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The UFC may return to Germany in April 2010 as one of the country's leading arenas has apparently expressed interest in holding an event.Marek Lieberberg, who served as co-promoter for UFC 99 in Cologne last week, says the negative reaction of much of the German press has not and will not hamper the organisation's expansion into the country."I believe that in...

What a fight. Even the most jaded of MMA fans were on their feet for the three-round war that Diego Sanchez and Clay Guida staged in the headline bout of The Ultimate Fighter season nine finale last night.On Friday, Sanchez told Fighters Only that he did not see Guida as a dangerous opponent, and predicted he would overwhelm him with strikes early in the first round,...

With three all-out wars vying for the Fight of the Night title at the TUF9 finale, UFC executives were left with something of a dilemma.Guida-Sanchez, Lytle-Burns and Stevenson-Diaz were the kind of crowd-pleasers that would have won the award with ease on any other card.So the UFC gave them each a Fight of the Night bonus.It is the first time that there have been...

After a nightmare start to his professional MMA career, Wolfslair welterweight Lee 'Leeroy' Barnes has finally got on track and onto the winner's podium.Barnes got his first pro win last night with a first round TKO over Paul Thompson (4-4) at UK show Cage Carnage to take his record to 1-3 with one no contest.Any fighter could be forgiven for calling it quits after...

Ross Pearson and James Wilkes won their matches at the TUF9 finale last night to complete UK dominance of the season.Pearson defeated fellow British fighter Andre Winner by decision to take the lightweight crown, while Wilkes won the welterweight division with a first round submission of Demarques Johnson.Winner was in the fight until the third round, when he visibly...

“Smokin” Joe Villasenor showed no signs of rust after a year away from the cage as he recorded a close split decision over Evangelista “Cyborg” in the main event of the sophomore edition of Strikeforce Challengers Friday night on SHOWTIME before an enthusiastic crowd at the ShoWare Center.In a gritty and tactical battle all the way to the end,...

Michael Bisping and Dan Henderson have each received a new top-of-the-range Range Rover courtesy of the UFC.It has become something of a tradition that coaches on The Ultimate Fighter get a car when broadcasting of the season ends, so both fighters expected to receive a vehicle.But they were blown away when they were shown the STRUT-customised Range Rovers they were...

Sparks have apparently flown between Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson and Rashad Evans once again as they film season ten of The Ultimate Fighter.The two former light-heavyweight champions have been at loggerheads since a heated staredown at UFC 96 following Jackson's decision win over Keith Jardine.Jackson's wrestling coach Zach Light recently told Fighters Only that...

Joe Villasenor has set his sights high after taking a split-decision win over Evnagelista 'Cyborg' Santos at last night's Strikeforce Challengers event.After the judges gave him the W with scores of 29-28, 28-29, 29-28, Villasenor (27-6) said: "I haven't fought in over a year and that’s a great fight to come back to, a three-round war. I was really...

Despite a turbulent build-up, Rosi Sexton produced a dominant display in her fight with Valerie Coolbaugh at the Bellator Grand Finale last night.Sexton was originally slated to face Jessica Aguilar on the card, a fight that had already been rearranged once when Aguilar pulled out of the original April date with a shoulder injury.Aguilar pulled out of last night's...