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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – If Jorge Rivera’s career is truly over, he leaves the octagon a winner.

Rivera, who just hours before his fight against Eric Schafer told
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the sport, win or lose, battled through a difficult opening frame to
earn a second-round TKO finish at Friday night’s UFC on FOX 1.

The bout served as the featured preliminary matchup of the event, which took place at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.

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Jim Miller might have walked out of UFC on FX 1 with a victory, but it did not come easily.

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In April 2007, British MMA fighter Terry Etim UFC 70 fought Matt Grice
at UFC 70. After the fight, Etim called Grice to ask for his help.

Where, Etim asked, could he learn to become a better wrestler like Grice?

Not long after, Etim landed in Parsons, Kan., to work out at LaBette Community College. There, he ultimately inspired national wrestling champ Tim Elliott to launch his own MMA career. But it didn’t come easy.

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SAN JOSE, Calif. – Wanderlei Silva had his hands full, but after figuring out the puzzle that is kickboxer Cung Le, he got a much-needed win.

Silva used a trademark and well-rounded attack late in the the second round to batter and bloody his middleweight opponent en route to a knockout victory – his first KO win in three-and-a-half years.

The fight co-headlined UFC 139′s pay-per-view main card from HP Pavilion in
San Jose, Calif., following prelims on Facebook and Spike TV.

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BIRMINGHAM, England – John Maguire’s UFC debut nearly ended soon after it began.

Instead, the English fighter and crowd favorite survived a first-round knockdown and ultimately scored an impressive promotional-debut decision win over fellow welterweight Justin Edwards.

It was the featured bout on the preliminary card of UFC 138, which streamed live on Facebook from LG Arena in Birmingham, England, prior to the night’s main card.

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If Internet rumors were to be believed, former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar would have been retired and come back too many times to count. UFC president Dana White, however, says Lesnar is on track. Read More >>

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The UFC has long flirted with the idea of implementing a flyweight division, but will the reality of the weight class happen before the close of 2011? Read More >>

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HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. – Once MMA’s seemingly indestructible machine, Fedor Emelianenko is now stuck in a three-fight losing streak following Saturday’s loss to Dan Henderson at “Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Henderson.”

But his latest defeat is possibly the hardest to stomach.

After nearly ending the fight with a late-first-round barrage, Emelianenko instead was countered with a stiff uppercut that ended his night. But he thinks referee Herb Dean may have been quick on the trigger to stop it.

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Dan Henderson defeated Fedor Emelianenko by knockout in the first round of their Strikeforce & M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Henderson main event on Saturday night in suburban Chicago. Read More >>

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The UFC is continuing to grow its UFC Gym brand, adding a new gym location in Southern California, specifically in Torrance. The gym will open as soon as later this year. Read More >>

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