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Prelims Return to Facebook, Ion Network for UFC 127 in Australia

Filed under: UFC, NewsOn the eve of the Academy Awards, the UFC is showing “The Social Network” some love.

For UFC 127 in Sydney, which airs live on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. Eastern Saturday in the States with the time difference, the promotion is ret…

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On the eve of the Academy Awards, the UFC is showing “The Social Network” some love.

For UFC 127 in Sydney, which airs live on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. Eastern Saturday in the States with the time difference, the promotion is returning to Facebook, as well as the Ion Network, for a total of five preliminary card fights. The formation of Facebook is the crux of “The Social Network,” one of the most critically acclaimed films of 2010 – and nominated for eight Oscars on Sunday.

The UFC announced on its Facebook fan page Monday that bouts between Jason Reinhardt and Tiequan Zhang and Tom Blackledge and Anthony Perosh will stream live at Facebook. Fans must “like” the UFC on Facebook to gain access to the prelims at the site. The UFC currently has nearly 4.8 million fans at the social networking giant.

Dana White Confirms Clay Guida Next for Anthony Pettis

Filed under: UFC, NewsFORT HOOD, Texas – UFC president Dana White on Friday confirmed that Anthony Pettis, the last lightweight champion in the WEC, will next fight Clay Guida.

White broke the news during a Q&A session with members of the militar…

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FORT HOOD, Texas – UFC president Dana White on Friday confirmed that Anthony Pettis, the last lightweight champion in the WEC, will next fight Clay Guida.

White broke the news during a Q&A session with members of the military at Fort Hood prior to Friday’s weigh-in event.

Jacob Volkmann Plans to Ride Wave of Attention After Obama Comment

Filed under: UFCThere’s no way Jacob Volkmann could have predicted the aftermath of his tongue-in-cheek call out of President Barack Obama after UFC 125, but the Minnesota lightweight knows one thing: he’s gonna roll with it.

Volkmann, whose post-fig…

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There’s no way Jacob Volkmann could have predicted the aftermath of his tongue-in-cheek call out of President Barack Obama after UFC 125, but the Minnesota lightweight knows one thing: he’s gonna roll with it.

Volkmann, whose post-fight interview with MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani has garnered more mainstream attention than perhaps any fight interview in years, told Helwani on “The MMA Hour” Monday that he doesn’t regret his criticism of the president, even though it earned him a visit from the Secret Service. Well, mostly he has no regrets.

“I have an opinion and I have the right to say my opinion – and there’s no regrets of what I said,” Volkmann said. “The only regret I have is calling him an idiot. I don’t think he’s an idiot, but I do think he’s making a lot of mistakes.”

Phil Baroni Cut by UFC After Loss to Brad Tavares

Filed under: UFC, NewsAfter suffering a knockout loss to Brad Tavares on Saturday at UFC 125, Phil Baroni has been released by the UFC.

News of Baroni’s release was first reported by Versus.com late Monday. After his loss on Saturday, Baroni told MMA…

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After suffering a knockout loss to Brad Tavares on Saturday at UFC 125, Phil Baroni has been released by the UFC.

News of Baroni’s release was first reported by Versus.com late Monday. After his loss on Saturday, Baroni told MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani that he expected the UFC would cut him. The loss was his second straight in the UFC since returning to the promotion in late 2009 and his third straight overall.

Jose Aldo vs. Josh Grispi Likely for UFC 125

Filed under: UFC, NewsWEC featherweight champion Jose Aldo will likely defend his title at UFC 125 on Jan. 1 against Josh Grispi – the first title defense of a WEC champ under the UFC banner.

Versus.com was first to report news of the Aldo-Grispi bout…

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Jose AldoWEC featherweight champion Jose Aldo will likely defend his title at UFC 125 on Jan. 1 against Josh Grispi – the first title defense of a WEC champ under the UFC banner.

Versus.com was first to report news of the Aldo-Grispi bout, and sources with knowledge of the proposed matchup told MMA Fighting that was the planned direction for Aldo’s next defense. The fight would be the co-main event of the New Year’s Day card behind a lightweight title fight between UFC champion Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard.

Forrest Griffin Wants to Win a Fight Before End of 2010

Filed under: UFCForrest Griffin has never missed more than a year of action his entire MMA career, and while that streak will likely end this year, the former champ says he would like to fight once more before the end of it.

“My goal right now is to w…

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Forrest Griffin has never missed more than a year of action his entire MMA career, and while that streak will likely end this year, the former champ says he would like to fight once more before the end of it.

“My goal right now is to win a fight before the end of the year,” Griffin stated Tuesday to Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour.

Griffin, who underwent shoulder surgery 14 weeks ago, rated his current shoulder health at “70ish” percent.