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• Chael Sonnen Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering

• By Michael David SmithPosted: 01/03/2011 10:09 PM ET
• Filed Under: UFC, News
• Chael Sonnen, the UFC middleweight currently serving a suspension for performance-enhancing drugs, has pleaded guilty to money laundering related to mortgage fraud. According to a statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office in the District of Oregon, Sonnen ...
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• UFC 125 Fighter Salaries: Frankie Edgar Earns $162,000

• By Ray HuiPosted: 01/03/2011 01:21 PM ET
• Filed Under: UFC, News
• The Nevada athletic commission released Monday the UFC 125 fighter salaries for Saturday's event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. UFC lightweight champ Frankie Edgar's disclosed purse was $51,000 to show and $51,000 to win, while challenger Gray Maynard's pay ...
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• Georges St. Pierre vs. Jake Shields to Headline UFC's Toronto Debut

• By Mike ChiappettaPosted: 01/03/2011 01:09 PM ET
• Filed Under: UFC, News
• As expected, Canada's favorite MMA son will headline the UFC's debut in Ontario, as welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre defends his belt against No. 1 contender Jake Shields at UFC 129. UFC president Dana White confirmed the news to several different ...
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• Falling Action: Best and Worst of UFC 125

• By Ben FowlkesPosted: 01/03/2011 11:10 AM ET
• Filed Under: UFC
• Between the free UFC 125 prelims and a power-packed pay-per-view card, MMA fans began 2011 with enough fighting action to choke a horse on Saturday night. Plus, if you tuned in early to ION, as I did, you got to see the tail end of "Timecop," starring ...
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• MMA Wrap-Up: Post-UFC 125 Edition

• By Ben FowlkesPosted: 01/03/2011 09:51 AM ET
• Filed Under: UFC
• With UFC 125 in the books, the MMA Wrap-Up returns to look at an amazing lightweight title fight and ask one simple question: how can something so exciting, so thrilling, and so important possibly end in a draw? The answer we arrive at could change combat ...
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• Mike Russow, Jon Madsen Expected to Meet at UFC Fight Night in Seattle

• By Matt EricksonPosted: 01/02/2011 04:16 PM ET
• Filed Under: UFC, News
• A bout between heavyweights Mike Russow and Jon Madsen, both unbeaten in the UFC, is expected for the promotion's Fight Night 24 card in March. The bout agreement was first reported by MMA Weekly on Saturday and sources close to Russow's camp have confirmed ...
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• After UFC 125, Put Away Questions and Doubts About Frankie Edgar

• By Mike ChiappettaPosted: 01/02/2011 09:02 AM ET
• Filed Under: UFC
• LAS VEGAS -- Questions? He's heard them all. Doubts? They come by the truckload. Frankie Edgar is too small, they say. The voices dimmed a bit when he beat Sean Sherk. Some others went away when he beat BJ Penn twice. But Gray Maynard was the final ...
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• Brandon Vera's Nose Becomes a Mess at UFC 125

• By Michael David SmithPosted: 01/02/2011 07:30 AM ET
• Filed Under: UFC
• Brandon Vera's broken nose in his loss to Thiago Silva at UFC 125 on Saturday night has to go down as one of the ugliest injuries in UFC history. It's certainly not the most serious injury -- there have been ugly broken legs in the Octagon, and plenty ...
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• Dana White Changes Mind, Books Rematch Between Edgar-Maynard

• By Ariel HelwaniPosted: 01/02/2011 06:17 AM ET
• Filed Under: MMA Videos, UFC, FanHouse Exclusive, Videos
• LAS VEGAS -- MMA Fighting caught up with Dana White following UFC 125 Saturday to get his take on the main event draw between Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard, who he thought won, why he changed his mind and is giving Maynard an immediate rematch and his overall ...
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• Clay Guida Surprised by Outcome of Takanori Gomi Fight

• By Ariel HelwaniPosted: 01/02/2011 06:16 AM ET
• Filed Under: MMA Videos, UFC, FanHouse Exclusive, Videos
• LAS VEGAS -- MMA Fighting spoke to Clay Guida following his UFC 125 win over Takanori Gomi about how he submitted "The Fireball Kid," why he was surprised by the outcome and how he turned his career around overall. if(typeof ...
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• Anthony Pettis Thinks Frankie Edgar Won at UFC 125

• By FanHouse NewswirePosted: 01/02/2011 06:08 AM ET
• Filed Under: MMA Videos, UFC, Videos
• In a post-UFC 125 interview with MMA Fighting's Ariel Helwani, Anthony Pettis, who is the No. 1 contender for the UFC lightweight title, explained why he thought Frankie Edgar defeated Gray Maynard on Saturday night and how his life has changed after his ...
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• Emotional Phil Baroni Expects UFC Release, Refuses to Call it Quits

• By Ariel HelwaniPosted: 01/02/2011 06:08 AM ET
• Filed Under: MMA Videos, UFC, FanHouse Exclusive, Videos
• LAS VEGAS -- MMA Fighting spoke to Phil Baroni following his loss to Brad Tavares after UFC 125. An emotional "New York Bad Ass" looked back on what went wrong inside the Octagon and why he refuses to retire at this point in his career. if(typeof ...
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