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The UFC returns to San Jose for the first time since the already legendary Dan Henderson-Shogun Rua fight. UFC on Fuel TV 4 heads to California on July 11.

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The UFC returns to its Sin City home next week, as UFC heavyweight champ Junior Dos Santos puts his belt on the line against former titleholder Frank Mir. Additionally, four other heavyweight matchups join the headliner on the evening's main card. In anticipation of the pay-per-view event, UFC officials recently announced that fans are invited to both a UFC 146 open workout session and pre-event press conference.

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UFC on FX 3 now has a location, as promotion officials announced Thursday that the June 8 event will take place at the BankAtlantic Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

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A bantamweight bout between Edwin Figueroa, pictured, and Ken Stone is the latest addition to the card when the UFC returns to Atlantic City, N.J., on June 22.

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It’s been several months since we’ve seen Mauricio “Shogun” Rua inside the Octagon. Rua, a former UFC light heavyweight champion, was defeated by Dan Henderson late in 2011 and has been recovering since. Rua was announced as the next opponent for Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, but Jackson is set for double-knee surgery and his return is unknown. So, where does that leave Rua? Well, he told Guilherme Cruz in an exclusive interview with Tatame. I’m waiting for a definition. I might fine in June or July, that’s when I hope to fight, but for now there’s no opponent in mind. I dream about being part of this card (when the UFC returns to Brazil later this year), even because it’s a huge event. I would really like to be part of it. Let’s wait for UFC to define something. Rua competed in Brazil last year, defeating Forrest Griffin. It was reported that UFC president Dana White wanted to set up a rematch between Rua and Henderson, but Henderson declined according to White. For now, we’ll just have to wait and see what the UFC has in store for Rua in terms of an opponent and a fight date. Photo credit: Esther Lin/MMA Fighting

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The UFC returns to Montreal in November for UFC 154 and the biggest question around it is whether Georges St-Pierre will be on the card.

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The UFC returns to Sydney, Australia, on Friday for UFC on FX: Alves vs. Kampmann. Get your preliminary card coverage at HeavyMMA starting at 5:30 p.m. Eastern.

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The UFC returns to Las Vegas for their annual Memorial Day card on May 26th, and the lineup for UFC 146 looks excellent so far. The main event hasn't been confirmed by the promotion yet, but UFC co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta has indicated that the UFC heavyweight title will be defended on this card when Junior dos Santos meets Alistair Overeem. A strong co-main event hasn't been announced yet, but there are a bunch of solid, potentially entertaining fights already announced. Here's the current lineup: May 26th, live on PPV from Las Vegas, NV: Main Card: Junior dos Santos (14-1) vs. Alistair Overeem (36-11, 1 NC) [HW Title] *** Unofficial Edson Barboza (10-0) vs. Evan Dunham (13-2) Jason Miller (24-8, 1 NC) vs. C.B. Dollaway (11-4) Duane Ludwig (21-12) vs. Dan Hardy (23-10, 1 NC) Jacob Volkmann (14-2) vs. Paul Sass (12-0) Diego Brandao (14-7) vs. Darren Elkins (13-2) Gabriel Gonzaga (13-6) vs. Shane del Rosario (11-0) Kyle Kingsbury (11-3, 1 NC) vs. Glover Teixeira (17-2) SBN Coverage of UFC 146

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The UFC returns to the Land of the Rising Sun for the first time in 11 years this week, and Sportsnet provides you with plenty of coverage.

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UFC President Dana White tweeted out a link to the above video with the note: "This is pretty cool. Tweet me back and let me know what it says." The UFC returns to Japan on Saturday for UFC 144 featuring a lightweight title fight between champ Frankie Edgar and former WEC LW champ Ben Henderson. The co-main event features Quinton Jackson vs. Ryan Bader. Full fight card after the jump. SBN coverage of UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson Main Card: Frankie Edgar (14-1) vs. Ben Henderson (15-2) [LW Title] Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (32-9) vs. Ryan Bader (13-2) Mark Hunt (7-7) vs. Cheick Kongo (17-6-2) Yoshihiro Akiyama (13-4, 2 NC) vs. Jake Shields (26-6-1) Anthony Pettis (14-2) vs. Joe Lauzon (21-6) Yushin Okami (26-6) vs. Tim Boetsch (14-4) Hatsu Hioki (25-4-2) vs. Bart Palaszewski (36-14) Preliminary Card: Takeya Mizugaki (15-6-2) vs. Chris Cariaso (12-3) Norifumi Yamamoto (18-5, 1 NC) vs. Vaughan Lee (11-7-1) Riki Fukuda (17-5) vs. Steve Cantwell (7-5) Takanori Gomi (32-8, 1 NC) vs. Eiji Mitsuoka (18-7-2) Tiequan Zhang (15-2) vs. Issei Tamura (6-2)

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The UFC returns to Japan on Saturday for the first time since 2000, and to mark the occasion the promotion will take its pay-per-view broadcast up a notch.

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The UFC returns to Japan for the first time in over 11 years for UFC 144. Join 'Showdown' Joe as he previews the big card on UFC CENTRAL.

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The UFC returns to Japan for the first time in over 11 years for UFC 144. Join 'Showdown' Joe as he previews the big card on UFC CENTRAL.

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The UFC returns to Japan for the first time in over 11 years for UFC 144. Join 'Showdown' Joe as he previews the big card on UFC CENTRAL.

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Fabricio Werdum is officially back in the UFC. With a decision over Roy Nelson at this past Saturday's UFC 143, Werdum has a little job security after a three-year absence from the promotion. Now, he'd like to fight in his home country when the UFC returns to Brazil in an event targeted for June 2 at a location to be determined.

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On February 25th, live from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, the UFC returns to the Land of the Rising Sun with a Lightweight title clash pitting division champion Frankie Edgar against challenger Ben Henderson in the UFC 143 headlining bout. Also featured will be former Light Heavyweight champ Quinton "Rampage" Jackson taking on Ryan Bader in the co-main event, and one-time 170-pound title challenger Jake Shields meets Yoshihiro Akiyama.

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The UFC returns to the pay-per-view stage this weekend with UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit. And, as always, UFC President Dana White will be offering MMA fans a behind-the-scenes look at what goes on before, during, and after such a big event. In the first episode of White’s video blog, we see plenty of action from this past Saturday’s UFC on FOX 2 card, an event boasting fights like Rashad Evans-Phil Davis, Chael Sonnen-Michael Bisping, and Demian Maia-Chris Weidman. The blog shows you several moments before the fights and even more after, including Joey Beltran weeping after his knockout loss and a final segment between White and Weidman, the latter of whom cut several pounds in just a few short days to take on Maia on short notice. “Go home and hit the buffet with (Matt) Serra,” White joked with Weidman in the backstage area. Serra, a former UFC champion, is one of Weidman’s primary coaches. Check out the complete video below:

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A surging veteran, Dennis Hallman, will meet a red-hot up-and-comer, Tony Ferguson, when the UFC returns to the Garden State for UFC on Fox 3 in New Jersey.

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John Dodson, the TUF 14 bantamweight winner, and Darren Uyenoyama will drop to flyweight and meet at UFC on Fox 3 when the UFC returns to New Jersey.

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The UFC has set its return to Atlanta with UFC 146 on April 21.The event will likely take place at Philips Arena. UFC 146 will mark the first return to the Peach state since UFC 88 in 2008. The UFC’s first stint in Atlanta is perhaps best remembered as the end of Chuck Liddell’s comeback attempt and the beginning of former light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans rise to the top of the division. The UFC will hope to match that card’s intensity and will likely begin announcing bouts for the unfilled April card soon. Stay tuned to MMAFrenzy for more on this story, and all your MMA needs.

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For the first time since 2008, the Ultimate Fighting Championship is headed to the Peach State. It was announced on Tuesday's new edition of FUEL TV's "UFC Live" that Atlanta's Philips Arena will play host to UFC 146, which takes place April 21. No bouts for the card were revealed.

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A pair of winners of "The Ultimate Fighter" will meet in a lightweight bout when the UFC returns to Montreal in march. TUF 6 winner Mac Danzig faces TUF 8 winner Efrain Escudero at UFC 145.

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With a little more than a month remaining before the UFC returns to FOX it appears the card has been infested by injury bugs, as bantamweight Eddie Wineland has been forced to withdraw from the January 28 event after suffering some sort of undisclosed damage while training for his bout with Johnny Bedford. Wineland was looking to snap a two-fight skid and will now have to wait a little longer before receiving his opportunity at course-correction. News of Wineland’s status was reported by the UFC. Bedford, who himself was a replacement for Demetrious Johnson, is still expected to be booked for the show so opponents are currently being sought. The lineup saw another contest between Paul Sass and Evan Dunham go down the drain yesterday after Sass suffered an injury. The British submission-specialist has since been replaced by Nik Lentz. UFC on FOX 2 is highlighted by the tripleheader of Rashad Evans-Phil Davis, Chael Sonnen-Mark Munoz, and Michael Bisping-Demain Maia. PHOTO CREDIT – UFC

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UFC returns this Friday with a blockbuster Heavyweight collision between Brock Lesnar and Alistair Overeem. The fight will headline UFC 141 fight card at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, also featuring the Lightweight clash between Donald Cerrone and Nate Diaz. This post will include all the pre-fight interviews, open workouts and weigh-ins footage. Also, make sure you don't miss the Heavy.com Fight Day this Friday at 5PM

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Aaron Simpson will meet Ronny Markes and TUF 12 winner Jonathan Brookins faces Rani Yahya when the UFC returns to Omaha on Feb. 15.

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The UFC returns to Toronto for the second time in 2011, as UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones defends his belt against Lyoto Machida in the main event of "UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida." In anticipation of the pay-per-view event, UFC officials recently announced that fans are invited to both a UFC 140 open workout session and pre-event press conference. Both events can be attended free of charge.

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SAN JOSE, Calif. - As expected, the UFC returns to Chicago for the company's second FOX-broadcast event. UFC president Dana White confirmed the plans following Saturday night's UFC 139 post-event press conference. And in addition to confirming a previously reported date and location for the event, White also laid out the planned parameters for the show.

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After back-to-back weeks on TV, the UFC returns to PPV this weekend with a stacked UFC 139 line up. Before the fighters step into the octagon though, they’ll step in front of the microphone and answer questions from the media one last time at the final pre-fight press conference. Scheduled to take the stage are six of the top fighters in the sport today including main event participants Dan Henderson and Mauricio Rua, co-main event strikers Wanderlei Silva and Cung Le, and bantamweight scrappers Urijah Faber and Brian Bowles. UFC president Dana White will also be in front of the mic as well. As always, Five Ounces of Pain will be on the conference call when it starts at 4:00 PM EST, ready to relay highlights back to readers in real time in addition to any scintillating soundbytes springing forth from the festivities. Read below for UFC 139 press conference highlights: Dan Henderson: Mauricio Rua: Wanderlei Silva Cung Le Urijah Faber Brian Bowles Dana White

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When Brazilian prospect Felipe Arantes joined the UFC in July, he did so as a short-notice replacement for injured Canadian Antonio “Pato” Carvalho on the company’s August card in Rio de Janeiro. When the UFC returns to Rio in 2012, the featherweight standouts will get to lock horns.

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Yushin Okami finally gets to fight again in his native Japan. The middleweight contender will meet Tim Boetsch at UFC 144 when the UFC returns to the Land of the Rising Sun in February.

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UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar will next defend his belt against former WEC titleholder Ben Henderson when the UFC returns to Japan in February.

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Brazil will not have to wait another ten plus years for a UFC event. MMAJunkie.com has confirmed that the promotion will return to the South American country on January 14 for UFC 142. The return will come months after a raucous crowd of 14,000 fans at Rio de Janeiro’s HSBC Arena welcomed the UFC back after an absence that extended back to 1998. The Brazilian fans at UFC 134 witnessed impressive victories from many Brazilian fighters, among them Anderson Silva, Mauricio Rua, and Antônio Rodrigo

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The UFC is moving its pay-per-view start time back to the traditional 10 p.m. ET start time.

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