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Props: Vegas.com
Will the celebration be something like this or this? More than likely depends on how things go inside the Octagon against Wanderlei Silva on December 29.

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Props: ESPN.com
Quoteworthy:
“In March, Couture came out of retirement and defeated Tim Sylvia to capture his third UFC heavyweight title. Later in the year, Couture successfully defended his title by defeating Gabriel Gonzaga.”
Here’s more about the award: “Forget those All-America squads. Disregard any All-Pro frivolities. Unlike a simple acknowledgment that an athlete is merely one of […]

More pics of “Rush” getting prepared for Hughes this upcoming Saturday here. For more on his preparation for the rubbermatch read this.

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Believe it or not UFC 79: “Nemesis” is less than one week away on Saturday, December 29, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
This is the last show of 2007 … and it appears on paper that it could be one amazing night of mixed martial arts action.
The main card pay-per-view (PPV) […]

The showdown between lightweights Melvin Guillard and Rich Clementi at UFC 79: “Nemesis” on Saturday, December 29, might not be the sexiest bout on fight card but it could be the most heated.
That’s because “The Young Assassin” and “No Love” — two Louisiana products — have a long-running beef with one another, which culminated in […]

“My brother [Ninja] left the team last week and there is no way I remain in a team my brother does not belong. I own him my career. It is because of him I became a professional fighter. He brought fighting to my family. My idea is to stay in Brazil, in Curitiba. So far […]

Props: Yahoo!Sports.com
Quoteworthy:
“I watched Forrest beat (Mauricio) ‘Shogun’ Rua (at UFC 76 in September), and I got right on the phone and told my people that the UFC is where I wanted to be. I mean, no disrespect to Forrest, but Shogun is Shogun. I wasn’t expecting Forrest to win. But when I saw how strong […]

Undefeated professional boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. is considering a move to mixed martial arts apparently for real this time after forging a relationship with billionaire owner of upstart promotion HDNet Fights, Mark Cuban, on the television program, “Dancing with the Stars,” according to ESPN.com.
“Pretty Boy” has been vocal in the past about the supremacy […]

Props: 80.UFC.com
(Thanks to MMAmania.com reader “Mr. NC-17″ for the assist.)

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