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Louis Gaudinot’s stint as a UFC bantamweight is officially over.

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As a reminder, “UFC Primetime” returns tonight in anticipation of UFC 143′s highly anticipated interim championship main event.

former Strikeforce champ Nick Diaz and former WEC
titleholder Carlos Condit, who headline February’s
UFC 143 event.

Episode No. 2 of the series debuts tonight at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT on FX. The final episode airs next week.

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The UFC is planning a return to its Las Vegas home for a traditional Fourth of July weekend event.

The weekend likely will include a major pay-per-view event on July 7 and a UFC Fan Expo from July 6-7.

MGM Grand Garden Arena likely will host the event, and its sister property, the Mandalay Bay Events Center, is expected to host the expo.

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The seminal fight promotion which propelled the careers of Wanderlei Silva and many others is primed to return to Brazil after a 12-year absence.

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Olympic silver medalist Sara McMann faced the toughest test of her MMA career this past Saturday and passed with flying colors.

The standout wrestler took a convincing unanimous-decision victory over Japanese veteran Hitomi “Girlfight Monster” Akano at ProElite 3 in Honolulu.

In our latest installment of the Women’s MMA Report, MMAjunkie.com’s Robert Sargent discusses the bout as well as Michelle Waterson’s successful return and a new booking for top prospect Ashley Cummins.

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Akihiro Gono will end the longest hiatus of his lengthy fighting career next month when he faces fellow Japanese veteran Daisuke Nakamura at Deep “57 Impact.”

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For the first time since 2008, the Ultimate Fighting Championship is headed to the Peach State.

It was announced on Tuesday’s new edition of FUEL TV’s
“UFC Live” that Atlanta’s Philips Arena will play host to UFC 146, which
takes place April 21.

No bouts for the card were revealed.

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With just one week of training, Johny Hendricks immediately noticed the difference.

Oklahoma State University was where he won two NCAA titles as a Division I wrestler. But after moving into a career in professional fighting, it was where he found the drive he’d been missing since he stepped off the school mats.

Only do you find out how much you’ve been slacking when you compete with the young folks.

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As a reminder, the UFC returns to its 10 p.m. ET (7 p.m. PT) timeslot beginning with this week’s “UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem” event.

The event takes place Friday (rather than Saturday) to accommodate for New Year’s Eve festivities in Las Vegas.

Featuring a heavyweight headliner between former UFC champ Brock Lesnar and ex-Strikeforce titleholder Alistair Overeem, UFC 141 takes place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Sin City.

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MMAjunkie.com Radio returns to the studio on Tuesday, and we’ve got a handful of bonus “Primetime” shows planned for later in the week.

The expanded lineup includes shows geared around Friday’s big “UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem” event in Las Vegas.

On Friday, for example, MMAjunkie.com Radio hosts a post-event show that begins at the pay-per-view event’s conclusion.

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