until August 3 for a groin injury, but he can be cleared early by a physician; minimum suspension until March 6 with no contact until February 26 for precautionary reasons Alex Caceres – Suspended until March 6 with no contact until February 26 for precautionary reasons Max Holloway – Suspended until February 26 with no contact until February 19 for a laceration to his right eye Clifford Starks – Suspended until August 3 for an injury incurred to a finger on his left hand, but can be cleared early by a physician Ed Herman – Suspended until August 3 for possible hand injuries. He received a minimum suspension until March 6 with no contact until February 26 for precautionary reasons Scott Jorgensen – Suspended until March 6 with no contact until February 26 for precautionary reasons Mike Pierce – Suspended until March 6 with no contact until February 26 for a laceration to his right eye Fabricio Werdum – Suspended until August 3 for a contusion to his right quadriceps, but can be cleared early by a physician; minimum suspension until March 6 with no contact until February 26 for precautionary reasons Roy Nelson – Suspended until April 5 for a laceration on his forehead Carlos Condit – Suspended until March 6 with no contact until February 26 for a laceration on his right cheek PHOTO CREDIT – UFC

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The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) today issued its list of medical suspensions for UFC 143: "Diaz vs. Condit," which took place on Sat., Feb. 4, 2012, from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. With several violent bouts on the under card, as well as Fabricio Werdum and Roy Nelson kicking the crap out of each other for 15 minutes on the pay-per-view (PPV) portion of the mixed martial arts (MMA) event, there were quite a few fighters who were flagged for follow up visits to their doctors. Cheif among them is Werdum, who must be cleared by a physician for a leg injury -- one that most likely occurred kneeing Nelson in the face repeatedly -- or he won't be allowed to return until Aug. 3, 2012. And he's the guy who won. Ed Herman, Clifford Starks, Matt Riddle, Henry Martinez, Michael Kuiper and even poor Edwin Figueroa -- who got his balls smashed by Alex Caceres in their bantamweight bout -- also got slapped with six-month suspensions. Nick Diaz, who chased Carlos Condit for essentially 25 minutes, unsurprisingly, did not make an appearance on the final post-fight trauma report. Here is the complete list of UFC 143 injuries and their medical instructions: Carlos Condit -- Suspended until March 6, 2012, and no contact until Feb. 26, 2012, because of a right cheek lacerationFabricio Werdum -- Suspended until Aug. 3, 2012, because of a right quadriceps contusion; Minimum suspension until March 6, 2012, and no contact until Feb. 26, 2012, if he is cleared to return sooner.Roy Nelson -- Suspended and no contact until April 5, 2012, because of a forehead lacerationMike Pierce -- Suspended until March 6, 2012, and no contact until Feb. 26, 2012, because of a right eye lacerationScott Jorgensen -- Suspended until March 6, 2012, and no contact until Feb. 26, 2012Ed Herman -- Suspended until Aug. 3, 2012, because of potential injuries to both hands; Minimum suspension until March 6, 2012, and no contact until Feb. 26, 2012, if he is cleared to return sooner.Clifford Starks -- Suspended until Aug. 3, 2012, because of potential left hand injury to his fourth digitMax Holloway -- Suspended until Feb. 26, 2012, and no contact until Feb. 19, 2012, because of a right eye contusionMatt Riddle -- Suspended until Aug. 3, 2012, because of a broken right index finger; Minimum suspension until March 21, 2012, and no contact until March 6, 2012, because of a left eye laceration.Henry Martinez -- Suspended until Aug. 3, 2012, because of a potential right foot injury; Minimum suspension until March 21, 2012, and no contact until March 6, 2012, because of a left nasal laceration.Alex Caceres -- Suspended until March 6, 2012, and no contact until Feb. 26, 2012Edwin Figueroa -- Suspended until Aug. 3, 2012, because of a groin injury; Minimum suspension until March 6, 2012, and no contact until Feb. 26, 2012, if he is cleared to return sooner.Chris Cope -- Suspended until April 5, 2012, and no contact until March 21, 2012Michael Kuiper -- Suspended until Aug. 3, 2012, because of potential left foot injury; Minimum suspension until March 6, 2012, and no contact until Feb. 26, 2012, if he is cleared to return sooner.Dan Stittgen -- Suspended until March 21, 2012, and no contact until March 6, 2012 Just a quick reminder: Fighters often return to action much quicker once doctors give them the green light. The lengthy suspensions are just a precaution in most cases. For a complete wrap up of all the UFC 143 fight weekend festivities click here and here.

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UFC 143 medical suspensions have been handed down by the Nevada State Athletic Commission and 15 of the 22 fighters who were in action at the Feb. 4 event in Las Vegas have been sidelined, including newly crowned interim UFC welterweight champion Carlos Condit, who was suspended until March 6 for a left cheek laceration suffered in his win over Nick Diaz in the night’s main event. Seven fighters were suspended for six months unless their injuries are cleared sooner by doctors, including co-main event winner Fabricio Werdum and main card winner Ed Herman. The complete list of UFC 143 medical suspensions includes: Carlos Condit: Suspended until March 6 for left cheek laceration Fabricio Werdum: Must have right quadriceps contusion cleared by doctor or suspended until August 3. Minimum suspension until March 6 Roy Nelson: Suspended until April 5 for forehead laceration Mike Pierce: Suspended until March 6 for right eye laceration Scott Jorgensen: Suspended until March 6 Clifford Starks: Must have left ring finger cleared by doctor or suspended until August 3 Ed Herman: Must have both hands cleared by doctor or suspended until August 3. Minimum suspension until March 6 Max Holloway: Suspended until February 26 for right eye contusion Alex Caceres: Suspended until March 6 Edwin Figueroa: Must have right groin injury cleared by doctor or suspended until August 3. Minimum suspension until March 6 Chris Cope: Suspended until April 5 Matt Riddle: Must have broken right index fighter cleared by doctor or suspended until August 3. Minimum suspension until March 21 for left eye laceration Henry Martinez: Must have right foot cleared by doctor or suspended until August 3. Minimum suspension until March 21 for left nasal laceration Michael Kuiper: Must have left foot cleared by doctor or suspended until August 3. Minimum suspension until March 6 Dan Stittgen: Suspended until March 21 More UFC 143 coverage: UFC 143 Results: Carlos Condit Tops Nick Diaz to Win Interim Title, Shot at GSP Pictured: Carlos Condit (via UFC.com)

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M-1 Global has changed the venue of its March 16 fight card, moving it from a yet-to-be determined location in the United States to St. Petersburg, Russia.

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It appears M-1 Global will return to Showtime in 2012.

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This March, former Strikeforce middleweight champ Ronaldo Souza will take the first step of his journey back towards the title he lost to Luke Rockhold when he sees action in Columbus, Ohio against unbeaten finisher Derek Brunson. Though not officially announced by the organization, Brunson took to Twitter on Thursday night to reveal he’d been booked to battle the widely respected submission specialist. Brunson currently holds a 9-0 mark including seven opening round stoppages and a fairly even split between TKOs/tap-outs. The 28-year old, who spends much of his time training with Greg Jackson’s camp in New Mexico, last fought in November where he outpointed Nate James at Strikeforce Challengers 20. In “Jacare” Brunson will face the stiffest test of his career, a 14-3 BJJ blackbelt with past victories over Matt Lindland, Jason Miller, Robbie Lawler, and Tim Kennedy. The March 3 fight will come nearly six months to the day Souza dropped his belt to Rockhold after a hotly contested five round affair. Souza Retires from BJJ Competitions to Focus 100% on MMA Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Tate is headlined by Miesha Tate’s defense of her bantamweight belt against Olympic judoka Ronda Rousey with other match-ups including Paul Daley vs. Kazuo Misaki, Gegard Mousasi vs. Mike Kyle, and KJ Noons vs. Josh Thomson. PHOTO CREDIT – STRIKEFORCE Tweet

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Pancrase has improved its hand for the March 11 event on its 2012 Progress Tour, drawing a pair of kings.

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NCAA wrestling champ Bubba Jenkins and heavyweight “Bad Man” Dave Huckaba will make their second appearances at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino come March.

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The March 3 Strikeforce card continues to grow as the event draws closer. Already stacked top to bottom, the lineup has added a lightweight bout between Ryan Couture and Conor Heun sure to get fans that much more excited for the upcoming event. The fight will likely take place on the preliminary portion of the card, scheduled to air on ShowtimeExtreme prior to the main card on Showtime. After suffering the first loss of his professional career in June 2011 to Matt Ricehouse, Couture rebounded to pick up a majority decision win over Maka Watson this past September. The son of MMA legend Randy Couture, Ryan is 3-1 as a pro with two of his three victories coming by way of submission. Couture will have his toughest fight to date in March when he meets Heun, a 32-year-old veteran with thirteen bouts under his belt. Following back-to-back decision losses to Jorge Gurgel and K.J. Noons, Heun rebounded in June to defeat Magno Almeida by unanimous decision. Despite the victory, “Hurricane” suffered a dislocated arm in the bout which has kept him out of action since his win. News of the bout was first reported by MMAFighting.com. Scheduled for March 3 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey will be headlined by a title-fight between 135- pound champ Miesha Tate, looking to make the first defense of her strap, against the undefeated top contender Ronda Rousey. Also on the card is a light heavyweight title eliminator bout bnetween Gegard Mousasi and Mike Kyle. PHOTO CREDIT – STRIKEFORCE

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Gegard Mousasi and Mike Kyle will attempt to make Strikeforce's vacant light heavyweight title picture clearer when they meet March 3 in Columbus, Ohio.

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Former Strikeforce light heavyweight titleholder Gegard Mousasi and UFC veteran Mike Kyle are set to square off as part of Strikeforce’s March 3 event in Columbus, Ohio.

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Mike Kyle vs. Gegard Mousasi? According to "MAK's" official Twitter account, he's been paired off with "The Dreamcatcher" for the Strikeforce: "Tate vs. Rousey" Showtime-televised event on March 3, 2012, from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. it's on march 3 Ohio baby. Mak Kyle and mossasi beast mode gerrrrrrrrrrrrrr!! Strikeforce has yet to confirm the potential match-up. With Muhammed Lawal on the shelf following a positive test for steroids, every light heavyweight fight under the Strikeforce banner can now be considered a title eliminator. That's because the promotion's 205-pound roster is as thin as it has ever been, especially now that Dan Henderson abandoned ship for the shores of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) late last year. In addition, Lorenz Larkin's stock has dropped following his loss to "King Mo" (which may be reversed to a "no contest" pending Lawal's appeal) and Ovince St. Preux was recently defeated by Mousasi. Could one of these two men become the next Strikeforce light heavyweight champion? Or will Raphael Cavalcante have something to say about that? The Showtime-televised event will feature newly-minted women's champion Miesha Tate putting her 135-pound title on the line against undefeated Judo specialist Ronda Rousey. Other match-ups booked for "The Discovery City" include K.J. Noons vs. Josh Thomson, former women's champion Sarah Kaufman vs. Alexis Davis and Paul Daley vs. Kazuo Misaki. For all the latest news and notes on Strikeforce: "Tate vs. Rousey" click here.

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As with with past WEC and Strikeforce events, official fighter weigh-ins for March's "Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey" event will coincide with the Arnold Sports Festival in Ohio. The weigh-ins take place March 2 at Hall C in the Greater Columbus Convention Center beginning at 5 p.m. ET (2 p.m. PT). The following day's Showtime- and Showtime Extreme-televised event takes place at nearby Nationwide Arena.

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Bellator heavyweight champ Cole Konrad may finally have himself a future contender to fear in the form of Sean McCorkle, a 13-2 UFC veteran whose skill in the cage is matched by his razor sharp wit outside of it. Though “Big Sexy” won’t be coming in for an immediate title-shot or even super-fight, he will be making his debut when Season 6 opens up on March 9 with an event featuring featherweight quarterfinals and a championship clash between 145ers Joe Warren © and Pat Curran. McCorkle’s signing was reported by Sherdog where his potential opponent, Richard White, was also mentioned. The 6’7” McCorkle has won three straight scraps since parting ways with the UFC with all of the bouts involving a first round finish. Twelve of his thirteen total victories have involved a stoppage including an opening round Armbar of Mark Hunt at UFC 119. On a side note, the March 9 event will now be known as Bellator 60 rather than Bellator 61 due to a cancellation of the March 2 show. McCorkle’s fight is expected to take place on the Spike.com-streamed undercard of the event. PHOTO CREDIT – UFC

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Bellator Fighting Championships’ sixth season will not begin on March 2 as originally anticipated. Instead, the season will kick off March 9 from The Venue at Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Ind.

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CHICAGO, Ill. (1/19/12) - Bellator Season 5 Featherweight Tournament winner Pat Curran stands one win away from realizing his dream. After a brilliant 3-0 tournament run, it was a lightning-fast kick to the head of Marlon Sandro in the final that propelled the 24-year-old rising super star from top prospect to top contender. Now the contender will get his well-deserved World title shot. The Chicago-based Bellator Fighting Championships heads back to the Chicago area as Crystal Lake, Illinois' own Pat Curran will take on current Bellator Featherweight Champion "The Baddest Man on the Planet" Joe Warren LIVE from The Venue at The Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana on Friday, March 9. Tickets for this event go on sale at 10 a.m. CT on Friday, January 20 and are available at The Horseshoe Casino, Ticketmaster, www.thevenue-chicago.com, or by calling 1-800-745-3000. Tickets are priced from $42-$107. The event will broadcast starting at 7 p.m. CT on MTV2 and in commercial-free HD on EPIX. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. CT, with the first fight scheduled for 6 p.m. CT. The preliminary card will be streamed LIVE and FREE around the world on Spike.com starting at 6 p.m. CT. "Everything is falling into place right now," Curran said. "My hometown is really close to where I'm fighting and I know I'll have the support of my family and friends. This is something that is meant to be." Even though Curran admits he will have the "home-cage advantage" on March 9, the 24-year-old Crystal Lake native knows the challenge that is right in front of him. "Even though he's coming off a loss, he's a very dangerous opponent," Curran said of Warren. "He is a very strong wrestler who's going to try to close the distance and work the clinch against me. I'm looking forward to a great fight." After a one-fight stint at Bantamweight, Joe Warren is back defending his Bellator Featherweight championship. Winner of his last five Featherweight fights, the 35-year-old Denver product has the experience and the cage savvy to bust up Curran's homecoming party. "The Midwest is known for great fighters and great fight fans," Bellator Chairman & CEO Bjorn Rebney said. "To be hosting an event of this magnitude in our backyard is like Christmas morning; plus you get to see Chicagoland's own, rising superstar Pat Curran vie for the World Title against one of the toughest fighters in all of MMA - Joe Warren. As a diehard MMA fan, I can't wait for March 9th to get here at Horseshoe." Also on this big night in Hammond, the Season 6 Featherweight Tournament kicks off as Season 5 finalist Marlon Sandro takes on Roberto Vargas. A member of the renowned Team Nova Uniao, the 19-3 Sandro is widely regarded as one of the top featherweights in the world. With seven of his 19 wins coming via KO/TKO and three by submission, don't blink when the dangerous Brazilian enters the Bellator cage. A former wrestler at Cal-State Bakersfield, Vargas has used his wrestling pedigree and parlayed that success into a 12-1 mixed martial arts record with three knockouts and four submissions. Born in Thailand and raised in England, the UK's best featherweight Ronnie Mann has the talent and drive to make a deep run in this season's tournament. A tenacious standup fighter with 10 submission victories on his record, the 20-4 fighter has possibly his toughest test to date when he takes on dangerous veteran Wagnney Fabiano. The Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and former WEC fighter holds an impressive 14-3 record and adds another true contender to this season's featherweight tournament. Top featherweight prospect Alexandre "PoPo" Bezerra enters his first Bellator tournament and will face stiff competition in his quarterfinal matchup as the 12-1 submission ace battles fellow Brazilian Genair da Silva. "Junior PDQ" is coming off an impressive victory at Bellator 52, and will be looking to carry that momentum into the tournament on March 9 Daniel Straus returns to the Bellator cage after nearly a year. Straus made a dominant run through the Season 4 Featherweight Tournament, only being stopped by eventual tournament Champion Patricio Pitbull in the finals. When the Ohio native steps into the cage on March 9, it will be against the undefeated Jeremy Spoon, who brings a spotless 12-0 record to the cage, including eight submission victories. For more information, visit Bellator.com, follow Bellator on Twitter (@BellatorMMA), follow Bellator Chairman & CEO Bjorn Rebney (@BjornRebney) and check out Bellator on Facebook.

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Strikeforce returns March 3 to Columbus, Ohio, with a women's bantamweight title fight – and grudge match – between Miesha Tate and unbeaten Ronda Rousey.

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The rescheduling of a March show marks the first time in 10 years that the UFC has postponed a competition.

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According to a report, UFC 145, scheduled for March 24 in Montreal, will be scrapped for now with most bouts being moved to Atlanta in April.

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Bellator Featherweight Champion Joe Warren will defend his title against No. 1 contender Pat Curran on Friday, March 9, in Hammond, IN, according to the Chicago Tribune's Matt Erickson. The fight will take place in Bellator's second event of their sixth season at The Venue at Horseshoe Casino. Warren (7-2) has yet to defend the title he won in a comeback victory over Joe Soto in September 2010. Since then, he picked up a controversial split decision over Marcos Galvao in a catchweight fight and was knocked out in 64 seconds by Alexis Vila in his bantamweight tournament debut last September. Curran (16-4) won Bellator's most recent 145-pound tournament, defeating Marlon Sandro by second round KO in August. It was his second tournament victory for the 24-year-old as he won their 2010 lightweight tournament, dropping a competitive unanimous decision to then-champion Eddie Alvarez. He is the cousin of UFC/WEC veteran Jeff Curran. Bellator's next season of action kicks off on Friday, March 2, on MTV2.

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UFC 145 won’t be taking place on March 24 in Montreal, Canada, as the UFC has postponed the event due to “complications in scheduling and a desire to deliver a ‘championship card’,” The Canadian Press reports. Most of the fights already booked for March 24 will be shifted to an April 20 event in Atlanta, which was announced last week as UFC 146, but may be renamed UFC 145. The scheduled matchups include Rory MacDonald vs. Che Mills, Travis Browne vs. Chad Griggs, Matt Wiman vs. Mark Bocek, Brendan Schaub vs. Ben Rothwell, Mark Hominick vs. Eddie Yagin, Mac Danzig vs. Efrain Escudero, and Anthony Njokuani vs. John Makdessi. For the latest UFC 145 and UFC 146 coverage stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com. Pictured: Rory MacDonald

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The Ultimate Fighting Championships's spring schedule is undergoing a massive makeover, and a planned March 24 trip to Montreal has been wiped from the calendar. MMAjunkie.com today confirmed the change of plans with UFC president Dana White. "We're still doing Montreal," White said. "We're just not going to do it when we were originally planning to."

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The UFC has postponed its March trip to Montreal, a source told Sportsnet's (Showdown) Joe Ferraro.

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The UFC has postponed its March trip to Montreal, a source told Sportsnet's (Showdown) Joe Ferraro.

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Due to a schedule change, the UFC will not hold an event in Montreal this March as initially announced. "We're looking at other dates for Montreal and want to be back there as soon as we possibly can," said Tom Wright, the Director of Operations for Zuffa in Canada.UFC matchmakers are working to place the bouts that had been slated for the Montreal event on other fight cards. Montreal Gets Makdessi vs. Njokuani, plus Canadian Debutant updated January 11Two of the most exciting strikers in the lightweight division have verbally agreed to throw down in Montreal, Canada at UFC 145 as Anthony "The Assassin" Njokuani takes on John "The Bull" Makdessi.” Both men are coming off of disappointing December losses to high-level wrestlers, but should be able to show off their kickboxing chops against one another. Also on that fight card, Canadian welterweight Chris "The Menace" Clements has verbally agreed to make his UFC debut against crafty veteran Keith Wisniewski. Clements is on a four-fight win streak that includes victories over two UFC veterans. TUF Kings Collide in Montreal updated January 5“Two former Ultimate Fighter winners have verbally agreed to face off  as season 8 winner Efrain ‘Hecho en Mexico’ Escudero takes on season 6 winner Mac Danzig at UFC 145,” said Dana White today. Both lightweights will be looking to get back into the win column after recent defeats. Hominick Back in the Saddle for UFC 145 updated January 3After a shocking knockout loss at UFC 140 in Toronto, featherweight contender Mark Hominick will waste no time in returning to fight again in his home country, this time taking on Eddie Yagin on March 24th in Montreal. Both fighters have verbally agreed to the bout.Also at that event, exciting lightweights looking to move up the rankings have verbally agreed to face off in as "Handsome" Matt Wiman will take on Canadian BJJ specialist Mark Bocek.Canada Fight Card Gets Heavyweight Addition updated December 27Two heavyweights have verbally agreed to go to war March 24 in Montreal, Canada as Ben Rothwell will take on Brendan ‘The Hybrid’ Schaub.Griggs Makes UFC Debut Against Browne at UFC 145 updated December 24The UFC debut of former Strikeforce standout Chad Griggs is set, as he puts his six fight winning streak on the line at UFC 145 in March against unbeaten Travis Browne in a Montreal bout that has been verbally agreed to by both combatants.MacDonald vs. Mills Fight Made for Montreal updated December 20“Verbal agreements are in for an explosive welterweight matchup between ‘Beautiful’ Che Mills and Rory ‘Ares’ MacDonald at UFC 145 next March in Canada," said UFC president Dana White. The 22-year-old Canadian MacDonald has wowed in his four UFC outings but was forced to withdraw from UFC 140 in Toronto due to injury. The UK's Mills made an impressive UFC debut in November at UFC 138, with a 40-second kickboxing TKO of opponent.

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British brawler Paul Daley is set to make his way back to Strikeforce after a little less than a year away from the promotion when he fights in March as part of the organization’s show in Columbus, Ohio. Daley was last seen under the Strikeforce banner in July 2011 where he lost a decision to undefeated wrestler Tyron Woodley. According to an official announcement the 29-11-2 welterweight will face PRIDE/SRC veteran Kazuo Misaki on a lineup already set to feature KJ Noons vs. Josh Thomson and Miesha Tate vs. Ronda Rousey. Dana White Says Daley Could Eventually be Welcomed Back to the UFC Misaki, who holds an overall record of 24-11-2 with fifteen finishes, is 1-0 in Strikeforce courtesy of a 2008 TKO over Joe Riggs but hasn’t been seen inside the company’s cage since. He is currently on a two-fight winning streak with both victories coming by way of a strike-based stoppage. Similarly, Daley has also won back-to-back bouts with his most recent rumble resulting in an outpointing of Luigi Fioravanti. The bulk of his success has been the result of his notoriously powerful stand-up and is highlighted by past TKOs over Duane Ludwig and Martin Kampmann. Strikeforce also revealed bantamweight contender Sarah Kaufman will face Alexis Davis in other main card action at the March 3 event. PHOTO CREDIT – SHARK FIGHTS Tweet

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Sarah Kaufman will be fighting on the same night as current Strikeforce bantamweight champ Miesha Tate, but she won’t be fighting for the belt that she previously held or many felt she was in line to compete for again. Instead the former title-holder will take on Alexis Davis in a fight likely to determine the next contender to the division’s strap. The bout takes place at the March 3 Strikeforce event and will be part of the night’s main card. Strikeforce officials confirmed the bout last night during the Showtime airing of Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine. After losing the first bout of her professional career and her Strikeforce title to Marloes Coenen, Kaufman has bounced back with two straight victories over Megumi Yabushita and Liz Carmouche. The Canada native won the first 12 fights of her career, including victories over current champion Tate, Shayna Baszler, and Roxanne Modafferi. She also holds a 2007 TKO win over Davis, who she rematches in March. Davis will not only be looking to add to her three fight win streak, but she’ll also try to avenge that 2007 loss, which was her first bout as a pro, when she meets Kaufman in the Strikeforce cage. Davis has knocked off Tonya Evinger, Julie Kedzie, and Amanda Nunes during her winning streak. The March 3 Strikeforce event takes place at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Also on the card is a lightweight showdown between former champion Josh Thomson and K.J. Noons.

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Strikeforce has made official its return to Columbus for March 3. Aside from the Miesha Tate-Ronda Rousey fight, Paul Daley, KJ Noons and Sarah Kaufan will fight.

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It's official: Miesha Tate will defend her Strikeforce bantamweight title against Ronda Rousey in March. But Tate thinks Sarah Kaufman deserves the first shot.

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It appears Paul Daley’s time under the Zuffa banner has not in fact ended as some felt may have been the case when “Semtex” took two fights outside of Strikeforce after back-to-back losses in the organization. Instead, according to Strikeforce officials, the 28-year old British brawler will face seasoned competitor Kazuo Misaki on March 3 as part of a lineup in Columbus, Ohio featuring Miesha Tate-Ronda Rousey and the conclusion of the company’s heavyweight Grand Prix. The bout will mark Misaki’s first in Strikeforce in more than three years with his only bout in the promotion resulting in a September 2008 TKO over Joe Riggs. The 24-11-2 Misaki is currently on a two-fight winning streak and last fought in April where he stopped Akira Shoji with strikes in the second round of their bout. Daley has also emerged with his hand raised the last two times he’s fought though both came via decision, uncharacteristic for the 29-11-2 striker who has 20 TKOs to his credit. Among his notable past wins are instances of success against Jorge Masvidal, Jordan Radev, Duane Ludwig, and Martin Kampmann. The March 3 event is scheduled to take place as part of the annual Arnold Sports Festival. Tate vs. Rousey will be for Tate’s bantamweight championship. PHOTO CREDIT – STRIKEFORCE/FEG

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A pivotal lightweight match is likely headed to a yet-unannounced Strikeforce event planned for March. Sources close to the event today told MMAjunkie.com that K.J. Noons and Josh Thomson have verbally agreed to meet. As MMAjunkie.com first reported, "Strikeforce Grand Prix Final: Barnett vs. Cormier" takes place March 3 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The event airs live on Showtime with prelims on Showtime Extreme.

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Former Ultimate Fighter winner Mac Danzig will apparently return to the cage in Montreal on March 24th, and it looks like he'll be facing off with a fellow TUF winner. Danzig tweeted about the proposed fight this afternoon: @macdanzigmmaMac Danzig Just signed to fight in March... Opponent is tough as hell, but they all are...Jan 06 via webFavoriteRetweetReply @macdanzigmmaMac Danzig Efrain Escuerdo March 24th MontrealJan 06 via webFavoriteRetweetReply Danzig coming off a hard-fought loss to Matt Wiman in their rematch at UFC on Versus 6 in October. Escudero came up short last weekend against Jacob Volkmann at UFC 141, but had him in major danger at the end of the fight and earned another shot in his second stint with the organization. This makes just the sixth time that two Ultimate Fighter winners have faced off. Danzig was involved in the most recent TUF winner battle as well when he knocked out Joe Stevenson at UFC 124. SBN coverage of UFC 145

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The most discussed women's MMA match since Gina Carano vs. Cristiane Santos has been booked for Strikeforce's March event in Columbus, OH, as 135-pound champion Miesha Tate will defend against Ronda Rousey. MMA Weekly reported the news Wednesday night, but there have been no confirmations from either side as of this writing. Rousey (4-0) has risen to prominence by finishing all of her opponents by armbar in less than three minutes combined. The 2008 Olympic bronze medalist in judo asked for the Tate fight following her 39 second victory over Julia Budd in November, setting off a slew of social medial discussion on whether Rousey was ready and the state of women's MMA. Tate (12-2) has won six in a row, but hasn't fought since defeating Marloes Coenen by fourth round submission in July 2011. It was expected at one point that Tate would defend her title against former champion Sarah Kaufman, but that fight never materialized. Kaufman (14-1) hasn't competed since winning a decision over Liz Carmouche in July. On Twitter Wednesday night, Rousey said, "I haven't signed anything nothing is official everybody calm down" Wednesday while Tate alluded to the fight in some conversations with fans without any confirmation. The March event is expected to be on Saturday, March 3rd -- the same night as the Strikeforce Grand Prix Finals. With Strikeforce set to return to action this Saturday, a formal announcement could come this week.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship will visit Sydney for the third time in March, and for the third time, Australian submission specialist Anthony Perosh will be part of the show.

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Filed under: UFC, NewsThe UFC on FX 2 fight card will be headlined by Thiago Alves vs. Martin Kampmann and takes place March 3 (March 2 in the U.S.) at the Allphones Arena in Sydney, Australia. The semifinals of the UFC's flyweight tournament will also kick off with Ian McCall facing Demetrious Johnson and Joseph Benavidez squaring off against Yasuhiro Urushitani. UFC on FX airs live in the U.S. on Friday, March 2 at 10 p.m. ET. FUEL will carry the undercard. The current lineup is below. Thiago Alves vs. Martin Kampmann Ian McCall vs. Demetrious Johnson Joseph Benavidez vs. Yasuhiro Urushitani Court McGee vs. Constantinos Philippou James Te Huna vs. Aaron Rosa Jake Hecht vs. T.J. Waldburger Cole Miller vs. Steven Siler Jared Hamman vs. Kyle Noke Oli Thompson vs. Shawn Jordan  Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

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Two of the lightweight division’s finest will collide at UFC 145, as Clay Guida locks horns with former title challenger Gray Maynard at the March 24 event in Montreal.

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Competitors became companions, the youngest UFC champion in history was created while Strikeforce got one of their oldest and a California Kid made his presence felt in the Octagon. Let's look back at March 2011, one of the busiest and most important months in recent MMA history. March 2011 - The Most Important Business Month Ever? Most MMA fans will remember where they were when they got the news that Zuffa had purchased Strikeforce, putting the UFC's top competitor under their control. News broke unusually on a random Saturday afternoon, done via a video with MMA Fighting's Ariel Helwani.We all had more questions than answers. Would the UFC and Strikeforce immediately merge? What about the champions? Why did they buy them? Was this good for the industry? As the year would play out, we got our answers but still have a lot of questions as we cross into 2012. But in many circles, that wasn't even the biggest story of the year. That would come later on in the year. **** Just a short time after the UFC/Strikeforce news, the UFC saw one of its power players complete his journey as Jon Jones became the youngest champion in UFC history with a dominant TKO victory over Mauricio "Shogun" Rua at UFC 128. Weeks after he had earned the shot due to a win over Ryan Bader and an injury to top contender Rashad Evans, Jones found himself with a shiny belt and an aura of invincibility. Following the win, Dana White decreed that Jones would face Evans next and after hearing his friend say he would fight him, Evans was more than willing to step in against him. The Jones/Evans feud would play out throughout the year with everyone associated getting involved, including coaches. It turned out to be a sad situation and because of injuries, fans are still waiting to see if they will ever get the fight they want to see. **** After his crowd-pleasing KO win over Michael Bisping at UFC 100, Dan Henderson famously left the organization for Strikeforce. The move paid off as he knocked out Rafael Cavalcante in the third round, giving him the Strikeforce Light Heavyweight title and a renewed vigor as a champion in the sport. But without any real divisional depth, Kid Nate wanted Hendo to fight Fedor Emelianenko...and he'd eventually get it. Other Stuff That Happened At UFC 126, Urijah Faber made his UFC debut count over Eddie Wineland and earned a shot at Bantamweight Champion and rival Dominick Cruz in the process...Phil Davis remained undefeated and Anthony Johnson ensured that Dan Hardy's struggles continued...Chan Sung Jung submitted Leonard Garcia with an awesome looking twister, which Eddie Bravo broke down. Japan was hit by a massive earthquake, which affected the ailing Japanese scene and martial arts community as a whole...Thiago Silva admitted he cheated on his pre-UFC 125 drug test...Matt Lindland suffered some reefer madness...Nick Diaz vs. Paul Daley was booked for Strikeforce's April show, even with Daley's tenuous standing with Dana White...Diego Sanchez got beat up by Martin Kampmann but still squeezed out a decision...it was announced the 14th season of TUF would feature 135 and 145'ers for the first time...Cristiane Santos was rumored to be in conversations with WWE. March's full archive of stories Past Monthly Recaps: February 2011 January 2011

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Undefeated heavyweight slugger Travis Browne returns to action in March, and he'll welcome once-beaten Strikeforce vet Chad Griggs. UFC officials today announced the matchup, which will take place at UFC 145. While complete details for the card have yet to be announced, UFC 145 takes place in March in Montreal. The city's Bell Centre is expected to host the pay-per-view event on March 24.

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Riding a three-fight win streak, Alexis Davis will look to make it four in a row when she returns to Strikeforce in March.

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The UFC will return to Montreal in March for UFC 145. The promotion made the rumored show official by announcing a fight between Rory MacDonald and Che Mills.

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As expected, the Ultimate Fighting Championship will return to Montreal in March for UFC 145. And while the fight card is expected to take place on March 24 at Bell Centre, UFC executives have to confirm all of the details. That said, the night's first fight was made official, as Rory MacDonald will meet fellow welterweight prospect Che Mills.

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Spike TV will counter program the new 'Ultimate Fighter' on FX with their own 'Ultimate Fighter Fridays' starting on March 2.

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The Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix final between Josh Barnett and Daniel Cormier is expected to take place on March 3 in Columbus, Ohio, according to MMAjunkie.The Barnett-Cormier winner will be crowned the tournament winner and will fight one more time for the promotion before likely joining the UFC with Strikeforce set to end its heavyweight division.Barnett (31-5) advanced to the finals with submission wins over Brett Rogers and Sergei Kharitonov, while Cormier (8-0) earned a spot in the tournament with a win over Jeff Monson before breaking his hand in a semifinal knockout of Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva that delayed the finals.The March 3 event would take place alongside the Arnold Sports Festival like UFC 68, UFC 82, and UFC 96, and WEC 47 from 2007 to 2010.For the latest Strikeforce news stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com.Pictured: Josh Barnett

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The UFC will return to Sydney, Australia, site of UFC 110 and UFC 127, for its second card on the FX cable channel.

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It was an eventful weekend for UFC Octagon Girl Brittney Palmer. First, she returned to her cageside duties at UFC 140. Then came word of her March cover of Playboy.

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Flyweights are officially coming to the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 3.

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The UFC Tuesday announced that divisional kingpin Dominick Cruz will coach against rival Urijah Faber in the series' FX debut in March. The season will feature contestants competing in the lightweight and welterweight divisions.

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The inaugural season of the 'Ultimate Fighter' on FX will debut on March 9 and the coaches have now been named.

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The UFC will be adding a new country to its 2012 passport as they'll be heading to Sweden for the first time in company history for a yet-to-be announced March event, according to a Swedish MMA site.The event is scheduled for Stockholm on Wednesday, March 28th, likely to be a Fight Night event on FX or Fuel TV. There are several options for arenas like the large AEG-run Stockholm Arena or the 16,000 seat Ericsson Globe. This will be the promotion's first trip to a Nordic country. An interesting side note from Nordic MMA-centric site MMA Viking: The newly rumored date of March 28 for a "Fight Night" may also help the fact that the Swedish MMA Federation (SMMAF) does not currently permit bouts over 15 minutes, so the main event may not be at the UFC’s newly established 5-round fights. The UFC may be backtracking on their announcement earlier this year regarding all main events being five-round fights as the recently announced Jim Miller vs. Melvin Guillard main event for UFC on FX 1 will be three rounds. The UFC already has trips to Brazil, Japan and Australia planned for the first quarter of the year.

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Sources have informed Sportsnet that the UFC's first Canadian event in 2012 could take place in Montreal on March 24.

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The UFC team will be racking up a record number of frequent flyer miles with a January event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a February show in Saitama, Japan, and, apparently, a March visit to Sydney, Australia for UFC 145. Though nothing has been confirmed yet, if things unfold as planned the festivities will mark the third year in a row the UFC has set up camp in the land of kangaroos and koalas during the first-quarter of the calendar. News of the likely lineup, rumored for March 4, was first reported by MMAJunkie while citing sources close to the negotiations. Also mentioned was the possibility of Thiago Alves vs. Martin Kampmann taking place on the main card. The UFC’s previous stints in Australia included UFC 110 and UFC 127 with the former featuring Cain Velasquez’s coming out party against Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and the latter remembered for BJ Penn fighting to a draw with Jon Fitch. A Look Back at UFC 127 With George Sotiropoulos and Mark Hunt already scheduled for action in late February neither regional talent is expected to compete at UFC 145 though Kyle Noke certainly seems to be a realistic possibility. Tweet

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The UFC's international-use octagon could be taking a swift trip south following the promotion's trip to Japan. Sources close to negotiations today told MMAjunkie.com that Sydney is under consideration for an early March pay-per-view event, possibly UFC 145 on March 4. If confirmed, the event would be the third to touch down in Australia's biggest city following two sold-out events, UFC 110 and UFC 127.

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UFC welterweights Martin Kampmann and Thiago Alves will look to get back into title contention when they face off March 3.

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It appears UFC welterweight Martin Kampmann is set to face former No. 1 contender Thiago (The Pitbull) Alves in a bout on March 3.

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Fresh off November wins, welterweights Martin Kampmann and Thiago Alves are expected to square off at a March 3 UFC event that could be the third UFC on Fox card, according to MMA Weekly. Kampmann (18-5) scored a decision win over Rick Story this past Saturday at UFC 139 to rebound from losses to Diego Sanchez and Jake Shields, while Alves (19-8) bounced back from a loss to Story marking his third loss in four fights with a first-round submission of newcomer Papy Abedi earlier this month at UFC 138. No further details are known about the March 3 event, as the second UFC on Fox event is expected to take place on January 28 but has also not been made official. For the latest UFC news and UFC rumors stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com.

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The UFC looks set to make its Swedish debut in March 2012.Earlier this year, the promotion was in talks with the Stockholm Ericsson Arena to stage an event....

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