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It hadn’t quite sunk in for Kenny Florian that he had been hired for a
color-commentating role on the UFC’s second broadcasting team.
Contractually speaking, that is.

“I haven’t signed anything that that’s going to happen yet,” he told
MMAjunkie.com shortly after UFC officials confirmed
his new job.

It also hasn’t sunk in yet that Florian may not ever fight again. Medically speaking, that is.

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Former UFC lightweight champion Sean Sherk displays his special “penetration step” in this edition of Sherdog.com’s Technique of the Week at Paragon Jiu-Jitsu in Austin, Texas.

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From a life of poverty to the Olympic boxing team to defeating former
champ Chase Beebe in the WEC, there seemed to be no limits to how far
Will Ribeiro could go.

That is until three years ago today.

After fulfilling a promise to
deliver the gloves from his fight against Brian Bowles to a student in
his native Brazil, Ribeiro’s motorcycle was struck from behind by a
racing car. It sent him flying through the air headfirst into a curb.

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Carlos Condit “didn’t step aside” and relinquish his guaranteed title shot with UFC welterweight…

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Carlos Condit “didn’t step aside” and relinquish his guaranteed title shot with UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre so Nick Diaz could cut to the front of the line.

That’s according to Condit’s agent, Malki Kawa, who released a statement to HDNet’s “Inside MMA” program on Monday.

The claim is contrary to what UFC president Dana White told MMAjunkie.com following Diaz’s win over B.J. Penn this past weekend at UFC 137.

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LAS VEGAS – Former NFL player, ex-white-collar worker and all-around knucklehead Matt Mitrione knows Saturday’s UFC 137 co-main-event with Cheick Kongo is a big one. A really big one.

For a fighter just two years and five fights into his pro MMA career, a victory could prove he belongs with the world’s top heavyweights.

And though still green in the fight game, Mitrione truly believes it’s a matchup that was tailor made for him at this point in his career.

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Pat Healy is not an attractive opponent for the up-and-coming.

He’s got a tremendous number of fights on his resume, for one, and he’s beaten some big names before they were big. He’s lost to just as much to top-tier talent, but the ratio between his successes and failures is enough to give resume-builders pause.

Here’s the way managers probably pitch it: You’ll probably win, but it’s going to be a really, really tough fight.

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Last minute withdrawals by Drew McFedries and Rory Markham have shaken up Friday’s Titan Fighting Championship 18 fight card, but UFC veteran Jake Rosholt and his brother, Jared, have stepped in to keep the fights alive. Read More >>

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Having already won two professional fights heading into the April 16 Ring of Fire show, 2010 ATO Amateur of the Year fighter Jason “Dragon” Lee stands on the precipice of becoming one of Colorado’s premier up-and-coming fighters. Read More >>

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It won’t be pretty, but changes soon may be in store for the Nevada State Athletic Commission’s…

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