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September 5, 2009 Daley replaces Swick for UFC 103: British MMA star Paul ‘Semtex’ Daley will replace Mike Swick for a fight against Martin Kampmann on September 19. Swick has suffered a training accident while sparring against Josh Koscheck ahead of the fight. Daley told The [+] September 5, 2009 Villefort targets UFC return: Danillo ‘Indio’ Villefort is keen on a quick return to the UFC after being dismissed by the promotion after his debut against Jesse Lenox at UFC 101 last month. Villefort claims an eye damaged and several basic [+] September 5, 2009 Carwin claims Fedor is 'protecting his legacy': UFC heavyweight star Shane Carwin claims Russian fighter Fedor Emelianenko is only facing beatable opponent in order to protect his legacy. “Fedor has built an amazing legacy in this sport. His run in Pride was nothing less [+] September 4, 2009 Should There Be More Weight Classes in the UFC?: In just over two weeks, Rich Franklin will be facing off against Vitor Belfort. For the second fight in a row, Franklin will be fighting at a catchweight of 195 lbs. You can expect the [+] September 4, 2009 White confirms Penn vs Sanchez: UFC President Dana White has confirmed that UFC lightweight champion B.J. Penn will defend his title against Diego Sanchez. The title-fight between Penn and Sanchez is expected to take place at UFC 107 on December 12 in [+] September 4, 2009 Hughes signs new UFC deal: Former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes has signed a new multi-fight contract with the UFC. Rumors have previously suggested that his fight at UFC 98 in May could have been his last for the promotion. “Last week [+] September 4, 2009 Mir would “love” to face Silva: UFC heavyweight Frank Mir has admitted that he ‘would love’ a possible fight against UFC middleweight champion. Anderson Silva has hinted that he may make the move up to heavyweight for a couple of fights, but has [+] September 3, 2009 Anderson ready to make move up to heavyweight: Brazilian fighter Anderson Silva has admitted he is ready to make the move up to heavyweight for a ‘superfight’. But the UFC champion has ruled out facing heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar. “I might, but it’s Rodrigo [Nogueira]’s [+] September 3, 2009 Mir hits out at Fedor’s management: Veteran heavyweight fighter Frank Mir has blasted Fedor Emelianenko’s management for not letting the Russian fight in the UFC. Mir believes that Fedor would prefer fighting in the UFC instead of at Strikeforce, who he recently signed [+] September 3, 2009 Bisping admits he needs to “come back big”: British fighter Michael Bisping admits he needs to ‘come back big’ when he face Denis Kang at UFC 105. Bisping is coming of a loss to Dan Henderson and Kang is confident he is going to beat [+]