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MMAjunkie.com Radio today welcomes to the studio UFC lightweight contender Evan Dunham, who recently returned to the win column with an impressive victory over Shamar Bailey.

We also talk to UFC on Versus 6 winners Josh Neer and Yves Edwards,
Strikeforce’s Jorge Masvidal, and Irish prospect Norman Parke, who
fights this weekend at Cage Contender 11.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yves Edwards is by no means done.

Three months after he was knocked out cold by Sam Stout, the 35-year-old veteran asserted himself with a second-round TKO of Rafaello Oliveira.

The lightweight fight was the featured preliminary-card attraction at UFC on Versus 6, which took place today at Washington, D.C.’s Verizon Center. The prelims streamed on Facebook prior to the night’s Versus-televised main card.

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Yves Edwards had no issues bouncing back from his vicious knockout defeat to Canadian Sam Stout four months ago.

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Perhaps the third time will be the charm for an injury-plagued booking.

As MMAjunkie.com first reported this past week, promotional newcomer John Maguire recently replaced
injured Mark Scanlon in a UFC 138 booking with welterweight James Head.

Now, Head, too, is injured, and in his place steps Justin Edwards, officials today announced.

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The UFC’s return to Louisiana now has 12 official bouts.

UFC brass recently announced that a contest previously reported by
MMAjunkie.com, Justin Edwards vs.
Jorge Lopez, will indeed take place at UFC Fight Night 25.

Featuring a welterweight headliner between Jake Shields and Jake
Ellenberger, UFC Fight Night 25 takes place Sept. 17 at New Orleans’ Ernest
N. Morial Convention Center.

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Highly touted welterweight newcomer Jorge Lopez has signed a multi-fight deal with the UFC, his mentor, Wanderlei Silva, recently announced.

He’s now scheduled to fight Justin Edwards at UFC Fight Night 25.

MMAjunkie.com confirmed with event sources that verbal agreements are in place for the fight. MMAWeekly.com first reported the matchup.

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Jorge Lopez has signed with the UFC and will fight Justin Edwards at UFC Fight Night 25 on Sept. 17 in New Orleans. Read More >>

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A pair of fighters looking to rebound from stoppage losses has been added to UFC on Versus 6 as Yves Edwards…

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Headlined by a UFC bantamweight title bout, pitting champion Dominick Cruz against Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson, UFC on Versus 6 will now also feature a lightweight bout between Yves Edwards and Rafaello Oliveira. Read More >>

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A pair of fighters looking to rebound from stoppage losses has been
added to UFC on Versus 6 as Yves Edwards meets
Rafaello Oliveira.

UFC officials today announced the new matchup.

UFC on Versus 6 takes place Oct. 1 at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.
The evening’s main card, including a bantamweight title fight between
current champ Dominick Cruz and top challenger Demetrious Johnson, airs
on Versus.

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