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Miguel Torres vs. Antonio Banuelos Expected for UFC 126

Filed under: UFC, WEC, NewsFormer WEC bantamweight champion Miguel Torres will fight Antonio Banuelos at UFC 126.

The news of the fight was first reported by Heavy.com Thursday afternoon and MMA Fighting has confirmed with sources close to the bout t…

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Former WEC bantamweight champion Miguel Torres will fight Antonio Banuelos at UFC 126.

The news of the fight was first reported by Heavy.com Thursday afternoon and MMA Fighting has confirmed with sources close to the bout that it has been agreed to.

With the recent announcement of the merger of the WEC into the UFC, it will be the first UFC appearance for both fighters.

Agent: Jones vs. Bader Still on for UFC 126

Filed under: UFC, FanHouse Exclusive, NewsLONDON — Fans hoping to see Jon Jones fight Ryan Bader at UFC 126 were disappointed when Dana White said at a Fan Expo question-and-answer session Friday that the fight might not happen after all.

“I don’t kn…

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LONDON — Fans hoping to see Jon Jones fight Ryan Bader at UFC 126 were disappointed when Dana White said at a Fan Expo question-and-answer session Friday that the fight might not happen after all.

“I don’t know if Jones is going to fight Bader,” White said. “We tried to put that fight together, but Bader has some stuff going on. Jon Jones might be fighting somebody else, I don’t know how that’s going to go.”

Malki Kawa: Kenny Florian-Evan Dunham Not a Done Deal

Filed under: UFC, NewsDespite Kenny Florian announcing on ESPN’s “MMA Live” last week he had agreed to fight up-and-coming lightweight Evan Dunham at UFC 126 on Feb. 5, that may not be the case just yet.

Florian’s agent, Malki Kawa, told MMA Fighting…

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Despite Kenny Florian announcing on ESPN’s “MMA Live” last week he had agreed to fight up-and-coming lightweight Evan Dunham at UFC 126 on Feb. 5, that may not be the case just yet.

Florian’s agent, Malki Kawa, told MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani on Monday’s edition of “The MMA Hour” that Florian’s announcement may have been premature.

“As of right now, no, he’s not (fighting Dunham),” Kawa said. “I told Kenny that Evan Dunham looks like the opponent for Super Bowl weekend. It wasn’t confirmed because we didn’t know if Evan Dunham was going to be healed in time for that fight, anyway. Then I guess there was a report put out that Evan Dunham was agreeing to the fight, as well. But then (UFC matchmaker) Joe Silva called me and said that he’s got something else that he wants to discuss first.”

Kawa did, however, leave the possibility for the fight open through a vague follow-up.