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Raphael Assuncao

Nickname -- Birthdate 07/19/1982
Height / Weight 5'5" - 145 Place of Birth Recife, Brazil

Raphael Assunção was a top five ranked featherweight riding a six fight win streak when he ran into consecutive losses to Urijah Faber and Diego Nunes.

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UFC On Fuel 4 Now Official For July 11th, Main Card Set

by Tim Burke from Bloody Elbow on May 22, 2012 3:00 PM EDT

UFC on Fuel 4 is set for July 11th in San Jose, and will feature five-round middleweight main event pitting Chris Weidman against Mark Munoz.

Tom DeBlass, Rafael Natal, And Marcelo Guimaraes Featured In Three New Bouts For UFC On Fuel 4

by Scott Haber from Bloody Elbow on May 16, 2012 5:00 PM EDT

Three new fights have been added to the July 11th UFC on Fuel TV 4 card in San Jose, California. Welterweights Marcelo Guimaraes and Dan Stittgen will face off, as will Rafael Natal and Andrew Craig in the middleweight division, and Tom DeBlass and Nick Penner at light heavyweight.

UFC On Fuel TV 3: Yves Jabouin Vs. Jeff Hougland Dissection

by Dallas Winston from Bloody Elbow on May 14, 2012 8:00 PM EDT

UFC On Fuel TV 3: Yves Jabouin Vs. Jeff Hougland Dissection (preview and analysis)

UFC On Fuel TV 3: Facebook Preliminary Card Dissection

by Dallas Winston from Bloody Elbow on May 13, 2012 2:00 PM EDT

UFC On Fuel TV 3: Facebook Preliminary Card Dissection (preview and analysis)

UFC on FUEL TV 3 'Prelims' preview and predictions for 'Korean Zombie vs Poirier' fights on Facebook (Part 2)

by Patrick L. Stumberg from MMAmania.com on May 13, 2012 1:30 PM EDT

Get a detailed breakdown, including UFC on Fuel TV 3 "Prelims" predictions and previews, for three of the under card fights on Facebook -- Jeff Curran vs. Johnny Eduardo, Cody McKenzie vs. Marcus LeVesseur and Brad Tavares vs. Dongi Yang -- that will take place at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va., on May 15, 2012.

UFC on Fuel TV 3 fight card: Yves Jabouin vs Jeff Hougland preview

by Brian Hemminger from MMAmania.com on May 12, 2012 6:00 PM EDT

MMAmania's Brian Hemminger takes a closer look at Tuesday night's UFC on Fuel TV 3 main card bout between bantamweights Yves Jabouin and Jeff Hougland. What's the best path to victory for both men? Find out inside.

UFC On Fuel 4: Three Bouts Added To Card

by Tim Burke from Bloody Elbow on May 12, 2012 5:00 PM EDT

Two bantamweight bouts and one flyweight bout have been added to UFC on Fuel 4 on July 11th.

UFC on FUEL TV 4 fight card gets Dillashaw-Lee, Assuncao-Tamura and Cariaso-Ferguson

by Thomas Myers from MMAmania.com on May 12, 2012 3:00 PM EDT

UFC on FUEL TV fight card update: T.J. Dillashaw vs. Vaughan Lee, Rapahel Assuncao vs. Issei Tamura and Chris Cariaso vs. Josh Ferguson booked to fight at at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., on July 11, 2012.

UFCs Ross Pearson arrested on suspicion of DUI in Las Vegas

by Thomas Myers from MMAmania.com on May 1, 2012 10:30 PM EDT

UFC The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 9 winner Ross Pearson was pulled over this weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada, failed a field sobriety test and was arrested under suspicion of driving drunk.

UFC on FUEL TV 4 fight card and rumors for 'Munoz vs Weidman' on July 11 in San Jose

by Jesse Holland from MMAmania.com on Apr 28, 2012 4:00 PM EDT

Take a look at the complete fight card for the UFC on FUEL TV 4 event scheduled for July 11, 2012, in San Jose, California, featuring Mark Munoz vs. Chris Weidman.

UFC 145 reminder: Mark Hominick is still one of the best in the featherweight division

by Jesse Holland from MMAmania.com on Apr 20, 2012 3:01 PM EDT

Despite consecutive losses to Jose Aldo and Chan Sung Jung, Mark Hominick insists he's still one of the top guys at 145-pounds.

UFC On Fuel TV 2: Dennis Siver Vs. Diego Nunes Dissection

by Dallas Winston from Bloody Elbow on Apr 12, 2012 11:00 AM EDT

UFC On Fuel TV 2: Dennis Siver Vs. Diego Nunes Dissection (preview and analysis)

UFC on Fuel TV 2 fight card: Diego Nunes vs Dennis Siver preview

by Brian Hemminger from MMAmania.com on Apr 11, 2012 8:00 PM EDT

MMAmania's Brian Hemminger takes a look at the upcoming UFC on Fuel TV 2 featherweight fight between Diego Nunes and Dennis Siver on Saturday. What's the best path to victory for both men? Find out inside.

USA TODAY/MMA NATION March 2012 Consensus Rankings: Bantamweight

by Richard Wade from Bloody Elbow on Mar 29, 2012 6:00 PM EDT

The top of the division remains on hold while #1 Dominick Cruz and #2 Urijah Faber act as coaches on The Ultimate Fighter Live.

UFC on FX 4: Ross Pearson vs Cub Swanson possible for June 22 in Atlantic City

by Jesse Holland from MMAmania.com on Mar 29, 2012 10:42 AM EDT

Featherweight fighters Ross Pearson and Cub Swanson are in talks to hook 'em up at the UFC on FX 4 event on June 22 in Atlantic City.

Breaking Down The UFC Featherweight Division

by Luke Nelson from MMAmania.com on Mar 24, 2012 1:00 PM EDT

It's a lazy Saturday, so MMA Mania is giving you an in-depth look at each UFC division. We continue with the featherweight division.

Breaking Down The UFC Bantamweight Division

by Luke Nelson from MMAmania.com on Mar 24, 2012 11:00 AM EDT

It's a lazy Saturday, so MMA Mania is giving you an in-depth look at each UFC division from top to bottom, best and worst. We start with the bantamweight division.

UFC on FUEL TV 3: Jeff Curran vs Johnny Eduardo possible for May 15 in Fairfax

by Jesse Holland from MMAmania.com on Feb 28, 2012 4:47 PM EST

Jeff Curran and Johnny Eduardo, both MMA veterans, will look to get the first UFC win of their careers -- against each other -- at UFC on FUEL TV 3.

USA TODAY/MMA NATION February 2012 Consensus Rankings: Bantamweight

by Richard Wade from Bloody Elbow on Feb 23, 2012 6:01 PM EST

The division remains on hold as we wait for a rematch between #1 Dominick Cruz and #2 Urijah Faber.

UFC 144 fight card: Joe Lauzon vs Anthony Pettis preview

by Brian Hemminger from MMAmania.com on Feb 17, 2012 7:00 PM EST

MMAmania's Brian Hemminger takes a look at next Saturday night's UFC 144 main card fight between Joe Lauzon and Anthony "Showtime" Pettis. What's the best path to victory for both lightwieghts? Find out inside.

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