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In a few weeks, the Nevada State Athletic Commission is opening the floor to ideas on how to better regulate MMA.

The commission today gave notice of a workshop designed to “to solicit
comments from interested persons on any matter related to contests or
exhibitions of unarmed combat, or any other matter within the
jurisdiction of the NSAC.”

“Which is pretty much a glorified public comment session, where anyone
and everyone who wants to put ideas out there for the commission to
consider, we definitely welcome that,” NSAC executive director Keith
Kizer today told MMAjunkie.com.

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A good many of Stephen Thompson’s 57 wins passed without much fanfare in his kickboxing career.

Not much changed when he crossed over to MMA. A year ago, he was the regional tough, the indie band with the local following.

With a knockout of Dan Stittgen at this past Saturday’s UFC 143, Thompson’s arena tour has begun.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – In earlier octagon times, Josh Neer got caught up in the hype of thinking his opponents would welcome a slugfest. It was the UFC, after all, and everyone was tough. Who wouldn’t want to test himself?

With calluses worn onto his back, he found out differently.

On Friday, Neer embarks on the second fight of his fourth stint in the UFC, and he’s fighting one of the better pure strikers in the welterweight division.

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Undefeated middleweight Michael Kuiper is set to
make his octagon debut when he meets Rafael Natal at UFC 143.

MMAjunkie.com learned of the impending matchup from
sources close to the event, who said verbal agreements are in place.
Brazilian website SporTV initially reported the fight.

UFC 143 takes place Feb. 4 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las
Vegas. The event’s main card airs live on pay-per-view while preliminary
bouts are expected to air on FUEL TV.

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Fabricio Werdum is, as musician Jack Johnson once said, “Sitting, waiting, wishing.”

The 34-year-old heavyweight is currently stuck in limbo as UFC parent
company Zuffa, LLC and Showtime are behind closed doors deciding what
may or may not become of the (still fairly recently purchased)
Strikeforce promotion.

Werdum would like nothing more than the ability to transition over to
the UFC like former colleagues Dan Henderson, Alistair Overeem, Nick
Diaz, Jason “Mayhem” Miller and Cung Le have done in recent months.

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He may already have a WEC bantamweight title to his credit, but Chase Beebe remains a relative unknown in the Bellator world.

A victory tonight in the opening round of Bellator’s eight-man bantamweight tournament would be a step in the right direction.

Beebe faces Marcos Galvao on the MTV2-televised main card of Bellator 51, which takes place at Canton Memorial Civic Center in Canton, Ohio.

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Duke Roufus is looking for the next Erik Koch.

The famed head of the noted Roufusport fight team recently announced
he’s opened the Roufusport Fighter House, located just five minutes from
the team’s Milwaukee-based training center.

“The fighter house is something I’ve been wanting to do on an official
basis for a long time,” Roufus stated in an official release. “It gives
us an opportunity to really show what our guys do on a day-to-day basis
and pass on our knowledge to the next generation, which is something
Roufusport is committed to.”

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It took a little while, but Lance Benoist finally has a date for his octagon debut. After signing a multi-fight…

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Jeff Curran is back in the UFC, but he’ll have no easy task in his first fight as he faces Scott Jorgensen at UFC 137 this October.  Read More >>

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It took a little while, but Lance Benoist finally has a date for his octagon debut.

After signing a multi-fight deal with the UFC this past month, Benoist is scheduled to fight Matt Riddle at “UFC Fight Night 25: Battle on the Bayou.”

UFC officials today announced the bout, though its placement on the event’s fight card was not made official.

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