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September 8, 2009 Bellator boss ready to challenge UFC: Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney has admitted that his organization intends to compete with the UFC. Rebney believes Bellator’s distribution to over 150 million-homes will make the organization into a major player in the promoting business. “If your intent is not to at some point compete with the UFC, then you shouldn’t be in the business,” Rebney told MMA FanHouse. [+] September 8, 2009 UFC land UK tv deal: The UFC have landed a network television deal with free-to air channel FIVE in the UK. Five will begin broadcasts next Monday with a special on UFC 102, according to The Telegraph. UFC UK Division President Marshall [+] September 8, 2009 Story to fight Foster at UFC 103: Welterweight Rick Story has agreed to fight UFC-newcomer Brian Foster at the UFC 103 event in Dallas. MMAjunkie.com claims that their source says that Story has verbally agreed to the fight on less than two-weeks’ notice. Foster’s [+] September 7, 2009 Quinton Jackson Turns To Acting: Recently, news sources have confirmed long-standing rumors that Quinton “Rampage” Jackson will be taking on the role of B.A. Baracus in the upcoming film adaptation of “The A Team.” This role should be one of [+] September 7, 2009 Dos Santos learning every day: Junior ‘Cigano’ dos Santos admits he is learning and growing as a mixed martial arts fighter every day. The 25-year-old still has much potential for improvement as he prepares to meet MMA star Mirko ‘CroCop’ Filipovic at [+] September 7, 2009 Wanderlei comments on surgery: Brazilian MMA legend Wanderlei Silva has commented on his recent surgery. Wanderlei has had surgery to correct problems with his nose and with scar tissue around his eyes. “There was a lot of speculation about my surgery. [+] September 7, 2009 Dos Santos confident he will knock-out CroCop: Junior ‘Cigano’ dos Santos is confident he will manage to knock-out Mirko ‘CroCop’ Filipovic when the two meet. The fight is the main event of the upcoming UFC 103 event and Cigano says he is ready to [+] September 6, 2009 Anderson Silva out for rest of 2009 fight season: Middleweight champion Anderson Silva’s next defense of his title will be postponed until next year due to an upcoming elbow surgery. MMAjunkie.com claims Silva will be out for the rest of the 2009 fight season as he [+] September 6, 2009 Anderson Silva not scared by Nate’s victory: Brazilian middleweight champion Anderson Silva insists he was not scared by Nate Marquardt’s impressive win over Demian Maia at UFC 102. Marquardt managed to beat Maia in only 21 seconds and is closing in on a middleweight [+] September 6, 2009 Marquardt expected a harder fight: Nate Marquardt admits he expected an ’harder fight’ against Demian Maia at UFC 102 last Saturday. Marquardt managed to crush Maia’s undefeated record in only 21 seconds and is closing in on a middleweight title-fight against Anderson [+]