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June 5, 2010 Strikeforce boss rules out bidding war for Shields: Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker insists they will not take part in a bidding war for middleweight champion Jake Shields. Shields is out of contract and has been linked with a move to the UFC in recent weeks. [+] June 4, 2010 Thiago believes Koscheck can beat GSP: Paulo Thiago believes Josh Koscheck has a chance of beating Georges St. Pierre and win the UFC welterweight title. Thiago managed to beat Koscheck at UFC 95 but the fighter is not bitter that he is not [+] June 4, 2010 UFC 114 was a big success: UFC 114 is reportedly likely to be one of the top-five selling pay-per-view events the UFC has ever staged. A preliminary report by Dave Meltzer from The Wrestling Observer claims the event had over 925,000 pay-per-view buys. [+] June 2, 2010 Shogun open to fight with Anderson Silva: Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua’s manager has revealed the new light-heavyweight champion is open to a fight with Anderson Silva. Shogun used to train together with Anderson Silva at Chute Boxe. “The motivation is natural as the challenges will [+] June 2, 2010 White confirms Pulver exit: UFC president Dana White has confirmed that Jens Pulver has been released by Zuffa. Reports nearly two weeks ago suggested that the World Extreme Cagefighting star was set to be released. “He has been released,” White said [+] June 2, 2010 The Ultimate Fighter: Liddell vs Ortiz Episode 10 Recap: Last week, we had a couple of fights, as Kris McCray beat Kyle Noke by unanimous decision and Brad Tavares ate an illegal soccer kick from Seth Baczynski to advance to the next round. Afterward, Ortiz [+] June 2, 2010 White confirms Afghanistan plans: UFC president Dana White has confirmed that the organization plans to stage a full event on a U.S. base in Afghanistan. The UFC are currently in talks with the government and Armed Forces regarding the event. “It’s [+] June 2, 2010 Diaz face fine for Strikeforce brawl: UFC fighter Nate Diaz is expected to be hit with a $7,500 fine for his involvement in the post-fight brawl at the ‘Strikeforce Nashville’ event in April, according to MMA Junkie. The Tennessee Athletic Commission is expected [+] June 1, 2010 Rampage could face Machida: UFC president Dana White has hinted that Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson could be set to face Lyoto Machida in his next UFC fight. Jackson lost to Rashad Evans at UFC 114 while Machida lost to Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua [+] June 1, 2010 Arona set to join UFC: Former PRIDE star Ricardo Arona has revealed he is likely to join the UFC in the near future. Arona held talks with Dana White over the weekend. “I told him I wanted an opportunity to rejoin the [+]