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BJ Penn, Jon Fitch Rematch Will Be Held at UFC 132

Filed under: UFC, NewsTheir draw in the main event of UFC 127 not yet a month old, BJ Penn and Jon Fitch have verbally agreed to a rematch at UFC 132 in July.

The UFC, continuing its recent trend of making fight announcements itself online and throug…

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BJ Penn and Jon FitchTheir draw in the main event of UFC 127 not yet a month old, BJ Penn and Jon Fitch have verbally agreed to a rematch at UFC 132 in July.

The UFC, continuing its recent trend of making fight announcements itself online and through social media, made the announcement at UFC.com early Thursday. Along with the Penn-Fitch fight, the UFC said lightweights Evan Dunham and George Sotiropoulos will square off.

Though the promotion hasn’t yet made the card official, UFC 132 is expected to take place in Las Vegas on July 2 as the company’s traditional Independence Day weekend card.

Four Fighters Given Medical Suspensions Following UFC 123

Filed under: UFC, NewsFour fighters from Saturday’s UFC 123 card in Auburn Hills, Mich., have been given medical suspensions by the Michigan Unarmed Combat Commission.

Matt Hughes, Karo Parisyan, T.J. O’Brien and Mike Lullo are all out following the…

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Four fighters from Saturday’s UFC 123 card in Auburn Hills, Mich., have been given medical suspensions by the Michigan Unarmed Combat Commission.

Matt Hughes, Karo Parisyan, T.J. O’Brien and Mike Lullo are all out following their fights at The Palace. The Michigan Unarmed Combat Commission confirmed the suspensions to MMA Fighting on Tuesday.

With UFC 123 Win, George Sotiropoulos Draws Dennis Siver in Sydney

Filed under: UFC, NewsAUBURN HILLS, Mich. – It didn’t take long at all for George Sotiropoulos to start thinking about his next fight.

Just a few hours after submitting Joe Lauzon to open the pay-per-view portion of UFC 123 on Saturday, and only minu…

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George SotiropoulosAUBURN HILLS, Mich. – It didn’t take long at all for George Sotiropoulos to start thinking about his next fight.

Just a few hours after submitting Joe Lauzon to open the pay-per-view portion of UFC 123 on Saturday, and only minutes after learning he had an $80,000 Fight of the Night bonus to go along with his win, Sotiropoulos’ boss, UFC president Dana White, announced his next opponent.