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June 30, 2009 Top Ten MMA Rivalries- Part Two: Here’s Part Two of Fightmania’s Top Ten MMA Rivalries, as we count down from number five to the greatest rivalry of MMA history so far.  We’ve already seen some great rivalries in the first part of the [+] June 30, 2009 Top Ten MMA Rivalries- Part One: With the news that Nick Diaz and Joe Riggs will go at it again, it seems like as good a time as any to talk about some of the greatest rivalries in MMA history.  For those that [+] June 29, 2009 Fightmania Mailbag: Fedor, Lashley, Lesnar and More: We’re not running a dictatorship here, so it’s only fair to yield the podium to the fine Fightmania readers once in awhile.  That’s exactly what we’re doing with another edition of the Fightmania Mailbag.  This time around, [+] June 29, 2009 Lashley, Yvel, Atencio Win at Affliction-Heavy FFI Event: Another step has been taken by Bobby Lashley, and Gilbert Yvel put away Pedro Rizzo early in the first round at the inaugural Fight Force International event.  Meanwhile, Affliction promoter Tom Atencio also won his second professional [+] June 29, 2009 Florian warns Sanchez: Kenny Florian insists he is yet to be impressed by Diego Sanchez, who have won Fight of the Night twice in the lightweight division. “He’s fought at 155 twice already and he has yet to finish any [+] June 29, 2009 Ortiz closing in on Strikeforce deal: Tito Ortiz claims he is close to signing a deal with Strikeforce, according to MMA FanHouse. Ortiz has also revealed that he is targeting an October return to fight Renato Sobral. Ortiz is also looking for a [+] June 29, 2009 Bonnar insists Coleman is still dangerous: Stephan Bonnar insists 44-year-old fighter Mark Coleman is still dangerous, ahead of their fight at UFC 100. Coleman has lost his last two fights, but Bonnar refuses to take anything for granted. He told MMA FanHouse: “He’s [+] June 28, 2009 Pro-Wrestlers praise Lashley: Pro-wrestlers have heaped praise on former WWE star Bobby Lashley following his win over Bob Sapp on Saturday. Lashley holds a 4-0 MMA record following the win over Sapp. Mr. Kennedy told the Examiner: “Gotta say it: [+] June 28, 2009 Lashley beats Sapp: Former WWE star Bobby Lashley managed an impressive TKO in the first-round over Bob Sapp, at Ultimate Chaos on Saturday. Lashley used his wrestling skills and Sapp failed to stop him. The referee stopped the fight a [+] June 28, 2009 Broadcasters show interest in UK TV rights: ESPN, Sky Sports and Bravo are among the broadcasters who have shown an interest in taking over the UFC’s UK television rights, according to iFight365.com. The UFC is without a UK broadcaster following the closure of Setanta [+]