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Without UFC President Dana White, the UFC 106 headliners address the media a final time before Saturday night's fights at Mandalay Bay.

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Breaking down UFC 106: Tito Ortiz v. Forrest Griffin

Ortiz says after years of fighting, Las Vegas is his second home

By Brett Okamoto | Thu, Nov 19, 2009 (11:48 p.m.)

Driving into the city at 4 a.m. Wednesday morning from his training camp at Big Bear, Calif., Tito Ortiz said the reality of his comeback to the UFC after a 18-month layoff began to set in when he saw the lights in the horizon.

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Koscheck ready and willing for showdown with Johnson

Despite quick turnaround and recent weigh-in issues for Anthony Johnson, Josh Koscheck avoids distraction, stays confident

By Ryan Greene | Fri, Nov 20, 2009 (2:05 a.m.)

From the way Josh Koscheck makes it sound, his welterweight bout this Saturday at UFC 106 with Anthony Johnson may just come down to who ...

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Dana White: Karo Parisyan pulls out of UFC 106

White vows Parisyan is out of UFC, Dustin Hazelett will receive full purse

By Brett Okamoto | Thu, Nov 19, 2009 (1:54 p.m.)

Karo Parisyan has pulled out of his welterweight fight with Dustin Hazelett one day before the event's weigh-in. The fight had been scheduled for the ...

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Fighters make weight, Dana White talks Rampage/Rashad

UFC president says he believes TUF coaches will still meet

By Brett Okamoto | Fri, Nov 20, 2009 (5:02 p.m.)

Tito Ortiz has made up with UFC president Dana White and fixed the back problems he’s suffered from since 2003. Now it’s time to get ...

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Aldo Defeats Brown

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Jose Aldo ends Mike Brown's run as featherweight champion

Latest WEC champion casualty shows how deep divisions have become

By Brett Okamoto | Wed, Nov 18, 2009 (11:15 p.m.)

Seven minutes of action at The Pearl at The Palms Wednesday night left Mike Brown with stitches over both eyes and an empty spot around ...

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Unlike last fight, Anthony Johnson will have no weight problems

Johnson predicts fireworks against Josh Koscheck

By Brett Okamoto | Wed, Nov 18, 2009 (11:53 p.m.)

A 41-second knockout win is something a fighter should cherish — not apologize for. However, UFC welterweight Anthony Johnson found himself doing exactly that less ...

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Mikkel Kessler unhappy with officials assigned to Andre Ward fight

WBA may refuse to sanction bout as title fight due to selection of referee and judges

Associated Press | Thu, Nov 19, 2009 (12:01 a.m.)

WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler’s camp is unhappy about the assignment of local judges and a California referee to his Super Six tournament bout ...

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Tito Ortiz: Making A Comeback

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By Christine Killimayer | Sunday, Nov 15 · 5:00 a.m.

Manny Pacquiao captured his unprecedented seventh title in a seventh weight division with a twelfth-round TKO of Miguel Cotto Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

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Las Vegas Sun boxing/MMA writer Brett Okamoto and fellow sports writer Ryan Greene break down the UFC 106 card and give their predictions on how each one will play out.

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