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November’s Must-See Fights: There was only one big fight in the month of October. As great a fight as it was for hardcore MMA fans, sometimes it’s nice to look forward to more than one big clash. November looks [+] Fedor vs. Rogers: Preview: It’s being billed as a “Rocky” story, as the world’s top heavyweight, Fedor Emelianenko takes on Brett Rogers, a man who has been changing tires at Sam’s Club until only a few months ago. This won’t [+] Best Replacement Fights In UFC History: Yesterday the UFC announced that Brock Lesnar has pulled out of his scheduled title defense at UFC 106. The UFC was quick to promote Forrest Griffin vs. Tito Ortiz to main event status. Despite the quick [+] The UFC Makes the Right Move with Machida-Shogun 2: It is often said that justice is hard to find, and while most people are talking about loftier issues than whether a fly ball is called fair after landing in foul territory (or whether the judges [+] Machida confirms Rua rematch: UFC light-heavyweight title holder Lyoto Machida has confirmed that he is ready to do a rematch against Mauricio Rua. The news come after UFC president Dana White revealed that he wanted a rematch between the two, following [+] White hints at Machida vs. Rua rematch: UFC president Dana White has hinted that there will be a rematch between Lyoto Machida and Shogun Rua, following last night’s close unanimous decision to Machida. The decision left the fans at the event in Los Angeles [+] UFC 104 Results: UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida defended his belt for the first time Saturday at UFC 104 in Los Angeles Machida managed to successfully defend his belt against Mauricio ”Shogun” Rua in a close unanimous decision. The [+] UFC 104 Weigh-In Results: UFC 104 main-card fighter Anthony Johnson failed to make his originally contracted weight and weighed in at 176 pounds, five pounds over the 171-pound limit. But his opponent Yoshiyuki Yoshida had agreed prior to the weigh-ins to [+] UFC 104 Breakdown and Predictions: Everybody always says that they plan on winning. In some circumstances a fight will happen where both fighters actually manage to accomplish a lot of the things that they had planned, resulting in a close decision. [+] UFC 104: Something to Prove: Every fight is about proving something. Most often, it’s just about proving who is the better fighter. The UFC calls the Octagon “the ultimate proving grounds for fighters.” I spent last week arguing that they are [+]