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UFC to Return to Australia in 2011: UFC president Dana White has confirmed that the Ultimate Fighting Championship will return to Australia next year. The UFC hosted the UFC 110 event in Australia on February 21 and the event was branded as a success [+] UFC 110 Parting Shots: Depending on your feelings towards Cain Velasquez and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, you may have spent the last half of  your weekend excited for the future of a great young heavyweight, or mourning the apparent decline of one [+] On Silva-Bisping and Impartiality: One of the very noticeable changes in mixed martial arts- and the UFC in particular- over the last few years is the tendency of fighters to attract truly rabid fan bases.  Whereas years ago, many would tune [+] UFC 110: Main Card Preview and Picks: The bout between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Cain Velasquez tonight will determine more than just a future heavyweight title challenger for later in 2010.  It will also show whether Nogueira may be at the end of his [+] UFC 110: Prelims Preview and Picks: Tonight (or tomorrow afternoon, if you’re an Aussie) UFC 110 will be live from Australia, featuring a number of big fights, including Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira against Cain Velasquez and Wanderlei Silva taking on Michael Bisping.  The preliminary [+] MMA Roundup- UFC 110 Injuries, Nogueira, Arona: The last thing that the UFC wants is a repeat of the injury-fest that was the end of 2009, but we’re off to a bit off of a rough start with a rash of late UFC 110 [+] Must-Win Situations: The term “must-win” has become all-too commonplace in sports in general and mixed martial arts in particular. It’s unfortunate that so many have used the term inappropriately that it has lost much of its meaning, because [+] MMA Roundup- Nogueira, Mir-Carwin, Lawler: Winter is always a busy time for MMA, and right now is certainly no exception.  Big events from Strikeforce, WEC, the UFC and other organizations are on the horizon, and there’s always something to talk about when [+] UFC Can’t Catch a Break as Injury Bug Hits Again: It appears as if the UFC will start 2010 off with the kind of bad luck that the company has probably never seen before, injury-wise.  With the announcement that Gabriel Gonzaga has withdrawn from his UFC 108 [+] Nogueira to fight Velasquez in Australia: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira’s highly anticipated heavyweight bout with Cain Velasquez is expected to take place in Australia at UFC 110. MMAjunkie.com says their sources claim the UFC is reportedly interested in booking the fight for the event [+]