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UFC 92 - Velazquez Out - Kongo In!

Cheick Kongo

Following the news on Monday that Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight Cain Velasquez had been forced out of a proposed fight due to a knee injury, we have received an official update on his condition.

Representatives from Zinkin Entertainment, Velasquez’s management team, informed MMAWeekly.com that the former Arizona State wrestler recently injured his knee in train

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The Tapout Story

Back when Charles Lewis was, well, Charles Lewis, the first Ultimate Fighting Championship event in 1993 changed his life.

“It was the craziest, awesomest sport I had ever seen,” said Lewis, who made an appointment for a private jiu-jitsu lesson with the winner of UFC I’s tournament – Royce Gracie – three weeks after the event.

“I made

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Cain Velasquez targeted for Dec. 10 UFC event, could fight Mustafa Al-Turk

UFC heavyweight prospect Cain Velazquez (4-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has been targeted for a Dec. 10 return and is expected to be on the televised main card of the "UFC Fight Night 16: UFC Fights for the Troops" event.

The UFC has yet to announce his participation, and though bout agreements are not in place, Cage Rage British heavyweight champion and recent UFC signee M

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Mall Madness as Liddell and the UFC visit The Philippines

With ten years as a pro, a world title belt and scores of megafights over the years, former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell has probably seen it all when it comes to fan adulation. Well, at least until he arrived in the Philippines with UFC owner Lorenzo Fertitta on Sunday and saw 4,000 fans waiting to see his open workout at the Mall of Asia in Pasay City.

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UFC AND SPIKE TV PRESENT “UFC FIGHT FOR THE TROOPS”

New York, NY, September 17, 2008 – The Ultimate Fighting Championship® and Spike TV have joined forces to present “UFC Fight For The Troops™”, a special three-hour live televised event on Wednesday, December 10 starting at 9:00 PM, ET to raise funds to build a treatment center for the brave men and women in the United States Armed Forces who have experienced

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UFC 90 televised main card announced

The Ultimate Fighting Championship today announced the official fight card, including the five televised bouts that will be part of the night’s pay-per-view broadcast, for next month’s UFC 90 event.

UFC 90, which takes place Oct. 25 just outside Chicago at Allstate Arena, features a main event of UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva vs. Patrick Cote.

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UFC Inks Italian Light Heavyweight Prospect Ivan Serati

The UFC’s richest division just got richer with the signing of Italian light heavyweight standout Ivan Serati, an aggressive banger whose ten professional wins include nine victories by submission or knockout.

“It has always been my dream to fight for the best promotion in the world and now it has become a reality,” said Serati. “I feel very excited

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