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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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Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal (7-1 MMA, 2-1 SF) says he blew his ACL in the first round of an unsuccessful…

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Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal says he blew his ACL in the first round of an unsuccessful title defense against Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante this past Saturday at “Strikeforce: Houston.”

The former light-heavyweight champion will undergo surgery on Wednesday to correct the damage, which could keep him sidelined for up to nine months.

Regardless, Lawal is undeterred by his recent setback and said he’ll be
back stronger and smarter. He’ll fight at light heavyweight or
heavyweight – it doesn’t matter as long as he gets in the cage.

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HOUSTON – Fighters from Saturday’s “Strikeforce: Houston” event did not undergo typical fight-night drug testing.

The Aug. 21 event, held at the Toyota Center in Houston, fell under the regulatory oversight of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. The commission typically doesn’t conduct testing despite regulating more MMA events than 74 of North America’s 76 athletic commissions in 2009.

After the show, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker told MMAjunkie.com that the organization didn’t request testing or implement its own.

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Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira talks about his removal from UFC 119, and the hip surgery he plans to have that will sideline him for approximately 4 months…

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UFC middleweight Nick Catone is nursing multiple injures and is unsure of when he’ll be back in the cage.

As MMAjunkie.com reported Monday, the fighter was
forced to withdraw from a scheduled fight with Tomasz Drawl at UFC Fight Night 22 on Sept. 15 and was replaced by Dave
Branch.

Catone will on Thursday undergo surgery for a long-running shoulder
injury which derailed his preparation for Drwal. Additionally, he will
get an epidural shot next week for his back, which he first injured in
April. 

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Rich Franklin To Undergo Hernia Surgery
By Joe Ferraro Former UFC Middleweight Champion, Rich “Ace” Franklin is expected to be sidelined for the next few months. “I’m taking some time off. I have hernia surgery scheduled next week. I have a slight tear in my upper stomach. I need to get it taken care of. Once I do that, then I’ll get back [...]

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