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A heavily rumored matchup between former UFC heavyweight champ Cain
Velasquez and Antonio Silva is
not happening, a source today told MMAjunkie.com.

The bout was reportedly targeted for April, when the UFC is scheduled to return to Atlanta for UFC 146.

While Silva is still targeted to make his octagon debut on that month, his opponent is undetermined.

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RIO DE JANEIRO – The rabid fans who packed the UFC’s second Brazilian
event in just five months weren’t disappointed in the night’s first
fight.

Brazilian featherweight Felipe Arantes lost the first round but won the
next two to top Canada’s Antonio Carvalho via unanimous decision.

The preliminary-card fight kicked off UFC 142 and was the lone bout to stream on Facebook prior to fights on FX and pay-per-view. It took place at HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro.

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With consecutive wins over Fedor Emelianenko, Mike Kyle and Andrei
Arlovski, former EliteXC champ Antonio Silva looked
well on his way to establishing himself as one of MMA’s top
heavyweights.

Then he ran into Daniel Cormier, who booted Silva out of Strikeforce’s
heavyweight grand prix with a surprising first-round knockout.

As it turns out, the loss provided Silva with a valuable lesson he
promises to carry with him for the remainder of his career – a career
that looks as if may now play out in the UFC.

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TORONTO – Former UFC champions and MMA legends Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
and Tito Ortiz may have reached the end of
the line.

Nogueira and Ortiz were each transferred to a Toronto-area hospital
following losses to Frank Mir and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira,
respectively, on the main card of Saturday night’s UFC 140 event, and
UFC president Dana White admitted each of them may have fought for the
final time in the octagon.

Following the evening’s post-event press conference, White said he would have to talk with each fighter
individually, but he wasn’t willing to guarantee a UFC return for either
athlete.

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A featherweight bout between Antonio “Pato” Carvalho and Felipe Arantes has been targeted for January’s UFC 142 lineup.

MMAjunkie.com today confirmed the planned matchup with event sources. The Canadian Press first reported it.

UFC 142 takes place Jan. 14 at Rio de Janeiro’s HSBC Arena. The event’s main card is expected to air to on pay-per-view, though Carvalho vs. Arantes likely will be part of the preliminary card.

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MMAjunkie.com Radio returns with another stacked show as we welcome “The Ultimate Fighter 14″ coach Jason “Mayhem” Miller and UFC 140 fighter Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.

We also catch up with UFC 135 fighters Aaron Riley and Travis Browne.

MMAjunkie.com Radio airs from 12-2 p.m. ET (9-11 a.m. PT) live from
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Listen to and
watch a video stream of the two-hour show at www.mmajunkie.com/radio, or watch it live on select television markets as part of Fight Now TV.

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Back in July, the Texas-based Legacy Fighting Championships organization made its HDNet debut.

The nationally televised event featured a handful of notables, but few
fights made an impact like welterweights Pete Spratt and Antonio Flores
did.

In this week’s installment of HDNet Fights Video Vault, we present the full fight video.

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A light-heavyweight bout between former champ Tito Ortiz and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is slated for UFC 140.

UFC officials announced that verbal agreements are in place for the fight, which initially was slated to take place back in March.

UFC 140 takes place Dec. 10 at Air Canada Centre in Toronto.

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Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva admits that Alistair Overeem’s exit from the Strikeforce Grand Prix was disappointing, but his job remains the same.  Read More >>

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Two big men and former champions are headed to Toronto for a long-awaited rematch. UFC officials today announced…

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