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July 19 could become a crowded night for mixed martial arts.
The UFC is currently planning an event that Saturday night to be televised live on Spike TV, Sherdog.com has learned from multiple industry sources.
The proposed event would take place the same evening that popular clothing line entrepreneurs Affliction will make their foray into the pay-per-view [...]

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I just watched a very good video about Dana White’s major announcement!  Check it out here.  If you have have a YouTube account subscribe to this channel  it has some funny stuff there too!  To the YouTube page, click here.
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The UFC’s Dana White was on CNBC’s Power Lunch today to announce that UFC has signed a deal with Jakks to develop a line of UFC action figures and accessories. Jakks of course is the outgoing action figure partner of WWE.  On the show, White stated that rumors of UFC partnering with WWE in any [...]

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 Thiago Alves, Kevin Burns, Matt Wiman and Thiago Tavares each earned $50,000 “fight night” bonuses for their performances at UFC 85.
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) confirmed the list of winners and bonus amounts with our content partners at Yahoo! Sports.
UFC 85 took place Saturday at the 02 Arena in London, England, and aired live on pay per view.  [...]

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After failing to make weight for his first-ever UFC main event, Thiago Alves (15-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC) redeemed himself by defeating one of the most dominant welterweight fighters in MMA history — while launching himself into the thick of the division’s title picture.
After a close first round, Alves dominated the second, tagging former longtime champ [...]

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Although we are just days away from UFC 85, the media — both MMA and mainstream — have their sights set on an organization yet to hold their first event.
Affliction Entertainment made waves today at a New York City press conference by announcing a newly formed partnership with business-mogul extraordinaire Donald Trump, as well as [...]

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Danny Bonaduce, Dennis Rodman and Dustin “Screech” Diamond are heading into the ring to compete in CMT’s upcoming reality series “Hulk Hogan’s Celebrity Championship Wrestling.”
Also on board are Todd Bridges (”Diff’rent Strokes”), super-heavyweight boxer ButterBean, Trishelle Cannatella (”The Real World”), Erin Murphy (Tabitha Stephens on “Bewitched”), Frank Stallone, ’80s pop star Tiffany and Playboy playmate [...]

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Former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski will be announced as Affliction’s latest acquisition during tomorrow’s press conference in New York City, according to a report from MMARated.com.
Additionally, Donald Trump will be introduced as a new equity partner in the fight promotion, according to an executive in the Trump organization that was quoted in the report.
As [...]

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Urijah Faber (Pictures) showed a potent standup game Sunday in outpointing Jens Pulver (Pictures) to retain his World Extreme Cagefighting featherweight belt, getting the biggest win of his career in a fashion few envisioned.
Known for inventive moves and top-notch conditioning, Faber displayed both along with solid punches and clever defense. He nullified Pulver’s vaunted knockout [...]

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by Kevin Lole, Yahoo! Sports
It sounded like such a good idea when the news broke a few months ago that CBS would broadcast a series of mixed martial arts cards in prime time.
But after watching its effort on Saturday’s Elite XC show from the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., the good news might be if [...]

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