Here's yet another inside look into Rashad Evans and whats going on inside his mind in the lead up to UFC 145 Jones vs Evans. Who you going for in this one maniacs and for what reason? Now i just have to reach the minimum word count, so stop reading this.

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It's the biggest rematch in the history of this business.

And the esteemed "NickTheFace" put this little ditty together to get us pumped up for Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen 2, which is expected to take place somewhere in Brazil in June 2012.

The first meeting between these two elite middleweights took place all the way back in Aug. 2010 in Oakland, Calif., at UFC 117, a five-round classic that saw Sonnen back up his big talk by beating down the champion for 4.5 rounds.

Then he got caught in a triangle/armbar submission and was forced to tap with just minutes remaining.

The thrilling finish had fans the world over clamoring for a rematch to see if Sonnen could finish what he started. Silva, feeling as though the result was definitive, wasn't on board with said plan. Outside problems -- like failed drug tests, money laundering and the link -- got in the way but that's all been settled now.

And we can finally see the end of one of the best feuds in Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) history.

Will their rematch play out like their first fight, with Sonnen dominating the Champ for most of fight, or will Anderson be able to fend off his attack. Make your position on this fight known in the comments, Maniacs.

We all have fighters where we absolutely cannot miss there fight, right? Doesnt matter who there opponent is or how past there prime they are we still watch cause we know they come to fight. Here are some of my favorite exciting fighters in the flyweight division. I'm gonna make a list for each division, starting with this one

In the featherweight division, my cant miss fighters are:

Leonard Garcia- Obviously not the most technical fighter in the world, but the man comes to fight. He often starts all out brawls, swinging hay-makers and moving forward constantly. His aggressive style has earned many victories, even some that should have went the other way. His back and forth wars against the Korean Zombie and Nam Phan have earned him a spot on my list.

Diego Brandao- This crazy little Brazilian earned a spot on my list again for his aggressive style. This miniature "Axe Murderer" throws fighting smart out the window in favor of trying to knock your head off. Out of his 19 wins he has finished 13 of them. And the arm bar he pulled off on Bermudez (pictured above) was one of the most explosive, I've ever seen. Keep an eye out for this killer in the future, you don't want to miss his fights.

"The Korean Zombie" Chan Sung Jung- One of the most exciting fighters in the featherweight division. He won fight of the year in his first battle against Leonard Garcia, in a controversial decision that didn't go his way. But exacted his revenge in the rematch with a contender for submission of the year via twister (pictured above). He is also coming off one of the fastest KO's in UFC history, where he finished Mark Hominick in just 7 seconds.

UFC Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo- How could you not put the Brazilian flying spider monkey on this list. The man is the most dominant featherweight in the world. I cant even remember the last time he was in real danger. Out of his 21 wins he has finished 15 of them in spectacular fashion. He's one of the few elite strikers that can also defend the take down from the best wrestlers. Expect to see this man dominate his division for quite some time.

Honorable mention: Charles Oliviera, Diego Nunes, Mark Hominick

Those are my top 4 most exciting featherweights I have to watch, Lets see yours in the comments section below, maniac's

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Well Maniac's the day some of you'll have been waiting for is here. Brittany Palmer in all her glory. Obviously I cant post them here, but will give you the link to view all 16 pictures HERE. Lets hear what you think. Still your favorite octagon girl? Was Meisha Tate right? Will her value drop in your eyes at all, now that you know whats under the ring girl outfit?

So which ring girl is on top now?

Arianny Celeste?

Brittany Palmer?

or Bellator favorite, Mecedes Terrell

UFC light heavyweight Thiago Silva has served his one year suspension for failing his drug test prior to his win over Brandon Vera at UFC 125 on Jan. 1, 2011.

Silva popped positive for a prescription steroid that his doctor administered via epidural to his back injury that he has suffered with over the last couple years. Silva admitted to the NSAC that he knew he was violating their rules but felt he needed to do so in order to support his family. He was fined $33,750 and suspended for one year.

He has only fought twice in two years due to injury and suspension.

Here is what Thiago told the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) last year.

"I just want to apologize for what I did, I did what I did because my back was very, very bad a couple months (before the fight). I had not fought for one year. I was completely broke. I have a family. People depend on my money. I was desperate to do something. I know what I did is wrong. Like I said, I'm so sorry. I had my reasons. People depend on my money, and I had to give them support."

When reached for comment, NSAC Executive Director Keith Kizer informed MMAmania.com that Silva's license was revoked, not suspended, and he can now reapply for a 2012 fight license anywhere. In Nevada, though, he will "need to appear on an agenda for a licensure."

You ready to bring the Brazilian banger back to the UFC? Who would you like to see welcome him in his return to the Octagon? A handy-dandy poll with a few worthy contenders after the jump.

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At UFC 140 the UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will defend his belt against the former champ Lyoto " The Dragon" Machida. Jones has looked unstoppable in his fights and has already finished two former champs this year. Machida does have an a great style and will be interesting to see how he uses it against the champ. Will Jones be able to defeat another former champ this year? Or will Machida get his belt back, Maniacs? Who are you taking in this one?

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Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Mauricio Shogun Rua will take on Former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Dan Henderson on November 22nd, at UFC 139. These two pride legends will face off for the first time ever inside the octagon. Who will be the victor maniacs and how do you see this fight ending? Will the winner be deserving of a title shot against the dominant champ Jon Bones Jones? Another great promo trailer by Nick the Face on you tube.

Another great and memorable weekend, thanks to the UFC.

My first event, as a fan. was Ultimate Fight Night 22 last September in Austin, Texas, and it was a blast. If you want to check out that FanPost click here. Well, needless to say, UFC 136 delivered one of the best pay-per-view cards this year as it was stacked with talent from top to bottom.

We arrived in Houston on Friday morning to attend the first day of the UFC Fan Expo. It's a little overwhelming, as I had no idea where to start. We first went to the Q&A with "veteran voice of the Octagon" Bruce Buffer to get the day started.

He's an interesting guy, who has had many businesses and manages his brother Michael Buffer. He doesn't plan on retiring from announcing anytime soon, but wont be doing the "Buffer 360" anytime soon either due to a bad knee.

Next up, we went to visit Miesha Tate.

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GSP vs Carlos Condit!

Well lets try this again, Nick the Face made a great trailer for GSP vs Diaz, but as we all know that is no longer the match up. So here is the new one for GSP vs Condit. Better fight Maniac's? Or did you prefer the original booking. I think it will be a hell of a fight. Who you taking in this Maniacs? Anyone going to see this one live in Vegas?? 

Hey Maniac's,

Just wanted to see whose gonna be buying their tickets this week and where you planning on sitting? Im thinking Im going to buy the seats right above floor, I enjoyed those last time, so Im going to stick with that. Anyone also going to the Fan Expo?

The listed prices at Houston Toyota Center are: $350, $250, $150, $100, $75, and $50. Im hoping section 120 and 107 are the $250 seats. 

Heres the seating chart for the event. Anyone know if you can call ticketmaster and request a specific section and row?

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Brian Stann doesn't believe Sonnen will engage in trash talk in the build up to their UFC 136 match in October. Sonnen emailed Stann, three weeks ago, to see if Stann could help find some work for a couple of his veteran friends. Stann is a part of Hire Heroes USA, a group that finds jobs for veterans when they return and he gladly helped Sonnen's friends.

"I know Chael; he's just not going to do it, I know there's respect there. If he chooses to do it, honestly, I just don't take it personally – the same way when I fought Chris Leben and he said I couldn't punch my way out of a paper bag. Fighters have to sell fights.

"If I get wrapped up in the trash talk, I'm not focusing on the technical skills that I need to win the actual fight. So I kind of submerse myself in Albuquerque and just don't really care. I have so many coaches and great training partners around me that I don't really have time to pay attention to any of it. I don't know if Chael in his heart of hearts really believes what he's saying,"

They also briefly trained together at Team Quest, and he believes their is a mutual respect. So what do you think maniac's will Sonnen trash talk the American Hero?  

"The reason they aren't my managers anymore is related to the fact I am looking to evolve, looking for more attention, understand? They always were great with me, they're still my friends, are people I will always listen to, I like Jorge Guimaraes [Joinha] so much and so does Soares but it comes a time in which you're not satisfied with some things and I found it better to go ahead with somebody who gave me a little more focus, that’s basically it. Regarding my relationship with other [Tough Media] fighters, that's the same. We are Team Nogueira and Black House is an academy to serve to Tough Media fighters, so I am not a member of Black House, I'm part of Team Nogueira where Rodrigo Minotauro, Rogerio Minotouro, Anderson Silva, everybody is, you see? So nothing has changed regarding my training."

 UFC heavyweight number one contender Junior Dos Santos tells MMAmania's own Eduardo Cruz (via Fighters Only) that he'll no longer be passing through the Black House facility in California since he is no longer a Tough Media client under Ed Soares. However, the Brazilian bomber doesn't expect any changes to his training camp or pre-fight preparations as he's still aligned with Team Nogueira and his original sparring partners. How about it Maniacs, is this a distraction that will hurt him as he heads into the biggest fight of his life against Cain Velasquez later this year? Or is this just business with no fight night repercussions?

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ESPN is reporting that Bellator has made an offer to Nate Marquardt to compete at middleweight. 

 "ESPN is hearing from a source inside Bellator, who contends the company actually tendered an offer to Marquardt. In addition, reports indicate Bellator was/is interested in having him compete at middleweight."

Would you like to see Marquardt step in the cage against Hector Lombard? Would be a good scrap. But then again Scott Coker has been hinting at the acquisition of a big name in the welterweight division and could possibly go straight into a title shot. Where does Marquardt end up Maniacs? Which Match ups intrigue you?

A good friend of mine, Lance Corporal John Felix Farias was Killed in action in Afghanistan on June 28th, 2011. He was only 20 years old and a great friend and marine. His body was flown in on July 6th, and the community has shown  a lot of support. Four Marines lost their lives that day, and made the ultimate sacrifice. I will be attending his funeral today on the 7th. I have just recently found out that the Westboro Baptist Church will be protesting my friends funeral. They have been known to pickett at funerals of fallen soldiers. They show up with signs that read, "Thank god for dead soldiers" and " Thank god for IED's". Obviously this has really pissed me off, and I feel I should confront them. But the constitution protects there freedom of speech. I would love to beat there ass, but probably wouldnt be worth the consequences.  What would you do? 

Here is the flyer they posted about my friends death

http://www.godhatesfags.com/fliers/20110703_Dead-Soldier-New-Braunfels-TX-John-Farias.pdf

And some more info about this messed up church on wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westboro_baptist_church

And here is a Video in memory of my friend and hero. Please Watch

Must say, Maniacs, it's hard not to get up for this one.

Two well-rounded champions, one a wrestler with serviceable striking, the other a boxer with a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt. Respectful martial artist vs. in your face bravado, ain't afraid to tell it how it is 2-0-9, kid.

Georges St. Pierre vs. Nick Diaz at UFC 137 on Oct. 29, 2011 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. It's still early, but what the hell -- who ya got?

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Randy Couture's lifetime stats don't lie, Captain America was a beast in the octagon. Lets take a look at some of the numbers.

Fight Record:  19-11-0.  7 KO/TKO's, 4 Submissions, 8 Decisions. Randy Couture held a UFC title on 5 different occasions, twice as a light heavyweight and three times as a heavyweight. He won his final belt from Tim Sylvia at UFC 68. BJ Penn is the only other fighter to hold a title in two divisions.

Fight Time- 4 Hours 41 minutes and 50 seconds. Couture nearly spent 5 full hours in the octagon, the most in UFC history

The Naturals Best- Couture turned in his most dominant performance at UFC 44 when he beat Tito Ortiz and captured his first light heavyweight title. The Natural landed 88 significant strikes to Ortiz's 16. Couture also scored eight takedowns and passed guard to mount or back control a total of nine times.

Golden Age: Couture contested his final match in the Octagon at UFC 129 at the age of 47 in front of 55,000 fans. He is the second oldest fighter to compete in the octagon. Ron van Clief was 51 when he fought Royce Gracie at UFC 4.

Octagon Visits - Couture has 24 total fights in the octagon. He is tied with Matt Hughes for the most in UFC history.

Angle of Attack- 27% Strikes landed from a distance. 30% Strikes landed from the clinch. 43% strikes landed on the ground. There were better places to be than on the mat with Couture. He landed the second- most strikes on the ground in UFC history second only to St-Pierre.

Total Strikes Landed- 778. The Natural's 778 total strikes landed is second only to Georges St-Pierre all time in the UFC.

What will be your greatest memory of Randy "The Natural" Couture? Were you impressed with Couture's career?

It hasn't even been two weeks since Junior dos Santos blasted Shane Carwin at UFC 131 to earn number one heavyweight contender status. And he won't get the chance to challenge division champion Cain Velasquez until UFC 138 until five months from now.

But that hasn't stopped "Cigano" from starting to put together a gameplan for "Brown Pride" when the pair collide at the HP Pavillion in San Jose, Calif., on Nov. 19, 2011.

That's probably because he's now living his "dream" and can't get his "greatest challenge ever" off his mind.

He provides Tatame.com with a glimpse into his "aggressive" strategy that he is currently formulating in anticipation of fight night:

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Poor Rashad Evans.

Once the UFC light heavyweight champion with a spotless record and respect amongst his colleagues, "Suga" has turned into one of the most criticized fighters in mixed martial arts.

The man leading the charge is none other than his boss, company President Dana White.

After Evans defeated Quinton "Rampage" Jackson back in May 2010, he was awarded a title shot against Mauricio Rua later that year. However, "Shogun" was forced to ride the pine with a knee injury.

Rashad made the decision, one he's still under the gun for, to sit on the sidelines and wait for his title shot instead of staying active in the meantime.

By the time the fight was just weeks away, the cruel hand of fate swooped in and Evans suffered a knee injury of his own, forcing him out of the bout. His teammate, Jon Jones, would step in to win the belt to set up a match between the two.

Once again, though, fate intervened and "Bones" elected to go under the knife to indefinitely postpone the fight.

Cue Dana White criticism (via The Fight Fix):

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"I would love to get a rematch with Rashad because I had a lot of stuff going on that I chose not to make excuses for. You know how the fans can be really vicious, I kept stuff to myself. Any person who really knows about fighting - just like ‘Shogun‘ (Mauricio Rua) was rusty in his last fight - you can tell when a fighter's rusty and a fighter's fresh, I was also nursing an injury but I chose not to pull out of the fight because the fight was so anticipated. So I decided to fight him anyway… He knows the only reason he beat me is because I was rusty and I was injured. If you go back and watch that fight he was punching me in my knee, my knee that was hurt. I never seen anybody punch anyone in the knee in MMA in all the years I been doing MMA. But somehow he knew my knee was injured."

"I felt like I didn't have a good showing and he didn't really even do a good job of fighting me. So I felt the fans really lost in that fight… I wanted to rematch him and just put on a good show, an exciting fight. I don't care if I win or lose. But for some reason the UFC feels like the fans don't want to see a rematch."

Rampage Jackson wants  another fight with top contender Rashad Evans. He feels he was rusty and not at 100% in their last fight. Do you believe a rematch would end with a different outcome? Also do you think Rashad knew his knee was injured and knowingly targeted it?

Also Dana White had this to say about Rampage lack of focus

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on whether or not Rampage is at a point where he can fight for the title on his own terms: "I dunno man.  The thing with Rampage is...Rampage has been in this...I don't know what to call it...this funny place for a while.  This guy is on the fence whether he's gonna act, whether he's gonna fight.  Acting sounds great and everything else, but that's not where he makes his money.  Fighting is where he makes his money.  I can't figure out the whole Rampage thing.  He's got a fight coming up against Matt Hamill.  Let's see how he does.  Let's see what happens.  Let's see where his head's at.  And then I can reevaluate Rampage."

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"Let me get in there with that guy. They had him in there with my partner and look what happened to him, you know what I mean? What do you think is going to happen to him if they put him in there with me? I think I'll put my punches in, I think he's going to try to force takedowns and go for takedowns. But I saw him out there and he doesn't look... he's not much for size. I don't know if [fighting me is] the smartest plan for him either. I feel like it will be real hard for him. I feel like I'm ready for that fight. I just feel I'm even more ready for it now. I want to get this show on the road, like I said, I'm not getting any younger. I don't know, I'd like to start getting paid up here, I'd like to get that fight or I'd like to make something happen here, something different, something big. I'm tired of this same thing over and over again, it's getting old. This is getting old for me and that's just how I feel. I just want more competition. If you're going to force me to fight these guys that don't have it in them to beat me, that are going to come out and go for a lucky shot to take my head off, a lot of times I eat those punches. I don't need that. I don't need a guy who's going to do that. I'm looking to fight a guy like Georges, who's going in there trying to win the fight not by just getting lucky, you know what I mean? I'm trying to go on to bigger and better things, I don't want to just keep fighting these chumps. If they want to keep having me fight these chumps I'm not afraid to do that but I'm not going to go ahead and step in there fighting these guys unless they're willing to pay me a lot more money."

Nick Diaz says he's ready to take on the UFC's welterweight champ and is tired of fighting the chumps Strikeforce is putting in the cage with him. Do you think the champ from the 209 needs to fight a top contender like Fitch or Koscheck before putting him in there with GSP? Or just throw him in there with the champ. What would your dream match up for the strikeforce champ?

Scott Coker having trouble putting a fight together? Strikeforce not getting the job done? Who ya gonna call?

"The Hulk" ... better known as Lorenzo Fertitta. 

That's the case with the planned Fedor Emelianenko vs. Dan Henderson fight, which is currently rumored for this upcoming July, possibly on pay-per-view (PPV).

Recent statements made by the M-1 camp paint the picture that they're ready for the fight no matter what the terms, be it a heavyweight attraction on PPV or a catchweight bout on Showtime.

Henderson also has his "H-Bomb" locked and loaded, ready to fire away and awaiting a date for launch. However, it appears issues still exist, mainly, the usual suspects.

Benjamins.

Don't fear though, because, according to Dana White (via MMA Weekly), the UFC sent Fertitta to help things along.

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Hey Maniacs,

I wanted to ask if anyone has been to a major Strikeforce event, cause I have a few questions. Im planning on going to the 2nd part of the heavyweight tournament in Dallas. First of all, are any maniacs making there way to Dallas for this event?

I went to a UFC Fight Night in Austin last year and got to party with the fighters afterwards, does anyone know if Strikeforce does anything similar to this? Would be cool to meet some of the heavyweights and Gina Carano. 

Anything else I should know for a Strikeforce event? Something to do before or after the fight?  Any advice would help. Also last time I was first row above floor level, and had a great view, Im considering floor seats right along the walk in ramp. Not sure if the view would be better on the floor though, anyone have any experience with floor seats?

Even less than one week from UFC 129, where Georges St. Pierre will defend his welterweight title against Jake Shields, the fight on the public's mind remains "Rush" vs. Anderson Silva.

The latest to chime in with his thoughts on the matter is GSP training partner and current Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar, who tells Tatame he would love to see what would be the very definition of a superfight:

"I mean, there’s always gonna be someone new coming up to challenge you, but right now he has cleaned up the welterweight division almost twice (laughs). So, it’s gonna be tough for him to get some challenges, but I’m sure there’ll be kids coming up, you know. As a fan, yeah. I would love to see him fighting Anderson Silva. As a teammate and friend, it’s up to him. ... I think his best bet is getting him to the ground, and for Anderson is standing up. But I think Georges is more dynamic than most of the guys Anderson has fought, but as I said: Anderson has (been) running through everybody. So, as a fan, that’s a fight I’d love to see."

Edgar makes clear the problem the UFC is facing with its welterweight division: St. Pierre has lapped the field and he's not slowing down.

Because of that, the time is seemingly right for the French-Canadian to make his move up to the 185-pound division with a "Spider" awaiting a potential date with him inside the Octagon.

First things first, though -- GSP has to defeat Shields in Toronto on April 30. Will he do it? And if he does, should he make the leap up to middleweight?

Get after it, Maniacs.

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Dominick Cruz is the first and current UFC Bantamweight champion. He will defend his UFC title for the first time at UFC 132, against Urijah Faber, the only man to beat him in his near perfect career. Cruz's latest wins have been over the likes of Jorgensen, Benavidez,(x2), and Bowles. Lets take a look at some of Cruz's very impressive stats.

Stats are only from his time at WEC

Fight Record 17-1-0

6 KO/Tko's, 10 Decision Wins, 1 Submission win

Rare Blemish-In his first fight with the WEC, Cruz fought Urijah Faber for the feather weight title, but the pressure of jumping from  local shows to a highly publicized main event got the better of him and he was tapped in the first round. He looks to avenge that loss on July 2nd, 2011.

Swing and a Miss- of the 998 attempts at a strike launched at Cruz by his nine WEC opponents, a mere 204 connected, garnering a success rate of 20.4%. Cruz has some of the best footwork in the business and it frustrates his opponents.

Knockdowns by an Opponent-  Cruz has yet to be tagged with anything big enough to knock him down, a stat that stands out when you consider the guys who've stood opposite him trying to do just that: Faber, Scott Jorgensen, Benavidez (twice), and Brian Bowles to name a few.

Stuffing the shot-  Opponents have compiled a dismal 16% takedown rate against Cruz, landing a collective 4 take downs out of 25 attempts over the course of his last nine fights.

Angle of attack-  79% of strikes are landed from a distance, 9% are landed in the clinch, and 12% landed on the ground. Cruz uses creative angles, level changing, and his quickness to get the better of his opponents.

Stick and Move- In his bantamweight title defense against Joseph Benavidez at WEC 50, the under dog Cruz out landed Benavidez 103-46 in total strikes, went six out of nine on takedown attempts and advanced to side control twice.

Do you believe Cruz will get his revenge on the fan favorite Urijah Faber? Or will Faber once again get the better of him? How do you see this fight playing out maniac's?

Machida whooping Jon Jones put on Mauricio Rua back at UFC 128?

No question the young light heavyweight phenom is a tremendous talent, who reached the pinnacle of mixed martial arts with a triumphant and title-winning performance back on March 19 in Newark, NJ.

But before we start assigning labels, we might want to put things in perspective.

Like Booker T will tell you, "FIVE TIMES!" That's how many 205-pound champions we've seen come and go in the past four years before "Bones" became number six.

So how does the Paterson crime fighter put a stop to the golden game of hot potato?

Well, first things first, he has to keep winning. Judging on what he's been able to do up until this point in his career, it seems like a foregone conclusion. But fate is a cruel mistress, and today's "invincible" is tomorrow's "exposed."

Take it from former light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida, who tells Tatame.com that it may just be a matter of time before a fighter with the right style can change history (again):

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Andrei Arlovski has left Mike Garcia, his former boxing coach, apparently in part because Garcia believes it might be time for the former champion to hang up the four-ounce gloves. 

"The Pitbull" hasn't won a fight since 2008 and has been viciously knocked out in three of his last four fights. That kind of damage takes a toll on a man, both physically and mentally.

The Belarusian hopes to revive his flailing career by teaming up with the elite members of Jackson's MMA and the mastermind himself, Greg "Yoda" Jackson.

But after the devastating nature of his last four defeats, is it possible that there is no turning back from the path Arlovski's career has taken? Is the once great champion irreparably damaged?

Garcia tells Pro MMA Now that while he hopes Jackson and company can save his friend's career, he's not sure it's possible and doesn't want to see his former pupil sustain any more damage than he already has:

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(Have you considered 205, and fight with Henderson)

 Yes I have talked about it with my manager Vadim Finklestein. But as far as I know, there is no offer made by Strikeforce to fight as a light heavyweight.

(At the end of fight, you announced your retirement, you seem motivated now. how do you feel about it now)

For me it was a disappointing moment when I lost the fight against Antonio Silva. It was not a moment of weakness but at that particular moment it was the way I felt. Back in Russia I talked about it with my management and my spiritual father and my decision now to continue fighting. I do not consider to retire at the moment. So I don’t think about my future career or playing in movies. I don’t think being a movie star is something for me. In the future I would like to be useful to people. Everything is in gods hands and the future will show what path god has in mind for me.

(How he felt about merger)

"The Strikeforce Heavy weight tournament will continue and the fighters will keep on fighting for Strikeforce. I consider myself a fighter and that’s my focus. All other things are for my management. I was not really surprised. For me it makes no difference for which organisation I’m fighting as long as I can fight," 

It was rumored awhile back that Fedor had talked about moving down for the fight with Dan Henderson, his management quickly denied the talks. But now we hear from the legendary heavyweight himself, that he has talked about the possible move down, but Strikeforce has yet to offer anything. Fedor also discusses how he feels about retirement and that he doesn't care if Zuffa now owns Strikeforce as long as he continues to fight.

Do you wanna be a effing wrestler?

Dan Hardy certainly doesn't. That's probably why he's calling out UFC welterweight gamer Chris Lytle, a fighter notorious for his fists of fury and three round bloodbaths.

"The Outlaw" took to his Twitter account to call "Lights" out following his third straight loss inside the Octagon, a unanimous decision to the returning Anthony Johnson at UFC Fight Night 24 last Saturday night (March 26) in Seattle.

The co-main event in "Emerald City" was billed as a fight between two devastating strikers that was expected to end via knockout. Unfortunately for the trash-talking Brit, Johnson was more interested in a win than he was a "Rumble."

After three rounds of mat control, Hardy was once again defeated and facing the possibility of his release -- so he took to the popular social media site to entice fans with a possible throwdown against Lytle in hopes that it will keep him employed.

And if it helps UFC President Dana White make up his mind, Lytle tells Bloody Elbow he's already accepted the challenge:

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