Its been making its way around the MMA world that the reason they tapped Rogers to face Overeem is because The Last Emperor will soon be parting ways with the company.

A few leaked rumors as well as Dana White's "odd" silence on this topic is leaving a few to believe we may finally see Fedor fight under the UFC banner.

Could it be?
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I have no doubt about it. Maybe they want to set up Rogers/Fedor II. I still think it's BS. They could make more money if Fedor was fighting for the belt, then defending it at least once before he leaves.
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Because they're liars. They also claimed more than once all of his victories were by knockout. Which is incredibly untrue.
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Yeah, Mir is about 6'3" and Carwin is 6'1". All of Carwin's wins in the UFC are KO's and, of course, if it didn't happen in the UFC it don't count. :-) :-)

5 of his 12 wins have been by submission.
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Tonight!
Emanating from the Bojangles Colisuem in Charlotte, N.C. (I am at work or else I would be there, dangit!)
Spike TV @ 8pm

Kenny Florian v. Takanori Gomi
Roy Nelson v. Stefan Struve
Nate Quarry v. Jorge Rivera
Cole Miller v. Andre Winner

Undercard:
Ross Pearson v. Dennis Siver
Yushin Okami v. Lucio Linhares
Caol Uno v. Gleison Tibau

WAR Big Country!

Following this, TUF 11 debuts on Spike.

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UFC Fight Night 21's Stefan Struve welcomes standup war with Roy Nelson

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – UFC heavyweight Stefan Struve (19-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC) didn't exactly impress in his debut for the organization.

Struve was stopped by Brazilian Junior Dos Santos in the first round of their February 2009 meeting. Of course, Dos Santos has done that to almost every opponent he's faced.

And since that debut, Struve has now put together three-straight UFC wins, and the Dutch youngster said he believes he's a real threat in the UFC's heavyweight division.

"Dos Santos is really good – he's a really good fighter – but I just didn't fight," Struve told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). "I was too nervous. It wasn't me. It was just the nerves.

"Your first fight in the UFC is just like your first fight. It's all new, and you just need to learn how to deal with it. I learned how to deal with it, obviously, and now the UFC feels like home for me."

Struve meets "The Ultimate Fighter 10" winner Roy Nelson (14-4 MMA, 1-0 UFC) in the co-main event of tonight's "UFC Fight Night 21: Florian vs. Gomi" event. It's Struve's third-straight fight in the U.S., and the Dutchman said he's comfortable making the journey across the Atlantic.


I think Roy will end up taking this one to the ground.

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Report: Thiago Alves undergoes successful surgery

Former welterweight number one contender Thiago Alves underwent minor surgery today (March 31) to correct the brain "irregularity" that prompted his withdrawal from the UFC 111 fight card at the Prudential Center last Thursday.

TMZ Sports -- who broke the initial story regarding "Pitbull's" condition, first reported the update earlier today.

The Brazilian was pulled from his March 27 fight against Jon Fitch after failing a pre-fight CAT Scan and immediately sought out additional tests from brain specialists to help determine what action needed to be taken -- if any.

Those tests prompted Alves to have an angiogram at the Hyman Newman institute for Neurology and Neurosurgery located at Roosevelt Hospital in New York.

The outpatient procedure was successful in "separating an artery from a vein in his brain" according to the report and Alves is expected to be cleared to resume training in as little as three weeks.

Great news.
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Ok, I was wrong. Big Country traded a few punches and quickly ko's him. :-)

KenFlo made Gomi look really bad.
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Yeh, I think Hardy definitely earned some respect from that fight, although he was greatly overmatched by GSP.

Although GSP definitely looked bewildered when Hardy did not tap. It was like he was looking over to his corner to ask what he was doing wrong. That definitely made me cringe more than once.

Can't wait for UFC 112.
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UFC Fight Night 21: "Florian vs. Gomi" from the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C., has officially wrapped, which means that it’s time for those select fighters who went above and beyond in their respective fights to get a little extra grease for their efforts.

To the tune of $30,000 each.

The promotion dished out its standard post-fight monetary bonuses to four fighters on the card. And it should not surprise you which combatants are leaving the "Tar Heel" with a little extra green.

In addition to their base salaries, the UFC awarded lightweight brawlers Ross Pearson and Dennis Siver with "Fight of the Night" for their action-packed, three-round war that set the tone for the televised main card.

Roy "Big Country" Nelson kept the momentum rolling with a huge finish, literally, of the 6'11" Stefan Struve to earn "Knockout of the Night." It wasn't a clean KO, but it was certainly an impressive stoppage -- he was nearly a foot shorter than "Sky Scraper."

And last but not least, Kenny Florian earned "Submission of the Night" for dousing the flames of the "Fireball Kid" Takanori Gomi in the main event of the evening.

Before sinking in the textbook rear naked choke in round three, Florian frustrated and outboxed the former Pride FC champion for the entire fight. When the lightweight fight eventually hit the floor, it was literally over in a matter of seconds.
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Wanderlei Silva and Yoshihiro Akiyama are set to meet in a middleweight bout at UFC 116 on July 3 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

The former Pride 205-pound champion released a video of himself signing his bout contract this week. Silva said he was excited to fight on his 34th birthday.

Talks of the former Pride Fighting Championships champion facing Akiyama, also a major draw on the Japanese MMA circuit, have been rampant since UFC 110 in February following Silva’s 185-pound debut victory against Michael Bisping in Sydney, Australia.

Silva announced his interest in fighting Akiyama after he was told the ethnic Korean had requested the Brazilian multiple times for his next assignment with the promotion.

Silva’s UFC 110 win stalled the fighter’s slide in the UFC since returning to the promotion in December 2007. Silva is 2-3 in his second UFC run, which includes defeats to Chuck Liddell, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Rich Franklin. The 33-year-old Las Vegas resident is 3-5 overall for the promotion.

The 34-year-old Akiyama earned a split decision against Alan Belcher in his Octagon debut at UFC 100 last July. A former K-1 Hero’s light heavyweight champion, Akiyama holds key victories over Melvin Manhoef and Denis Kang.

A bout between Silva and Akiyama would generate massive interest from Japan, where both fighters had fruitful careers.
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Next two big shows:

Event: UFC 112
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Date: Saturday April 10, 2010

UFC Lightweight Title Bout
BJ Penn vs. Frank Edgar

UFC Middleweight Title Bout
Anderson Silva vs. Damien Maia

Matt Hughes vs. Renzo Gracie
Kendall Grove vs. Mark Munoz
Terry Etim vs. Rafael dos Anjos
Paul Taylor vs. John Gunderson
Matt Veach vs. Paul Kelly
Nick Osipczak vs. Rick Story

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The lineup for World Extreme Cagefighting's first pay-per-view-televised event is now set.

The event, which features title fights of featherweight champion Jose Aldo vs. Urijah Faber and lightweight title-holder Benson Henderson vs. Donald Cerrone, takes place April 24 at ARCO Arena in Sacramento, Calif.

With official confirmation of a featherweight Chan Sung Jung vs. Leonard Garcia bout, the fight card boasts a total of 11 fights, five of which are set for the televised main card.

The card costs $49.99.

"This is one of the deepest cards we've ever put together," WEC General Manager Harris stated. "From top to bottom, this event has the potential to produce some of the best fights of the year. And I've said all along that I think Aldo vs. Faber could be one of the best bouts of the decade. On April 24, fans are in for a real treat."

WEC officials expect the event to be one of the highest-attended shows in WEC history, if not the most highest attended. Tickets for the show are currently on sale and range from $40 to $185.

The full card includes:

MAIN CARD
Champ Jose Aldo vs. Urijah Faber (for featherweight title)
Champ Benson Henderson vs. Donald Cerrone (for lightweight title)
Mike Brown vs. Manny Gamburyan
Anthony Njokuani vs. Shane Roller
Antonio Banuelos vs. Scott Jorgensen

PRELIMINARY CARD (un-aired)
Leonard Garcia vs. Chan Sung Jung
Alex Karalexis vs. Anthony Pettis
Demetrious Johnson vs. Brad Pickett
Anthony Morrison vs. Mackens Semerzier
Takeya Mizugaki vs. Rani Yahya
Tyler Toner vs. Brandon Visher
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WEC cards are through Showtime right? Do i have to subscribe regularly to Showtime, or can i just ppv the card like a UFC event by tuning to the channel?
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WEC fights are normally on Versus. This is their first PPV event.
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Yep. StrikeForce is on Showtime. Dream and other Japanese cards are on HDNet.
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There is a video floating around with Coker talking about the renegotiation between Strikeforce, M1, and CBS. It seems to be settled now. Werdum VS Fedor was the last I heard which supposedly will happen in June. Not exactly the most exciting match up...

Basically M1 was upset that they weren't plugged more during the Rogers VS Fedor fight. They also seem to want no part of Overeem... Werdum VS Fedor is about as :-) of a fight as you can get.
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next big event isnt ufc, it's k1, then there is bellator, THEN ufc112, then bellator again, then KOTC, then strikeforce, then bellator again, then WEC48

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Yeah, I forgot SF but there is hardly any to no K-1 talk here. I tried but nobody seemed to care. And I wouldn't consider Bellator, even though Roger Huerta is on the card, or KOTC "big".

I could have listed the M-1 Global Event tonight and the Pancrase and Shooto events on Sunday but I doubt anyone follows them. There are tons of shows in the next few weeks.

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UFC 115 stays in Vancouver afterall

It looks like UFC 115 will stay north of the border after all.

Just days after reports surfaced that the proposal to bring UFC 115 to Vancouver were falling through, a last minute deal appears to be struck.

The Canadian Press reported the finalization of the card in Vancouver, citing UFC president Dana White as the source who confirmed the show is finally a done deal.

The controversy about the show ending up in Vancouver stems mainly from an insurance issue that arose when province of British Columbia would not provide the city with "indemnity," which basically means the city could not be sued for anything that happened during the event.

The UFC is responsible for their own insurance, but Vancouver had to also provide their own policy and that's where the problems came in, but it appears that all issues have been resolved and the host city for the 2010 Winter Olympics will also get a UFC event after all.

Canada has been a huge market for mixed martial arts over the last few years, and the UFC has had success with the two shows they've already run in Montreal, with another show planned for this May.

Vancouver just recently voted to allow MMA to be legalized within city limits, and the UFC has proven to be a viable success for local businesses with the promotion bringing in millions in revenue for the host cities where they put on their events.

UFC 115 is expected to feature several top fights including an on again-off again third fight between Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz, but that fight is still under question as speculation swirls around it. The promotion has yet officially announce any fights for the Vancouver show.
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Ah, gotcha. Thanks.
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Lets go Maia! Shock the world1
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Good one.............................HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

After the way Marquart knocked him out!
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