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HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — It was difficult for Adrenaline CEO Monte Cox not to smile after his event’s debut performance Saturday at the Sears Centre Arena.

“You know, there were a lot of goals I set for this first show and we made the majority of them,” Cox said. “I look at this event as the first step in creating something special in the Midwest. The people who came seemed to really enjoy themselves and I’m sure they’ll continue to support our event.”

Among the goals set for the first event were:

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Source:Adrenaline CEO pleased with debut event

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – Over six months have passed since Brock Lesnar’s UFC debut against Frank Mir, and little has changed. Oh, there are the physical and mental changes to his game as he looks to rebound from his first mixed martial arts loss by beating Heath Herring this Saturday in Minnesota, but when it comes to the attention he is getting for fight number three of his career, if anything, the former WWE star is bigger than ever.

Source:Lesnar Looking to Do His Part in the UFC Heavyweight Division

Three title fights and an appearance from native son Nick Diaz (Pictures) were not enough to transform EliteXC’s sophomore effort on CBS into a profitable business venture

Source:EliteXC Falls Flat at Box Office in Ratings

Las Vegas, NV — Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®), has been informed by the Texas Court of Appeals that it has granted Zuffa’s Motion to Compel Randy Couture to arbitrate in the District of Nevada, thereby staying all further action by HDNet against Zuffa in the state of Texas.

Source:Texas Court Grants Zuffa LLC Motion

Nearly 16 months have passed since Ricardo Arona (Pictures), a man once universally received as one of the world’s premier light heavyweights, appeared on the mixed martial arts scene

Source:Finding Ricardo Arona

The Ultimate Fighting Championship(R) (UFC(R)) has added three thrilling bouts to the organisation’s next UK super-show. It has been confirmed that Rameau Sokoudjou will collide with Luiz Cane in a battle of light-heavyweight strikers, Japanese submission expert Akihiro Gono will take on on highly-regarded British debutant Dan Hardy and steel-fisted heavyweight Shane Carwin will exchange bombs with England’s own Neil Wain.

Source:Three Fights Added to UFC 89: Bisping vs Leben