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TORONTO – We’ve got it all wrong, according to Jon Jones.

We’re looking for arguments, points of debate, and statistics to support
reasons why this contender or that contender is more or less of a
challenge to the UFC light-heavyweight champion. In short, we’re looking for some cracks in his armor. Any cracks. Something to report, debate to stir.

Jones says we’re looking at the wrong things. Jones is not fighting others, but fighting himself.

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While some say Urijah Faber has gotten his share of title shots, the former champ feels he is peaking at the right time.

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Here we go again. The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation declined to license Mark Martinez due to…

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Here we go again.

The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation declined to license
Mark Martinez due to incomplete medical paperwork, and Karl Knothe has stepped in to fight Bobby Lashley at Shark Fights 21.
MMAjunkie.com today confirmed the news with a source
close to the event after an initial report by Sherdog.com.

The heavyweight title bout headlines the event, which takes place Nov.
11 at Fair Park Coliseum in Lubbock, Texas. The event airs via delay on
FUEL TV on Dec. 23.

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LAS VEGAS – A softer side – in fact, a jovial and even comedic side – has come out of Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic ahead of Saturday’s UFC 137 fight with Roy Nelson.

The heavyweight fighter’s UFC career long has been identified by unrivaled stoicism, but lately, the dangerous Croatian striker has loosened up.

Even with a two-fight losing streak staring him in the face, Filipovic told MMAjunkie.com he’s got every reason be proud of his once-illustrious career. But admittedly, another loss would be a personal disaster, he said.

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Three weeks ago, Demetrious Johnson came up short in
his bid to claim the UFC’s bantamweight title from champion Dominick
Cruz.

With a little time to rest and reflect on the performance, Johnson
believes he has only himself to blame for dropping a unanimous-decision
to the bigger Cruz.

But while many MMA pundits believe Johnson is sure to drop to 125 pounds
the minute the UFC officially adds the division, the 5-foot-3 “Mighty
Mouse” is fine right where he is and isn’t afraid to make another run to
the top at 135 pounds.

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Nam Phan evened the score with Leonard Garcia at UFC 136, but he’s not particularly interested in a rubber match.

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The title picture is a fickle beast, and B.J. Penn isn’t about to get wrapped up in it.

The former lightweight and welterweight champion said that after his near-miss with a second chance at 170-pound champ Georges St-Pierre’s belt, he’s taking a wait-and-see attitude about his career.

“I’m trying to fight my best, and like all fighters say, the fight’s against yourself,” Penn said today. “So I’m just going to try to push myself to my personal best.”

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By the end of 2010, Aaron Simpson was stuck in a two-fight losing skid, and his UFC career was in jeopardy.

Twelve months later, following a UFC 136 victory over Eric Schafer, he’s riding a three-fight win streak and even willing to take a late-notice booking before year’s end.

Welcome to the up-and-down world of a professional MMA fighter.

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With his stunning, 59-second knockout of George Sotiropoulos in July, Rafael dos Anjos once again turned heads in the MMA world. Even UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar was impressed with the BJJ specialist’s improved standup skills, calling upon dos Anjos to help him train for his UFC 136 title defense against Gray Maynard.

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