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"I Don't Know How The Fight's Gonna Go."

You don't know how the fight with Chuck Liddell is gonna go? Really? Have you seen any tape on the guy? Here's a hint: he's been doing the same thing for almost a decade and it involves standing up.

White Overlooks Atlanta, UK; Preps For Chi-Town

Dana White is seemingly putting all his eggs in one basket as he's spent the majority of his press conferences discussing an event that's over two months away:

MMA Enjoys Wide Crossover Appeal

"Though several big strides have been taken in recent years, the sport of mixed martial arts still is trying to break into the mainstream."

Even More Excited...

More highlights from behind the scenes at UFC 2009.

Miguel Torres Vs. Manny Tapia On 12/3?

Miguel Torres expands on many topics, including a potential fight with Urijah Faber.

Is It Possible That No One Wants Tito?

Yes. Yes it is.

UFC 90: Sanchez/Alves For Title Shot, Swick Added

MMA Rated brings us the following tidbits regarding UFC 90:

Well, At Least He Knows...

Cote expects he will be bloodied after UFC 90.

Sports Illustrated Releases TUF 8 Contestants

Get your first look at the contestants on TUF 8.

Josh Thomson Grapples With Lauren Real

THe Punk beats up on women.

Is GSP The Best He's Ever Been?

"When Georges St. Pierre stepped into the Octagon last Saturday night, he understood that Jon Fitch could possibly end up being the toughest opponent he had ever faced. The end result lived up to the hype as Fitch stuck around for five rounds, but ultimately it was the champion who defended his title and once again proved why he is considered one of the best fighters to ever compete in the sport of mixed martial arts."

UFC 88: Rich Franklin Vs. Matt Hamill

Rich Franklin talks about his upcoming fight with Matt Hamill.

Antonio Silva Will Defend EliteXC Belt Soon

"I'm happy, but I'm back on training because I might come back in September to defend my belt. I passed a week with my family and it was great, but I'm back here (ATT) now," said the athlete.

Chris Horodecki Vs. Dan Lauzon At Affliction?

Bloody Elbow has put the pieces together and revealed that Chris Horodecki (ex-IFL star) could take on Dan Lauzon at the next Affliction event. Dan, owner of an 0-1 UFC record, is also the younger brother of UFC lightweight Joe Lauzon. Dan is just 20 years old and considered one of the top prospects in the sport.

Heath Herring Wants Brock Rematch

"Herring had high expectations heading into the octagon against Lesnar, but was caught by a right hand in the opening moments of the bout that sent him and his expectations crashing to the canvas."

Surging Ruiz To Return At Strikeforce

Anthony Ruiz will look to build upon a unanimous decision win over Jeremy Freitag when he returns at a Sept. 20th Strikeforce event. He'll take on an unnamed opponent at the Playboy Mansion show. The story break comes from MMA Junkie.

Kimbo Slice Helps LaDanian Tomlinson Train

Nike puts together this hilarious clip.

Can You Name Every UFC Champion Ever?

Yardbarker has a really cool quiz section up, including one quiz that asks you to name all 41 UFC champions. I was able to name 36 of them. Can you beat me?

Something's Going On At ProElite

"In addition to EliteXC canceling its planned Sept. 20 event in Albuquerque, N.M., we are receiving word that its parent company, ProElite, has also called off a "Contenders 11" event in the UK that had been scheduled for today. "Contenders" is the "B" brand of Cage Rage, which was acquired by ProElite last year. Several layoffs have also taken place with Cage Rage now down to just three full-time employees."

NCAA Champion Phil Davis To Make Debut

LionHeart Management has announced that NCAA wrestling champion Phil Davis will have his professional debut following a 3-0 amateur career. I watched Davis' recent NCAA tournament win and I would put him up there with Koscheck or Rashad in terms of wrestling ability. Keep your eye on this guy.

This Week In Quotes

A very interesting read and recap of the week.

What Do GSP & Dennis Hallman Have In Common?

I'll give you one guess...

ShoXC: Hamman TKOs Touted Suganama

"After a controversial ending to their first encounter, light heavyweights Jared Hamman (10-1) and Poai Suganuma (9-2) picked up where they left off in April."

Dana White Gives Props To Fedor

"But we all have to thank him for getting rid of Tim Sylvia. He'd been stinking out the joint the last couple of years and Fedor did everyone a favor by beating him so easily and getting rid of him."

Hand Injury Forces Belfort off Affliction Card

A lingering hand injury forced former UFC light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort to withdraw from his scheduled showdown with Matt Lindland at Affliction 'Day of Reckoning' on Oct. 11 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. Affliction vice president Tom Atencio confirmed the news Friday.

Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson hearing postponed

The investigation into Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson's arrest last month in California will continue, while the former UFC light heavyweight champion's arraignment has been postponed.

Former UFC ring girl Rachelle Leah to pose nude

Former UFC ring girl and current UFC All Access host Rachelle Leah will pose nude in a future issue of Playboy magazine, according to MMARated.com.

Lesnar stacks well against UFC heavies

Despite the fact that former NCAA and WWE heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar has had just three professional mixed martial arts fights and only two in the UFC, a strong case can be made that he should be viewed as one of the promotion's top ranked heavyweights.

Kenny Florian Gives His Final Thoughts On UFC 87

I can't thank my fans enough for their support. After the Joe Lauzon fight, my schedule was jammed packed with commitments

Johny Hendricks vs Alex Serdyukov WEC fight booked for September 10

The Team Takedown WEC takeover continues. Welterweight Johny Hendricks (3-0) is confirmed to go to battle against Alex "The Russian Crusher" Serdyukov (8-4) at WEC 36 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Fla., on September 10.

Vegas Odds Set For Couture's Return

Some clever bookmaker decided it would be funny to set odds on Randy Couture's return...

Vitor Belfort Will Not Fight Matt Lindland

Numerous sources are reporting that Vitor Belfort will not fight Matt Lindland on the second-ever Affliction card. Jake Shields has been pegged as a potential replacement.

Why Am I Not Surprised?

John Pollock of The Fight Network is reporting that EliteXC has canceled a planned Sept. 20 event titled "Showdown" to take place at "The Pit" in Albuquerque, N.M.

Happy Holidays, MMA Fans!

Rachelle Leah will pose nude for Playboy

I Don't Even Know What This Is.

Just watch.

Speaking Of MMA Live...

Last week UFC lightweight contender and "MMA Live" analyst Kenny Florian told TAGG Radio, MMAjunkie.com's official radio partner, that ESPN's weekly web-based MMA news show was "very, very close" to finalizing a deal that would but the program on ESPN or ESPN2...

ESPN's MMA Live -- Episode Fourteen

Excellent as always...

Madness EXCLUSIVE: Tito Ortiz Interview

After his explosive interview with KJ Noons, our photographer Georgi Hernandez returns with another great interview. This time, it's UFC expatriate and potential Affliction standout Tito Ortiz. And as usual, Tito wasn't shy.

Josh Burkman Vs. Pete Sell At UFC 90

MMA Junkie reports that Pete Sell will drop to welterweight in order to take on Josh Burkman at UFC 90.

Georges St. Pierre Succumbs To Advertising

"While fans have gotten used to the blank gear sported by GSP, St Pierre was sporting a new sponsor for his match-up with Jon Fitch. "

Babalu & Thomson Round Out Strikeforce Event

Cage Potato reports that Renato Sobral and Josh Thomson will round out an upcoming card at the Playboy Mansion. No word yet on how this will affect Hugh's ban of future Mansion parties.

Florian Plans To Stay Busy, Not Wait For Title Shot

He'll fight again in 2008 and then get Penn.

BJ Had Some Good Seats

Penn takes his cameras inside UFC 87.

Kit Cope Discusses His Return To MMA

He had a recent win against Dav Cochran in a WFC event.

Fedor Talks Couture, Lesnar, and Appeals to Dana White's Conscience

Gina Carano Gives The Greatest Answer Ever

Self-KO: The Future of the Sport, the Jab?

This weekend taught us a lot about Georges St. Pierre. He has championship cardio. He is mentally tough. He enjoys self-induced purple-nurples. But tactical fans may have noticed St. Pierre has a hell of a jab. Being that "Rush" is considered the paragon of modern MMA fighters, I will take this opportunity to point out the jab is the future of the sport, second only to the YAMMA fighting surface.

Crazy Tito Ortiz Fan Confronts Dana White

Funny stuff....

Coming Off Losses, Rizzo & Rothwell Look To Win

MMA Mania reports that Pedro Rizzo and Ben Rothwell, each coming off a knockout loss at the first Affliction event, will face off at the second Affliction event. It was expected that Rothwell would get an event off but that appears to not be the case.

WWE's Jim Ross Breaks Down UFC 87

Jim Ross: The pre-show interviews from the key participants felt unnecessary. After watching the 30 minute pre pay per view show, I felt like I had heard the material enough already.