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Featured Stories Brendan Schaub announced as third bonus character for "UFC Undisputed 2010" MMA Junkie - 03/10/2010 Video game retailer GameStop announced today that "The Ultimate Fighter 10" finalist Brendan Schaub (5-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) is the third of four playable bonus characters in the forthcoming "UFC Undisputed 2010" title. Jones joins James McSweeney and Marcus Jones as the three officially announced bonus characters to date. The remaining character will be announced on March 16. Customers can secure access to these bonus characters by pre-ordering the game with GameStop either in-store or online. According to the company's website, "a code and instructions to unlock the GameStop exclusive fighters will come packaged with your game." Elkins vs. Ludwig completes 11-bout "UFC on Versus 1: Vera vs. Jones" event MMA Junkie - 03/10/2010 UFC newcomer Darren Elkins (9-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) was today confirmed by the UFC as the final part of "UFC on Versus 1: Vera vs. Jones." Elkins meets veteran Duane "Bang" Ludwig (19-10 MMA, 2-1 UFC) on the evening's preliminary card. The 11-bout event takes place March 21 at 1STBANK Center in Broomfield (near Denver), Colo. The main card airs live on Versus. MMAjunkie.com Radio: Javier Vazquez, Rodney Wallace on special "Primetime" edition MMA Junkie - 03/10/2010 Due to some special events at our home in the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, MMAjunkie.com Radio moves from its regular noon to 2 p.m. ET slot to a special evening time tonight. With a special primetime start of 9 p.m. ET, it's only appropriate that the man known as "Showtime," WEC 47 winner Javier Vazquez, joins the program. But Vazquez won't sport the best nickname of the evening - that belongs to Rodney Wallace, who fights at UFC 111 and goes by the moniker of "Sho Nuff the Master." Listen to and watch a video stream of the two-hour MMAjunkie.com Radio show at www.mmajunkie.com/radio. Jones, Vera focused on 205-pound division now, but heavyweight may be in future MMA Junkie - 03/10/2010 Jon Jones (9-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) and Brandon Vera (11-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) could be headed up a division around the same time. The light heavyweight headliners of UFC on Versus 1 spoke Tuesday to media about their March 21 fight, and both said a trip to the heavyweight division is not out of the question in two years, give or take. It would be Vera's second run in the weight class since June 2008, when the UFC urged him to drop to 205 pounds after losses to Tim Sylvia and Fabricio Werdrum. Jones has served his young career at light heavyweight but said his still-growing frame may support a move up. Despite rumors "Kimbo Slice" vs. Matt Mitrione, in fact, official for UFC 113 in Montreal MMA Junkie - 03/09/2010 Despite rumors of a potential bout with recent UFC signee and boxer James Toney, Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson, in fact, will fight fellow "The Ultimate Fighter 10" cast member Matt Mitrione in May at UFC 113. UFC officials today made official the bout, which completes the televised pay-per-view main card of the event. UFC 113 takes place at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and feature a main event between light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida and challenger Mauricio "Shogun" Rua. After tough promotional debut, UFC 111's Jared Hamman relieved to fight on U.S. soil MMA Junkie - 03/09/2010 Light heavyweight Jared Hamman (11-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) can laugh about it now, but prior to his octagon debut against Alexander Gustaffson at UFC 105 this past November, he was in a world of hurt. Hamman, a former University of Redlands linebacker and defensive end who faces Rodney Wallace at UFC 111 on March 27, had slept just eight hours in the three days prior to the Nov. 15 fight. "I was miserable," he recently told MMAjunkie.com. James McSweeney vs. Travis Browne set for The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale MMA Junkie - 03/09/2010 UFC newcomer Travis Browne (9-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will meet "The Ultimate Fighter 10" veteran James McSweeney (4-4 MMA, 1-0 UFC) on the live finale of "The Ultimate Fighter 11." The as-yet-unannounced Spike TV event is expected for June 19 in Las Vegas, though its location is unknown at this time. MMAjunkie.com first reported the heavyweight matchup last week, though at the time, it was uncertain on which card the two would fight. "TUF 11," which features UFC legends Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell as coaches, features middleweight fighters bidding for the much ballyhooed "six-figure" UFC contract. After brutal WEC 47 win, Scott Jorgensen believes he's at top of 135-pound division MMA Junkie - 03/09/2010 It wasn't that long ago that the WEC's bantamweight division appeared little more than a showcase for then-champion Miguel Torres. My, how things have changed. At this past weekend's WEC 47 event in Columbus, Ohio, Joseph Benavidez stunned Torres with a one-sided submission win and likely earned himself a shot at the 135-pound title. But Scott Jorgensen also landed one of the more memorable finishes in recent memory in his bout with Chad George, and he made a legitimate claim for contender status. UFC announces Asian broadcast deal with Hong Kong-based All Sports Network MMA Junkie - 03/09/2010 As other fight promotions scramble for relevance in the U.S., the Ultimate Fighting Championship continues its own worldwide expansion. The UFC today announced a new long-term distribution agreement with All Sports Network, a 24-hour high-definition sports channel in Asia. The new deal provides UFC programming to Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, Macau, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand. Coker happy with Strikeforce's progress, says company "in this for a long time" MMA Junkie - 03/09/2010 In the past year, the California-based Strikeforce promotion has gone from solid regional promotion to counter-programming-worthy opponent of the UFC. While the company's handling of its champions and current relationship with M-1 Global and Fedor Emelianenko have come under a bit of fire, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker recently told MMAjunkie.com that he's just fine with the current path of his fight promotion. "I think every goal that we set out last year, we've done that and then some," Coker said. |
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