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LAS VEGAS – With four-straight wins in the UFC’s featherweight division,
Dustin Poirier is quickly moving up the short list
of potential challengers to 145-pound champion Jose Aldo.

But after notching his fifth-straight win under the Zuffa banner at this
past weekend’s UFC 143 event, Poirier expressed a patient resolve.

Improving and maturing is his top priority for now – not a quick shot at the belt.

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LAS VEGAS – The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s own media notes on
Brazilian bantamweight Renan Barao sum it up nicely:
“Has best record, on paper, in all of MMA.”

On Saturday night, Barao earned his 28th-straight win by downing onetime
title-challenger Scott Jorgensen via unanimous decision.

The 24-year-old is now 5-0 under the Zuffa banner, and while UFC
president Dana White isn’t ready to grant him a title shot just yet, he
admits the Nova Uniao product is quickly becoming one of Brazil’s most
popular fighters.

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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A pair of title fights topped the 13th edition of Cage Fury Fighting Championships at Resorts Casino Hotel Saturday night.

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LAS VEGAS – Carlos Condit solved one of the most challenging puzzles in MMA.

The former WEC champ implemented a remarkably effective game plan and
won the UFC’s interim welterweight title by stifling ever-active but
ultimately frustrated ex-Strikeforce titleholder Nick Diaz, who
suggested he may retire after the loss.

The fight headlined UFC 143 and aired on pay-per-view from Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay Events Center. Prelims aired on FX and streamed on Facebook.

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LAS VEGAS – MMAjunkie.com is on scene and reporting live from tonight’s “UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit” official fighter weigh-ins.

The festivities take place at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, and the first fighter is on the scale at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT).

Join us for live text-only updates in this post, or catch a live video stream of the proceedings on the MMAjunkie.com homepage.

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LAS VEGAS – Different fighters react to losses in different ways, though most echo Roy Nelson’s thoughts: “It sucks, man. It sucks.”

But what a fighter does after a loss is what separates the good ones from the bad.

As Nelson prepares for Saturday’s UFC 143 co-headliner with Strikeforce heavyweight transplant Fabricio Werdum, he hopes his post-loss success continues.

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Former Strikeforce light-heavyweight champion Dan Henderson has put himself in limbo, according to UFC president Dana White.

“Dan Henderson’s in a position right now where it looks like he wants to wait for Jon Jones,” White said today.

Earlier this month, White said Henderson turned down a fight with Antonio Rogerio Nogueira at UFC on FUEL 2.

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LAS VEGAS – UFC president Dana White doesn’t anticipate having to find a new heavyweight contender a week after the current one was charged with misdemeanor battery.

White said today that it’s his understanding that the charge arose when Alistair Overeem was confronted outside the restroom of a popular Las Vegas club.

“I don’t think he’s in that much trouble,” White said. “This isn’t a situation where he beat somebody up; I don’t think that’s the case.”

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Atop a scattered featherweight title picture, UFC champion Jose Aldo reigns supreme.

Meanwhile, 23-year-old Dustin Poirier could strengthen his case for a title shot if he beats UFC newcomer Max Holloway this weekend at UFC 143. After all, it’d be his fourth straight UFC victory and fifth consecutive win overall.

If he gets the title shot, great. If not? You won’t hear Poirier complaining.

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Renan Barao’s impressive submission win over Brad Pickett at UFC 138 makes him the favorite leading into a bout this Saturday with Scott Jorgensen.

Coupled with the stellar record he holds in professional competition, the Brazilian is the man to beat in the eyes of most.

But Jorgensen is a gambler in the cage, and the only sure bet he makes is that nothing is ever certain when it comes to fighting.

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