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MMAjunkie.com Radio’s studio is star-studded for today’s show, which begins at a special time of 3 p.m. ET (noon PT) with Bellator champ Michael Chandler,
Strikeforce champ Gilbert Melendez, UFC contenders Chad Mendes and Mark Munoz, and MMA photographer Esther Lin.

UFC on FX 2 headliner Thiago Alves also calls in.

MMAjunkie.com Radio airs today 3-5 p.m. ET (12-2 p.m. PT) live from
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watch a video stream of the two-hour show at www.mmajunkie.com/radio.



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As expected, UFC on FX 2 will take place March 3 at Allphones Arena in Sydney, Australia.

MMAjunkie.com first reported the destination this past week, and UFC executives today made it official.

In addition to the opening round of the inaugural flyweight tournament, UFC on FX 2 features a previously rumored welterweight headliner between Thiago Alves and Martin Kampmann.



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A key welterweight matchup is in the works between Thiago Alves and Martin Kampmann.

MMAjunkie.com has confirmed with sources close to the fighters that at least one of
the fighters has agreed matchup, which is expected to take place at an
as-yet-unannounced March 3 event.

The matchup was first reported by MMAWeekly.com.



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BIRMINGHAM, England – UFC 138 had the makings of a disaster for former UFC welterweight title challenger Thiago Alves.

A 16-fight UFC veteran, he was criticized for taking on an unknown UFC newcomer in Papy Abedi, and at Friday’s weigh-ins, his past weight-cutting issues seemed to catch up with him again when he initially failed to make weight.

A victory, though, was Alves needed to reassure himself better days are ahead.



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Though Thiago Alves has only fought twice in the United Kingdom, it has already become one of his favorite stages for combat.

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BIRMINGHAM, England – MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) was on scene and reporting live from today’s…

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BIRMINGHAM, England -
MMAjunkie.com was on scene and reporting live from today’s official UFC 138 fighter weigh-ins.

Today’s festivities took place at Community Hall in National Indoor
Arena in Birmingham, England. Headliners Mark Munoz and Chris Leben were
among the 20 fighters hitting the scale.

All fighters initially made weight with the exception of main-card
fighter Thiago Alves, a fighter who’s missed weight twice in the past.
Today, he came in a pound heavy on his first attempt but eventually made
weight.



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BIRMINGHAM, England -
MMAjunkie.com was on scene and reporting live from today’s official UFC 138 fighter weigh-ins.

Today’s festivities took place at Community Hall in National Indoor
Arena in Birmingham, England. Headliners Mark Munoz and Chris Leben were
among the 20 fighters hitting the scale.

All fighters made weight with the exception of main-card fighter Thiago
Alves, a fighter who’s missed weight twice in the past. Today, he came
in a pound heavy on his first attempt.



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A welterweight bout between UFC veteran Thiago Alves (18-8 MMA, 10-5 UFC) and promotion newcomer Papy Abedi…

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A welterweight bout between UFC veteran Thiago Alves and promotion newcomer Papy Abedi has been added to November’s UFC 138 event.

UFC officials today announced that verbal agreements are in place for the fight.

As MMAjunkie.com first reported Tuesday, UFC 138 takes place Nov. 5 at the 16,000-seat LG Arena at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England.



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