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Brian Stann is one of my favorite UFC fighters. Before giving Brian’s prediction for Silva vs Sonnen 2 and what he’s thinking about his upcoming match against Alessio Sakara on April 14 on Fuel TV–starting at noon on the west coast and 3 pm on the east coast–take a look…

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Brian Foster said he’s in the best shape of his life and he’s never felt better.

Unfortunately, a paperwork snafu dredged up his past and brought to nothing the 12 weeks of work he put in for his since-postponed Bellator debut.

Now, the fighter told MMAjunkie.com he will retire if doesn’t fight by June.

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Brian Foster will not compete in the Bellator Season 6 welterweight tournament as originally expected.

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Veteran welterweight Brian Ebersole will collide with submission specialist T.J. Waldburger at UFC on FX 4, promotion officials announced Wednesday.

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Promotional newcomer Jordan Smith has replaced Brian
Foster in Bellator Fighting Championships’
season-six welterweight tournament.

Bellator officials today announced that Foster has not been medically
cleared for a scheduled appearance at next week’s Bellator 63 event and
has been forced to withdraw.

Smith now faces undefeated prospect David Rickels in an opening-round quarterfinal matchup.

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FUEL TV’s “UFC Ultimate Insider” program dove into UFC contender Brian Stann’s former military service on Tuesday night.

More specifically, the weekly show did a segment on the former U.S.
Marine officer’s role in “Operation Matador,” which ultimately led to a
Silver Star for valor in combat.

FUEL TV now has made the full nine-minute segment available online.

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Brian Rogers secured a spot in Bellator’s season-six middleweight
tournament semifinals with a vicious knockout at Friday’s Bellator 61
event.

In an opening-round matchup with submission ace Vitor Vianna, Rogers
unloaded a flying-knee KO to kick off the night’s broadcast.

Check out the video of the early KO of the Year candidate.

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For Bellator middleweight Brian Rogers, the fact that there’s a loss on his recent record is certainly disappointing.

But that loss, a second-round TKO at the hands of season-five tournament
winner Alexander Shlemenko, can’t compare to the feeling Rogers had
earlier in his career.

After going 4-1 as an amateur, he went 1-2 in his first three pro fights, skirting dangerously close to “can” territory.

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MMAjunkie.com Radio today welcomes to the show Bellator 61 middleweight-tournament fighter Brian Rogers and Cage Warriors Fight Night 4 headliner
Andreas Kraniotakes.

We also welcome former M-1 champ and current MMA free agent Vinny Magalhaes to the studio.

MMAjunkie.com Radio airs from noon to 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.

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Three-time UFC veteran Sean McCorkle headlines this month’s inaugural Worldwide Mixed Martial Arts (WMMA) event.

WMMA officials recently announced that McCorkle meets fellow super
heavyweight Brian Heden in the main event of the March 31 event,
which takes place at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas.

Featuring a host of notables, including Thomas Denny vs. Karo Parisyan,
Lyle Beerbohm vs. Derrick Noble and Drew Fickett vs. Kevin Knabjian,
among others, the main card of “WMMA 1: McCorkle vs. Heden” airs on
pay-per-view and the Armed Forces Network.

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