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Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - It must be something in the spring air, because just like last year, the UFC is using the second season of the year to bring some new blood into the organization. On May 24th’s UFC 84 card at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, some of MMA’s most revered stars - BJ Penn, Sean Sherk, Wanderlei Silva, Keith Jardine, Lyoto Machida, and Tito Ortiz - will be joined by six newcomers who, despite their rookie status in the UFC, bring stellar reputations and a wealth of experience to the Octagon.

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We’ve add rules for King of the Cage to the MMA Rules section.

Wayne McCullough, UFC - Starting this week, I’ll be penning a quick-fire column on all things UFC. I’ll take five of the most talked about issues of the week and blast out my own views. Hope you enjoy.LIDDELL FORCED OUT OF UFC 85Personally, I think Dana White did the right thing by pulling Chuck Liddell out of his scheduled June 7 fight because of a leg injury.

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Las Vegas, Nev. (USA) - A full lineup of the mixed martial arts world’s most exciting and respected athletes will be in action at the Arco Arena in Sacramento, California on Sunday, June 1, as World Extreme Cagefighting® (WEC™) is pleased to announce a high-impact undercard for the upcoming WEC: FABER VS. PULVER event.

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Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - It must be something in the spring air, because just like last year, the UFC is using the second season of the year to bring some new blood into the organization. On May 24th’s UFC 84 card at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, some of MMA’s most revered stars - BJ Penn, Sean Sherk, Wanderlei Silva, Keith Jardine, Lyoto Machida, and Tito Ortiz - will be joined by six newcomers who, despite their rookie status in the UFC, bring stellar reputations and a wealth of experience to the Octagon.

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Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - It was the biggest night of Georges St-Pierre’s life, and probably the most stressful. About to fight in front of over 21,000 countrymen at Montreal’s Bell Centre, the 26-year old was facing not only the man who beat him a year earlier, Matt Serra, but the high expectations of thousands of fans, as well as those of his family, friends, and himself. But before he was called to the Octagon, St-Pierre turned over the spotlight in his locker room, and suddenly he wasn’t the most important person in the arena anymore.

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