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Like many fighters who appear on “The Ultimate Fighter,” Louis Gaudinot is not fighting at his natural weight class.

Although his turn on show’s 14th season came as a bantamweight, he’s actually a top-10 ranked fighter at 10 pounds lighter at flyweight.

So when Gaudinot meets fellow “TUF” contestant Johnny Bedford at The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale, he’s hoping a win not only gets him a UFC contract but holds his place in line if the promotion opens the 125-pound division.

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When injured UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre today scratched from next weekend’s UFC 137′s main event, Carlos Condit was right behind him.

Condit, in fact, learned of the canceled title fight when MMAjunkie.com called him for reaction immediately following Dana White’s announcement of a St-Pierre injury.

While disappointed he won’t be on next week’s UFC 137 card, Condit’s best play is to wait for the champ’s recovery rather than take another fight, his manager, Malki Kawa, explained.

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At this past weekend’s poorly attended Strikeforce event, Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal was one of the…

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At this past weekend’s poorly attended Strikeforce event, Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal was one of the few to say it – even though most people were thinking it.

Strikeforce appears all but dead.

“I (had) thought Strikeforce was a cancer patient,” he told MMAjunkie.com Radio. “Man, it’s a damn AIDS patient instead – with Dr. Jack Kevorkian in the background ready to pull the plug.”

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The way welterweight prospect Kyle Baker (11-5) sees it, a call from UFC matchmaker Joe Silva would only be…

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The way welterweight prospect Kyle Baker sees it, a call from UFC matchmaker Joe Silva would only be fair.

After all, according to Baker, Nick Duell received an offer from the
world’s biggest mixed martial arts promotion but was forced to turn it
down. Why? Because he had just suffered a TKO loss to Baker.

With that in mind, Baker believes he should be given a shot to prove his worth in the octagon.

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Rashad Evans has earned the next shot at the UFC light heavyweight title, but if it somehow means he has to wait another year to get it, he’s happy to prove he’s a fighter first and foremost.  Read More >>

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Bellator middleweight champion Hector Lombard may not have an apparent challenger to his title right now, but that’s not keeping Aussie from keeping busy. Read More >>

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Joseph Benavidez has been watching Eddie Wineland for some time. They’ll finally meet this Sunday at UFC on Versus 5 in Milwaukee. Read More >>

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Kyra Gracie, the only woman from MMA’s most famous family to earn a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, is planning her transition to the cage a bit more intensively each day.

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