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UFC 137 results: Nick Diaz defeats B.J. Penn by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 29-28)
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The Fighter We'd Most Like To Have Our Back In A Bar Fight
by KatGirl from Gals Guide To MMA on May 22, 2012 11:01 AM EDT
Morning Report: Nick Diaz Suspended for Marijuana, Chael Sonnen Cleared to Take Synthetic Testosterone
by Shaun Al-Shatti from MMA Fighting on May 22, 2012 8:00 AM EDT
Nick Diaz and His Legal Team Are Strongly Considering a Challenge to NSAC's Ruling
by Luke Thomas from MMA Fighting on May 22, 2012 12:11 AM EDT
Cesar Gracie reacts to Nick Diaz grueling NSAC hearing
by Adam Guillen Jr. from MMAmania.com on May 21, 2012 9:00 PM EDT
Nick Diaz Suspended for One Year, Must Forfeit 30 Percent of UFC 143 Purse
by Mike Chiappetta from MMA Fighting on May 21, 2012 6:13 PM EDT
Nick Diaz suspended 12 months by NSAC for failed drug test, fined 30-percent of purse for Carlos Condit fight
by Geno Mrosko from MMAmania.com on May 21, 2012 5:41 PM EDT
UFC's Nick Diaz' Year Suspension Upheld By Nevada State Athletic Commission
by Nate Wilcox from Bloody Elbow on May 21, 2012 5:22 PM EDT
Nick Diaz NSAC hearing and LIVE updates today (May 21) from Las Vegas
by Brian Hemminger from MMAmania.com on May 21, 2012 12:09 PM EDT
NSAC Commission Meeting Live Video: Nick Diaz's Punishment And Chael Sonnen's TUE Request
by Brent Brookhouse from Bloody Elbow on May 21, 2012 10:59 AM EDT
The MMA Hour Is Back
by Ariel Helwani from MMA Fighting on May 21, 2012 8:01 AM EDT
Morning Report: Strikeforce's HW Grand Prix, or How Everything Went Wrong and Still Ended Up Alright
by Shaun Al-Shatti from MMA Fighting on May 18, 2012 8:00 AM EDT
Latest UFC/MMA news and notes from around the web for the week of May 13, 2012
by Brian Hemminger from MMAmania.com on May 18, 2012 7:45 AM EDT
BJ Penn Says He's Not Interested in Fighting Josh Koscheck
by Mike Chiappetta from MMA Fighting on May 17, 2012 4:28 PM EDT
BJ Penn rejects Josh Koscheck fight and insists he's 'not coming back anytime soon'
by Jesse Holland from MMAmania.com on May 17, 2012 3:39 PM EDT
UFC's B.J. Penn Responds To Josh Koscheck: 'Sorry, I'm Not Coming Back Anytime Soon'
by Nate Wilcox from Bloody Elbow on May 17, 2012 3:32 PM EDT
Josh Koscheck Says He's Been Offered a Fight Against B.J. Penn
by Ariel Helwani from MMA Fighting on May 17, 2012 11:39 AM EDT
Josh Koscheck: UFC offered me BJ Penn fight and I said YES!
by Geno Mrosko from MMAmania.com on May 17, 2012 1:11 AM EDT
Braulio Estima Still Wants BJJ Match With Nick Diaz, Cesar Gracie Agrees
by Mike Chiappetta from MMA Fighting on May 16, 2012 11:30 PM EDT
Too much UFC is f'ing with my fight feelings
by Thomas Myers from MMAmania.com on May 16, 2012 10:00 PM EDT
MMA Roundtable: Zombie Hunting, Grand Prix Importance, More
by Mike Chiappetta from MMA Fighting on May 16, 2012 10:01 AM EDT