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By MATT BOONE 
MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer 

Welcome to our live round-by-round coverage of the UFC 118 "Edgar vs. Penn II" event from the TD Garden in Boston, Mass. 

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NON-TELEVISED PRELIM FIGHTS: 

-Mike Pierce def. Amilcar Alves via Submission (arm lock) at 3:11 of Round 3. 

-Greg Soto def. Nick Osipczak via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) after 3 Rounds. 

-Dan Miller def. John Salter via Submission (anaconda choke) at 1:53 of Round 2. 

LIVE PRELIMS ON SPIKE TV: 

Andre Winner vs. Nik Lentz 

Round 1: Lentz bull-rushes into Winner earlier, getting a high body lock and pressing him against the cage. He jockeys for improved position for a solid minute, before tripping out Winner's legs to score the takedown. Winner is immediately back to his feet. Lentz still has an upper body lock on Winner and is controlling things standing now. Lentz continues to suffocate Winner against the cage, sticking to him like glue and keeping the offensive pace at his choosing. Winner finally creates some space, but Lentz wastes no time in shooting in for a takedown on Winner's legs. Winner ultimately defends the takedown, but is back on the wrong end of a body lock against the cage. Lentz is working hard to finish the takedown, but Winner displays superior takedown defense. From out of nowhere, Winner finds enough space to secure a Muay Thai-clinch around the head/neck of Lentz, and he lands a solid knee to the face, followed by an impactful elbow to the jaw. Lentz manages to get Winner on the ground momentarily, but Winner is back up quick and lands a huge hook that stuns Lentz and has him temporarily on wobbley legs. Round ends there. Likely a 10-9 round for Lentz. 

Round 2: Lentz is all over Winner at the sound of the bell, staying as close and tight as he can on Winner's upper body, as to avoid the dangerous strikes Winner has that nearly cost him (and may still have on some judges cards) the first round. Round is going very similar to the first thus far, with Lentz on Winner enough to nullify his offensive output, but not enough to get him down and move on to step two of his own offensive attack. Winner finds enough space now to land another good shot, that again stuns Lentz briefly. Lentz recovers and is back on Winner like stink on shit. Lentz needs only a few seconds to finish the takedown on Winner this time, however Winner needs even fewer to return the fight to the feet. Lentz stays stuck to Winner against the cage for a while before scooping him fully off his feet and dumping him. Winner is back up instantly, and the round finishes against the cage. Should be 10-9 Lentz, meaning Winner needs a finish or something big in this next and final round to pull this fight out. 

Round 3: Same story in the third thus far, with Lentz managing to get a full takedown on Winner. He seems able to keep Winner down a bit this time, maybe Winner is fading here in the last round. Lentz gets back control on Winner and is looking to secure a submission. Winner is able to avoid the submission attempts from Lentz, but he's not able to get the fight back standing. Lentz is dominating position on the floor, advancing to full mount momentarily, before giving up the position for a submission attempt. Lentz fails to finish the submission, but does still have superior position with back control and seconds remaining in the fight. Lentz has a decent rear-naked choke attempt that he's going all out on, as the final seconds tick away in the fight. No dice, round ends. Should be a straight sweep, 30-27, across the board for Lentz in the upcoming decision. 

Nik Lentz def. Andre Winner via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27) after 3 Rounds. 

Joe Lauzon vs. Gabe Ruediger 

Round 1: The bell sounds and both guys circle. Lauzon lands a solid punch that briefly stuns Ruediger. Lauzon is able to get Ruediger down. Lauzon is all over Ruediger on the ground, moving from position to position looking for finishes. Crowd is going wild. Lauzon is mixing in some effective punches with his ground attack, to the crowd's delight. Ruediger tries standing up, but Lauzon lands a few shots and easily puts Ruediger back down. Seconds later, Lauzon slaps on a tight armbar out of nowhere. Lauzon finishes the armbar, tightening it up just a tad to force the tap from Ruediger. Lauzon just completely demolished Ruediger. Crowd is going nuts for the hometown kid. 

Joe Lauzon def. Gabe Ruediger via Submission (armbar) at 2:01 of Round 1. 

UFC 118 PAY-PER VIEW FIGHTS: 

Nate Diaz vs. Marcus Davis 

Round 1: Diaz has the mean dog look as usual, as the bell sounds to start off round one of our first fight of the evening. Both guys come out aggressively, no feel-out process here. Diaz lands a few shots and starts his mean-guy gestures with the hands, taunting Davis. Davis rocks Diaz BAD with a combo of punches. Diaz goes down. He turtles up and Davis pounds away. Diaz somehow survives, gets back to his feet and holds his hands out-stretched, as if to say "what?" Diaz is back now, and actually sort of taking over the offense a bit here on the feet, mid-way through the round. Davis lands a good shot that semi-stuns Diaz briefly. Diaz is fine, and is answering back with punches, finishing with a hard low kick. Diaz pushes Davis into the cage and is possibly looking to take the fight to the ground. Davis avoids, gains some seperation, and grazes Diaz with a punch. Diaz exchanges with Davis a bit more before shooting in for a takedown. Diaz presses Davis against the cage and is trying to get him down to the ground. No luck, and we're in another exchange now. Wow, this exchange gets crazy! Diaz lands a few really good shots during this one, stunning Davis a bit on a few occasions. Round ends and we see a close-up of Davis' face, which is badly cut and swollen around the right eye. Diaz is shown, and he's scratched up a bit himself. Great fn round. 

Round 2: Both guys stand up and the round is about to begin. The doctor steps in and it looks like he might actually stop it. He ultimately doesn't, so cool cheap pop and the second round begins. Davis comes out and is fighting with a sense of more desperation, due to the condition and attention his eye is receiving. Diaz closes the distance on Davis and body-locks him against the cage. He roughs him up a little bit before the two seperate. Davis gets a good shot in, which generates an encouraging reaction from the fans in Boston. Diaz lands a sweet straight punch that jerks Davis' head back. Davis responds with a stiff low kick, which Joe Rogan approves of. Discussion on PPV commentary now about the condition of Davis' eye, which is indeed a complete mess right now. Back in the fight, Diaz shoots in low for a takedown on Davis. He can't get it at first, but as the final seconds tick away, they hit the ground. Diaz gets top position as the horn sounds to end the middle frame. This is a pretty good fight, as you'd expect. 

Round 3: Davis' eye is just a ridiculous mess as he begins the third and final round. Diaz gets his on-camera turn between rounds, and raises his hands defiantly to the crowd, which they respond negatively to. The final round begins and Davis, the little engine that could - or will at least die trying, is still game. Diaz doesn't mind, as he begins going to work on him. Diaz lands a few good shots. Davis tries counter-punching, but continues to come up short due to the height and reach disadvantage. Diaz is standing just out of range of Davis' shots, and picking and choosing his punches with his long reach. Both guys look a bit fatigued, but continue fighting on heart and pride anyways. Diaz lands a few shots before taking Davis down to the ground. Diaz slowly improves his position, and effortlessly secures a modified guillotine choke. Davis won't tap, but the choke gets tighter and tighter, and Davis ultimately turns a light shade of blue before passing unconscious. The fight is over, Diaz wins by submission. 

Nate Diaz def. Marcus Davis via Submission (modified guillotine choke) at 4:02 of Round 3. 

Kenny Florian vs. Gray Maynard 

Round 1: And the UFC lightweight title eliminator is officially in the cage. I'm actually pretty excited for this fight, as Florian comes out to his superstar hometown reaction as discussed, and had a slight smirk as if to acknowledge it during his octagon-walk. As soon as he enters the cage, the reaction grows by leaps and bounds, and we have a fight of importance, at least to the fans in the TD Garden in Boston, on our hands. Bruce Buffer is done doing his gig, "FIGHTING!" [sharp, full hip-turn point with index cards in hand], etc. Round one is now underway. Both guys circle, and seem slightly cautious in the early goings. Life quickly drained out of the crowd, as nearly a full minute has gone by without more than a slight body twitch in the direction of the opponent, from either guy. Maynard begins lowering his head, and throwing a bowling-ball like overhand right, on a few attempts, all of which miss the mark, to wake the crowd up a bit. Half-way point of the round now, and there ain't a whole lot going on inside the octagon. During an upper-body lock-up, Florian lands a good knee to Maynard that prompts a gutteral reaction from the crowd. Maynard attempts his first takedown of the round. No dice. Florian shows very impressive takedown defense to avoid the attempt from the respected wrestler. Maynard tries to get Florian down again, this time having more success. Florian fought it off impressively for a while, but Maynard ultimately scooped him up and sent him for a ride. Maynard finishes the remaining seconds of the round working his ground and pound. The horn sounds and Maynard lands a late shot. Crowd boo's at that. 

Round 2: Let's see how Florian comes out in the second, as he certainly dropped the first round after the takedown by Maynard. The answer in the opening seconds, which have passed, is that neither guy is going to be taking a lot of big risks. Not yet, at least. Slow pace again, with both guys fighting pretty catiously. Florian tries a nice kick attempt, but doesn't connect. Maynard lands a shot that opens up a small cut on the corner of the left eye of Florian. Seconds later, Maynard finishes his takedown attempt and now has the fight on the ground. Maynard is in full side-control right now, with just over a minute left in this round. He pushes Florian against the cage, wedging his head as it's stuck and jacked up against the fence. Florian's cut opened up some during all of this, as his face pops out and is covered now, like a crimson mask. Round will end on that note, and Florian is going to need a finish in the last round coming up if he wants the next UFC lightweight title shot. It's been all Maynard so far. 

Round 3: And the third and final round of this fight with championship significance is officially underway. Crowd gives their respect to Florian and Maynard as the third and final round begins. Not a whole lot to write about as we pass the minute and half mark of the final frame. Both guys are throwing more than in previous rounds, but neither are finding the mark. Maynard decides to return to what has been working for him, as he takes him down again. Maynard got that takedown with ease, signifying that Florian may be fatigued, or discouraged at this point. The undefeated Maynard is living up to his nickname now, as he bullies Florian with effective ground and pound as Florian's head is wedged against the cage. Maynard is apparently cut now, despite being on top. Not sure what caused the cut. Florian out of nowhere finds the strength to return to his feet. It doesn't last long though, as both guys hit the mat quickly. Florian slaps on an oma plata attempt this time. No dice, but he's looking to transition into a triangle attempt. Florian nearly had a triangle to work with, but his leg slipped off Maynard's shoulder due to sweat, as he passed the shoulder with his leg. Maynard makes him pay for it, landing a few big shots from the top. Florian again finds himself back on his feet, this time with only a few seconds left in this fight. He needs something big here. Florian chases Maynard down, with his hands tensed up like he's going to swing for it all, knowing that he needs something big to pull out the fight. Instead, Florian remained tense, never throwing a single shot as time expires. Maynard, per UFC president Dana White's word, is now officially next in line for the winner of tonight's UFC 118 main event, the Lightweight title match between BJ Penn and Frankie Edgar. Maynard-Penn or Maynard-Edgar is in the future at 155 pounds. 

Gray Maynard def. Kenny Florian via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) after 3 Rounds. 

Demian Maia vs. Mario Miranda 

Round 1: Both guys make their way to the octagon. Of course Abu Dhabi is a topic of conversation as Maia makes his walk. Bruce Buffer is about to warm his legs up some more for a potential Buffer 360 in one of tonight's remaining main events. Our middleweight featured bout is now officially underway. Joe Rogan is quick to note Anderson Silva's presence in Miranda's corner at octagon-side. Maia shoots in for a takedown early. He forces Miranda to the cage and quickly gets him on his back. Maia lands some knees to the body as Miranda makes his way back to his feet. Maia is quick to put him right back on his rump. Maia is moving to take Miranda's back now. He does, as he gets both hooks in. He's punching the side of Miranda's head, trying to open up an avenue for his arms to pass, so he can lock up a potential fight-finishing choke. Miranda is hand-fighting Maia now. He creates enough space, and dumps Maia in a scramble. Maia grabs on and locks up a rear-naked choke. He loses the grip, and transitions into an armbar during some movement on the ground. He nearly caught him, but Miranda ultimately escaped unharmed. We're back on the feet now, and Miranda is working some good leg kicks as Maia closes the distance. Miranda lands a high kick as the round ends, but Maia managed to block most of the blow with his guard. 

Round 2: Maia quickly shoots in for a takedown here in the second round. He doesn't get it, but manages to put Miranda on his back after a scramble. Maia pushes Miranda against the cage, keeping his back imobile, as he advances position, passing to side mount. Maia quickly returns to the front and is looking for full mount. He gets it. He still has Miranda's upper torsoe wedged against the cage, while in full mount. This is a rough spot to be in for Miranda. Miranda locks his arms around Maia and appears to just be holding on for dear life. Maia is keeping his cool, trying to remain in his superior position on the ground. Maia briefly looks for an arm triangle, but lets it go in favor of some ground and pound. Maia continues to soften Miranda up, as he appears to be showing his life drain right out of him as his situation gets worse inside the cage. Maia is looking to get hold of an arm of Miranda. He eventually lets it go and pounds away on Miranda. Meanwhile he moves to mount. Maia returns and goes back for the arm again. He drops back to attempt to close the show, but didn't have enough control to finish the job. Miranda escapes and returns to his feet. Maia is in the Antonio Inoki butt-scoot position as Miranda stands over him landing nothing-kicks to the legs. Round will end on that note. 

Round 3: Maia gets Miranda down early again this round. Miranda's luck needs to improve if he stands any chance in a fight with this routine established. Maia is improving his position, eventually settling into full back control of Miranda. He's got both hooks in and he's pounding on the side of Miranda's head, I.E. - Matt Hughes vs. Royce Gracie. Maia seems to be interested in the arm of Miranda again. He's too slow and predictable with his set-up, which again allows Miranda to escape without much of a problem, much like he did in the previous round. Miranda is on his feet now, as Maia is rolling around on the mat in odd-fashion. Anderson Silva is heard yelling to Miranda from the corner. Maia looks completely exhausted. He kind of hit empty out of nowhere. Maia with zero life in him, still manages to take Miranda down with relative ease. Miranda does not seem to be trying, or is unable to mount any offense. Not a hell of a lot of defense either. Maia works his way to another armbar attempt. His sloppy ways again result in Miranda escaping and conjuring up a quick burst of energy and hope. Miranda finishes the remaining ten seconds or so trying to attack Maia on the ground while standing. Round ends. Pretty boring fight. Maia should have maybe switched to anything but an armbar after failing and putting himself and his "in the bank" win in jeopardy multiple times already. Maia completely gassed in that round, to Renzo Gracie vs. Matt Hughes (second organic Gracie-Hughes reference) proportions. Not exactly a really impressive performance in what will surely be an easy decision win for Maia. 

Demian Maia def. Mario Miranda via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) after 3 Rounds. 

Randy Couture vs. James "Lights Out" Toney 

Round 1: Getting underway now. I know I have a burst of adrenaline as this fight nears right now. James Toney is making his ring walk now. Even with his giant K-Mart ad on the middle-front of his and his camp's t-shirts, which is complimented by the pudgey complextion of the boxer-turned solo MMA freak show participant, he walks to the cage looking to be all business. I'm admittedly looking closer than maybe ever before at facials right now, trying to sense confidence or signs of fear. If I'm being honest, I'd describe Toney's face to appear as one that is feeling the fear, but putting on a well-tested poker face. Toney bobs his head to his song a bit, giving off the appearance of relaxation. Couture's music hits as the lights go out in the TD Garden. His always cool entrance music blares as he makes his way to the cage, looking as he does for any of his other historic trips to the octagon. Crowd is definitely big into Couture, and seems to be very into this fight. Obviously no surprises there. PPV announcers inform us that Dana White is on his feet at cage-side for this one. Bruce Buffer is gearing up to do his thing. He damn near strains a nut on "fighting" for both Toney and Couture. Pretty basic staredown. Couture facially, at this point, appears leaps and bounds more confident than Toney. The round begins. Couture spends maybe five-eight seconds before diving super-low at the legs of Toney. Any real MMA fighter would've walked away from that takedown attempt laughing. Couture still managed to finish it with ease. Within maybe half-a-second Couture passes to full mount. Couture slowly seems to be looking at a potential arm triangle, unless he's just grinding Toney for good measure right now. An unusual "UFC" chant breaks out throughout a large percentage of the fans in the TD Garden. Couture postures up and lands some real nice punches, which land clean and flush to the face of a seemingly helpless Toney. Couture moves Toney against the cage and locks in a half-ass arm triangle, with Toney's body propped up against the cage. He's had it for a while and Couture squeezes for all he's worth now. Still, no dice. Couture re-adjusts his position a bit and goes back in for it again. This time Couture isn't stuck with the cage, and is able to move his own body to the side, tightening up the submission. Toney is choked completely unconscious, with his arms stuck in the air, I.E. Rich Franklin's KO of Nate Quarry. Couture wins by submission. MMA beats boxing, if that's what you want to call it. Couture didn't suffer so much as a single scratch, bump or bruise. Not sure if Toney did anything offensive of any kind in the entire fight, which lasted just a tad over three minutes. Couture completely dominates, as anyone with a brain had already expected. During his post-fight interview, the corner of the winning side announced Couture had recently received his black belt in jiu jitsu. Nice little added "MMA touch" to cap off that portion of the show. Now, it's time to remind ourselves that we have one fight left to go, and it's for the title and it's the main event. That certainly felt like the main event and end of the show just now after Couture-Toney. 

Randy Couture def. James "Lights Out" Toney via Submission (arm triangle choke) at 3:19 of Round 1. 

UFC Lightweight Title: 
-Frankie Edgar (c) vs. B.J. Penn 

Round 1: Our Lightweight title rematch, an immediate title rematch rarity in UFC history, is making its' way to the cage now. We're moments away from our final live bout of the evening, as Edgar-Penn II is up next! Both guys make their way to the cage. Bruce Buffer is doing his thing. Penn got a bigger "fighting!" than the champion. The disrespect continues. Now is your time for justice, Mr. Edgar. The bell sounds. Penn is coming out, with body movements like he's serious as fuck right now. Even with the intimidating exterior, Edgar manages to keep his cool, as he slams Penn down hard for an early takedown in the first. It was almost a big-brother situation from Edgar to Penn with that slam. Pretty damn impressive. Penn is looking for an armbar from the bottom early. Crowd reacts big, but nothing doing. Edgar keeps his position on top, but Penn is staying busy looking for submissions underneath. One more submission set-up and Edgar fish-out-of-waters it, as Penn takes advantage and escapes. Back on the feet now, Penn's frantic body movement resumes, as he continues to be one-direction: forward. Edgar remains unimpressed, donkey-konging Penn down twice. Some serious rag-doll action there, as Edgar puts Penn's physical being wherever he pleases, without much resistance. "Let's go B.J." chant echo'ing throughout the TD Garden now, as the fans in Boston encourage their clear-cut favorite. Edgar is really doing well, landing decent shots in bunches and staying on his bike afterwards. Replays of Edgar's takedowns on Penn are scary. How can a body that small contain rage that big? 10-9 Edgar, easily. 

Round 2: Round two begins as Penn looks determined to get into this fight and take it over. Penn and Edgar meet in the middle and both guys duke it out pretty quick. Edgar looking good still here, no signs of one-round aftershock fluke ability. The last round was as real as the first fight if his performance thus far in the second is a sign of things to come in the potential 20 minutes of fight-time remaining. Edgar bullies Penn again, slamming him with conviction to the mat. Joe Rogan responds to that with an obligatory "I'm sorry for you, but this is the reality" tone in his voice, as he simply says "wow." It is a pretty disbelieving sight, as Edgar is in complete control as the second round nears the end. Penn doesn't seem able to figure a way to utilize all of his talent into one or more attacks that result in the momentum-shift in this fight. As the round ends, Edgar clearly has two of five rounds safely in the bank, needing to win only one of the remaining three rounds, theoretically, to guarantee himself the decision. 

Round 3: The bunny-rabbit movements of Edgar pick back up to begin the third of five potential championship rounds of action in this, our main event of the evening. Edgar's movements continue to freeze the legendary challenger dead in his tracks. Penn really doesn't seem to know what to do with what he's going up against right now. Edgar is half way through the round now, which also marks the half-way point of the fight as a whole, and during this important portion of the fight he lands his best two punches of the night. A short uppercut on the inside jerks the head of Penn up and back, which only served as an apetizer to the follow-up bomb that visibly shook Penn for a moment. Edgar continues on, business as usual, having his way with the best lightweight in the history of the sport like it ain't no thang. Edgar bullies Penn into the cage and gets in some effective work on the inside that will add up on Penn. Penn is looking like that old version we've seen before that is in the middle of gassing out and on the verge of losing shortly after. 

Round 4: "I don't see what Penn can do different to win," a friend watching the show with me asks between rounds. "He can try some takedowns of his own," I reply. Round four opens with a quick Penn takedown. Penn flirting with mount position now, but Edgar's small limbs and frame are making it difficult. His rabbid, frantic movement - even off his back - continues to be a shield to Penn's offensive attempts. Edgar eventually escapes and returns to his feet, and goes right back to work. Both guys standing now, Edgar sweeps Penn, I.E. Mr. Miyagi "taunting" Daniel San in Karate Kid 3 (I believe it was Part 3), resulting in Penn's body making a loud "thud" on the mat upon arrival. Crowd "ooh'd" and "ahh'd" at that. Edgar lands two HUGE bombs from the top that remind me of the unexpected violent ground-and-pound style strikes Penn landed in his victory in his first fight with Matt Hughes. Edgar has had a near-flawless performance thus far, to the disbelief and silence of a large percentage of the fans in the TD Garden. Penn needs a KO or submission, or a freak-luck situation, in the next and final round to have any chance in hell of winning back his title. 

Round 5: Round five opens much as the fourth did, with Penn darting in and taking Edgar down. Again though, Penn is having trouble handling Edgar once they are officially on the ground, as Edgar refuses to co-operate. Edgar reverses position in the blink of an eye, in visually-impressive fashion. It's official - Edgar has out-shined Penn in every way possible now in this fight, standing and on the ground. Edgar remains on top, landing the occasional solid shot from inside Penn's full guard, to run out the clock and move closer to shocking the world again, as he said he would in the UFC 118 commercial that played over-and-over again the past several weeks. Two minutes left in the fight and Penn is starting to use more will-power from the bottom, to create any opening that contains options for him to try and win the fight. Penn manages to get away from Edgar finally, as both guys return standing with a minute left in the fight. I believe that's a "Frankie, Frankie" chant from, oh, I'd say maybe 50-percent of the building. Edgar keeps busy, being as awkward and stubborn to deal with as you could imagine for the final seconds of the fifth round of a fight against the all-time great in your division. Edgar blasts Penn with a huge knee, keeping Penn turtled up on all-fours on the ground. Edgar comes in to land some more shots for good measure, but the horn sounds to end the round. Penn is shakey on his feet as the fight concludes, and doesn't appear all-there facially right now. Looks like a beaten man. No "close, controversial" fight this time, Edgar just totally dominated B.J. Penn in a one-sided fight. Edgar is the undisputed 155 lb. champion of the UFC, as well as the numero uno ranked lightweight in MMA altogether, after an embarassingly lopsided beatdown of Penn. 

Frankie Edgar def. B.J. Penn via Unanimous Decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) after 5 Rounds to retain the UFC lightweight title. 

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Undefeated lightweight prospect Pat Audinwood will make his promotional debut against Thiago Tavares in a preliminary matchup at UFC 119 ?Mir vs. Cro Cop? on Sept. 25 at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

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Kenny Florian has already had two cracks at the UFC lightweight title, but following a pair of submission wins over Clay Guida and Takanori Gomi, the 34-year-old Florian may be just one victory away from another shot at a championship bout.

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It was in April that Diego Sanchez first held a news conference to announce his plans to return to Albuquerque, N.M., to live and train. The theme that day was simple: "A Return to the Roots."

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A marathon of August MMA finally hits its closing note come Saturday with UFC 118 ?Edgar vs. Penn 2.? Airing live on pay-per-view from Boston?s TD Garden, this show marks the UFC?s first venture into the state of Massachusetts since winning a long battle for sanctioning.

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?The Ultimate Fighter? Season 5 semi-finalist Joe Lauzon turned his homecoming into a nice little moneymaker.

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Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC, FanHouse Exclusive, VideosBOSTON -- Joe Lauzon may have produced the most impressive performance at UFC 118 when he dominated Gabe Ruediger en route to a first round submission win.

The hometown favorite spoke to MMA Fighting following the win about his performance, feeding off the crowd and why this win puts him back on track in his career.

Check out the video interview below.

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Strikeforce up-and-comer Tarec Saffiedine will meet former WEC contender Brock Larson at Shark Fights 13 on Sept. 11 at the Amarillo Civic Center Coliseum in Amarillo, Texas, the promotion announced on Wednesday.

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By MATT BOONE 
MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer 

The following is an excerpt from a new <A HREF="http://www.mmanews.com/browse-blogs" target="_Blank">MMANEWS.COM Blog</A> by our own <A HREF="http://www.mmanews.com/blog/TheFightGame" target="_Blank">John Specht</A>: 

Koscheck Due For Second Beatdown 

?We?ve just got to pray to God that he doesn?t grease up, and he gets off that juice so that we can equal things about it.? 

Wow. That's pretty crazy. Even for a guy that refuses to ditch his $3 SuperCuts mop. 

No doubt this is the quote that the media will get plenty of rep's from now until the night of December 11th. The throw down takes place in St. Pierre's backyard with the Bell Centre playing host to what is going to garner mucho press attention. 

The man they call GSP responded with nothing but his usual class and demeanor, although it surely stung like a yellow jacket at the family picnic. 

"I liked the comment that he made at the end. It was awesome. He's a perfect villain," St-Pierre told reporters. "I like him even more cause of this." 

"It's normal. He's confident coming into that fight. He's a fighter. For sure if he doesn't think he's going to win the fight, he's not going to take the fight. It's going to be up to me to prove him wrong," said St-Pierre. 

I smell a beat down coming. And I'm not just saying that because I'm an avid Koscheck hater, just what I would call an MMA realist. 

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Just like any organization, Strikeforce gets its fair share of negative ink and kilobytes. However, credit must be given where it?s due, and this Saturday?s Strikeforce card in Houston is of the can?t-miss variety.

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DALLAS (August 26, 2010) Stephan Bonnar will always be remembered for his epic battle with Forrest Griffin on the live finale of the first season of the Ultimate Fighter. The fight launched the sport of MMA and Bonnar's career, but that doesn't mean the veteran isn't tired of hearing about it. 

"Forrest, Forrest, Forrest! Do I get sick of hearing Forrest Griffin's name? Yeah real sick of hearing Forrest Griffin's name," Bonnar tells Mike Straka on this week's episode of "Fighting Words." "You know, it's great being known for a great fight, but God, I get called Forrest so many times, you know?" 

A preview of the show can be seen at the following link: 

<a href=http://blog.hdnetfights.com/post/1010925010/fighting-words-stephan-bonnar>http://blog.hdnetfights.com/post/1010925010/fighting-words-stephan-bonnar</a> 

Bonnar also opens up to Straka about facing criticism and the negatives that come with fame. 

"You know when you get emails 'I hate your guts,'" he said. "Some people really passionately hate me. And I'm just gonna try to provide some entertainment but you know you... some people hate my guts and let me know it." 

All this and more when Bonnar sits down with Mike on "Fighting Words with Mike Straka" this Friday at 8:30 p.m. ET only on HDNet.

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Unbeaten South Korean middleweight Dongi Yang will make his promotional debut against ?The Ultimate Fighter? Season 11 cast member Chris Camozzi in a preliminary matchup at UFC 121 ?Lesnar vs. Velasquez? on Oct. 23

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Recently defeated legend Fedor Emelianenko has issued a challenge to Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem to face him in either November or December.

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Current UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar will defend his title for the first time this Saturday when he takes on BJ Penn at UFC 118 in Boston and despite winning the fight on all three judges score cards, many have stated that Edgar won the fight by fluke when he beat the top lightweight in the world. 

Now, just days away from the rematch, Edgar seems to be second guessing even himself: 

"Honestly, I really only watched it once and then I've been watching it here and there with my boxing coach and my teammates - just for studying for this next fight. I really don't gloat in the glory, in other words, because you're only as good as your last fight... I think the fact of how I got the title, beating the guy that's considered the best lightweight ever, I think that's probably the biggest accomplishment... We fought a five round decision, you know? It wasn't like I caught B.J. with a punch or a submission or anything like that. Who knows? Maybe [beating B.J.] was a fluke, but I don't think it was."

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It was in April that Diego Sanchez first held a news conference to announce his plans to return to Albuquerque, N.M., to live and train. The theme that day was simple: "A Return to the Roots."

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Gray Maynard is set to take on Kenny Florian at UFC 118 in Boston, Mass., Saturday night and the undefeated lightweight sat down with Sherdog.com?s Greg Savage at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas to discuss the bout.

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(So at $1,000,000, you payin' me $4,219 a pound, sucka!!)
Well, Potato Nation, tonight's the night we've been waiting for for months. The question on everyone's mind will finally be answered: "Is Will Forte really leaving Saturday Night Live?"
OK so maybe that's not the question on everybody's mind, but it's definitely bugging Will's agent and his parents.
Ben and ReX13 are off schmoozing at the UFC Fan Expo, where I would have been as well if I could cross the border (more on that at a later date, but I will tell you it involves a bar brawl and a Bruce Lee instructional book I've owned since I was 13) and Chad Dundas is off the grid attending an Amish wedding, which leaves me here to supply you guys with some play-by play action from tonight's festivities in Boston.
The co-main event will undoubtedly produce some differing opinions on James Toney's place in the grand scheme of the UFC's heavyweight division and the main event should decide whether or not BJ Penn simply had an off night in Abu Dhabi.
Before we get to it, we'd like to announce the winner of our Boston UFC Fan Expo. The winning ticket is #031014. If this is your number, send photographic proof to contest@cagepotato.com and we'll hook you up with a $100 gift card to MMAWarehouse.com.
Here's a glimpse of our uber-popular booth from the expo. Don't let VivaHate's nonplussed expression fool you, everyone had a blast this weekend and we got a ton of footage and interviews from fans and fighters.

Results and play-by-play after the jump. Strap in and get ready. It's sure to be a rocky ride.
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By MATT BOONE 
MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer 

The following is an excerpt from a new <A HREF="http://www.mmanews.com/browse-blogs" target="_Blank">MMANEWS.COM Blog</A> by our own <A HREF="http://www.mmanews.com/blog/TheFightGame" target="_Blank">John Specht</A>: 

UFC 118 Moneyline Breakdown 

After the long wait, we are finally on the doorstep of UFC 118 and one step closer to hopefully bringing the MMA vs. Boxing talk to an end. 

That is, until another boxer gets in the cage to try to make a name for himself, riding the coat tails of the hype. And you know if Toney catches Couture and actually pulls it off, every boxer this side of the Mississippi will be trying to get their shot. 

I don't even want to think about what the talking heads like Burt Sugar and Lampley over at HBO will be saying. 

It seems as though the rematch of B.J. Penn vs. Frankie Edgar has taken a backseat to the media blitz around Couture and Toney, which shows how many are intrigued by this fight. 

Either way, let's jump right into it. 

<CENTER><A HREF="http://www.mmanews.com/blog/TheFightGame/262" target="_Blank"><BIG>CONTINUE READING THIS BLOG >></BIG></A></CENTER> 

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Filed under: UFC, NewsBOSTON -- After a three-round drubbing with a lightweight title opportunity on the line, Kenny Florian dejectedly walked out of the octagon.

By all rights, Florian should have at least felt soothed by the embrace of his city. The 34-year-old lightweight graduated from Boston College and he owns an academy in neighboring Brookline. Instead, he heard a chorus of disappointment, led by his boss.

"I hate to say this because I don't want to take anything away from Gray Maynard, but I think Kenny is just one of those guys who chokes in big fights," UFC president Dana White said. "I'm not bad-mouthing him or trying to disrespect him; I'm just being honest. Every time it's a big fight and there's a lot of things on the line, Kenny just ... Kenny's hands are unbelievable. Kenny's ground is unbelievable. Kenny usually kicks guys to the body and legs so hard that he busts guys up. You didn't see any of that tonight. He stood there and stared at Gray Maynard for three rounds."

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Fresh off his professional debut win on Aug. 13, Ryan Couture has already been assigned to a lightweight bout at Strikeforce Challengers 12 on Nov. 19, the promotion confirmed to Sherdog.com this week.

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Randy Couture and James Toney, arms at their sides, stared coldly at one another in front of a few thousand fans. They did not shake hands � Recap & Video

UFC 118 Previews: Main Card | Prelims | Primer | Fight Week With Couture & Edgar | Breen Chat | Roundtable

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(Now who's the princess??)
Wow! We had a few pick-ems and a few surprises tonight at UFC 118, but overall it was a great card.
BJ didn't have an answer for "The Answer" and Couture had a simple, yet effective one for "Lights Out," namely, take him down and expose his weaknesses on the ground.
Love him or hate him, Gray Maynard proved he is the number one lightweight contender and we might just see him walk away from his next bout wearing UFC gold.
Anyone who didn't like this card is either a boxing fan or a BJ Penn fan.
Here's the post-fight press conference after the jump.
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By MATT BOONE 
MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer 

The following is an excerpt from a new <A HREF="http://www.mmanews.com/browse-blogs" target="_Blank">MMANEWS.COM Blog</A> by our own <A HREF="http://www.mmanews.com/blog/TheFightGame" target="_Blank">John Specht</A>: 

UFC 118 Moneyline Breakdown 

After the long wait, we are finally on the doorstep of UFC 118 and one step closer to hopefully bringing the MMA vs. Boxing talk to an end. 

That is, until another boxer gets in the cage to try to make a name for himself, riding the coat tails of the hype. And you know if Toney catches Couture and actually pulls it off, every boxer this side of the Mississippi will be trying to get their shot. 

I don't even want to think about what the talking heads like Burt Sugar and Lampley over at HBO will be saying. 

It seems as though the rematch of B.J. Penn vs. Frankie Edgar has taken a backseat to the media blitz around Couture and Toney, which shows how many are intrigued by this fight. 

Either way, let's jump right into it. 

<CENTER><A HREF="http://www.mmanews.com/blog/TheFightGame/262" target="_Blank"><BIG>CONTINUE READING THIS BLOG >></BIG></A></CENTER> 

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Check out all of John Specht's past MMANEWS.COM blogs by <A HREF="http://www.mmanews.com/blog/TheFightGame" target="_Blank">CLICKING HERE</A>.

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By MATT BOONE 
MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer 

HDNet Fights CEO Andrew Simon recently posted the following on his official Twitter account: 

"DREAM 16 breaking news- Mayhem v Sakuraba, Joe Warren v Omigawa &Gegard v Mizuno for title. HDNet kick ass card. News from me & @hdnetfights" 

So there you have it. According to the boss-man, you can officially pencil in Jason "Mayhem" Miller vs. Kazushi Sakuraba, Joe Warren vs. Michihiro Omigawa and Gegard Mousasi vs. Tatsuya Mizuno for DREAM 16. 

The DREAM 16 event takes place from the Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan on September 25th. 

Also expected to compete in matches on the card that night are Shinya Aoki, Caol Uno, Kid Yamamoto, Ikuhisa Minowa, Hideo Tokoro and Hiroyuki Takaya, to name a few.

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Filed under: UFC, NewsBOSTON -- Randy Couture is a massive favorite to win his third straight fight Saturday night at UFC 118, but given Couture's status and renown in the MMA world, you might be surprised to learn that if Couture does indeed win, it would be his first streak of three wins or more since 2001.

During the course of fight-week, we're privy to a host of interesting stats that don't otherwise make it into the event discussion, so we're compiling a few of the more interesting nuggets here, including a few gems about James Toney, BJ Penn, Frankie Edgar and more.

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Filed under: UFCA couple of stories developed Wednesday that I felt like touching on, so I thought what better way is there to momentarily distract Ben Fowlkes from walking his dog than to bug him with a few questions (Sorry "Stringer").

In our little roundtable below, Ben and I discuss the meaning behind championship belts, what Randy Couture vs. James Toney means for MMA and boxing and Strikeforce's struggle to promote Fedor Emelianenko vs. Alistair Overeem.

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Ronaldo ?Jacare? Souza won the Strikeforce middleweight title Saturday in Houston by defeating Tim Kennedy, and the Brazilian already wants to defend the gold.

In this exclusive interview with Sherdog.com?s Loretta Hunt, Jacare discusses his win and what?s next.

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By MATT BOONE 
MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer 

Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker commented in a post-show interview last night about the possibility of working with former pro wrestling promoter and on-air talent Paul Heyman in the near future. 

Coker told the <A HREF="http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/08/22/scott-coker-comments-on-upsets-paul-heymans-future-with-strike/" target="_Blank">MMAFighting.com</A> website, "Paul [Heyman] and I have been talking about doing a couple of things together." Coker followed up, but didn't reveal much in the way of specifics, stating "if it works out, we'll do it. I think it's going to happen." 

When can we expect to find out what's going on with this situation specifically? According to the Strikeforce head hauncho, it shouldn't be long until we know the full scoop. "We'll have an announcement in the next couple of weeks." 

Coker made the comments following the entertaining <A HREF="http://www.mmanews.com/news/88572" target="_Blank">Strikeforce: Houston</A> event that aired live on Showtime on Saturday night from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. 

For those unfamiliar, Paul Heyman is best known to pro wrestling fans as the owner of the original "Extreme Championship Wrestling" (ECW) promotion, as well as serving as a former on-air talent and head writer in WWE. 

MMA fans would know Heyman best as the guy associated with Brock Lesnar in a number of ways, one of which includes co-writing the UFC heavyweight champions' upcoming book. Heyman was also the on-air "manager" for Lesnar during the early, integral stages of his run in WWE. 

Heyman has recently put some effort into establishing his identity with the MMA audience, popping up in a number of media outlets during his visit to the <A HREF="http://www.mmanews.com/news/88309" target="_Blank">Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin fight at UFC 116</A>, alongside fellow pro wrestling personalities "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Bill Goldberg and Jim Ross. 

Heyman also sat down with respected MMA journalist Ariel Helwani recently, spending nearly two hours on his live radio/video blog at the <A HREF="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=3&ved=0CCIQFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fanhouse.com%2Ftag%2FThe%2BMMA%2BHour%2F&ei=bIhxTMO7B4KClAfD2cjFDg&usg=AFQjCNF9et93mNozmbfBqGjAtTP27tTfkQ&sig2=h51EkSZ4S3HhZLt6Ype6gA" target="_Blank">AOL Fanhouse website</A>. 

As soon as the aforementioned announcement is released, or if updated information becomes available, we'll be sure to check back in with the latest on Heyman and Strikeforce. 

What are your thoughts on Strikeforce possibly working with a former pro wrestling promoter/WWE writer such as Paul Heyman? Share your thoughts today in the <A HREF="http://www.mmanews.com/forums" target="_Blank">MMANEWS.COM Forums</A> and/or the <A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/mmanewsdotcom" target="_Blank">MMANEWS.COM Facebook Page</A>.

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Fights make the world go round, or so I?ve come to believe after more than a decade of cramming almost nothing but MMA into my brain.

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Long lauded as one of Europe?s prized prospects, Olympian MMA Championships lightweight titleholder Paul Sass will make his promotional debut against Mark Holst in a preliminary matchup at UFC 120 ?Bisping vs. Akiyama? on Oct. 16 at the O2 Arena in London.

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With major league promotions like the UFC, World Extreme Cagefighting, Strikeforce and Dream all running a seemingly endless number of events

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James Toney says he'll KO Randy Couture from his back

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Former Sportfight welterweight champion Mike Pierce will meet Brazilian import Amilcar Alves in a preliminary matchup at UFC 118 ?Edgar vs. Penn 2? on Aug. 28 at the TD Garden in Boston.

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SAN JOSE, CALIF. (Aug. 21, 2010) ? The STRIKEFORCE men?s and women?s Welterweight World Champions Nick Diaz (170-pounds) and Sarah Kaufman (135-pounds) will return to the cage on Saturday, Oct. 9 at HP Pavilion in San Jose, LIVE on SHOWTIME� (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast). 

Diaz will face an opponent to be named in the coming week while Kaufman will defend her title against Dutch superstar Marloes Coenen. 

Also on the explosive card, emerging star from the Strikeforce Challengers series Luke Rockhold will risk his six-fight win streak against MMA superstar and former Olympic wrestling silver medalist Matt "The Law" Lindland in a featured middleweight (185 pounds) contest. 

Tickets go on sale to the general public on Saturday, August 28 at 10:00 a.m. PT online at Ticketmaster.com, at the HP Pavilion ticket office, or by phone at (800) 745-3000. 

A special presale opportunity for ?STRIKEFORCE Insider? e-newsletter subscribers begins this Wednesday, August 25 at 10:00 a.m. PT. A special presale code will be sent out to all ?STRIKEFORCE Insiders? on Tuesday, August 24. Sign up to become a ?STRIKEFORCE Insider? at http://www.strikeforce.com/insider.html. 

The 27-year-old Diaz (22-7), a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and native of Stockton, Calif., has won seven consecutive fights since his last loss in 2007. He is coming off a first round submission victory (armbar) over fellow superstar Hayato ?Mach? Sakurai on May 29 at DREAM 14 in Japan. Prior to that, Diaz won the STRIKEFORCE title with a late, third-round TKO (punches) of Marius ?The Whitemare? ?aromskis at STRIKEFORCE: Miami on Jan. 30. 

The undefeated Kaufman (12-0), a former ballet dancer who hails from British Columbia, Canada, is fresh off the first defense of her title, an explosive body slam KO of Roxanne Modafferi at STRIKEFORCE Challengers in Everett, Wash., on July 23. The 24-year-old Kaufman, who has won nine of her fights by KO, will face Coenen (17-4), a submission specialist and the No. 1 contender to the STRIKEFORCE Women?s Welterweight belt. 

The 29-year-old Coenen (17-4) will fight for the first time since a third-round TKO loss to Cris Cyborg for the STRIKEFORCE Women?s Middleweight (145 pounds) Championship at STRIKEFORCE: Miami. Coenen, a member of Holland?s Team Golden Glory and mixed martial artist since the age of 14, will be moving down in weight to challenge at 135 pounds. Kaufman and Coenen have both defeated Modafferi, with Coenen avenging a 2007 loss via first round armbar in her STRIKEFORCE debut on Nov. 7, 2009. 

Rockhold (7-1), who could prove to be one of Strikeforce?s next great middleweight superstars, has won six of his seven fights via submission. The 25-year-old member of Team AKA is coming off a first-round TKO (knees to body) of Paul Bradley on Feb. 26 at a STRIKEFORCE Challengers event in San Jose. The impressive win was the first KO victory of the Santa Cruz, Calif., native?s professional career. Prior to his latest conquest, Rockhold had won five straight fights by way of submission. 

Lindland (22-7), who won the silver medal in Olympic Greco Roman Wrestling at the 2000 Olympic Games, scored a third-round TKO victory over ?King? Kevin Casey on May 21 at STRIKEFORCE Challengers in his hometown of Portland, Ore. A former UFC star who has been competing professionally in MMA since 1997, Lindland, 40, is also a former All-American wrestler for University of Nebraska and the 1993 NCAA Big Eight conference champion. During his stellar career, Lindland has triumphed over a number of all-time greats including former UFC champions Pat Miletich and Carlos Newton

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Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC, FanHouse Exclusive, VideosBOSTON -- MMA Fighting caught up with Dana White following Wednesday's UFC 118 pre-fight press conference at historic Fanueil Hall.

The UFC president, who spent much of his childhood in South Boston, talked about what it means to him to put on the first UFC show in Beantown, whether he feels more comfortable with his decision to sign James Toney, whether Kenny Florian will receive a title shot if he beats Gray Maynard, the UFC's debut in Toronto and Shane Carwin being named as one of 22 pro athletes who obtained steroids from an online pharmacy in Mobile, Ala.

White also announced that UFC Octagon Girl Arianny Celeste will grace the cover of Playboy Magazine in November.

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HOUSTON -- Rafael ?Feijao? Cavalcante shocked light heavyweight champion Muhammed ?King Mo? Lawal at Strikeforce ?Houston? on Saturday

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Professional boxer James Toney, who makes his mixed martial arts debut Saturday night at UFC 118 at the TD Garden in Boston, has had a lot to say leading up to his fight against six-time promotional champion Randy Couture.

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Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC, FanHouse Exclusive, VideosBOSTON -- MMA Fighting caught up with Dana White following Wednesday's UFC 118 pre-fight press conference at historic Fanueil Hall.

The UFC president, who spent much of his childhood in South Boston, talked about what it means to him to put on the first UFC show in Beantown, whether he feels more comfortable with his decision to sign James Toney, whether Kenny Florian will receive a title shot if he beats Gray Maynard, the UFC's debut in Toronto and Shane Carwin being named as one of 22 pro athletes who obtained steroids from an online pharmacy in Mobile, Ala.

White also announced that UFC Octagon Girl Arianny Celeste will grace the cover of Playboy Magazine in November.

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It was in April that Diego Sanchez first held a news conference to announce his plans to return to Albuquerque, N.M., to live and train. The theme that day was simple: "A Return to the Roots."

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Brandon Vera will likely be on the shelf until the end of the year or early 2011 after Jon Jones broke his orbital bone with elbows at UFC on Versus 1 in March and despite the injury, Vera had some ballsy comments about the up and coming light heavyweight fighter: 

"During the fight I remember thinking, ?Man, really? All the hype was about this guy?? I specifically remember saying to him in my head, ?Man, you (expletive) suck.? Right when the ?k? came out in my head, I got blasted. It?s hard for me to say because he beat me, but I still don?t believe the hype. I like Jon Jones as a fighter, but I owe that (expletive). He?s definitely not coming to my house for Christmas.... I?m still babying [the broken face], but it?s getting better. At one point, I couldn?t even touch it. December or January is when I?m looking to come back. I test my face every day to see what I can get away with."

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Just like any organization, Strikeforce gets its fair share of negative ink and kilobytes. However, credit must be given where it?s due, and this Saturday?s Strikeforce card in Houston is of the can?t-miss variety.

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Beatdown was live on Saturday night to break down Strikeforce "Houston."

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Sherdog.com will host a live play-by-play and chat for Sengoku 14 at 2 a.m. ET.

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Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen successfully made weight on Friday in Oakland, Calif. � Recap Video

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SAN JOSE, Calif. (Aug. 25, 2010) ? A grudge rematch that fans, media, and the confident fighters themselves have been clamoring for since the first fight ended in bloody controversy nearly three years ago, will take place on Saturday, October 9, when KJ Noons (9-1), fresh off a knockout victory last Saturday, challenges STRIKEFORCE World Welterweight (170 pounds) Champion Nick Diaz (22-7, 1 NC) in the main event at HP Pavilion here, live on SHOWTIME� (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast). 

In the co-feature, undefeated STRIKEFORCE Women?s Welterweight World Champion Sarah Kaufman (12-0) will make the second defense of her 135-pound title against No. 1 contender and Dutch superstar Marloes Coenen (17-4). 

Another featured fight will pit an emerging star from the STRIKEFORCE Challengers series, up-and-coming Luke Rockhold (7-1), against the vastly more experienced, 2000 Olympic Games wrestling silver medalist, Matt "The Law" Lindland (22-7), in a middleweight (185 pounds) contest. 

Tickets go on sale to the general public this Saturday, Aug. 28, at 10 a.m. PT online at Ticketmaster.com, at HP Pavilion ticket office, or by phone at (800) 745-3000. 

A special presale opportunity for ?STRIKEFORCE Insider? e-newsletter subscribers begins today, Wednesday, Aug. 25 at 10 a.m. PT. Sign up to become a ?STRIKEFORCE Insider? at http://www.strikeforce.com/insider.html. 

Diaz has not lost a fight since he first faced Noons, losing via disputed first-round TKO on Nov. 7, 2007. Diaz has been devastating in recent outings notching seven in a row. The talented, outspoken, no-nonsense brawler also boasts a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt. 

The always-dangerous Noons is an aggressive and prolific striker who has won his last six fights, including the thrilling slugfest against Diaz that ended when the cageside physician halted the proceedings due to excessive cuts around Diaz? eyes. 

Since that fight, there has been no love lost between the pair of brash fighters. Seven months after their first fight, on June 14, 2008, the fighters and their camp members nearly came to blows in the cage after the fighters registered victories in separate bouts. 

?Nick has no class, he?s a bum, a piece of (expletive) and he and his team disrespected my family and I with their gestures and trash talk and tried to upstage my fight,?? said Noons after the near-fracas. 

Offered Diaz: ?I?m sorry about what happened in the cage afterward, but I didn?t start it. His guys were talking (expletive) to us.?? 

Diaz is coming off a first-round submission (armbar) over fellow superstar Hayato ?Mach? Sakurai last May 29 at DREAM 14 in Japan. The six-foot, 27-year-old Diaz won the STRIKEFORCE title with a convincing first-round TKO (punches) over Marius ?The Whitemare? ?aromskis on Jan. 30, 2010. 

The 5-foot-11, 27-year-old Noons, who was born and raised in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, registered a spectacular, crowd-pleasing second-round knockout over Jorge Gurgel during last Saturday?s STRIKEFORCE: Houston, live on SHOWTIME. 

Kaufman, a former ballet dancer, retained her belt for the first time with an explosive third-round body slam KO over Roxanne Modafferi at STRIKEFORCE Challengers in Everett, Wash., on July 23. 

The personable, hard-hitting, 5-foot-5, 24-year-old Kaufman, of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, has scored knockouts in nine of her 12 victories. 

Coenen, 29, will appear before an audience for the first time since suffering a hard-fought third-round TKO loss to Cris Cyborg for the STRIKEFORCE Women?s Middleweight (145 pounds) Championship at STRIKEFORCE: Miami last Jan. 30. 

The game and courageous, 5-foot-9 Coenen gave Cyborg one of her toughest fights. A member of Holland?s Team Golden Glory, Coenen has been a mixed martial artist since the age of 14. She will be moving down in weight to challenge for the title. 

Rockhold of Santa Cruz, Calif. will bring a six-fight winning streak into what figures to be the toughest assignment of his career. Many feel the 25-year-old is one of STRIKEFORCE?s next great middleweight stars. He has been victorious by submission in all but one of his wins. A member of Team AKA in San Jose, Rockhold won his last start with a first-round TKO (knees to body) over Paul Bradley on Feb. 26, in San Jose. 

Lindland of Oregon City, Ore, brought home the silver in Greco-Roman wrestling. He?s fought the best in a 13-year MMAs career, including the famed Fedor Emelianenko. An All-American at the University of Nebraska before turning pro in 1997, Lindland holds victories over Pat Miletich, Jeremy Horn, former UFC welterweight champion Carlos Newton and remains one of only two men to submit Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Travis Lutter. 

In his most recent fight, the six-foot-tall Lindland scored a third-round TKO over ?King? Kevin Casey on May 21 during a STRIKEFORCE Challengers in Portland, Ore.

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Filed under: UFCFrank Mir says the decline in Mirko Cro Cop's standing is not due to fading skills, but the improvement in his competition.

"I don't know if he's ever really lost his step. I just think the fighters now in the UFC are just a little bit more aggressive than the fighters in PRIDE," Mir told Ariel Helwani on Monday's installment of The MMA Hour. "Studying game on him, I noticed that guys that back away from him and give him that respect, it seems like they get unleashed on a little harder than the guys that come forward."

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?It was nothing personal or nothing intentional,? K.J. Noons said Saturday of the strike that landed on Jorge Gurgel just after the bell in the first round of their matchup at Strikeforce ?Houston.?

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Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen successfully made weight on Friday in Oakland, Calif. � Recap Video

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Filed under: Strikeforce, VideosSome nights the hardest thing is finding an interesting topic to talk about once the fights are over. Other nights the only problem is narrowing it down to just one interesting topic.

As you'll see in the video below, the Wrap-Up struggled with this very problem after a crazy night at Strikeforce: Houston. After a little internal debate, we turn our attention toward former pro wrestler Bobby Lashley, who began like a hurricane on Saturday night only to turn into a tepid breeze within about ten minutes of action against Chad Griggs.

So what does this mean for Lashley's MMA career, and for Strikeforce's attempts to trade on his pro wrestling star power by putting him into bouts where he's an almost excruciatingly heavy favorite each time out? To find out, you'll just have to watch the video.

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(The unstoppable force meets the immovable asshole. Photo courtesy of MMAFighting.com)
According to the LA Times' Lance Pugmire, a middleweight title rematch between Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen is being penciled in for the UFC's next New Year's Eve or Super Bowl weekend card, after Silva recovers from the rib injury that reportedly plagued him before the fight. Unlike other immediate UFC title rematches that have been booked recently — see esp., Machida vs. Rua II, Penn vs. Edgar II — Silva and Sonnen's first meeting didn't end in a close/controversial judges' decision. Instead, Silva sunk a triangle-armbar with less than two minutes remaining in the fifth round, after getting out-wrestled and battered for the previous four frames.
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Marcus Davis and Nate Diaz will hook em up at UFC 118 this weekend and "The Irish Hand Grenade" talked to Fighter's Only this last week about want type of fight he expects between himself and Diaz when the Octagon door close: 

"[Nate Diaz] He looked good against Markham, looked beefy. Him moving up recently isn?t an advantage, I?m a smaller Welterweight anyway. My advantages are in my boxing background and footwork. I need to make sure I put myself where I need to, then get myself out of there so I don?t get hit or taken down." 

"He?s a tough guy, he?s very crafty. Guys think they?ve got the best of him and he ends up catching them in submissions. He poses a lot of difficulty. He?s good at being tall, using his reach. He?s got a good lead right hand he paws out to measure distance and keep the guy there. He?s got a good right shovel hook over the top that he works really well to set up his left hand when he needs to. He?s got wrestling, he outwrestled Josh Neer, and he?s a very good wrestler. Then he?s sick on his back, his jiu-jitsu is great. 

"I?m just as confident as every time. It?s just another fight, not going to give him abilities he doesn?t have. Just going to go in there, do my job and try to win. And entertain. I want it to be an entertaining, bloody brawl."

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Filed under: Sengoku, News, JapanIn a classic battle for the Sengoku middleweight title, Jorge Santiago and Kazuo Misaki went toe-to-toe for 24 and a half minutes Sunday in Tokyo before Misaki's corner threw in the towel with just 30 seconds left in the fight, handing Santiago a victory in a bout he was on the verge of losing by decision.

"I proved to everybody here what a champ is made of," Santiago said afterward. "This is the way a champion fights. This is the way I always want to fight."

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Filed under: Sengoku, Results, JapanJorge Santiago once again bested Kazuo Misaki in the fifth round at Sunday's Sengoku 14 at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan.

Santiago battered Misaki until Misaki's corner threw in the towel to end the fight. With the win, Santiago defends his Sengoku middleweight belt successfully for the second time.

Full Sengoku 14 results are below.

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HOUSTON -- There?s a silver lining to the criticisms made about Bobby Lashley?s recent inactivity. They do show that there is a bona fide interest in the budding heavyweight

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Former World Extreme Cagefighting welterweight champion Shonie Carter will make his promotional debut against Strikeforce veteran Torrance Taylor at Bellator Fighting Championships 25 on Thursday at the Chicago Theatre in Chicago.

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?The Ultimate Fighter 8? winner Efrain Escudero will now face Matt Wiman in the lightweight co-main event at UFC Fight Night 22 on Sept. 15 in Austin, Texas

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Embattled middleweight champion Anderson Silva, chided for his recent antics inside the cage, will defend his crown against the mouthy Chael Sonnen at UFC 117 on Saturday when they square off at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif.

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By MATT BOONE 
MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer 

Colette Carey sent along the following to MMANEWS.COM ... 

DALLAS (August 20, 2010) 

<CENTER>HDNET TO AIR LIVE BROADCAST OF "SENGOKU RAIDEN CHAMPIONSHIP 14" 

Event to air LIVE from Tokyo - late Saturday night at 11:00 p.m. PT</CENTER> 

WHAT: HDNet to air "Sengoku Raiden Championship 14" LIVE from the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan, late this Saturday night, August 21 at 11:00 pm PT. In the main event of the evening, Jorge Santiago defends his Sengoku Middleweight championship title against Kazuo Misaki. The fighters are meeting for a second time -the first match-up was in January 2009 at the Sengoku Raiden Championship event which determined the organization's first-ever middleweight champion. Santiago narrowly beat Misaki late in the final round and Misaki wants to even the score! 

Current TKO Major League MMA Featherweight Champion and Shooto Lightweight Champion Hatsu Hioki, will take on Jeff Lawson, who was recently featured in Ultimate Fighter 9, and Yasubey Enomoto will face tough competition against Kenta Takagi, who has recorded all of his victories by a first-round KO. Sotaro Yamada has his work cut out for him, facing four-time BJJ World Cup Champion Leonardo Santos. 

Also featured on the card are matchups including Taisuke Okuno vs. Nick Thompson, Motoki Miyazawa vs. Takuya Sato and Shintaro Ishiwatari vs. Kil Woo Lee. Also featured are Takuya Eizumi vs. Shoko Sato, Tatsuya So vs. Wataru Takahashi and Hirokazu Nishimura vs. Jae Hyun. 

WHEN: Late Saturday night, August 21 at 11:00 p.m. PT.

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TOKYO -- When the Sengoku Raiden Championship middleweight title is on the line, Jorge Santiago always seems to put forth a dramatic roller coaster of a performance.

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Is K.J. Noons getting more credit than is due? Jorge Gurgel seems to think so.

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Bobby Lashley has heard the critics and wants to push his budding MMA career into the next gear, starting with Saturday's heavyweight bout against Chad Griggs at Strikeforce in Houston.

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(Video courtesy YouTube/FightHubTV)
I don't know if it's just coincidence, but most of the people involved with mixed martial arts who I can't stand are either named Gary or Shaw. There's the obvious Gary Shaw, his son Jared "$kala" Shaw and then there's Jerry Millen, who changed his name from his given name of Gary because he thought Jer or Jerdog sounded cooler. Seriously.
Anyway, the blobfather of EliteXC and boxing who tried to have his way with Gina Carano on national TV is back talking about how he hasn't decided if he's going to screw up start another MMA promotion or whether he'll just take some fighters with him to compete on one of his boxing cards.
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On the eve of his first title defense, Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Muhammed ?King Mo? Lawal hit the scales in full flamboyance.

Lawal checked in at 203.75 pounds for his showdown with Rafael ?Feijao? Cavalcante (203.5)

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Fighting Spirit 12 Sub of the night Chris Adiar wins submission of the night honors in his debut

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Filed under: Strikeforce, News
KJ Noons knocked out Jorge Gurgel in the second round of Saturday night's Strikeforce Houston card with the help of two illegal strikes, one a left hook at the end of the first round and one an illegal knee on the ground as the referee was starting to stop the fight in the second. The referee awarded the fight to Noons by knockout even though it easily could have gone to Gurgel by disqualification.

At the end of the first round, Noons floored Gurgel with a huge left hook an instant after the bell rang, and Gurgel was wobbly as he tried to get back to his corner. The punch clearly landed after the round had ended, and the referee easily could have disqualified Noons, or at least taken a point away. Instead, the referee did nothing.

More Coverage: KJ Noons vs. Jorge Gurgel Live Blog | Strikeforce: Houston Results

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Beatdown was live on Saturday night to break down Strikeforce "Houston."

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Sam Stout talks with Canadianprofighter.com about MMA legalization in Ontario, fighting at home, and his upcoming fight at UFC 121

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Filed under: StrikeforceKJ Noons knocked out Jorge Gurgel in the second round of Saturday night's Strikeforce Houston card with the help of two illegal strikes, one a left hook at the end of the first round and one an illegal knee on the ground as the referee was starting to stop the fight in the second, with the referee awarding the fight to Noons by knockout even though it easily could have gone to Gurgel by disqualification.

At the end of the first round, Noons floored Gurgel with a huge left hook an instant after the bell rang, and Gurgel was wobbly as he tried to get back to his corner. The punch clearly landed after the round had ended, and the referee easily could have disqualified Noons, or at least taken a point away. Instead, the referee did nothing.

More Coverage: KJ Noons vs. Jorge Gurgel Live Blog | Strikeforce: Houston Results

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