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UFC.com said:
Koppenhaver Returns as Two Welterweight Bouts are added to UFC 84

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third round stoppage of Jared Rollins last December capped off one of the most action-packed bouts of 2007, and on Saturday, May 24th, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, 170-pound prospect Jon Koppenhaver will kick off his 2008 campaign when he faces UFC newcomer Yoshiyuki Yoshida in a UFC 84 preliminary bout.

Also added to the undercard is a welterweight contest between England?s Jason Tan and Korea?s Dong Hyun Kim.

UFC 84: Ill Will is headlined by the UFC Lightweight Championship bout between BJ Penn and Sean Sherk, as well as light heavyweight bouts between Wanderlei Silva and Keith Jardine, and Lyoto Machida and Tito Ortiz.

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UFC Confirms Additional Bouts for UFC 84 - MMA - Yahoo! Sports
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UFC Confirms Additional Bouts for UFC 84

Although UFC 84?s main event features a lightweight title fight, the undercard of the event will be all about the light heavyweights.

The UFC today confirmed three bouts we previously reported at MMAjunkie.com, including Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (4-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura (11-7 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Thiago Silva (12-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) vs. Antonio Mendes (14-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC), and Goran Reljic (7-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Wilson Gouveia (10-4 MMA, 4-1 UFC).

The bouts were reported on UFC.com.

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Jess Liaudin Fighting Paul Taylor at UFC 85 - MMA - Yahoo! Sports
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Jess Liaudin Fighting Paul Taylor at UFC 85

England-based fighter Jess Liaudin (8-3-1 MMA, 1-2 UFC) says he will fight Brit Paul Taylor (12-9 MMA, 1-2 UFC) at UFC 85.

Liaudin made the announcement with a recent MySpace bulletin.

UFC 85, which features a main event between Chuck Liddell and Rashad Evans, takes place at the 02 Arena in London, England. Both Liaudin and Taylor will fight in England for the fourth consecutive time.

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Evan Tanner Poised for Summer Return - MMA - Yahoo! Sports
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Evan Tanner Poised for Summer Return

One-time UFC middleweight champion Evan Tanner (32-7 MMA, 11-5 UFC), just a few weeks removed from a disappointing UFC 82 loss to Yushin Okami, has agreed to a summer return, and he?s already accepted an opponent.

Tanner posted the news on his official website, evantanner.net, stating that he and UFC matchmaker Joe Silva had just spoken about the fight. However, he didn?t reveal an opponent or a return date for the summer event.

Tanner stated that it?s ?good to have a fight scheduled? again because ?the last two weeks have been really rough.? Tanner suffered a second-round knockout via knee at UFC 82, which soured his long-awaited return from a two-year layoff.

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Rashad Evans Readies for Chuck Liddell - MMA - Yahoo! Sports
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Rashad Evans Readies for Chuck Liddell

The title picture for the UFC?s light heavyweight division will become a lot clearer over the next couple months, but Rashad Evans is still unwilling to fight fellow contender and Team Jackson teammate Keith Jardine?even if it could earn him a shot at the title.

Evans, an undefeated light heavyweight and winner of ?The Ultimate Fighter 2,? talked about the state of the UFC?s light-heavyweight division and his June 7 UFC 85 main-event fight with Chuck Liddell while a recent guest on ESPN Radio?s ?Between Rounds? program.

And while he and Jardine may both be just a win or two away from a title shot, Evans said he?s not willing to battle his teammate and training partner to get it. As he said, it?s just ?not worth it.?

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CBS to broadcast first live MMA fights on May 31 - CBSSports.com
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CBS to broadcast first live MMA fights on May 31

EliteXC heavyweight sensation, Kimbo Slice, will headline an exciting night of Mixed Martial Arts

Middleweight Champion "Ruthless" Robbie Lawler will defend his title against Scott "Hands of Steel" Smith

LOS ANGELES, March 20 -- CBS and ProElite, Inc. today announced that the first live primetime mixed martial arts event will be broadcast Saturday, May 31 (9-11 p.m., ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. CBS EliteXC Saturday Night Fights will be broadcast live from the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.

"We're excited to introduce broadcast television viewers to America's fastest growing sport with this prime time event," said Kelly Kahl, Senior Executive Vice President, CBS Primetime. "EliteXC is putting together a lineup card that showcases the unique personalities, world-class athleticism, and raw power and emotion that characterizes mixed martial arts."

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starBUCKS;1121659; said:
It's so interesting... because Kimbo is so not network tv material... he's more like a pay-per-view type of guy. The censors will be busy that night.
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I was thinking the same thing lol. I'm surprised that they're going to be showing MMA on a national network, that anyone and their brother can watch. Even for those that still have rabbit ears attached to their tv
 
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BOXING - CBSSports.com
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Shamrock, Le battle for San Jose supremacy

The biggest hotbed for American mixed martial arts is easily Las Vegas. Sin City hosts many, if not most, of the sport's biggest fights. But the second hottest city for MMA is a much more unlikely location.

It's not Los Angeles or New York or Chicago. It is a city without a major pro football, baseball or basketball franchise. It has never been host of a UFC event. Yet San Jose, Calif., over the past two years has held more heavily attended events than any city except Vegas.

It all started on March 10, 2006. Frank Shamrock and Cesar Gracie fought in a bout that captivated the local imagination, while the popular San Shou champion Cung Le made his MMA debut. A total of 18,265 fans attended the card at the HP Pavilion, setting what was then the all-time North American MMA record. Shamrock and Le won their fights in impressive fashion, and they have been on a collision course ever since.

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Stevenson to Fight Tibau at UFC 86
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Stevenson to Fight Tibau at UFC 86

Joe Stevenson is set to return to the Octagon for the first time since coming up short in his quest for the UFC lightweight title, a source with knowledge of the negotiations told Sherdog.com.

Stevenson, who fell to B.J. Penn in January, will look to create fireworks when he faces American Top Team product Gleison Tibau in Las Vegas on July 5.

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ESPN - Le batters Shamrock, wrests Strikeforce middleweight title - MMA
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Le batters Shamrock, wrests Strikeforce middleweight title

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Frank Shamrock promised to stand and trade with Cung Le.

After living up to his word Saturday evening, the self-professed No. 1 fighter in mixed martial arts will need surgery to repair his broken and displaced right wrist.

Attempting his first defense of the Strikeforce middleweight belt, Shamrock, a master game planner, engaged in an exciting -- and confounding -- toe-to-toe affair with the undefeated kickboxer, who has appeared in just six MMA contests to the venerable champion's 34.

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