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The UFC announced via its official Twitter account late Wednesday evening that UFC on Fox 3, set for May 5 at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, N.J., will be headlined by a five-round lightweight main event between Jim Miller and Nate Diaz.

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A heavyweight bout between Bellator fighter Rogent Lloret and American competitor Bobby Brents will headline next month’s Cage Warriors 45 event.

Officials today announced the main-event booking.

Cage Warriors 45 takes place Feb. 18 at HMV Forum in London. The main card streams live and free on MMAjunkie.com.



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A lightweight bout between former WEC champ Jamie Varner and UFC veteran Drew Fickett will headline Xtreme Fighting Championships’ next major event.

XFC officials announced the fight earlier today.

The show, “XFC 16: High Stakes,” takes place Feb. 10 at Knoxville Civic Auditorium-Coliseum in Tennessee. The main card airs live on HDNet.



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Fedor Emelianenko is returning to Japan.

A long-rumored bout between the former PRIDE heavyweight champion and Olympic gold medalist Satoshi Ishii is expected to headline a New Year’s Eve event in Japan featuring two DREAM title bouts and the completion of the DREAM bantamweight tournament.

Officials today announced the fight.



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A welterweight title clash between Shamil Zavurov and Rashid Magomedov will serve as the main event for M-1 Challenge 30, M-1 Global’s final effort on Showtime in 2011.

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The UFC’s first FX-televised event has its headliner.

UFC officials today announced the debut UFC on FX event will feature a three-round lightweight main event between contenders Melvin Guillard and Jim Miller.

As MMAjunkie.com recently reported, the event is expected to take place Jan. 20 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., though officials haven’t formally announced the details.



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Xtreme Fighting Championships has tapped a headliner for its next event.

“XFC 15: Tribute” takes place Dec. 2 at St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Fla., and the headliner features lightweights Eric Reynolds vs. Jonatas Novaes, officials recently announced.

The night’s main card airs live on HDNet.



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With Shark Fights heavyweight champ Darrill Schoonover scratched due to a shoulder injury, UFC vet Tim Hague has stepped in as a replacement and now meets ex-WWE star and Strikeforce vet Bobby Lashley in the headliner of next month’s Shark Fights 21 event.

Shark Fights officials announced the fight overnight.

MMAjunkie.com first reported Schoonover’s withdrawal this past week.



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Rob Emerson has been forced to withdraw from November’s Superior Cage
Combat 3 event, and Luiz Firmino has been tapped for the evening’s main
event opposite John Alessio.

MMAjunkie.com today learned of the change.

Alessio vs. Firmino now headlines the Nov. 4 event, which takes place at
Las Vegas’ Orleans Arena. An official announcement is expected shortly.



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Shinya Aoki will be back in the headlining slot for the first time in 14 months this Saturday when the spindly submission artist tangles with “Razor” Rob McCullough in the main event of Dream 17.

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