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Reality TV is a powerful thing when you’re on it for more than 10 minutes.

One one hand, Herman, now 31, is happy to have had the opportunity to be
seen on such a powerful platform as “The Ultimate Fighter.” For a fight career, nothing could be
better than weekly exposure, even if it consists of you monkeying around
a house in Las Vegas with free booze.

But it also means he’s that guy on “TUF.”

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CHICAGO – After grinding through a difficult 2011 that saw him go 0-2 in
the UFC, “The Ultimate Fighter 11″ cast member Chris Camozzi picked up
an impressive win over fellow middleweight Dustin Jacoby.

The bout kicked off Saturday night’s UFC on FOX 2 event at Chicago’s
United Center and served as the evening’s lone un-aired matchup.

Camozzi battled through a bit of early adversity, as well as an in-fight injury and repair, to notch the win.

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He hated the report, knew he would hate it, and told the world he hated it as soon as ESPN hit “publish.”

But UFC president Dana White said he’s communicating again with the
sports news giant since a report on fighter pay got everyone talking.

White didn’t characterize the nature of the talks but said, “we’re working on this relationship.”

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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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Seven months after he broke his right hand, Strikeforce heavyweight
Daniel Cormier is still unsure of when he’ll be ready
to fight Josh Barnett.

“I would imagine they would wait, and I think they should,” Cormier told
MMAjunkie.com. “I think Strikeforce needs some
closure to that division.”

Cormier is today scheduled for an MRI, and he expects to get a final
word on when and if he can fight. Until then, he can’t commit to any
timetable for return.

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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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Vitor Belfort was MMA’s first young sensation. Now he’s a respected veteran.

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RIO DE JANEIRO – In the 13 weeks between Saturday and April 14, the UFC will leave North America for events in Brazil, Japan, Australia and Sweden.

Throw in March’s UFC 145 in Montreal, and you have a staggering five international shows in just three months.

The international schedule will slow later this year, UFC executive Marshall Zelaznik today told MMAjunkie.com, but it won’t stop.

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LAS VEGAS – With Strikeforce’s first 2012 show in the books, the promotion now looks ahead to its next event, and the promotion on Saturday confirmed four bouts for a previously rumored March 3 event.

As expected Strikeforce female bantamweight champion Miesha Tate meets undefeated challenger Ronda Rousey in one of the night’s featured contests, but Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker said it’s not necessarily the evening’s featured bout.

K.J. Noons vs. Josh Thomson, Paul Daley vs. Kazuo Misaki and Alexis Davis vs. Sarah Kaufman were also made official for the card, which takes place at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

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Although Alistair Overeem was paid in full following this past weekend’s UFC 141 event, reps for his former management team aren’t throwing in the towel.

A Nevada court recently ruled that Knock Out Investments, a fighter management group associated with Overeem’s former Golden Glory team, was due $241,285.49 due to breach of contract.

However, as MMAjunkie.com reported on Monday, a $200,000 surety bond wasn’t posted, and Overeem earned his full “show” and “win” money following a first-round TKO victory over Brock Lesnar.

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