1. UFC 129 Aftermath: The 10 Best Fights to Make Post-UFC 129

    UFC 129 brought viewers Georges St-Pierre’s welterweight record sixth title defense by snapping Jake Shields’ six year, 15-fight win streak with a five-round unanimous decision...

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  2. Benson Henderson: Lightweight's Fight of the Year Trifecta Begins at UFC 129

    UFC lightweight Benson Henderson is a man of perspective, so when a fan recently offered him a different one, the soft-spoken fighter dubbed “Smooth” listened...

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  3. UFC 129's Jake Shields Aims To Dethrone Prime UFC Champ Georges St-Pierre

    SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—At the El Nino Training Center, Jake Shields sits in a puddle of his own sweat while making the case for why all his hard work will pay off at UFC 129 ...

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  4. Strikeforce Middleweight Luke Rockhold Welcomes Paydays, UFC and Kennedy

    SAN JOSE, Calif.—Luke Rockhold wants to get paid to fight. It’s a simple premise for a prizefighter, but for the Strikeforce middleweight, it’s proven more difficult...

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  5. UFC 129's Daniel Roberts Adds Parenting to "Ninja" Skills

    SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—On July 3, 2010, Daniel Roberts earned his first victory in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Four days later, he was awarded a life-changing win bonus—the birth of his daughter Gabrielle...

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  6. UFC-Strikeforce Merger: 10 Must-See, Non-Title Matchups

    Zuffa, parent company of the UFC, acquiring Strikeforce has fueled mixed martial arts fans talk of cross-promotional bouts between UFC and Strikeforce. Ninety-six percent of fans demanded it in a text poll on Showtime’s “Diaz vs...

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  7. Nick Diaz: 10 Reasons Strikeforce Champ Is World's Most Dangerous Welterweight

    Strikeforce Welterweight Champion Nick Diaz notched his third title defense—an organizational record—by getting the best of former Cage Rage Welterweight Champion ...

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  8. Strikeforce Diaz vs. Daley: Five Rounds, Five Reasons to Be Welterweight Champ

    Strikeforce Welterweight Champion Nick Diaz of Stockton, California, U.S.A. defends his belt for the third time versus Paul Daley of Nottingham, England at the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, California on Showtime this Saturday night...

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  9. Strikeforce Lightweight Justin Wilcox Reflects on Home-Run Contract Fight

    SAN JOSE, Calif.—This past Friday at Strikeforce Challengers 15 on Showtime, lightweight Justin Wilcox had more than Rodrigo Damm facing him in the cage...

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  10. Josh Thomson Wants Kawajiri, Melendez, Strikeforce Lightweight Belt in Order

    No one has greater interest in Strikeforce’s Saturday night 155-pound tilt between champion Gilbert Melendez and challenger Tatsuya Kawajiri on Showtime than former Strikeforce lightweight champion Josh Thomson...

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  11. UFC Heavyweight Champ Cain Velasquez Talks Lesnar vs. JDS, Alistair Overeem

    SAN JOSE, Calif.— Rehab for the torn right rotator cuff Cain Velasquez suffered at UFC 121 last October when he seized the UFC heavyweight belt from Brock Lesnar has kept the newly crowned champion from first his title defense...

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