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WASHINGTON, D.C. – It was a dominant performance for Anthony Johnson – one that moves him a big step toward a potential title fight with welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre.

But it also came with a bit of controversy.

However, following Johnson’s first-round destruction of Charlie Brenneman at Saturday’s UFC on Versus 6 event, both Johnson and UFC president Dana White downplayed the supposedly controversial stoppage.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The fact that Reed Harris was hosting UFC on Versus 6′s pre-event press conference instead of Dana White is all the proof you need that the UFC could simultaneously host a show in Japan and Las Vegas.

Harris, the UFC’s director of community relations and the former head of the WEC, told MMAjunkie.com that the company’s multi-team approach to hosting events makes it possible.

His comments came a few days after a report in which White said the UFC is planning to host simultaneous events both in Japan and in Las Vegas.

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Joseph Benavidez discussed his victory over Eddie Wineland with TJ De Santis.

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If there is one fighter on the upcoming M-1 Challenge 26 event from Costa Mesa, Calif., that could stand out as one of the night’s most entertaining fighters, the first name that comes up is Mairbek “Beckan” Taisumov. Read More >>

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If there were a disclaimer to read before becoming a high-level
professional MMA fighter, Nate Marquardt and
Rick Story have read it.

That, or they figured things out along the way.

There’s a lot to lose for both as they step into Sunday’s UFC on Versus 4
fight, which arose from an injury. Marquardt was supposed to headline
opposite Anthony Johnson in a scrap that could secure him a position
high on the welterweight division’s ladder after he decided to drop from
middleweight to welterweight.

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Following his UFC 130 win over Thiago Alves this past Saturday night,
UFC welterweight Rick Story expressed his desire for
a bout with perennial contender Jon Fitch.

Fitch subsequently claimed he wasn’t interested in a fight with Story,
citing potential bouts with B.J. Penn or Georges St-Pierre as the only
contests the appeared truly interesting.

That’s just fine, Story today told MMAjunkie.com Radio. Fitch might be out of commission too long,
anyway. Story has hie eyes on the title, and he wants to stay busy on
his way to the top.

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Originally, Jake Ellenberger wasn’t scheduled to appear at Toronto’s Rogers Centre for UFC 129.

However, when an MRI revealed that welterweight Brian Foster has a brain
hemorrhage, Canadian Sean Pierson was suddenly left
without an opponent for the record-setting April 20 event.

The open slot didn’t remain trouble for long, as the 26-year-old
Ellenberger – who is 3-1 in the organization and most recently defeated
Carlos Eduardo Rocha this past February at UFC 126 – stepped in with
little hesitation.

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Despite putting no specific time into training in a cage, Tatsuya Kawajiri is confident that he has grown enough as a fighter to avenge his Pride Shockwave 2006 loss to Strikeforce champion Gilbert Melendez. Read More >>

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Following his submission victory over Ryan Bader at UFC 126, light heavyweight star Jon Jones received quite a surprise during his postfight interview with Joe Rogan.

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Former EliteXC heavyweight champion Antonio Silva hasn’t had time to develop a proper strategy against last-minute opponent Mike Kyle, and “Bigfoot” isn’t exactly stressing over it.

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