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Three fighters failed to make weight at the weight at the UFC 104 weigh ins, but Anthony Johnson was the worst of the three, missing weight by a full five pounds.Johnson hit the scales at 176lbs - 5lbs over the 171lb welterweight limit - and his camp said he could not cut any more weight. His opponent Yoshiyuki Yoshida agreed to fight him anyway, with Johnson...

The Main Event: Fresh on the heels of his brutal knockout of Rashad Evans – the victory that earned him the UFC light-heavyweight championship – new champ Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida now finds himself face to face with former PRIDE superstar Mauricio "Shogun" Rua in the main event match-up at UFC 104 this weekend. The...

A number of Brazilian UFC veterans have given their picks for tomorrow night’s long-awaited light-heavyweight title clash between fellow Brazilians Lyoto Machida and Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua. The fight headlines UFC 104, which will be watched by millions of fans across the world on Saturday night. Murilo Bustamante [former UFC middleweight champion,...

UFC heavyweight Pat Barry says he would love to fight Mirko ‘CroCop’ Filipovic - but only if the Croatian kick boxer is on top form. In a recnet interview with Fighters Only, former K-1 kick boxer Barry - who faces Antoni Hardonk at UFC 104 this weekend - said that facing Filipovic would be a huge test for him.“You know, that’s a fight that I...

Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem is set to fight James Thompson at DREAM 12 on Sunday, the organisation has confirmed. The fight will take place under MMA rules and in a cage, the first time DREAM has opted to use one instead of a ring.Overeem (30-11) comes into the fight in tremendous form and is currently on a five-fight winning run. Thompson...

Call me the underdog, but never bet against me - that is the message that Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua has for fans, foes and bookmakers alike as he heads into a title challenge against UFC light-heavyweight don Lyoto Machida this Saturday at UFC 104.“Machida is the champion and starts favourite and that is right. Maybe it is a good thing, because I...

Jon Fitch is to rematch Thiago Alves after Ricardo Almeida withdrew from their UFC 106 bout citing injury, Fighters Only has been able to confirm.News of Almeida’s withdrawal and replacement by Alves was first reported by MMA Junkie and Fighters Only has since been able to confirm the news via a source close to the bout. The new fight will take place at UFC...

Showtime Sports has announced that a special in-depth documentary piece on the Fedor Emelianenko/Brett Rogers fight which headlines the November 7th Strikeforce event.The show, FIGHT CAMP 360°: Fedor vs. Rogers, is modelled on what Showtime describes as “the critically acclaimed debut of FIGHT CAMP 360°: Inside The Super Six World Boxing Classic”,...

Tim Sylvia is looking at a fight with either Hong Man Choi or Alistair Overeem at this year’s K-1 Dynamite show on New Year’s Eve. The event will be a mixture of DREAM and K-1 fights and Sylvia revealed last week via his Twitter account that he had agreed to appear on the card in an MMA fight. His manager Monte Cox says that Alistair Overeem and Hong Man...

The WEC has confirmed the remaining bouts for its event at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, NV on Nov. 18. In addition to the main event pitting featherweight champion Mike Brown against top challenger Jose Aldo, WEC is pleased to announce nine other fights.“WEC continually delivers some of the best fights in the business,” WEC General Manager Reed...