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UFC® Announces The Ultimate Fighter Australia VS UK – 'The Smashes'™ TV Series
Sacramento Bee
The Australian series, dubbed The Smashes™ – a play on the 130 year-old cricket rivalry, will see undiscovered professional MMA fighters from Australia and the United Kingdom live together in The Ultimate Fighter House in Australia and compete against
UFC Announces 'The Ultimate Fighter: Australia vs. UK' for FallHeavy.com
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Muhammed Lawal living two dreams: MMA fighter and pro wrestler
The Detroit News
Lawal, a former Strikeforce light-heavyweight champion and lifelong professional wrestling fan, is ecstatic about the opportunity to further his MMA career while becoming a pro wrestler. "I'm pretty much speechless," Lawal said Thursday on a conference
'King Mo' Lawal joins Bellator, TNA wrestlingUSA TODAY
Muhammed Lawal signs with BellatorESPN (blog)
King Mo Lawal Joins TNA and Bellator 'Dream Come True': Fan ReactionYahoo! Sports
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UFC® Announces The Ultimate Fighter Australia VS UK – 'The Smashes'(TM) TV Series
MarketWatch (press release)
The Australian series, dubbed The Smashes(TM) – a play on the 130 year-old cricket rivalry, will see undiscovered professional MMA fighters from Australia and the United Kingdom live together in The Ultimate Fighter House in Australia and compete
WALKER: 10 Consistently Underrated MMA FightersMMATorch
'The Ultimate Fighter: Australia vs. UK' official, tryouts slated for JuneMMAjunkie.com
UFC announces Australian The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) series dubbed 'The Smashes'MMAmania.com

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The next international version of “The Ultimate Fighter” will eventually be heading Down Under.

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The ninth episode of “The Ultimate Fighter 15” drew an average of 954,000 viewers to FX, according to an industry source.

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UFC Star Nate Diaz: Is Nick Diaz's Little Brother MMA's Most Exciting Fighter?
Bleacher Report
Mixed martial arts is the most amazingly bizarre, violent and incredible spectacle in the history of American sports. The fighters are all paragons of courage, men and women who are willing to test themselves in the confines of a steel cage simply to
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS: Diaz tops Miller on 2nd round submission in UFC boutNorth County Times
Morning Report: Nate Diaz Puts a Stamp on the FOX Violence We've All Been MMA Fighting
Was "UFC on Fox 3" the Best Nationally Televised MMA Event of All-Time? Fan's ViewYahoo! Sports
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MMA: 'The Ultimate Fighter 15' Episode 9 recap
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The ninth episode of “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 15 opens with a shot of Team Cruz's Mike Rio arriving at the UFC Training Center. Meanwhile, Rio's opponent, Andy Ogle, hangs the flag of his native England in the Team Faber locker room as he readies
The Ultimate Fighter LIVE on FX 05.04.12: Team Cruz vs Team Faber Episode 9 Report411mania.com
Andy Ogle Gets Past Mike Rio on The Ultimate Fighter LiveMMA Fighting

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Daniel Cormier: I am a fighter (VIDEO)
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Daniel Cormier shares his path to fighting here: Cormier's path to MMA has been far from easy. After not competing in the Olympics because of a kidney problem after making weight, he stepped away from competition. MMA gave him a place to enjoy
Strikeforce's Barnett, Cormier talk wrestling rootsUSA TODAY
Daniel Cormier, 'I Am a Fighter' (Video)MMAFrenzy.com
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Glendale MMA fighter eyes another shot inside Ultimate Fighting Championship's
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Escudero (18-5) hasn't won in the UFC, the world's biggest mixed-martial arts promotion, in two years. The UFC released Escudero after he missed weight and lost to Charles Oliveira in September 2010. Escudero got the call back from the UFC for a fight

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Is Jon Jones fighting the greatest fighter of all-time in Dan Henderson?
MMAjunkie.com
by Danny Acosta on May 01, 2012 at 7:30 pm ET Dan Henderson's 15 years in the 18-year-old sport of mixed martial arts render "Hendo" one of the 10 greatest mixed fighters of all-time. As he next prepares to challenge UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon
Is Dan Henderson the Best Opponent Jon Jones Will Have Ever Faced?Bleacher Report
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  • Strikeforce Heavyweight GP FInal Press Conference Quotes
    SAN JOSE, Calif. (May 17, 2012) -- The main players took the stage Thursday in the final press conference before Saturday's STRIKEFORCE: World Grand Prix Heavyweight Tournament Final when Josh Barnett faces Daniel Cormier, live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from the HP Pavilion. The powerful Barnett (31-5), of Fullerton, Calif. […]
  • Complete Bellator 69 Weigh In Results
    Lake Charles, La. – The Bellator 69 weigh-ins have been completed from Lake Charles, Louisiana in preparation for Bellator’s Friday night event at L’Auberge Casino Resort, which features the Bellator Season 6 Middleweight Tournament Finals between Maiquel Falcao and Andreas Spang. Also, Megumi Fujii will square off against Jessica Aguilar in a women’s featur […]
  • UFC Featherweight Division: Murky Waters
    By MATT MOLGAARD MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer On Tuesday night Chan Sung Jung a.k.a. the Korean Zombie turned an emerging title contender into a nearly helpless victim. Dustin Poirier entered the headlining bout of UFC on Fuel TV 3 as a generally perceived favorite, riding a four fight promotional win streak, having stomped two highly touted prospects in the pro […]
  • Josh Koscheck Accepts Fight Against BJ Penn, Waiting For Answer
    By Chris Howie MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer There have been rumblings over the last couple of months that former UFC Lightweight and Welterweight Champion BJ Penn has the itch to climb back into the cage after just announcing his retirement in October at UFC 137. The rumblings have apparently turned to contract talks as Josh Koscheck dropped news via Twitter tod […]
  • Junior Dos Santos Looking For War Against Frank Mir At UFC 146
    By Chris Howie MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos will look to continue his dominance in the UFC's heavyweight division when he faces Frank Mir in a few shorts weeks at UFC 146 and talked to MMAFighting.com this week about what he expects from his challenger when they step inside the cage: "He likes to talk a lot, a […]
  • UFC To Announce Urijah Faber's New Opponent On TUF Friday
    By Chris Howie MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer Fans curious as to who Urijah Faber will be facing at UFC 148 can tune into The Ultimate Fighter: Live this Friday to find out as the UFC will make the announcement during this week's broadcast. Faber was to face Dominick Cruz for the UFC Bantamweight title but a torn ACL forced Cruz out of the fight. The two are […]
  • TUF: Brazil Debuts On FUEL TV June 10th At 7pm
    By Chris Howie MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer The Ultimate Fighter Brazil airs each Sunday in Brazil on Globo TV and is available to U.S viewers via the internet but that will change in June as FUEL TV has announced it will begin airing the season June 10th. The announcement came this past Tuesday during UFC on FUEL TV 3. The show will air at 10pm ET (7pm PT) and […]
  • Renzo Gracie Blames Himself For Nick Diaz No Show
    By Chris Howie MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer This past weekend, Nick Diaz no-showed at BJJ match at the World BJJ Expo in Long Beach, CA. against Braulio Estima. Fingers were pointed, blame was placed and each side tried to walk away looking like the good guy but one side of the story no one has heard yet was that of the event coordinator, Renzo Gracie. Gracie sp […]
  • Fedor Emelianenko Plans To Retire Soon
    By Chris Howie MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer Fedor Emelianenko has a fight coming up June 21st in St. Petersburg, Russia but it could be one of the last time's he climbs into the ring or cage. A press conference was held this week to announce the bout which will be against Pedro Rizzo at the Ice Palace and when asked about his future and his thoughts on the […]
  • UFC On FUEL TV 3: "Korean Zombie vs. Poirier" Results
    By MATT BOONE MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer The following are quick-match results from the UFC On FUEL TV 3: “Korean Zombie vs. Poirier” event, which emanated from the Patriot Center on Tuesday, May 15, 2012: Preliminary Card Bouts: -Francisco Rivera def. Alex Soto via Unanimous Decision after 3 Rounds. -Johnny Eduardo def. Jeff Curran via Unanimous Decision afte […]
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