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July 27, 2010

Fighters confirmed for UFC Fan Expo in Boston

With the city of Boston buzzing about the arrival of the UFC® Fan Expo™ at the John B. Hynes Convention Center on August 27 and 28, the Ultimate Fighting Championship® turned up the heat today by announcing the list of fighters that will participate in the weekend of festivities.

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July 26, 2010

Featherweight title fight set for Sept 30 in Colorado

One of the sport’s pound-for-pound elite returns this fall to defend his title against one of the division’s most dangerous fighters. Featherweight champion Jose Aldo, universally recognized as the number one ranked lighter weight fighter in MMA, makes the second defense of his crown against judo ace Manny Gamburyan when World Extreme Cagefighting® invades the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colo. on Thursday, Sept. 30.

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July 23, 2010

King James, World Cup Fail to Distract Lamas and Jansen

Frank Curreri, WEC – Ricardo Lamas couldn’t care less about a certain member of basketball royalty ‘taking his talents to South Beach.’ The 28-year-old Chicagoan has been intensely laboring in Miami for the past several weeks, oblivious to the city’s sizzling nightlife and comfortably clueless about the widespread hoopla surrounding LeBron James’ decision to join the Miami Heat.

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July 19, 2010

On DVD – ‘Fight of the Decade’, 10 Other WEC Fights

Frank Curreri, WEC – “Right place, right time” has been a recurring theme in the distinguished career of Leonard Garcia. The 31-year-old Texas native snatched a slice of history a few years ago when he and Roger Huerta graced the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine. Three months ago fate shined upon the giddy brawler yet again: Garcia and South Korea’s Chan Sung Jung kept fans on the edge of their seats by waging a back-and-forth fistic thriller that ringside commentator Joe Rogan instantly hailed as “Fight of the Decade.”

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June 28, 2010

Benson Henderson: Who’s Next?

Frank Curreri, WEC – Benson Henderson can only guess who his next opponent will be, yet the WEC lightweight champ isn’t sweating the suspense. He presumes his next challenger will emerge from a formidable quartet of foes: either Shane Roller, Anthony Pettis, Kamal Shalorus or Jamie Varner will likely get the nod.

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June 20, 2010

Varner and Shalorus Draw; Hominick and Grispi Impress

Frank Curreri, WEC – A high-stakes battle between Kamal Shalorus and Jamie Varner, with the winner possibly earning a title shot, took an unfortunate turn Sunday night when their gritty, gut-checking clash was declared a draw.

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