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Swedish resident Papy Abedi will fight in front of a friendly audience this April.

MMAjunkie.com has confirmed with sources close to
the fight that Abedi and former middleweight James Head have agreed to meet in a welterweight contest at UFC on FX 2.

Both fighters seek their first octagon win in a bout first reported by MMAFighting.com.



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A light-heavyweight bout between Aaron Rosa and James Te Huna is slated for March’s UFC on FX 2 event.

Rosa recently tweeted news of the matchup, and MMAjunkie.com subsequently confirmed the planned matchup with event sources.

Featuring a Thiago Alves vs. Martin Kampmann headliner and the opening round of the UFC’s four-man flyweight tournament, UFC on FX 2 takes place March 3 at Allphones Arena in Sydney, Australia.



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Mariusz Pudzianowski’s controversial majority-decision win over James Thompson in this past weekend’s KSW 17 co-headliner has been changed to a no-contest.

Company officials today cited a judge’s error for the change.

Following the announcement of Pudzianowski’s contentious win in his home country of Poland, an irate Thompson stole the mic from the ring announcer and admonished the organization.



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MMAjunkie.com Radio today welcomes to the show UFC 141′s Ramsey Nijem and UFC 139 winner Danny Castillo.

Additionally, longtime MMA vet James Thompson calls in to preview his upcoming KSW 17 contest, and “The Sunday Junkie” winner Mark Breckles comes on to discuss his winning entry.

MMAjunkie.com Radio airs from noon to 2 p.m. ET (9-11 a.m. PT) live from
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Derek Brunson has yet to lose, and that’s the way he likes it.

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Back in September, Titan Fighting Championships 20 aired live on HDNet from Kansas City, Kan.

On the main card, Midwesterners Sean Wilson and James Krause squared off in a strategic 165-pound catchweight fight.

We now present that fight in this week’s edition of HDNet Fights Video Vault.



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A middleweight bout between undefeated Derek Brunson (8-0 MMA, 2-0 SF) and veteran Nate James (13-7-1 MMA, 1-0…

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A middleweight bout between undefeated Derek Brunson and veteran Nate James is slated for next month’s Strikeforce Challengers 20 event.

Brunson and Strikeforce officials announced the fight via Twitter.

Strikeforce Challengers 20 place Nov. 18 at The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.



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Undefeated welterweight prospect Derek Brunson Wednesday announced that he will face American Kickboxing Academy representative Nate James on Nov. 18 at Strikeforce Challengers 20.

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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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