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July 31, 2009 Fightmania MMA Rankings- Lightweights: We complete our July MMA top ten rankings with the lightweights, which is always the toughest class to rank, since the best competitors are truly spread out around the world.  There’s nothing wrong with a little controversy [+] July 31, 2009 ESPN confirm UFC deal: ESPN have confirmed that they have secured the rights to air the UFC in UK and Ireland. The UFC have been looking for a new UK TV partner after the previous rights holder, Setanta, went out of [+] July 31, 2009 Manager denies Daley-UFC deal: British welterweight Paul “Semtex” Daley’s manager has denied that his client has agreed a deal with the UFC. Reports on Wednesday suggested Daley had agreed a four-fight deal with the promotion, but his manager insists nothing has [+] July 31, 2009 Fedor rejects UFC deal: Fedor Emelianenko has turned down a three-fight contract offer from the UFC, according to MMA FanHouse. The UFC offered a three-fight contract that would see the Russian have a guarantee of less than $2million per fight. Emelianenko [+] July 30, 2009 Fightmania MMA Rankings- Welterweights: UFC 100 had a lot of implications for the top of the welterweight division.  However, things ended up staying pretty much the same, with Georges St. Pierre staying steady at the top and Jon Fitch getting yet [+] July 30, 2009 Fightmania MMA Rankings- Middleweights: The middleweight division may be ruled by Anderson Silva, but beyond the #1 fighter in the division, there is a lot of depth worldwide.  Middleweight is one of those divisions where many different fighters could lay claim [+] July 30, 2009 Daley joins UFC: British fighter Paul ‘Semtex’ Daley has been signed by the UFC, according to Fighters Only Magazine. A source close to the top welterweight fighter confirmed on Wednesday night to Fighters Only, that he has joined the UFC. [+] July 30, 2009 Tamura vs. Page added to WEC 43: A fight between Damacio Page and Akitoshi Tamura has been added to the WEC 43 fight card. The WEC 43 event will be held in Youngstown, Ohio, on Sept. 2. It is FanHouse who claims the fight [+] July 30, 2009 Hieron to fight Diaz: Jay Hieron has agreed to face Nick Diaz for the Strikeforce welterweight title on August 15. Hieron was scheduled to face Paul Daley at “Affliction: Trilogy” before the show got canceled, but his agent, Ken Pavia, has [+] July 29, 2009 Fightmania MMA Rankings- Light Heavyweights: The light heavyweight division has always been the marquee division of mixed martial arts, and a quick glance through the rosters of the top promotions in the world still reveals plenty of star power.  With Lyoto Machida [+]