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LAS VEGAS – With four-straight wins in the UFC’s featherweight division,
Dustin Poirier is quickly moving up the short list
of potential challengers to 145-pound champion Jose Aldo.

But after notching his fifth-straight win under the Zuffa banner at this
past weekend’s UFC 143 event, Poirier expressed a patient resolve.

Improving and maturing is his top priority for now – not a quick shot at the belt.



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The Federal Trade Commission has ended a long-running investigation into Zuffa’s business practices.

“Upon further review of this matter, it now appears that no further action is warranted by the commission at this time,” stated a letter published by FTC secretary Donald S. Clark. “Accordingly, the investigation has been closed.”

Zuffa chief counsel Lawrence Epstein declined to comment on the ruling when contacted today by MMAjunkie.com.



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Lightweights Jim Miller and Melvin Guillard were part of a small group with extended periods of
success this past year and under consideration for a title shot. But
there was logjam at the top of the division that kept them from rising.

Now, that logjam is cleared. Frankie Edgar defended his belt at UFC 136.
Unfortunately, both Miller and Guillard failed to clear a final hurdle
that likely would have put them in contention.

But could the winner of a Friday night headliner between the
almost-contenders produce the next challenger to the lightweight belt?



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LAS VEGAS – Alistair Overeem is next in line for a UFC heavyweight title shot, and he ended a career to get it.

In his official UFC debut, the recent Strikeforce titleholder earned a first-round TKO victory over Brock Lesnar, an ex-champ who announced his MMA retirement following the loss.

The fight headlined the pay-per-view main card of UFC 141 and followed
prelims on Facebook and Spike TV. It took place at MGM Grand Garden
Arena in Las Vegas.



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Putting aside for the moment that all fighters these days train in every discipline and are as well-rounded as can be, most would say lightweight Danny Castillo is a standout in wrestling, and Ramsey Nijem is a talented jiu-jitsu player.

But Anthony Njokuani, who fights the former on Friday at UFC 141, thinks they’re the same.

“Nijem and Castillo are pretty much mirror images of each other, so there were no changes made,” he today told MMAjunkie.com Radio.



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Wait, you mean you’re not going to fall down when I punch you?

If you could hear Roger Bowling’s inner-monologue around the second round of his most recent fight – the end of a trilogy with Bobby Voelker – you would hear this incredulous question.

Then, if referee Josh Rosenthal had not – as many refs do – placed his hand over the microphone, you would have heard Bowling ask those six words that spell disaster: “Why did you stop the fight?”



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Frank Mir will look for a repeat of one of his biggest victories when he meets Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 140.

A stint as UFC color commentator has helped former champ Frank Mir prepare for his rematch with Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.


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Five-foot-three John Dodson is one fight away from his big career break.

John Dodson is small enough to be a flyweight but attracts attention like a heavyweight.


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When the UFC octagon seems close enough to touch, it’s hard to get it out of your head.

However, facing a dangerous bantamweight in the meantime is a quick way to compartmentalize the thought, if only for a night.

Cody Gibson will have to continue to win to make this dream a reality. He faces Ulysses Gomez for the vacant bantamweight title tonight at “Tachi Palace Fights 11: Redemption.”



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Tachi Palace Fights champion and No. 1 flyweight Ian McCall has a new opponent.

Stepping in as an injury replacement for Will Campuzano is Josh Rave, Tachi officials today confirmed with MMAjunkie.com.

They headline “Tachi Palace Fights 11: Redemption,” which takes place Dec. 2 at Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Lemoore, Calif.



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