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Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Nate Marquardt had made it. After eight years of toil, most of them spent at the top levels of the game, he had walked the tightrope, put together four straight UFC victories, and was now standing across from the UFC middleweight champion, Anderson Silva. All he had to do in the next 25 minutes or less was fight his fight, stay disciplined, and he had a pretty good chance of walking out of the Octagon with the belt. - [Read more]

Rhett Butler, UFC - Brock Lesnar is straight talking, confident and a capitalist. No Smackdown rage facades, just a real and impassioned businessman when discussing his new career as a mixed martial artist. It makes you question your own idea of what a person is really like when their hype has originated from the scripted mini dramas in squared circles. One thing is for certain, people like Brock Lesnar are mere riders of the wave that is fate, who can only continue to challenge themselves before the eyes of millions. - [Read more]

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Unbeaten UFC newcomer Rob Yundt (7-0) has stepped in on short notice to replace middleweight up and comer Alan Belcher against Ricardo Almeida on Saturday nights UFC 81 card in Las Vegas. Belcher was forced to withdraw from the bout due to a severe case of bronchitis. - [Read more]

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Most fans would have been content with an autograph or a picture. Rob Emerson took his enjoyment of mixed martial arts to a different level entirely, not only entering the sport as a competitor but by accepting a bout with Jens Pulver for his first fight in 2002. - [Read more]

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - The bonus checks for competing in the Fight of The Night three times are nice, status as the lightweight divisions permanent highlight reel resident is cool, and the 3-1 UFC record means a bright future in the organizations toughest division. But for Tyson Griffin, there is a downside to being the man for whom the phrase three round war was seemingly created. - [Read more]

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Ricardo Almeida knew walking away from the sport he loved wasnt going to be easy. He didnt think it would be this hard though. Just 27 years old, Almeida didnt leave mixed martial arts in 2004 as a beat up and broken man; instead, he left on top of his game, riding a six fight winning streak that included victories over Nate Marquardt, Ryo Chonan, and Kazuo Misaki. - [Read more]

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Frank Mirs face wont betray his true feelings, and his voice stays calm as he answers the question, but you know the former heavyweight champion is smiling on the inside when asked if sees any parallels between his 2003 bout with Tank Abbott and his Saturday fight with Brock Lesnar."Yeah, I see a lot of parallels," he deadpans, refusing to give any more than that response until pressed. - [Read more]

Michael DiSanto, UFC - Brock Lesnar is a freak. For starters, he is an uber athlete. The South Dakota native amassed an impressive 106-5 overall record during his four years of collegiate wrestling, which included back-to-back NJCAA All-American seasons at Bismarck State College, back-to-back Big Ten Championships at the University of Minnesota, back-to-back NCAA All-American seasons at UMINN and a 2000 NCAA wrestling national championship after placing second in 1999. - [Read more]

Michael DiSanto, UFC - Its Saturday night. Anywhere USA. No-name gym. Less-than-sellout crowd. Two little known men stand opposed in anticipation of fistic combat. They arent fighting for money. This is an amateur bout. But the outcome is no less important to them. Win in the amateurs and professional fights will follow. Win in the professional ranks and money and fame may follow. - [Read more]

Michael DiSanto, UFC - Tim Sylvia has never been shy about calling out PRIDE heavyweights.Eager to prove that the UFC was the 600-pound gorilla of global mixed martial arts, the then-champion wanted to demonstrate that the belt around his waist signified that he was best heavyweight on the planet. - [Read more]

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Its said that time heals all wounds - physical and otherwise - and this is true for professional fighters as well. You lose a tough match, take a few weeks off in seclusion with your family and friends, and then that itch will usually come back. Matt Hughes didnt get that luxury of retreating to his Hillsboro, Illinois farm to regroup and relax with his wife and kids after his second round submission loss to Georges St-Pierre on December 29th in Las Vegas. - [Read more]

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Who says you cant go home? Certainly not Sylvester Stallone, who - after the aesthetic and commercial success of the final installment of the Rocky series, Rocky Balboa - returns to the silver screen on Friday with another beloved, yet vastly different, hero that he has become synonymous with in Rambo, a film he says is "the best action film Ive ever done." - [Read more]

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Former middleweight contender Mike Swick may have heard boos for the first time in his UFC career, but he was able to secure a victory in his welterweight debut tonight, scoring a razor-thin three round unanimous decision over Josh Burkman at The Palms. - [Read more]

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - After four consecutive losses in the Octagon from 2004 to 2006, Patrick Cotes future in the UFC was anything but secure. But the Quebec fighter kept his nose to the grindstone, won twice in the organization in 2007, and tonight at The Palms, he ran his winning streak to three with an impressive first round stoppage of hard-hitting Drew McFedries. - [Read more]

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Lightweight contender Kurt Pellegrino may be going back home to Jupiter, Florida with a hole in his mouth after a first round kick from Alberto Crane sent his teeth through his lip, but he is also going home with a victory, as he rebounded from a rough start to stop Crane in the second round of their UFC Fight Night preliminary bout at The Palms Wednesday night. - [Read more]

Click below for the official weigh-in results from UFC Fight Night, which will be held Wednesday at The Palms in Las Vegas. - [Read more]

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - In mixed martial arts, as in every professional sport, there are those who talk about what theyre going to do and those who actually do it. Middleweight contender Drew McFedries falls into the latter category. He will never show up on the list of best trash talkers or loudest mouths, but on fight night, the soft-spoken Iowan can hit you hard enough that - to borrow a Marcus Davis phrase - youll be putting your socks on wrong for a month. - [Read more]

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - February 2nds UFC 81 card in Las Vegas is back up to a full slate of nine fights after Pennsylvania light heavyweight prospect Tim Boetsch agreed to step into the Octagon to face David Heath. Boetsch (6-1 in pro MMA) replaces Tomasz Drwal, who was forced to withdraw from the Heath bout due to injury. - [Read more]

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - After a career of taking on bigger opponents that walked into fights with a built in advantage on him, Mike Swick decided that his time as a middleweight was over. Sure, he had just scored his third straight UFC victory over Steve Vigneault at UFC 58 in March of 2006 - all coming in the first round - but for his career longevity, he knew he needed to be in the welterweight division. - [Read more]

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - It should have been the loneliest place in the world for Alvin Robinson. 16,050 people were screaming at him and booing as he stood in the UFC Octagon last October to face hometown hero Jorge Gurgel in Cincinnati. - [Read more]