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In the grand scheme of things, taking the lightweight title of Frankie Edgar is a very small step for Benson Henderson.

But it’s a start.

“I definitely have long-term goals (and) short-term goals, but that’s been my goal since I first got into fighting – to be the best fighter on the planet,” Henderson said during a media teleconference in support of UFC 144. “No ifs, ands or buts about it.”

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These days, the UFC encourages fighters to air their matchmaking wishes in a public forum. Provided it’s not too wacky a request, callouts can help gauge interest in future bouts.

But that’s one offer Matt Brown is going to turn down.  

“I sort of called out one person in my entire career, and that was Renzo,” he told MMAjunkie.com Radio. “I wished I never did it; I pretty much got barred from their team.”

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RIO DE JANEIRO – UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is just about done with his vacation.

UFC president Dana White told MMAjunkie.com he’s
currently working on Jones’ next outing, and both the champ and the
promotion hope to book that sooner rather than later.

“Maybe April,” White said.

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Strikeforce light heavyweight Trevor Smith likes to dive for leg locks when he’s in trouble on the feet, and he said he told referee Kim Winslow as much prior to a weekend bout.

“I said if I get hit, I like to dive for legs and go under, so just make sure you don’t stop the fight unless I’m out cold and taking a number of blows,” Smith today told MMAjunkie.com.

“She made some kind of comment like, ‘I’ve been doing this for a while – I know how to stop fights.’”

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Muhammed Lawal (Pictured) returns to the cage Jan. 7 in Strikeforce, where he’ll take on undefeated up-and-comer Lorenz Larkin.

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The U.K.-based Cage Warriors Fighting Championships continues its
aggressive international expansion, and the promotion is now planning on
hosting 16 events in 2012.

Cage Warriors director Graham Boylan credited the continued growth to a
new partnership with Sky Stone Production and Entertainment FZ, which
will see the Dubai-based company manage Cage Warriors’ international
schedule.

“With a schedule of 16 shows in 2012, Sky Stone linking up with Cage
Warriors will take the promotion to a whole new level,” Boylan stated.

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Strikeforce will continue to appear on Showtime in 2012, broadcasting between six and eight live events on the premium cable network.

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When Jake Ellenberger first heard that he would be headlining a UFC in his hometown against Diego Sanchez, he didn’t believe it.

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It’s been a whirlwind past two months for welterweight star-in-the-making Douglas Lima.

The 23-year-old American Top Team Atlanta product marched his way
through Bellator’s season-five welterweight tournament in impressive
fashion with three wins in a span of two months.

Now he has only two things on his mind and two things only: rest and
relaxation, and welterweight champion Ben Askren.

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Eric Prindle has no illusions about where his strengths lie as he approaches his Bellator 59 heavyweight tournament showdown with Thiago Santos

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