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Tim Sylvia is fighting Andrei Arlovski under the Pro Elite banner this November 5th. Dave Herman vs. Mike Russow scrapped from UFC 136 card due to an injury for Herman. Leonard Garcia vs. Nam Phan.

Tim Sylvia is fighting Andrei Arlovski under the Pro Elite banner this November 5th.

Dave Herman vs. Mike Russow scrapped from UFC 136 card due to an injury for Herman. Leonard Garcia vs. Nam Phan II now promoted to main card.

UFC 140‘s planned match of Lyoto Machida vs. Phil Davis is definitely a no-go. Davis didn’t even know it was a prospect.

Georges St. Pierre training with Dan Hardy for his upcoming UFC 137 main event with Carlos Condit.

UFC 139 headlined by Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs. Dan Henderson with co-maint event, Wanderlei Silva vs. Cung Le. But you won’t find San Jose residents, Jon Fitch or Josh Koscheck on the card unless there is a “vs.” sign between their two names, according to Dana White.

In case you missed it, here is that picture of Michael Jackson after he passed away that was submitted in court yesterday in the case of his doctor Conrad Murray‘s wrongful death trial.

Nam Phan Replaces Josh Grispi at UFC 136

Filed under: UFC, NewsOne featherweight in dire need of a win will take over for another in similar standing.

Nam Phan will look to end a two-fight losing streak in the UFC when he steps in as a replacement to face
Matt Grice at UFC 136 on Oct. 8 in H…

Filed under: UFC, News

One featherweight in dire need of a win will take over for another in similar standing.

Nam Phan will look to end a two-fight losing streak in the UFC when he steps in as a replacement to face
Matt Grice at UFC 136 on Oct. 8 in Houston, Texas, the UFC has announced.

Grice’s originally scheduled opponent Josh Grispi recently withdrew from the preliminary bout. Entering the UFC earlier this year as a No. 1 contender for Jose Aldo‘s belt, Grispi has since lost both his UFC fights to Dustin Poirier and George Roop.

Phan (16-9) is looking to hold onto his spot on the roster after falling to Leonard Garcia in a highly controversial decision and losing last weekend against Mike Brown. He’s a mainstay in the California MMA scene and is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu standout.

Grice (13-4) returned to the UFC in June and lost via first-round TKO to Ricardo Lamas. In his previous stint with the UFC, Grice compiled a 1-3 record from April 2007 through July 2009. This UFC 136 fight will be the former University of Oklahoma wrestler’s second try at 145 pounds.

UFC 136 features a stacked card with two championships on the line; Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard and Jose Aldo vs. Kenny Florian. The main card will also be filled out by Chael Sonnen vs. Brian Stann, Mike Russow vs. Dave Herman and Melvin Guillard vs. Joe Lauzon.

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Mike Brown vs. Nam Phan in the works for UFC 133: here.
Jon Jones will not seek surgery for his thumb injury. Plans to return to the cage in a few months: here. Rashad Evans claims he ducked him: here.
Bellator 44 Weight-in results: here.
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Mike Brown vs. Nam Phan in the works for UFC 133: here.

Jon Jones will not seek surgery for his thumb injury. Plans to return to the cage in a few months: here. Rashad Evans claims he ducked him: here.

Bellator 44 Weight-in results: here.

XFO 39’s Felice Herrig vs. Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc bring you the hottest female face-off ever!!!!!: here.

JZ Calvacante vs. Justin Wilcox on tap for Strikeforce in June: here.

Fun pictures from Zuffa’s Fight Summit: here.

This girl also should have made it to the 2011 Maxim Hot 100 List: here.

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Mike Brown vs. Nam Phan Booked for UFC 133 in Philly

(“I’m healthy, I’m motivated, and there’s no way Phan is training as hard as I am.”)

Two years ago, Mike Brown was on the top of the world — an undisputed featherweight champion who could boast that he beat Urijah Faber twice. But after knockout losses to Jose Aldo and Manny Gamburyan, and a heartbreaking stretch earlier this year in which he dropped decisions to Diego Nunes and Rani Yahya in the same month, he’s now just fighting to stay relevant.

The UFC confirmed yesterday that Brown’s next match will be against TUF 12 vet Nam Phan at UFC 133 (August 6th, Philadelphia). Phan is coming off his very controversial split-decision loss to Leonard Garcia in December, after which he coined the phrase “Asian brother can’t get no love.” The body-shot specialist was slated to return to action in a rematch with Garcia at UFC Fight Night 24, but had to withdraw from the bout due to a broken foot; Chan Sung Jung stepped in and took care of business.

(“I’m healthy, I’m motivated, and there’s no way Phan is training as hard as I am.”)

Brown has also been recovering from an injury this year; during the Yahya fight, he tore a ligament in his left hand that required surgery. Anyway, it’s an end-of-the-road type fight for Brown, who might be booted from the organization if he loses to a TUF semi-finalist. Meanwhile, Phan has the opportunity to make his name off a former champion — as long as he can keep it out of the judges’ hands.

Leonard Garcia Looks to Remake Himself in ‘Korean Zombie’ Rematch

Filed under: UFCLeonard Garcia has a problem. To put it more precisely, he has a difficult decision to make. He has to choose between being the fighter fans have come to expect and being the fighter his coaches and teammates see glimpses of in the gym….

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Leonard Garcia has a problem. To put it more precisely, he has a difficult decision to make. He has to choose between being the fighter fans have come to expect and being the fighter his coaches and teammates see glimpses of in the gym. He has to choose between wild brawls and technical displays.

Maybe, when it comes down to it, he even has to choose between entertaining and winning. The thing is that, lately, he’s begun to wonder whether it’s even his choice to make in the end.

“I get a lot of talk about how I’m willing to go out there and brawl,” Garcia said. “The fans like it, the UFC likes it, but then everybody in the gym says, hey, when you’re technical and you do things correctly, it’s hard to stop you. But when we go out for the rules meeting and Dana White is talking about the Fight of the Night bonus, he stares right at me. I mean, right at me. And all the guys in the room, you can see them, they’re like, man, Leonard’s on the card. He’s going to go get that bonus. So it is a double-edged sword.”

Wednesday Morning MMA Link Club

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Some selected highlights from our friends around the MMA blogosphere. E-mail [email protected] for details on how your site can join the MMA Link Club…
– Manager: “Chael Sonne…

(Oh man. 1:00-1:10 is just too much. Props: ix3623vault)

Some selected highlights from our friends around the MMA blogosphere. E-mail [email protected] for details on how your site can join the MMA Link Club…

– Manager: “Chael Sonnen’s Career is Far From Over” (5thRound. Welcome to the club, guys!)

– UFC to Announce Formal Intent to Bring Event to New York (MMA Fighting)

– MMA Hot List: Fights Booked, Careers Put on Hold (Versus MMA Beat)

– Watch Nam Phan’s Guide to Judging in MMA (MiddleEasy)

– Jacob Volkmann on Fox News. You Figure Out the Rest. (the all-new MMA-Scraps.com)

– Bellator Signs Top 50 Middleweight Joe Riggs (FightMagazine)

– Dan Henderson In Talks For Title Shot Against Rafael Feijao On March 5 (MMA Convert)

– Jon Jones: I Would Definitely Take a "Right Fight" at Heavyweight (LowKick)

– Chad Griggs Taking on Regional Prospect in Final Strikeforce Grand Prix Reserve Bout (Five Ounces of Pain)

– UFC And Strikeforce Situations Make Heavyweight The Division To Watch In 2011 (SBNation.com/MMA)