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MMA Roundup: Chael Sonnen, UFC YouTube Channel, New Gloves?: Oh, Chael Sonnen. By now, we should be immune to your promotional gimmicks, which start with call-outs, propositions, and deadlines before turning into a mix of trash talk and good ol’ fashioned pro wrestling style promotion and [+] Thursday Throwdown: Between the Lines Edition: It may not always seem so, but MMA fighters are pretty crafty fellows. Cagey, even. You think they don’t have anything up their sleeves, but that’s where you’re wrong, my friends. They almost always do, and you [+] UFC on Fuel 8 Parting Shots: “Pride”, indeed. Japanese fans at the Saitama Super Arena were treated to a trip down memory lane on Saturday night, courtesy of a couple of former Pride Fighting Championships favorites who had been all but written off [+] UFC on Fuel 8 Preview: On Saturday night, the UFC returns to Japan for UFC on Fuel 8, and the card is stacked with Pride veterans and Japanese fan favorites. For proof of that claim, look no further than the presence of [+] TUF Brazil Episode 3: Principles and Preferences: Last week, Vitor Belfort’s charges got off to a good start as Godofredo “Pepey” Oliveira took care of Wagner “Galeto” Campos in the first fight between the two newly-formed squads. Meanwhile, the overall sense of community and [+] TUF Brazil Episode 2: The Odd One Out: TUF Brazil is officially in full swing now, as the fighters have been drafted into teams and moved into the house. However, as the (kinda catchy) remixed, Portuguese version of the TUF theme song plays, we’re reminded [+] TUF Brazil Episode 1: Modesty and Aggression: The Ultimate Fighter has officially branched out, as the plan to essentially “franchise” the series out to certain countries began with the first episode of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil, which you can watch online here. Brazilian MMA [+] UFC 139 Parting Shots: UFC 139 may have been the best card of the year top to bottom, with highlight reel finishes to spare as well as a contender for fight of the year in the main event. I’ve already questioned [+] UFC 139: Wanderlei Silva Post-Fight Interview (Video): Wanderlei ‘The Axe Murderer’ Silva talks about his round 2 TKO win over Cung Le at UFC 139. [+] UFC 139 Post-Fight Press Conference (Video): Here’s the full UFC 139 post-fight press conference. Following Fighters were awarded $70,000 bonuses: Fight of the Night: Wanderlei Silva vs. Cung Le and Mauricio Rua vs. Dan Henderson Knockout of the Night: Michael McDonald Submission of the Night: Urijah Faber [+]