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Reminder: UFC 116 Weigh-Ins Live Right Here at 7:00pm ET, Yo

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Just a friendly CP reminder that the weigh-ins for UFC 116 are live at 7:00pm ET tonight.
If watching the UFC’s pre-fight presser at 6:30 doesn’t float your boat, there are some videos …

(Video courtesy YouTube/k4BOSH; footage courtesy ZUFFA LLC)

Just a friendly CP reminder that the weigh-ins for UFC 116 are live at 7:00pm ET tonight.

If watching the UFC’s pre-fight presser at 6:30 doesn’t float your boat, there are some videos to help you kill some time after the jump, including one of Brock Lesnar’s college wrestling matches, a light heavyweight version of Brock in his early days with the WWE and a highlight featuring early and recent clips of Shane Carwin’s bouts and the backstage interviews from the weigh-ins.

Remember to check in with us tomorrow for our UFC 116 liveblog at 10pm ET. If you’ve never joined in the festivities, give it a try. The Potato nation knows how to party like it’s 1999.

Cro Cop Unsure About his Fighting Future; Says If He Continues to Compete, He Wants Couture, Nogueira or Gonzaga

(Right leg, mild contusion. Left leg, charley horse.)
Former 2006 PRIDE open weight grand prix champion Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic spoke with Fighters Only’s John O’Regan this week about a number of topics, including his future in the sport …

(Right leg, mild contusion. Left leg, charley horse.)

Former 2006 PRIDE open weight grand prix champion Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic spoke with Fighters Only’s John O’Regan this week about a number of topics, including his future in the sport of MMA and what it would take to motivate him to continue to fight in the sport that he began competing in nearly nine years ago.

Filipovic says that he hasn’t yet decided whether or not he will step into the cage or ring again as a fighter, but mentioned that being a coach and trainer is a role he would love to tackle after his fighting days are over.

Eddie Bravo Explains UFC Departure

("I recommended Gus Johnson as my replacement. I heard he trains twice a week.")
Eddie Bravo contacted Cage Potato last night to expound on the news reported by Gareth Davies Wednesday that he had resigned from his post as an analyst with t…

("I recommended Gus Johnson as my replacement. I heard he trains twice a week.")

Eddie Bravo contacted Cage Potato last night to expound on the news reported by Gareth Davies Wednesday that he had resigned from his post as an analyst with the UFC.

Although he confirmed he has indeed left the organization, he says his departure was an amicable one and that the move was necessary to allow him to focus more on his growing number of schools and students and will not restrict him from cornering his fighters in the Octagon.

"Yes, I quit to focus on cornering George [Sotiropoulos] and [Dan] Hardy. It was an amazing seven years with Zuffa," Bravo explained via text message. "I owe Dana, Lorenzo and Frank to the death."

Dana White Saves Chuck Liddell the Awkwardness of Asking for Another UFC Fight

(Dana may want to skip right to dessert.)
During a media scrum following today’s UFC 116 pre-fight press conference, UFC president Dana White made his feelings about his longtime friend Chuck Liddell continuing to compete in the Octagon crystal clear.
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(Dana may want to skip right to dessert.)

During a media scrum following today’s UFC 116 pre-fight press conference, UFC president Dana White made his feelings about his longtime friend Chuck Liddell continuing to compete in the Octagon crystal clear.

"He’ll never fight in the UFC again. Can Chuck Liddell still make money? Could I make money off of Chuck Liddell? Yes. I don’t want that money. I don’t want to make that kind of money," White asserted. "I’m not interested in that. He won’t do it again. He cannot do it again. It will not happen again."

BJ Penn Brings in a Ringer to Help Him Train for Frankie Edgar Rematch

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Continuing his tradition of hosting a variety of top-tier fighters to help him prepare for his upcoming fights, BJ Penn has brought in a secret weapon to bolster his training camp for his August 28 rematch with Franki…

(Video courtesy BJPenn.com)

Continuing his tradition of hosting a variety of top-tier fighters to help him prepare for his upcoming fights, BJ Penn has brought in a secret weapon to bolster his training camp for his August 28 rematch with Frankie Edgar: DREAM featherweight champion Bibiano Fernandes.

Although he fights a weight class below Penn, Fernandes is the perfect fighter to mimic Edgar and is very similar in stature and style to "The Answer," with the only real difference being Bibiano’s superior jiu-jitsu base. 8-2 with losses to Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto and Urijah Faber, "The Flash" has not lost since 2007. His most recent win came in his first title defense via split decision over Joachim "Hellboy" Hansen at DREAM 13 in March.

Chuck Liddell Meets His Wax Equivalent as Madame Tussauds Unveils "The Iceman" Figure Today in Vegas

("It’s like looking in the mirror…four years ago." Photo props Joe Ferraro via Facebook)
UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell got his first peek of himself ever-immortalized a champion in wax, as Madam Tussauds unveiled his statue at an inductio…

("It’s like looking in the mirror…four years ago." Photo props Joe Ferraro via Facebook)

UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell got his first peek of himself ever-immortalized a champion in wax, as Madam Tussauds unveiled his statue at an induction ceremony today in Las Vegas.

The figure, which is purportedly valued at over $300,000 US was first unveiled at the UFC Fan Expo in May, but "The Iceman," who was unable to attend didn’t get a chance to see the sculpture until the ceremony today at The Venetian Resort, Hotel and Casino.