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CHICAGO – Welcome to the big show, Lavar Johnson.

Johnson, the first Strikeforce heavyweight to compete in the UFC following the recent Showtime-Strikeforce television deal, managed to accomplish something no other UFC fighter had ever done to Joey Beltran: stop him with strikes.

The fight took place on the FUEL TV-televised preliminary card of Saturday’s UFC on FOX 2 event, which took place at Chicago’s United Center.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Turns out “The Dentist” can put you to sleep, as well.

Welterweight veteran Josh Neer survived an early striking onslaught from
Duane “Bang” Ludwig and earned a first round technical-submission win,
choking out his opponent with a well-timed guillotine choke.

The two fought in the co-feature of Friday night’s UFC on FX 1 event at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Careful world, Pat Barry learned a little grappling.

The striking specialist, known for devastating leg kicks and powerful
punches, eventually utilized both those weapons to register a
first-round stoppage win over Christian Morecraft, but it was his
submission defense that allowed him to deliver the finishing blows at
UFC on FX 1.

Barry and Morecraft served as the evening’s first main-card fight at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.

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THQ recently released a new video profiling UFC Undisputed 3’s revamped career mode, which is a huge upgrade from previous versions of the popular title.



In this video, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson discusses his two bouts with Chuck Liddell and his time spent in the Pride Fighting Championships, which is featured as a playable mode in the game. The retail version of UFC Undisputed 3 will hit store shelves on Feb. 14.



Also, fans wanting to play as heavyweight knockout artist Alistair Overeem have until Jan. 20 to receive the Dutch striker as free downloadable content by liking the game’s Facebook page.

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The UFC’s first-ever “UFC Prelims” special on FX drew 880,000 viewers.

The latest special, the promotion’s first since ending a long-running
partnership with Spike TV, coincided with this past Saturday’s UFC 142
event and featured four-preliminary card contests during the two-hour
broadcast.

The viewership number is slightly smaller than for any of the 26 “UFC
Prelims” broadcasts to air on Spike TV but does beat out each of the
three specials that aired on ION Television.

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RIO DE JANEIRO – When undefeated featherweight contender Chad Mendes meets current champ Jose Aldo in
the main event of Saturday’s UFC 142 event in Rio de Janeiro, it will
mark not only the first 145-pound headliner in UFC history, it will also
serve as the first-ever main event of the challenger’s MMA career.

So is Mendes perhaps a little nervous ahead of his first time in the pay-per-view spotlight?

Hardly.

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Donald Cerrone hadn’t even gotten to the dressing rooms of the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas when he agreed to fight Nate Diaz.

There was no need to reflect on how he had just mauled Dennis Siver at October’s UFC 137 event. He knew what he wanted next.

At first, he couldn’t even remember who he’d just fought at UFC 137 when asked about the root of his rift with Diaz. By in large, Cerrone is focused on what’s directly in front of him.

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Donald Cerrone hadn’t even gotten to the dressing rooms of the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas when he agreed to fight Nate Diaz.

There was no need to reflect on how he had just mauled Dennis Siver at October’s UFC 137 event. He knew what he wanted next.

At first, he couldn’t even remember who he’d just fought at UFC 137 when asked about the root of his rift with Diaz. By in large, Cerrone is focused on what’s directly in front of him.

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At just 24 years old and with a mere 138 seconds of professional
fighting experience, Strikeforce’s Ronda Rousey is
certainly not lacking in confidence.

As such, Rousey already has her eyes set on a future meeting with
current Strikeforce 145-pound champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos, a
woman widely regarded as the best – and certainly most dangerous -
female in the sport.

But not just yet, Rousey says. Timing is imperative.

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This year has been worst than most for the oft-criticized, notoriously under-appreciated Jon Fitch.

For starters, it’s nearing the end of December, and the all-he-does-is-win guy has yet to taste victory in 2011. Some of it is his fault. And some of it is beyond his control.

But Fitch next faces Johny Hendricks before year’s end on the pay-per-view main card of UFC 141.

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