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Clipped from: mmajunkie.com (share this clip) Showtime officials today announced a pair of new contests for July’s “Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson” event, as women’s welterweight champion Marloes Coenen meets top contender Miesha Tate, and Roger Gracie faces Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal in a light heavyweight affair. Both fights take place on the evening’s main card. However, MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) has learned that a third bout announced today, a middleweight title fight between Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza and Luke Rockhold, was announced prematurely and will likely take place at a later date. Featuring a main event between former PRIDE heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko and [...]

MAIN CARD Tony Ferguson def. Ramsey Nijem via KO (punches) – Round 1, 3:54 (for the TUF 13 title) Clay Guida def. Anthony Pettis via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Ed Herman def. Tim Credeur via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 0:48 Kyle Kingsbury def. Fabio Maldonado via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Chris Cope def. Chuck O’Neil via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) PRELIMINARY CARD Jeremy Stephens def. Danny Downes via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-26) George Roop def. Josh Grispi TKO (body punch) – Round 3, 3:14 Shamar Bailey def. Ryan McGillivray via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) [...]

UFC lightweight contender Anthony Pettis is geting his hands wrapped by trainer Duke Roufus before his main event bout against Clay Guida at The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale. Image Courtesy of Marty Downes:

With The Ultimate Fighter season 13 finale taking place tonight on Spike TV and Facebook, I am finally bringing back my predictions. After a brief lay-off, I hope to not be struck with cage rust and to be able to bring my A game. We’ll see how the first attempt goes! Here are my predictions for tonight’s finale: Main Card Anthony Pettis vs. Clay Guida PREDICTION: Anthony Pettis def. Clay Guida via split decision Tony Ferguson vs. Ramsey Nijem PREDICTION: Ramsey Nijem def. Tony Ferguson via submission Kyle Kingsbury vs. Fabio Maldonado PREDICTION: Fabio Maldonado def. Kyle Kingsbury via KO Tim Credeur [...]

Don’t forget that tonight the newest Ultimate Fighter winner will be determined. Tony Ferguson of Team Lesnar and Team Dos Santos’ Ramsey Nijem will be doing battle in the night’s main event. The card also features a stellar co-main event match between top lightweights Clay Guida and Anthony Pettis. Pettis will be looking to keep himself mentioned as the top conteder for the 155-pound crown. Also on the card is a match between TUF 13 teammates Chris Cope and Chuck O’Neil, as well as a light-heavyweight bout between Kyle Kingsbury and Fabio Maldonaldo. The main card kicks off on Spike [...]

Main Card Tony Ferguson (169) vs. Ramsey Nijem (170) Clay Guida (155) vs. Anthony Pettis (155) Tim Credeur (185) vs. Ed Herman (186) Kyle Kingsbury (206) vs. Fabio Maldonado (203) Chris Cope (170) vs. Chuck O’Neil (170) Preliminary Card Danny Downes (155) vs. Jeremy Stephens (156) Josh Grispi (145) vs. George Roop (146) Shamar Bailey (171) vs. Ryan McGillivray (169) Justin Edwards (170) vs. Clay Harvison (171) Scott Jorgensen (135) vs. Ken Stone (136) Reuben Duran (136) vs. Francisco Rivera (136)

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Strikeforce’s July 30th show is official with Fedor Emelianenko headlining in a bout against fellow MMA legend Dan Henderson. Tickets for the event go on sale this week. Thursday, June 2, at 10am CT is when the tickets are first available to purchase. As always, UFC Fight Club members get first dibs on the tickets. The UFC Newsletter presale begins on Friday at 10 and tickets are on sale to the public on Saturday at 10. Be sure to grab your tickets for this event that is guaranteed to deliver!

The number two ranked featherweight in the world and perhaps the most talented fighter outside of the UFC, Hatsu Hioki (24-4-2), is now reportedly a free agent and in discussions with the UFC. Hioki was previously the Sengoku featherweight champion and Shooto lightweight champion. However, according to Bloody Elbow’s Forrest Lynn, Hioki has been released from Sengoku. In addition, Hioki has vacated his Shooto title and will be in attendance for UFC 131 in Vancouver. Hioki has only one loss since November of 2007. The lone loss is an incredibly controversial decion against Michihiro Omigawa. In his last three fights, [...]

UFC light-heavyweight Rampage Jackson is coming off of a lackluster victory over Matt Hamill this past weekend. Outside of the cage, Rampage has been dabbling in the acting scene and has most recently done a skit for FunnyOrDie.com. Check it out: