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July 27, 2009 Fedor ready for UFC talks: Fedor Emelianenko’s manager, Vadim Finkelchtein, has revealed that talks with the UFC are again underway. UFC president Dana White and Fedor’s management have struggled to see eye to eye on several issues and have failed to agree [+] July 27, 2009 Ortiz could return to UFC: UFC President Dana White has admitted that former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz could be returning to the organization. Ortiz confirmed last week that he has ended his feud with White and the UFC boss hinted [+] July 27, 2009 Mousasi hints at UFC move: Gegard Mousasi has admitted that he may move to the UFC after Affliction: Trilogy was canceled. Affliction have confirmed the cancelation of the event and that they are moving out of the fight promoting business. Mousasi was [+] July 26, 2009 Weekly MMA News Report- 7/26/09: This last week has been especially eventful in the mixed martial arts world, and Fightmania is here to provide you with the rundown of what has happened.  Of course, my own take on each item will also [+] July 26, 2009 UFC lifts Affliction ban: The UFC have confirmed that they have lifted an ban against Affliction at UFC events. The UFC lifted the ban after learning of Affliction’s decision to stop organizing fight cards and just continue as a clothing sponsor [+] July 26, 2009 Penn wants St Pierre rematch: BJ Penn has admitted that he is keen on a rematch with Georges St Pierre. Penn will put his lightweight title on the line and fight Kenny Florian in the main event at UFC 101. The 30-year-old [+] July 26, 2009 Florian ready to “kill the beast”: Kenny Florian is confident he can manage to beat BJ Penn in the first round at UFC 101. Penn will put his lightweight belt on the line against Florian on August 8. Florian told The Sun: “I [+] July 24, 2009 Sadly, Affliction is Probably Gone for Good: With Tom Atencio letting everyone know that Affliction’s “Trilogy” show has officially been cancelled, it’s pretty safe to say that Affliction is done for good.  While this may seem presumptuous to those that hope for the best [+] July 24, 2009 Wanderlei has not agreed to fight Bisping: MMA star Wanderlei Silva’s manager insists the Brazilian has not signed a deal to fight Michael Bisping at UFC 105 in Manchester. Wanderlei has been linked with a possible match against Bisping in the UK. Silva’s manager [+] July 24, 2009 Couture reckons Belfort can beat Fedor: Randy Couture believes his friend Vitor Belfort has a good chance of beating Fedor Emelianenko. Belfort is believed by many to be the man who replaces Josh Barnett for the fight against Fedor on August 1 at [+]