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October 17, 2009 Henderson’s camp reveals Strikeforce talks: Dan Henderson’s friend and business partner Aaron Crecy has revealed that they have held talks with Strikeforce But Crecy insists that a deal with Strikeforce is not imminent, like Yahoo Sports reported on Friday. “We had a [+] October 16, 2009 Year of the Dragon: According to the Japanese zodiac, Lyoto Machida was born in the year of the horse. Machida finally christened his nickname “The Dragon” in 2007, the year of the boar. According to the Japanese zodiac, the Dragon [+] October 16, 2009 Hopkins blasts MMA fans: Fight legend Bernard Hopkins has caused controversy by blasting mixed martial arts fans. The 44-year-old boxer, who is set to return to the ring against Enrique Ornelas in December, claims MMA is nothing more than ‘entertainment pornography’. [+] October 16, 2009 Daley to fight Condit at UFC 108: Paul ‘Semtex’ Daley is set to fight Carlos Condit at UFC 108 on January 2nd. Fighters Only Magazine claims they have had the news of the fight confirmed from a ‘source close to the fight’. The fight [+] October 16, 2009 Silva wants Fedor fight: Antonio ‘Big Foot’ Silva has admitted he would like to fight Fedor Emelianenko in Strikeforce. Silva is set to return to the USA, after 16 months away, and will face Fabricio Werdum at Strikeforce. “Everything is going [+] October 15, 2009 King Mo joins Strikeforce: Muhammed ”King Mo” Lawal has decided to compete for Strikeforce in the U.S. Lawal launched his career in Japan and will continue to compete there as well, according to Sherdog. Strikeforce has not officially confirmed the signing [+] October 15, 2009 Anderson undergoes elbow surgery: UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva has undergone an surgery on his right elbow. The operation on the Brazilian’s elbow took place last week, according to an MMA Weekly report. “They found some things that they weren’t aware [+] October 15, 2009 Khalidov joins Sengoku: Mamed Khalidov has signed a deal with Japanese MMA promotion Sengoku and will make his debut on November 7th. Khalidov, who normally competes at light-heavyweight, will fight Jorge Santiago in a middleweight bout. Khalidov’s management announced the [+] October 14, 2009 The Ultimate Fighter Season 10, Episode 5 Recap: Last time, we saw Matt Mitrione blow it for Team Rashad by telling opponents what their matchup ideas were, while Brendan Schaub submitted Demico Rogers to improve Team Rashad to 4-0.  Will Rampage’s squad finally get [+] October 14, 2009 The Octagon Should Be The Standard: The recent appearances of MMA in popular shows like Dancing with the Stars and The Simpsons are clear signs that Mixed Martial Arts has begun to enter mainstream culture, at least in North America. The Simpsons [+]