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July 6, 2009 Belcher looking forward to a “challenging fight”: MMA veteran Alan Belcher is looking forward to a ‘challenging fight’ when he faces Japanese sensation Yoshihiro Akiyama in the Octagon at UFC 100 in Las Vegas on Saturday. Akiyama holds an impressive 12-1 record before making [+] July 6, 2009 Akiyama wants to impress in the UFC: Middleweight sensation Yoshihiro Akiyama is looking to impress when he fights Alan Belcher at UFC 100 on Saturday in Las Vegas. Akiyama wants to show the world that Asian fighters can succeed in the UFC. “The Asian [+] July 6, 2009 Strikeforce heavyweight prospect fighting for life: Strikeforce heavyweight fighter Lavar Johnson has been hospitalized and is fighting for his life after being shot multiple times on Saturday. The indicent occurred at a family reunion/Independence Day celebration in Bakersfield, according to The Bakersfield Californian. [+] July 5, 2009 Gracie opened up Mir’s eyes: Frank Mir says seeing Royce Gracie becoming the first Ultimate Fighting Champion opened his eyes to a new style of fighting. Mir will fight Brock Lesnar at UFC 100 in Las Vegas, but took a little time [+] July 5, 2009 UFC looking to increase quality of MMA officiating: UFC executive Marc Ratner has admitted that they are looking to increase the quality of MMA officiating nationwide. Ratner has admitted that the quality of MMA officiation is one of his next big projects, according to MMAjunkie.com [+] July 5, 2009 UFC lands TV deal in China: Zuffa has agreed a deal with Inner Mongolia Television to carry UFC programming, including “UFC Unleashed”, “The Ultimate Fighter” and “UFC All Access”. The TV channel will also have the option to broadcast previously aired pay-per-view cards, [+] July 4, 2009 Weekly MMA News Report- 7/4/09: After a little hiatus, the Weekly MMA News Report is back on Fightmania.com, with the rundown on some of the biggest stories of the last seven days.  Here’s my take on some of the biggest news stories [+] July 4, 2009 Mir claims Lesnar must rely on wrestling skills: Frank Mir believes Brock Lesnar will have to rely on his power and wrestling skills when the two meet at UFC 100. Mir does not believe Lesnar can manage to play the jiu jitsu game. “His wrestling [+] July 4, 2009 Cro Cop could fight again for the UFC: Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic could continue fighting for the UFC, according to a Croatian website. Cro Cop returned to the UFC in 2009, making his return at UFC 99, but reports have claimed he has agreed to [+] July 4, 2009 Lesnar seeks revenge against Mir: UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar feels he has improved ‘dramatically’ since his only loss against Frank Mir. Lesnar will face Mir at the UFC 100 event in Las Vegas, Nevada. “I’ve improved dramatically,” Lesnar told MMA FanHouse. [+]