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Natasha Wicks Baywatch Beach Babe Pictorial Brings You the Fix Friday Link Dump

UFC 129 in Toronto which features the Main Event: Georges St. Pierre vs. Jake Shields has hit an “uprecedented 42K in ticket sales” in four minutes according to ESPN: here.
It’s official, Rampage Jackson vs. Rashad Evans II will co-headline the UFC 130 card. Thiago Silva admits to failing his UFC 125 drug test but […]

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UFC 129 in Toronto which features the Main Event: Georges St. Pierre vs. Jake Shields has hit an “uprecedented 42K in ticket sales” in four minutes according to ESPN: here.

It’s official, Rampage Jackson vs. Rashad Evans II will co-headline the UFC 130 card. Thiago Silva admits to failing his UFC 125 drug test but denies using a banned substance: here.

Jay Hieron will meet Anthony Lapsley at Bellator 35. Hieron is replacing an injured Steve Carl. Find more information on Bellator 35: here.

Watch Ariel Helwani’s “Best of UFC 126 Interviews“ video, which includes Steven Seagal: here.

A new documentary highlighting the life and career of the late Evan Dunham will soon be released. Watch an excerpt from the film, with Chael Sonnen calling Dunham “irresponsible”: here.

You can watch the trailer for the Evan Dunham based documentary titled, “Once I Was A Champion” which features several UFC fighters, as well as Dana White: here.

Check out Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva Weigh-In results: here.

Dont’ forget to tune into Showtime Network this Saturday night for the first round of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Tournament featuring Fedor Emelianenko vs. Antonio Silva and Andrei Arlovski vs. Sergei Kharitonov. You can place your bets by clicking the icons in the Odds Side Bar on our Home Page.

More pictures of Natasha Wicks from her Baywatch beach photoshoot this past weekend (before she got banged up) below:








Thiago Silva’s UFC 125 Drug Test Still Under Scrutiny

Fifteen of twenty-two competitors from January’s UFC 125 event were submitted to drug testing. On Wednesday the Nevada State Athletic Commission cleared fourteen of those fighters.
The only fighter who has not been cleared is UFC light heavyweight Thiago Silva whose sample was still being processed according to NSAC Commission Executive Director Keith […]

medicalsuspensions8dFifteen of twenty-two competitors from January’s UFC 125 event were submitted to drug testing. On Wednesday the Nevada State Athletic Commission cleared fourteen of those fighters.

The only fighter who has not been cleared is UFC light heavyweight Thiago Silva whose sample was still being processed according to NSAC Commission Executive Director Keith Kizer who informed MMAjunkie.com earlier today of the fourteen who passed.

Kizer did not confirm to them that it was Silva’s sample that was still under scrutiny but he was the only fighter of the fifteen who was not cleared. Those fighters include Phil Baroni, Clay Guida, Dong Hyun Kim, Chris Leben, Diego Nunes, Dustin Poirier, Daniel Roberts, Brian Stann, Jeremy Stephens, Brad Tavares, Brandon Vera, and Jacob Volkmann.

Silva is expected to meet Quinton “Rampage” Jackson at UFC 130 in May but an earlier report had Jackson being rebooked to fight Rashad Evans. Currently that is just speculation as no one in Evans camp has confirmed being offered a fight with Jackson, Silva himself has come out saying he’s healthy and will be ready to fight.

UFC 125 took place on Jan. 1st in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena and was headlined by a UFC lightweight title bout between champ Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard, which ended in a draw with both men meeting again to decide the championship at UFC 130.

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Kenny Florian and Tyson Griffin will be moving down from the UFC Lightweight division to shake up the Featherweight 145lb division.
Thiago Silva may have tested positive in UFC 125 drug testing. More news to come from MMAJunkie.com.
Rampage Jackson vs. Rashad Evans II may be in the books for UFC 130 as Thiago Silva pulls […]

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Kenny Florian and Tyson Griffin will be moving down from the UFC Lightweight division to shake up the Featherweight 145lb division.

Thiago Silva may have tested positive in UFC 125 drug testing. More news to come from MMAJunkie.com.

Rampage Jackson vs. Rashad Evans II may be in the books for UFC 130 as Thiago Silva pulls out of fight.

Jon Jones officially signs UFC 128 contract to headline against Mauricio “Shogun” Rua for the UFC Light Heavyweight title.

Lloyd Woodward joins Bellator Season 4 Lightweights.

UFC.tv launches. You can watch their new player demo featuring round 1 of Gray Maynard vs. Frankie Edgar II.

You can place your bets for Fedor Emelianenko vs. Antonio Silva and Sergei Kharitonov vs. Andrei Arlovski by clicking the icons on our Odds Side Bar to the right of our Home Page.

UFC 126: Griffin and Ellenberger Served With Six Month Medical Suspensions

On Monday the Nevada State Athletic Commission released the medical suspensions for this past weekends UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort event.
Facing the longest sentences from the Commission were main card fighters Forrest Griffin (foot injury) and Jake Ellenberger (hand injury) who were both given six month suspensions. Both fighters can be cleared by a […]

medicalsuspensions8dOn Monday the Nevada State Athletic Commission released the medical suspensions for this past weekends UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort event.

Facing the longest sentences from the Commission were main card fighters Forrest Griffin (foot injury) and Jake Ellenberger (hand injury) who were both given six month suspensions. Both fighters can be cleared by a doctor before August.

UFC 126 took place this past Saturday at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

A total of ten fighters received suspensions including Griffin and Ellenberger.

The full list of UFC 126 suspensions are as follows courtesy of MMAWeekly.com:

Vitor Belfort suspended until March 23, with no contact until March 8.

Forrest Griffin must have right foot x-rayed and if positive, must be cleared by orthopedic doctor or no contact until August 5, 2011.

Carlos Eduardo Rocha suspended until March 23, no contact until March 8 due to scalp laceration.

Jake Ellenberger must have both hands x-rayed and if positive must be cleared by orthopedic doctor or no contact until August 5, 2011.

Paul Kelly suspended until March 23, with no contact until March 8 due to right eyebrow laceration.

Michihiro Omigawa suspended until April 7 with no contact until April 7 due to right eyebrow laceration and head blows.

Chad Mendes suspended until March 23 with no contact until March 8.

Gabe Ruediger suspended until April 7 with no contact until April 7 due to right eyebrow laceration and TKO.

Ricardo Romero suspended until March 23 with no contact until March 8.

Kenny Robertson suspended until March 23 with no contact until March 8.

UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort “Fight Night” Winners

During the post fight press conference for UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort, promotion President Dana White announced the winners of the “Fight Night” bonuses for their work at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.
Pocketing an extra $75,000 were Anderson Silva, Jon Jones, Donald Cerrone and Paul Kelly.
UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva was awarded the “Knockout of […]

UFC 126 PosterDuring the post fight press conference for UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort, promotion President Dana White announced the winners of the “Fight Night” bonuses for their work at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.

Pocketing an extra $75,000 were Anderson Silva, Jon Jones, Donald Cerrone and Paul Kelly.

UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva was awarded the “Knockout of the Night” bonus for his stunning one kick knockout of challenger Vitor Belfort in their main event bout. Not that Silva likely needs the money, and with three (T)KO’s from the preliminary card, Silva’s front kick knockout shocked fans around the world by dispatching Belfort in just three minutes. Many had expected an exciting couple of rounds from both fighters.

The “Submission of the Night” went to Jon “Bones” Jones who could probably use the money since he was involved in a car accident recently. Jones looked very good against an undefeated Ryan Bader, stopping several of his opponents takedowns and securing a guillotine choke from half-guard in the second round. The win has earned him a shot at Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and the UFC light heavyweight title as fellow teammate, Rashad Evans, has been forced out of his title fight due to injury.

Donald Cerrone and Paul Kelly earned the “Fight of the Night” for their fight on the Spike TV broadcasted “UFC Prelims” special. Despite the fact that Cerrone controlled both rounds of the fight, it was still an exciting bout with the “Cowboy” using a rear-naked choke to submit the Brit after gaining Kelly’s back from mount position.

UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort Media Event Coverage

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It’s fight day as we count down the moments to the first bout of UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort and the media have pulled all the stops for tonight’s show.
The live pay per view kicks off at 10PM EST (7PM PST) and the UFC is offering fans a unique experience at UFC.tv, it’s […]

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It’s fight day as we count down the moments to the first bout of UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort and the media have pulled all the stops for tonight’s show.

The live pay per view kicks off at 10PM EST (7PM PST) and the UFC is offering fans a unique experience at UFC.tv, it’s how I’ll be catching the live event as I do my best to bring the readers the latest from UFC 126.

The UFC is offering fans the chance to watch three preliminary bouts before the ppv kicks off.

Fans can watch Norifumi “KID” Yamamoto vs. Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson on the UFC Facebook page by clicking “Like” and tuning at 8:25PM EST (5:25PM PST).

Then prelim fighters lightweights Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone vs. Paul Kelly and featherweights Chad Mendes vs. Michihiro Omigawa will square off on Spike TV beginning at 9PM EST (6PM PST).

But if your itching to get into the action before any of the live televised fights take place, well we’ve got the links to fix that itch!

PRE-EVENT COVERAGE

    – Follow UFC President Dana White on his Twitter page (@DanaWhite) who is a notable Twitterer on event days. You can also follow the Official UFC Twitter page (@UFC) who offers some interesting coverage and updates for everything UFC.


    – Heavy.com is currently streaming their live MMA Fight-Day coverage with interviews and event analysis. Notable’s already interviews on the program include Tito Ortiz, Miguel Torres, Urijah Faber, and reporter Ariel Helwani. Well worth checking out for coverage leading up to tonight’s event.


    – Event analysis begins at 7:30PM EST (4:30PM PST) at ESPN.com with ‘MMA Live’ who provide expert insight and exclusive interviews.

    – ESPN also offers their Prefight show beginning at 8PM EST (5PM PST).

    – If your looking to get hyped for the event, watch Countdown to UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort here at this LINK.



EVENT COVERAGE

    – Not merely interested in the ‘Quick Results’ for UFC 126, you can catch live round-by-round coverage at Sherdog.com beginning at 7:15PM EST (4:15PM PST) with the first preliminary bout.

    – Looking to join in and offer your opinion on each fight, ESPN offers fans a chance to join the conversation with their own media members and others over the internet.

    – Read what others are saying on the internet about each fight by checking out the MMA Underground forum board or join us on our forums at MMAFans.net.

    – Check out streaming video from the locker rooms of the Mandalay Bay Events Center as the fighters warm up for their bouts at UFC.com/multicast/

POST EVENT COVERAGE

    – Watch the UFC 126 post-fight press conference via streaming video after the event at UFCLive.com.

    – Check out post fight analysis at ESPN.com with their ‘MMA Live’ program beginning at 1AM EST (10PM EST).