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It looks like UFC fighter Nate “The Rock” Quarry will have to sit on the sidelines again after a freak accident left him with a broken eye socket.

Quarry was at a party in Albany, Oregon, where guests were hitting golf balls into a wooded area. Quarry walked straight into the backswing of a young woman, sending the club directly into his left eye. The force of the blow broke Quarry’s Orbital Floor, a bone that keeps the eye in place. Doctors estimate the original cast member of “The Ultimate Fighter” will not be able to compete until November or December at the earliest. Despite the bad turn of luck, Quarry has been a good sport about the whole incident.

Bad news for Nate Quarry who was on a two fight winning streak in the UFC before the accident.

A broken eye socket is a hard injury to recover from, I don’t see him returning any time in 2008.

After dropping two strait in his UFC comeback and fighting a longtime battle with alcohol, Evan Tanner set’s off on a new great adventure deep into the southern California desert to seek what he calls is “Treasure”. Tanners blog post on SpikeTV details his preparation for his latest wild adventure, including retrofitting his Kawasaki KLR for the trip.

I’m hoping that very soon I’ll be sitting out in the quiet of the desert beneath a deep blue midnight sky, listening to the calm desert breeze. The idea going into the desert came to me soon after I moved to Oceanside. It was motivated by my friend Sara’s talk of treasure hunting and lost gold, and my own insatiable appetite for adventure and exploration. I began to imagine what might be found in the deep reaches of the untracked desert. It became an obsession of sorts.

“Treasure” doesn’t necessarily refer to something material.

Being a minimalist by nature, wanting to carry only the essentials, and being extremely particular, it has been a little difficult to find just the right equipment. I plan on going so deep into the desert, that any failure of my equipment, could cost me my life.

Rich Franklin takes on Matt Hamill at UFC 88 on Sept. 6 from the Phillips Arena in Atlanta, Ga.

EliteXC fighter Kimbo Slice and San Diego chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson in NIKE commercial dubbed “Train Like LT”.

Kimbo Slice returns to action at “EliteXC returns to Primetime 3″ slated for Oct. 3 on CBS.

Former UFC ring girl and current UFC “All Access” host Rachelle Leah will pose nude in the November issue of Playboy.

She has been featured before on a October 2006 Playboys “Babe of the Month”, but this will be the first time in the buff.

TG: MMARated

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Jared Hamman def. Po’ai Suganuma via TKO (strikes) at 2:34 of round 1
Fabricio Camoes def. Sammy Morgan via submission (rear naked choke) at 0:47 of round 1
Cyrille Dibate def. Jaime Fletcher via unanimous decision
Rosi Sexton def. Debi Purcell via split decision
Ray Lizama def. Keith Berry via TKO (strikes) at 2:15 of round 2

PRELIMINARY CARD

Katrina Alendale def. Melanie La’Croix via unanimous decision
Roberto Vargas def. Ralph Lopez via split decision
Jesse Brock def. Josh Rave via unanimous decision
Lucas Gumaza def. Kenny Johnson via split decision
David “Tarzan” Douglas def. William Jacobson via TKO (corner stoppage) at 1:12 of round 1

The FightNetwork is reporting that EliteXC “Showdown” slated for Sept. 20 at the PIT Arena in Albuquerque, NM, has been cancelled. No details were given, but being only two weeks before the scheduled EliteXC on CBS show, it makes sense that the promotion cut this card. Rumored fights included:

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Joey Villasenor vs. Murillo “Ninja” Rua
Jake Shields vs. John Alessio
Alberto Crane vs. Mike Valdez
Paul “Semtex” Daley vs. TBA
Michelle Waterson vs. TBA
Dave Herman vs. TBA

After suffering a broken hand at “Affliction Banned“, Vitor Belfort will not be able to fight a the upcoming Affliction 2 “Day of Reckoning” show on Oct. 11, according to Affliction VP Tom Atencio in a interview with MMAWeekly radio.

“Vitor is out, I spoke with him I think yesterday and he told me. Actually, it was on Tuesday we had a conversation for about an hour or so and yeah, I guess he broke his hand in two places is what he told me and he had been having 2, 3 and 4 opinions on it. He finally got the opinion that he wanted I guess and they told him to step out for a while.”

This leaves little time for Affliction to find a replacement to fight Matt “The Law” Lindland on the Oct. 11th card.

Jake Shields spoke earlier in the week that his fight with John Alessio at “EliteXC Showdown” was not a done deal and he is currently fielding an offer by another promotion to fight a top 185lb fighter. Could Affliction be courting Shields to take on the “Law” on the main card? Here’s a clip of what Shields had to say:

“Right now I have a really good offer on the table to fight a top 185-pounder,” Shields stated. “I’m just waiting, hoping Elite (XC) will give me that opportunity to go out there and represent Elite and test myself.

ESPN “MMA Live” episode 14 - Kenny Florian and Frank Mir breaks down and recaps UFC 87 “Seek and Destroy”. Florian state that he rather fight again then wait for a title shot with BJ Penn. He names possible matchups like Frankie Edgar, Joe Stevenson and Tyson Griffin.

UFC lightweight contender Kenny Florian secured this fifth strait win in the UFC when he defeated Roger Huerta at UFC 87 this last weekend.

Harsh words from UFC President Dana White regarding two time Former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylva:

“He’s[Fedor] not the best pound-for-pound fighter, not even close, but he’s one of the four or five best heavyweights,” said White, who undoubtedly would be singing Emelianenko’s praises to the heavens the moment he got the stoic Russian’s name on a UFC contract.

“But we all have to thank him[Fedor] for getting rid of Tim Sylvia. He’d been stinking out the joint the last couple of years and Fedor did everyone a favor by beating him so easily and getting rid of him.”

ESPN featured “Lightning” Lee Murray on ESPN E:60. Former UFC Fighter Lee Murray is currently held in Maraco, waiting for a judges decision on extradition to England to face robbery and kidnapping charges. Murray is accused of pulling off the BIGGEST cash robbery in history.

ESPN E:60 Featuring Lee Murray Part 1

ESPN E:60 Featuring Lee Murray Part 2

According to a report on MMAMania, Jake Shields (21-4–1) will defend his EliteXC welterweight tile against former UFC and WEC fighter John Alessio (23-11) at “EliteXC Showdown” on Sept. 20 from the PIT in Albuquerque, NM.

Alessio is coming off a submission win over Pete Sprat at Banner Promotions “Night of Combat” on June 20th. After winning three strait fights in the WEC, he dropped a DQ (knee to downed opponent) loss to Brock Larson at WEC 33 earlier this year.

Shields, the Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu trained fighter, recently defeated Nick “The Goat” Thompson by impressive guillotine choke submission at “EliteXC Unfinished Business“.

For more on this quickly changing fight card, check out our MMA Rumors section.

Affliction VP Tom Atencio talks about the future of the Affliction MMA promotion, Randy vs. Fedor, being banned from the UFC, Tito Ortiz and Emelianenko’s return.

For the latest on Affliction 2 “Day of Reckoning”, check out our MMA Rumors section.

MTV Reality star Kit Cope has some interesting things to say about his possible return to MMA, including claiming he has the best stand up in the game.

During a recent interview with the former UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture on the Adam Carolla Radio Show, the natural stated that he is hoping for a 6-10 million dollar payday for a fight with Affliction’s Fedor Emelianenko. This seems a little far fetched, considering UFC 86 payed out a total of $943,000 to all of the fighters on the card.

They’re still trying to call me the heavyweight champion. I resigned and relinquished the title. Nogueira’s in my opinion the champion now in the UFC…I need to be free and clear of that before I can pursue this fight somewhere else with Fedor (Emelianenko). I’d love for the UFC to step up and make the fight happen. It has the potential to be the biggest mixed martial arts fight to date…It has the potential to do 700,000+ pay-per-view buys which is a helluva lotta money. I think 6-10 [million should be the salary] for each of us and they’re still gonna make a boatload of money on top of that.

TG: “Kom34″

5th Episode of a behind the scenes look at UFC fighter Chris Leben as he prepares for his fight with Michael Bisping at UFC 89.

Strikeforce announces Strikeforce “Payback” on October 4 from the Broomfield Events center in Bloomfield, CO.

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Duane Ludwig vs. Sam Morgan
Frank Trigg vs. Phil Baroni

Tickets can be purchased now at TicketMaster.com, use password PAYBACK

TG “Roy”

According to NBC Sports, Renato “Babalu” Sobral (30-7) will likely face Bobby Southworth (9-5) at the upcoming “Strikeforce at the Mansion 2″ event slated for September 20th in Las Angles, CA.

The Brazilian fighter, is coming off a win over Mike Whitehead at “Affliction Banned” earlier this year. Babalu was rumored to be taking on Tito Ortiz at Affliction 2: Day of Reckoning , but with affliction being only 3 weeks later that rumor looks to be untrue.

The Ultimate Fighter 1 cast member Bobby Southworth will defend his Strikeforce light heavyweight belt for the second time on September 20th. Southworth has been criticized in his most recent fights for looking extremely sloppy and doing just enough to get the wins. His fight with Babalu will be a major step up in competition for the 39 yr old fighter.

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