This Week in Combat Sports Sept. 22nd, 2011:

Shogun Rua Tabbed to Welcome Dan Henderson Back at UFC 139

Alistair Overeem Splits From Long Time Management Team at Golden Glory

Jake Ellenberger stops Jake Shields

Ex-WWEer Lashley inks Shark Fights deal

Mayweather wins on controversial KO

Bellator champ Hector Lombard willing to move to 205 pounds for “Babalu” fight

Dana White: Facebook Fights to End in January, All Fights Will Be Televised

Ken Shamrock Vs. James Toney Fight Delayed Until 2012

Vitor Belfort Out, Wanderlei Silva vs. Cung Le Set for UFC 139

UFC 135: Jon Jones vs Rampage Jackson

UFC 135: Matt Hughes vs Josh Koscheck

UFC 135: Travis Browne vs Rob Broughton

UFC 135: Nate Diaz vs Takanori Gomi

UFC 135: Ben Rothwell vs Mark Hunt

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This Week in Combat Sports July 7th, 2011:

Spike TV READY TO move on without UFC

UFC 132: Cruz edges out Faber

UFC 132: Leben knocks out Silva in first

UFC 132: Ortiz stuns Bader and the world with 1st round submission

UFC 132: Condit blasts Kim. Stakes claim to title shot

Andrei Arlovski Signed, Kendall Grove Possible for August ProElite Show

Patricio Pitbull Pulls Out of Bellator 47 Title Fight with Injured Hand

Sonnen vs Machida likely for fall

Middleweights Chael Sonnen vs. Brian Stann targeted for UFC 136 in Houston

ESPN Profile Leads to Bellator Signing Rad Martinez

Cristiane Cyborg Santos on the outs with MMA

Why I have not covered boxing…

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News for April 10th, 2011:

Here is the latest link round of what is going on in the world of Combat Sports

Diaz Stops Daley, Retains Title

Melendez: ‘I’m Here to Kill’

Negotiations Underway for Fedor Emelianenko vs. Dan Henderson for Strikeforce July Pay-Per-View

Ben Askren Rolls at Bellator 40; Hieron and Chandler Move To Finals

Gilbert Melendez Makes His Case as World’s No. 1 Lightweight

Showtime Hits With UFC-Strikeforce Purchase, Misses With In-Cage Action

Keith Jardine Explains Why He Thinks He Beat Gegard Mousasi

Gilbert Melendez Open to Dominating Strikeforce Before Moving Onto UFC

Gegard Mousasi Agrees with Draw, Disappointed in His Own Performance

Sources: Anderson Silva vs. Yushin Okami “UFC: Rio” reports are premature

Eddie Bravo basking in glow of UFC’s first-ever “twister,” set for DVD release

Maximum Fighting Championship 29 Delivers Big Hits, and Misses

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This Week in Combat Sports March 24th, 2011:

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UFC 128: Jones dominates and TKOs Rua in the third.

UFC 128: Faber gets unanimous decision over Wineland

UFC 128: Miller TKOs Shalorus

UFC 128: Schaub KOs Cro Cop

UFC 128: Marquardt gets decision over Dan Miller

UFC 128 Video: Jon Jones Recounts How He Stopped Robbery on Fight Day

Tito Ortiz Takes on Ryan Bader at UFC 132 on July 2

Shane Carwin vs. Jon Olav Einemo Set, Likely For UFC 131 In Vancouver

Waters Tested, Anderson Silva Not Planning Return To Light Heavyweight

Paul Daley Signs Contract to Fight Nick Diaz in April

Coker: Fedor to Return at July Strikeforce Event

Sources: UFC’s Strikeforce purchase likely hastened by ProElite Inc. interest

UFN 24: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs Phil Davis

UFN 24: Dan Hardy vs Anthony Rumble Johnson

UFC 24: Amir Sadollah vs DeMarques Johnson

Klitschko-Haye contract signed

‘Money’ Mayweather wants a whopping $100M to fight Rep Pacquiao

MMA Valor Article of the Week: Interview with Michael Schiavello

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This Week in Combat Sports March 17th, 2011:

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Zuffa Purchases Strikeforce

Zuffa buys Strikeforce: What we know so far…

Dan Henderson: One Fight Left on Current Deal, but Open to Working with Zuffa Again

M-1 Global Says Fedor’s Contract With Showtime, Zuffa Buyout Has No Effect

Mixed Martial Arts World Hit by Disastrous Earthquake in Japan, Events Cancelled

Dan Miller Replaces Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 128, Faces Marquardt in New Jersey

Japanese MMA: Primary Sponsor Pulls Out, Sengoku Headed For Oblivion

Noons, Masvidal may fill earthquake-related vacancies at “Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley”

Dana White Talks Michael Bisping’s Punishment, Chael Sonnen’s Future

Ferrid Kheder refuses to weigh in; Josh Shockley enters Bellator’s lightweight tournament

Bellator 36 results: Freire, Imada, Woodard, Chandler advance in lightweight tourney

Maia vs. Munoz on tap for UFC 131

MMA Valor Article of the Week: UFC 128 Breakdowns and Predictions

UFC 128: Jon Jones vs Shogun Rua

UFC 128: Urijah Faber vs Eddie Wineland

UFC 128: Jim Miller vs Kamal Shalorus

UFC 128: Nate Marquardt vs Dan Miller

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This Week in Combat Sports February 25th, 2011:

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Brandon Vera not cut by the UFC

Efrain Escudero vs. Fabricio Camoes slotted for Tachi Palace Fights 9 in May

Tito Ortiz out, Phil Davis faces Antonio Rogerio Nogueira at UFC Fight Night 24

Tim Credeur vs. Ed Herman targeted for TUF 13 Finale in June

High Risk, High Reward for Paul Daley at BAMMA 5

Lombard-Vitale Targeted for Non-Title Bout at Bellator 44

Heavyweights Wagner, Rosa Square Off at Titan FC 17

Sources: Strikeforce to Delay GP Fights; Targeting California for April

Tate out at “Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson,” Carmouche challenges Coenen for belt

M-1 Global and Showtime Announce M-1 Challenge March 25 Telecast

Eliot Marshall Back in the UFC, Faces Luis Cane at UFC 128

Former Sengoku Champ Marlon Sandro Signs with Bellator Fighting Championships

MMA Valor Article of the Week: UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch Predictions

UFC 127: Fitch vs Penn.

UFC 127: Bisbing vs Rivera

UFC 127: Sotiropoulis vs Siver

UFC 127: Lytle vs Ebersole

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News for Feb 18th, 2011:

Here is the latest link round of what is going on in the world of Combat Sports

Lashley to Headline March 25 Titan FC

Showtime to Air 4 M-1 Challenge Events in 2011, Starting March 25

‘Hulk Hands’ Used to Tall Tasks

Strikeforce: Lyle Beerbohm Riding High On Confidence Against Pat Healy

Brock Lesnar Autobiography To Hit Book Shelves On May 24

Shark Fights Returns in March With Villefort vs. Horwich, Teases TV Deal

Despite string of KO losses, Strikeforce’s Andrei Arlovski says he isn’t retiring

U.S. Marine Chris Davis joins Bellator’s season-four light-heavy tourney

Jorge Rivera’s UFC 127 trash talk? He just wants Michael Bisping ready to fight

Better Decade: Fedor Before Werdum, or Silva Through Belfort?

Former UFC Fighter Dan Lauzon Stabbed During Late Night Altercation

Waylon Lowe, Nik Lentz Booked for UFC Fight Night in Seattle

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