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Brendan Schaub has steadily climbed the UFC’s heavyweight ladder from his time on TUF 10 to this weekend’s shot at Antonio Rogrigo Nogueira at UFC 134: Rio. He sees Nogueira as the final step to a title shot. Read More >>

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Jim Miller has seen Ben Henderson get out of some really bad positions, but he also knows that means his opponent gets in bad positions. If that happens at UFC on Versus 5, he’s putting him away. Read More >>

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Tyron Woodley had been told he probably wouldn’t be competing again until September.

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Following a stretch where he lost three of his last four fights, former WEC fighter James Krause knows how motivating it is to get back on the winning track. He intends to keep the roll going against Clay French on Friday night. Read More >>

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March 5 was supposed to mark the day Miesha Tate (11-2 MMA, 4-1 SF) cashed in all her hard work and had her…

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March 5 was supposed to mark the day Miesha Tate cashed in all her hard work and had her career-defining moment.

It was supposed to be a day she’d never forget. The day she had her hand raised and her picture taken with a shiny new piece of hardware around her waist.

Unfortunately, the ideal circumstances did not coalesce due to a pesky knee injury she sustained in training that forced a postponement of her Strikeforce women’s welterweight championship fight against champ Marloes Coenen to this Saturday.

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Strikeforce heavyweight Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva is ready for a September fight, even if it’s not Alistair Overeem who gets in the cage with him.  Read More >>

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Ryan Bader finds himself in a unique position Saturday night in Las Vegas.

He’s fighting Tito Ortiz, one of only a few active UFC fighters with a link to the promotion’s early days. Over time, Ortiz’s image has made him one of the most loved and reviled competitors to ever step inside the octagon. But as that image outstripped his abilities, it’s been more of the latter.

So Bader could be the hero of the Western world – or the jerk who ended a future Hall of Famer’s career – with a win over Ortiz.

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Brad Tavares hasn’t fought in half a year, but he still received just a month’s notice that he’d be fighting Aaron Simpson at Saturday’s UFC 132 event.

Despite a shortened fight camp ahead of arguably his toughest opponent yet, Tavares sees plenty of perks in taking the fight – such as gaining bonus points with his bosses.

“You scratch their back, and they’ll scratch yours,” he today told MMAjunkie.com Radio. “Besides, at the same time, I’m helping my career. Me and my coaches think this is a good fight for me.”

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Even though cutting to 145 pounds for the first time was difficult, Kenny Florian doesn’t want any additional fights at the weight before getting a title shot. He believes he’s ready right now for UFC champion Jose Aldo.

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