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Featherweight overview:

Blurcat's top 10:

1. Urijah Faber (27-2)
2. Takeshi Inoue (20-4)
3. Fredson Paixao (14-3)
4. Mike Brown (24-7)
5. Hiroyuki Takaya (15-6-1)
6. Akitoshi Tamura (18-9-2)
7. Jorge Evangelista (14-4-1)
8. Tommy Lee (26-10)
9. Luciano Azevedo (18-12)
10. Matt Veach (13-3)

Scott Avatar's upcoming matches of significance:

- UFC featherweight title match: Urijah Faber vs. Fredson Paixao
- Mike Brown vs. Tommy Lee
- Alexandre Franca Nogueira vs. Dominic Cruz
- Winner gets promoted to the UFC: Chris David vs. Jorge Evangelista

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Some news & notes from around the world of mixed martial arts:

- Tatsuya Kawajiri announced he will be retiring after his next fight.

- Hatsu Hioki announced he was dropping down to the bantamweight division.

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June 2012 fight results:

UFC 133: Werdum vs. Velasquez
Cain Velasquez beat Fabricio Werdum by knock out (2:56, round 1, *****) to win the UFC heavyweight title
Koetsu Okazaki beat Norifumi Yamamoto by knock out (3:50, round 2, ****)
Brian Stann beat Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou by TKO (1:48, round 1, ****)
Chris Leben beat Carlos Condit by TKO (1:32, round 3, ****)
Yoshiyuki Yoshida beat Georges St. Pierre by TKO (2:19, round 2, ***)
Matt Veach beat Hiroyuki Takaya by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, ***)
Tyson Griffin beat Yaotzin Mesa by TKO (1:42, round 3, ***)


Ultimate Fight Night
Brock Lesnar beat Antonio Silva by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, ****)
Dominic Cruz beat Alexandre Franca Nogueira by TKO (1:21, round 3, ***)
Chase Beebe beat Eddie Wineland by knock out (3:39, round 3, ***)
Scott Smith beat Cung Le by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)
Simeon Thoresen beat Dong Hyun Kim by TKO (1:21, round 2, ***)
Rich Franklin beat Kendall Grove by TKO (2:51, round 1, ***)
Tatsuya Kawajiri beat Diego Nunes by submission (1:58, round 2, ***)


StrikeForce: Colorado
CB Dollaway beat Matt Hamill by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, ****)
Muhammad Lawal beat Paul Buentello by TKO (2:53, round 2, **)
John Troyer beat Bryan Rafiq by TKO (4:45, round 2, ***)
Eduardo Dantas beat Brandon Miller by TKO (1:30, round 3, ***)
Kazunori Yokota beat Rich Clementi by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)
Shosuke Kyubei beat Emerson Azuma by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)
Phillip Vegas beat Woo Sung Yu by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)


StrikeForce Challengers
Nissen Osterneck beat Antwain Britt by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, ***)
Setsu Iguchi beat Andres Soares by TKO (2:41, round 1, **)
Ben Greer beat Kana Hyatt by knock out (1:33, round 3, **)
Takaaki Aoki beat Daniel Boissoneault by knock out (1:29, round 1, **)
Ryo Chonan beat Joe Morales by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)
Maro Perak beat Taisho Murata by split decision (5:00, round 3, *)
Higashikuni Ichihara beat Cheick Kongo by TKO (2:55, round 1, *)

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July 2012 fight cards:

UFC 134: Bisping vs. Alves
Michael Bisping (22-7) vs. Thiago Alves (21-6)
Jeremy Williams (10-2) vs. Travis Patterson (5-1)
Yusuke Endo (16-6-1) vs. Roland Lawler (5-0)
Emmanuel Fernandez (15-7-1) vs. Andy Jewett (9-4)
Wanderlei Silva (35-13-1) vs. Rashad Evans (16-5-1)
So Tazawa (12-7-2) vs. Takeya Mizugaki (13-5-2)
Paul Daley (22-11-2) vs. Blake Fredrickson (15-10-1)


Ultimate Fight Night
Hatsu Hioki (21-5-2) vs. Leonard Garcia (16-7)
Joachim Hansen (24-10-1) vs. Shoji Maruyama (12-5-1)
Andre Amade (10-5-1) vs. Bendy Casimir (18-10-2)
Luciano Azevedo (18-12) vs. Joseph Richardson (6-2)
Roger Hollett (13-3-1) vs. Dan Henderson (27-9)
Andrei Arlovski (18-9) vs. Michael Russow (12-7)
Zelg Galesic (11-8) vs. Nobutatsu Suzuki (10-3-2)


StrikeForce: The Prairies
Hyeung Seok Lee (7-3) vs. Takeshi Yamazaki (18-12-2)
Scott Lighty (7-3) vs. Jae Young Kim (14-8)
Hiromasa Ougikubo (10-3-1) vs. Yuta Nedu (6-4)
Jared Rollins (9-10) vs. Gavin Neil (7-5)
Stephen Ledbetter (12-4) vs. Lorenzo Moreno (2-12)
Johny Hendricks (5-5) vs. Cory Brooks (1-1)
James Irvin (17-10) vs. Andrew Brook (1-4)


StrikeForce Challengers
Valentino Petrescu (10-2) vs. Jon Koppenhaver (9-6)
Rob Broughton (9-9-1) vs. Rick Cheek (9-4)
Justin Robbins (9-10-1) vs. Ralph Lopez (9-4)
Duane Ludwig (19-14) vs. Simon Marini (8-6)
Rumina Sato (25-20-2) vs. Jeong Hyeon Hwang (4-7)
Paul Cahoon (12-17) vs. Sadao Mifune (1-5)
A Sol Kwon (5-11) vs. Jean-Francois Bedard (2-6)

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Bantamweight overview:

Blurcat's top 10:

1. Masakazu Ueda (13-1-2)
2. Miguel Torres (39-4)
3. Hatsu Hioki (21-5-2)
4. Mark Hominick (21-11)
5. Abel Cullum (17-4)
6. Sami Aziz (10-3-1)
7. Norifumi Yamamoto (23-3)
8. Koetsu Okazaki (13-3-1)
9. Bubby Mitchell (8-3)
10. Leonard Garcia (16-7)

Scott Avatar's upcoming matches of significance:

- #1 contender's match: Miguel Torres vs. Bubby Mitchell
- Mark Hominick vs. Koetsu Okazaki
- Takeya Mizugaki vs. So Tazawa
- Shad Lierley vs. Setsu Iguchi

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Some news & notes from around the world of mixed martial arts:

- CB Dollaway was promoted from StrikeForce to the UFC.

- Richie Hightower announced he was moving up to the light heavyweight division.

- Brett Rogers announced he was moving up to the heavyweight division.

- StrikeForce has added rookie On Cheng to their middleweight division.

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July 2012 fight results:

UFC 134: Bisping vs. Alves
Thiago Alves beat Michael Bisping by knock out (4:49, round 3, ****)
Travis Patterson beat Jeremy Williams by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, ***)
Roland Lawler beat Yusuke Endo by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, ***)
Emmanuel Fernandez beat Andy Jewett by knock out (3:31, round 1, ***)
Rashad Evans beat Wanderlei Silva by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, ***)
Takeya Mizugaki beat So Tazawa by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, ***)
Paul Daley beat Blake Fredrickson by TKO (2:18, round 2, ***)


Ultimate Fight Night
Hatsu Hioki beat Leonard Garcia by knock out (1:18, round 1, ****)
Joachim Hansen beat Shoji Maruyama by submission (0:46, round 3, ****)
Andre Amade beat Bendy Casimir by knock out (1:29, round 1, ***)
Joseph Richardson beat Luciano Azevedo by knock out (2:44, round 3, ****)
Dan Henderson beat Roger Hollett by TKO (1:52, round 1, **)
Andrei Arlovski beat Michael Russow by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, ***)
Nobutatsu Suzuki beat Zelg Galesic by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)


StrikeForce: The Prairies
Takeshi Yamazaki beat Hyeung Seok Lee by TKO (4:42, round 3, ****)
Scott Lighty beat Jae Young Kim by split decision (5:00, round 3, **)
Hiromasa Ougikubo beat Yuta Nedu by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)
Gavin Neil beat Jared Rollins by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)
Stephen Ledbetter beat Lorenzo Moreno by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)
Johny Hendricks beat Cory Brooks by knock out (3:16, round 1, **)
James Irvin beat Andrew Brook by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)


StrikeForce Challengers
Valentino Petrescu beat Jon Koppenhaver by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)
Rick Cheek beat Rob Broughton by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)
Ralph Lopez beat Justin Robbins by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)
Duane Ludwig beat Simon Marini by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)
Jeong Hyeon Hwang beat Rumina Sato by TKO (0:19, round 1, **)
Sadao Mifune beat Paul Cahoon by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)
Jean-Francois Bedard beat A Sol Kwon by knock out (1:28, round 1, **)

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August 2012 fight cards:

UFC 135: Machida vs. Townsend
Lyoto Machida (C) (19-2) vs. Jim Townsend (8-0) for the UFC light heavyweight title
Quinton Jackson (35-9) vs. Shane Carwin (16-2)
Miguel Torres (39-4) vs. Bubby Mitchell (8-3)
Hoo Sun Lee (9-2) vs. Ryan Ford (16-3)
Tyson Griffin (16-6) vs. Jose Aldo (15-5)
Mike Brown (24-7) vs. Tommy Lee (26-10)
William Sriyapai (14-9) vs. Zachary Campbell (7-1)


Ultimate Fight Night
Rafael Feijao (12-4) vs. Mike Stanley (4-2)
Wagnney Fabiano (13-6) vs. Teruyuki Matsumoto (10-5)
Fedor Emelianenko (33-5) vs. Robbie Lawler (20-9)
KJ Noons (11-5) vs. Matt Makowski (7-4)
Dan Hardy (24-11) vs. Danillo Villefort (10-8)
Antonio Carvalho (13-9) vs. Ronnie Mann (18-8-1)
Spencer Fisher (25-8) vs. Diego Nunes (14-6)


StrikeForce: Louisiana
Denis Grachev (7-3) vs. Junie Browning (6-2)
Jeremy Horn (83-22-5) vs. Damien Stelly (12-5)
Wilson Reis (11-3) vs. Joe Soto (6-5)
Rich Anderson (3-5) vs. Raul Lane (4-3)
Lolohea Mahe (4-6) vs. Stav Economou (10-4)
Takashi Hasegawa (6-12-3) vs. Jesse Bowen (7-8)
Phillipe Nover (10-2-1) vs. Alan Cronin (1-0)


StrikeForce Challengers
Kwang Hee Lee (8-5) vs. Ye Won Nam (7-4)
Lamont Lister (8-8) vs. Mark Lajhner (7-4)
Kim My (4-5) vs. Joe Sampieri (5-6)
Seiya Kawahara (10-4) vs. Brandon Visher (7-6)
Charlie Valencia (11-10) vs. Luis Gonzales (5-5)
Roman Webber (7-10) vs. Atshushi Tanuma (2-4)
Hidetaka Monma (15-14-3) vs. On Cheng (0-0)

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Some news & notes from around the world of mixed martial arts:

- Scott Lighty and Takeshi Yamazaki were promoted from StrikeForce to the UFC.

- Marcus Jones announced he will be retiring after his next fight.

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August 2012 fight results:

UFC 135: Machida vs. Townsend
Lyoto Machida beat Jim Townsend by TKO (1:32, round 1, ****) to retain the UFC light heavyweight title
Quinton Jackson beat Shane Carwin by knock out (4:26, round 3, *****)
Miguel Torres beat Bubby Mitchell by TKO (1:33, round 3, *****)
Ryan Ford beat Hoo Sun Lee by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, ****)
Jose Aldo beat Tyson Griffin by TKO (2:30, round 1, ****)
Mike Brown beat Tommy Lee by TKO (1:43, round 1, ****)
Zachary Campbell beat William Sriyapai by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, ***)


Ultimate Fight Night
Mike Stanley beat Rafael Feijao by knock out (2:50, round 3, ****)
Wagnney Fabiano beat Teruyuki Matsumoto by TKO (1:22, round 1, ***)
Robbie Lawler beat Fedor Emelianenko by TKO (2:58, round 1, ***)
KJ Noons beat Matt Makowski by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)
Danillo Villefort beat Dan Hardy by TKO (1:48, round 3, ***)
Ronnie Mann beat Antonio Carvalho by TKO (2:49, round 1, ***)
Diego Nunes beat Spencer Fisher by TKO (2:51, round 3, ***)


StrikeForce: Louisiana
Denis Grachev beat Junie Browning by submission (3:22, round 3, ****)
Damien Stelly beat Jeremy Horn by knock out (2:51, round 2, **)
Wilson Reis beat Joe Soto by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, ***)
Raul Lane beat Rich Anderson by TKO (0:30, round 3, **)
Stav Economou beat Lolohea Mahe by TKO (1:46, round 1, **)
Takashi Hasegawa beat Jesse Bowen by TKO (1:14, round 2, ***)
Phillipe Nover beat Alan Cronin by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)


StrikeForce Challengers
Kwang Hee Lee beat Ye Won Nam by TKO (2:47, round 1, ***)
Mark Lajhner beat Lamont Lister by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)
Kim My beat Joe Sampieri by knock out (2:52, round 2, **)
Brandon Visher beat Seiya Kawahara by knock out (1:45, round 2, ***)
Luis Gonzales beat Charlie Valencia by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)
Roman Webber beat Atshushi Tanuma by TKO (1:28, round 1, **)
Hidetaka Monma beat On Cheng by TKO (0:49, round 1, **)

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September 2012 fight cards:

UFC 136: Aoki vs. Melendez 2
Shinya Aoki (C) (24-4) vs. Gilbert Melendez (21-3) for the UFC welterweight title
Thiago Silva (17-3) vs. Vitor Belfort (23-11)
Brock Lesnar (9-3) vs. Daniel Puder (12-1)
Thiago Alves (22-6) vs. Tamdan McCrory (12-5)
Cub Swanson (17-6) vs. Jeff Curran (33-15-1)
Jamie Varner (19-6) vs. Shoji Maruyama (12-6-1)
Hideki Kadowaki (17-12-2) vs. Brian Bowles (11-3)


Ultimate Fight Night
Matt Hughes (45-12) vs. Dylan Clay (11-3)
Wanderlei Silva (35-14-1) vs. CB Dollaway (13-2-1)
Akitoshi Tamura (18-9-2) vs. Ganjo Tentsuku (14-6-2)
David Loiseau (22-12) vs. Brock Larson (27-7)
Brandon Vera (13-8) vs. Antonio Silva (14-7)
Yaotzin Mesa (11-11) vs. Yusuke Endo (16-7-1)
Kenji Osawa (18-13-2) vs. Eddie Yagin (14-9-1)


StrikeForce: Iowa
Daizo Ishige (13-4-1) vs. Eduardo Pachu (9-5)
Hae Joon Yang (5-4) vs. Ronald Starr (4-1)
Jong Man Kim (8-4-2) vs. Sadhu Bott (7-4)
Bao Quach (19-14-1) vs. Josh Rave (12-8)
Corey Hill (7-4) vs. Ryan Healy (11-10-1)
Luke Stewart (9-6) vs. Dusty Arden (12-12-1)
Dave Dalgliesh (29-22-2) vs. Matthew Riddle (4-4)


StrikeForce Challengers
Josh Souder (11-5) vs. Brandon Wolff (9-7)
Chase Gormley (10-3) vs. Marcus Jones (6-5)
Stephan Bonnar (14-8) vs. Kyacey Uscola (17-17)
Marcus Davis (15-10) vs. Tim Smith (8-8)
Matt Horwich (24-17-1) vs. Chris Rice (13-12)
Matt Fiordirosa (13-7) vs. Guillaume Lamarche (6-7)
Josh Besneatte (2-6) vs. Jae Hee Chun (2-6)

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Some news & notes from around the world of mixed martial arts:

- Raul Lane was promoted from StrikeForce to the UFC.

- Dan Hardy and Matt Makowski were demoted to StrikeForce from the UFC.

- Marcus Davis announced he will be retiring after his next fight.