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Top UFC heavyweight contender Alistair Overeem won’t be commenting on a recent misdemeanor-battery charge that followed a recent UFC 141 win over Brock Lesnar.

An attorney for the fighter today issued a statement on his behalf.

In it, David Chesnoff of the Chesnoff & Schonfeld law firm said they’ll “vigorously” defend his side of the story and that he maintains his innocence.

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LAS VEGAS – Dana White has taken the negotiating reins with Showtime.

The UFC president on Wednesday met with executives from the premium
cable channel to resume talks on the future of a broadcast partnership
Zuffa LLC assumed with the purchase of Strikeforce.

Previously, UFC executive Lorenzo Fertitta had spearheaded negotiations.
But with the recent exodus of executive Ken Hershman from Showtime to
HBO, White reversed his stance on getting involved in the process.

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LAS VEGAS – Dana White has taken the negotiating reigns with Showtime.

The UFC president on Wednesday met with executives from the premium
cable channel to resume talks on the future of a broadcast partnership
Zuffa, LLC assumed with the purchase of Strikeforce.

Previously, UFC executive Lorenzo Fertitta had spearheaded negotiations.
But with the recent exodus of Ken Hershman from Showtime to HBO, White
reversed his stance on getting involved in the process.

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LAS VEGAS – Dana White has taken the negotiating reigns with Showtime.

The UFC president on Wednesday met with executives from the premium
cable channel to resume talks on the future of a broadcast partnership
Zuffa, LLC assumed with the purchase of Strikeforce.

Previously, UFC executive Lorenzo Fertitta had spearheaded negotiations.
But with the recent exodus of Ken Hershman from Showtime to HBO, White
reversed his stance on getting involved in the process.

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TOKYO — It was a good night for Grabaka leader Sanae Kikuta, who in the main event of the gym’s inaugural MMA event “First Cage Attack” at Differ Ariake, blasted 1999 UFC Japan tournament winner Kenichi Yamamoto to a first-round stoppage.

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It’s quite possible you’ve never actually heard of Yan Cabral.

A resident of Spain, the undefeated Nova Uniao black belt and Brazilian native began fighting
professionally in 2007, and he’s remarkably submitted each of his first
10 opponents, including Kazushi Sakuraba at September’s DREAM.17 event.

But Cabral has yet to fight on U.S. soil. After his recent high-profile win, the 28-year-old is hoping to change all that and lead a charge of European talent to global prominence.

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In a procedure described as a “formality” by his camp, the U.S. District Court in Portland, Ore., today sentenced UFC fighter Chael Sonnen today to two years’ probation and a $10,000 fine on one federal charge of money laundering.

Spokesperson Gerri Badden today confirmed the sentence with MMAjunkie.com.

The UFC middleweight now, in theory, is ready to resume his fighting career.

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UPDATED: UFC fighter Chael Sonnen plead guilty to one count of federal money laundering on Monday, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Oregon. Read More >>

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UFC middleweight Chael Sonnen has pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of money laundering stemming from his work as a real estate agent in 2006.

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UFC fighter Chael Sonnen plead guilty to one count of federal money laundering on Monday, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Oregon. Read More >>

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