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Zuffa is making it a bit more difficult to become a UFC or Strikeforce fighter.

Officials today announced that all potential UFC and Strikeforce fighters, including those who compete on “The Ultimate Fighter” reality series, must first pass a mandatory pre-contract screening for performance-enhancing drugs.

The policy has been put into immediate effect.



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Firas Zahabi said his toughest job coaching Georges St-Pierre over the years has been getting the fighter to slow down.

Now, St-Pierre has no choice.

“We’re disappointed, but it could have been worse,” Zahabi today told MMAjunkie.com following news that St-Pierre tore his ACL and can’t fight Nick Diaz at UFC 143. “A lot of fighters have come back from that injury, so I expect Georges to make a full recovery and come back better than ever.”



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A featured bout between between featherweights Luis Palomino and Edson Berto has been pulled from Saturday’s Bellator 50 lineup.

A hand injury has forced Palomino off the card, Bellator officials told MMAjunkie.com.

The prelims, which stream live on Spike.com, now boast seven fights.



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Rich Franklin is again on the recovery trail. The former UFC middleweight champion and current light-heavyweight…

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Former UFC middleweight champion Rich “Ace” Franklin on Friday announced that he incurred a torn labrum (shoulder injury) in training 10 days ago, and after consulting with specialists, will undergo minor surgery. Read More >>

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Rich Franklin is again on the recovery trail.

The former UFC middleweight champion and current light-heavyweight veteran suffered a shoulder injury 10 days ago and will undergo “minor” surgery on Tuesday.

The fighter’s reps today confirmed the injury, which required a two- to three-month recovery, with MMAjunkie.com.



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Dominick Cruz will undergo long-delayed surgery on his left index finger this week in Chicago, the UFC bantamweight champion told ESPN.com Monday.

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Former UFC heavyweight champion Shane Carwin will undergo surgery on Tuesday to repair issues he’s had with…

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MMA veteran Jason Reinhardt plans to undergo corrective eye surgery as soon as possible to get his career back on track.

The fighter meets Tuesday with a doctor and likely will undergo a photorefractive keratectomy, or PRK – a procedure identical to the popular LASIK surgery undergone by millions of people with bad eyesight.

“I’m getting this because I need to get it done and I can continue on fighting,” Reinhardt told MMAjunkie.com.



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Although UFC president Dana White said a recent eye injury won’t keep Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic out of Saturday’s UFC 119 event, the headliner faces one final hurdle before he’s cleared to compete in the pay-per-view event.

Andy Means, the director of the Indiana Gaming Commission’s athletic division, today told MMAjunkie.com Filipovic will have a pre-fight medical exam prior to Friday’s weigh-ins.

Filipovic suffered an eye poke and likely cornea abrasion during his final training session in Croatia this past week.



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