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April 30, 2009 Alexander not nervous over UFC cut: UFC light heavyweight fighter Houston Alexander insists he was not nervous that his days in the Octagon was over, after losing his third straight fight last September. Alexander has now been given another chance to prove himself [+] April 30, 2009 Forrest ready for Anderson: Forrest Griffin claims ‘no one has really fought’ Anderson Silva, ahead of their fight at UFC 101 in Philadelphia on Aug.8. The former light heavyweight champion is ready to bring the fight to the Brazilian middleweight champion. [+] April 29, 2009 Fightmania Mailbag: Anderson Silva, Kyle Maynard and More: Fightmania readers like to make their feelings known, and there’s nothing wrong with that.  Unless your feelings conflict with my opinion.  No, I’m kidding…mostly.  Here are a few of the e-mails I’ve received over the last week [+] April 29, 2009 Smith feeling “great” ahead of Diaz fight: Scott “Hands of Steel” Smith is confident ahead of his fight with Nick Diaz on June 6th at the Strikeforce “Lawler vs Shields” event in St. Louis. The 29-year-old insists he is fit and ready for the [+] April 29, 2009 Griffin to fight Silva at UFC 101: Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White has confirmed that middleweight champion Anderson Silva will face former light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin at UFC 101 in Philadelphia on Aug. 8. Silva has come under pressure in recent weeks [+] April 28, 2009 Intriguing Fights Keep Coming in a Stacked Summer for MMA: Summer is not a great time for every form of entertainment.  Sitcom and TV drama enthusiasts have nothing to watch on the tube, many of the most popular spectator sports are on hiatus, and the only refuge [+] April 28, 2009 Diaz to fight Smith at June 6th Strikeforce event: Nick Diaz (19-7) will fight Scott “Hand of Steel” Smith (17-5) on Saturday, June 6, at Strikeforce’s “Lawler vs. Shields” event at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. Diaz impressed in his fight against Frank Shamrock in [+] April 28, 2009 Bisping ready to prove “certain journalists” wrong at UFC 100: Britain’s number one Mixed Martial Artist Michael Bisping insists he will be proving ‘certain journalists’ wrong at UFC 100. Bisping has by many journalists been tipped to lose his next fight in Las Vegas on July 11 [+] April 27, 2009 Apparently, Real MMA Isn’t Good Enough for Hollywood: One of the many things that fans of mixed martial arts wondered when the sport started to become more popular was when we would see an MMA movie.  Something that we could call our own, similar to [+] April 27, 2009 Shields looking forward to fight Lawler: Former EliteXC welterweight champions Jake Shields (22-4-1) admits he is looking forward to his fight with former EliteXC middleweight title holder Robbie Lawler (16-4). The two will headline Strikeforce’s June 6 event in St. Louis. “I think [+]