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With UFC 143 win, Fabricio Werdum eyes fight in Brazilian homeland

John Morgan [kingofabuelos] — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:30:00 +0000

Fabricio Werdum is officially back in the UFC.

With a decision over Roy Nelson at this past Saturday's UFC 143, Werdum has a little job security after a three-year absence from the promotion.

Now, he'd like to fight in his home country when the UFC returns to Brazil in an event targeted for June 2 at a location to be determined.

MMAjunkie.com Radio: UFC 144′s Ryan Bader

John Morgan [kingofabuelos] — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:30:00 +0000

UFC light heavyweight contender Ryan Bader joins today's edition of MMAjunkie.com Radio.

Bader calls in to preview his upcoming UFC 144 bout with Quinton "Rampage" Jackson. Additionally, the crew will take calls and discuss all the latest happenings in the sport.

MMAjunkie.com Radio airs from noon to 2 p.m. ET (9-11 a.m. PT) live from Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Listen to and watch a video stream of the two-hour show at www.mmajunkie.com/radio, or watch it live on select television markets as part of Fight Now TV.

MMAjunkie.com streams Saturday’s Cage Warriors Fight Night 3 event at 2 p.m. ET

John Morgan [kingofabuelos] — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:20:00 +0000

UFC vets Kyle Watson and Tommy Speer are featured in the headlining contests of this weekend's Cage Warriors Fight Night 3 event, and MMAjunkie.com will feature a live stream of the evening's main-card action.

Cage Warriors Fight Night 3 takes place Saturday The Habtoor Grand Hotel Convention Center & Spa in Beirut, Lebanon. The stream kicks off at 2 p.m. ET.

Watson meets Juha-Pekka Vainikainen in the night's lightweight main event, and Speer faces Mats Nilsson in a middleweight contest.

Jorge Santiago vs. Leonardo Pecanha official for Titan Fighting 21 headliner

John Morgan [kingofabuelos] — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:10:00 +0000

Five-time UFC veteran Jorge Santiago meets Nova Uniao product Leonardo Pecanha in the main event of next month's Titan Fighting Championship 21 event.

The event marks Santiago's first action since his October release from the UFC.

"I train with the best coaches and some of the best fighters in the world," Santiago stated in an official release. "I've never felt better or more ready, and at Titan Fighting 21, I'm going to make a fight nobody will forget - especially Leonardo Pecanha."

UFC on FUEL TV 1 weigh-ins slated for Feb. 14 in Omaha; Johny Hendricks hosts Q&A

John Morgan [kingofabuelos] — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0000

Weigh-ins for this month's "UFC on FUEL TV 1: Ellenberger vs. Sanchez" event take place Tuesday, Feb. 14, at Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Neb.

The same venue hosts the following night's FUEL TV-televised event, which features a welterweight matchup between top contenders Jake Ellenberger and Diego Sanchez.

Additionally, fellow welterweight contender Johny Hendricks, who recently scored a 12-second knockout of Jon Fitch, hosts a special open-to-the-public Q&A session for fight fans prior to the weigh-ins.

UFC officials considering Carlos Condit vs. Nick Diaz II

John Morgan [kingofabuelos] — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:10:00 +0000

It looks like UFC president Dana White may be throwing spinning [expletive] now.

After a few days of posturing, pomp and circumstance, UFC officials are considering a rematch of this past weekend's fight between former WEC welterweight champ (and current UFC interim welterweight champ) Carlos Condit and former Strikeforce titleholder Nick Diaz.

MMAjunkie.com today confirmed with UFC officials that negotiations are currently ongoing for a rematch of this past weekend's UFC 143 main event.

Donald Cerrone vs. Yves Edwards added to May’s UFC on FX 3 event

John Morgan [kingofabuelos] — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:05:00 +0000

An intriguing lightweight contest between Donald Cerrone and Yves Edwards has been added to May's UFC on FX 3 event.

The new booking was announced on Tuesday's new episode of "UFC Tonight" on FUEL TV.

UFC on FX 3 takes place May 15 at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va. The night's main card airs on FX.

UFC announces UFC on FX 4 in Atlantic City, UFC on FOX 4 in Los Angeles

John Morgan [kingofabuelos] — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:45:00 +0000

The UFC's fall schedule continues to fill, and events in both Atlantic City and Los Angles are on the horizon.

"UFC Tonight" host Todd Harris announced on Tuesday's new edition of the FUEL TV series that UFC on FX 4 takes place June 22 in Atlantic City, and UFC on FOX 4 takes place Aug. 4 in Los Angeles.

Additionally, a previously reported July 7 event in Las Vegas serves as UFC 148.

NSAC welcomes public suggestions for regulation changes at Feb. 22 meeting

John Morgan [kingofabuelos] — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:15:00 +0000

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.

Former Strikeforce champ Cung Le scores $10K in Zuffa’s latest Twitter bonus

John Morgan [kingofabuelos] — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

While he may have fought just once under the UFC banner thus far, Cung Le scored himself two quarterly Twitter bonuses and a cool $10,000.

Le was awarded $5,000 awards in the "most followers" and "biggest percentage growth in followers" categories during the company's most-recent quarterly contest.

UFC officials today announced the bonuses.