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Lyoto Machida celebrates Saturday night after the main event of UFC 104 at Staples Center in Los Ang

Machida and Shogun rematch set for May 1: Wednesday, November 18, 2009; Following controversial decision, UFC announces immediate rematch; By Brett Okamoto; A rematch between UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida and Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua has been confirmed.

Tito Ortiz poses for a portrait during the media day open workout at his training facility in Big Be

Tito Ortiz set to end hiatus, return to where he belongs: Wednesday, November 18, 2009; UFC 106: Former light heavyweight champ hopes fill his old shoes, starting Saturday against Forrest Griffin; By Ryan Greene; BIG BEAR, Calif. — A converted garage located towards the back of the expansive, gated training camp Tito Ortiz utilizes in the mountainous setting of Big Bear, Calif., in a way, symbolizes everything he's accomplished in a decorated mixed martial arts career. At the same time, it also symbolizes everything he hopes to add to that resumé upon his much-anticipated return to the UFC, which commences this Saturday night in his main event bout at UFC 106 with Forrest Griffin at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.

Forrest Griffin workouts out at Warrior Gym in Las Vegas in preparation for his UFC 106 fight again

Forrest Griffin: 'Life's good, I'm very happy with life in general': Tuesday, November 17, 2009; Following Anderson Silva loss, Griffin seems far from mentally broken; By Brett Okamoto; Out of all that was said, most off-topic, during a recent talk with the former light heavyweight champion, nothing Forrest Griffin said seemed more important than his very first words: "Life's good," he said. "I'm very happy with life in general."

UFC 105 walk-in music: Couture remains classic; British pump up crowd: Monday, November 16, 2009; By Allison Duck; Though no belts were on the line at UFC 105, national pride served to elevate the atmosphere in the Manchester Evening News Arena to a fever pitch. The matchups between the Brits and Americans were especially intense as the fight took place across the pond.

Randy Couture wins close decision over Brandon Vera: Saturday, November 14, 2009; UFC 105:; By Sun Staff; Randy Couture won a tightly contested light-heavyweight match against Brandon Vera at UFC on Saturday in Manchester, England, taking all three cards, 29-28. The UFC veteran avoided his first three-fight losing streak thanks to continually getting Vera into clinches against the cage.

Antonio Nogueira, left, slips a punch thrown by Randy Couture in their fight at UFC 102 mixed martia

Breaking down UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera: Friday, November 13, 2009; Quick turnarounds for both fighters; Couture moves back down in weight; By Brett Okamoto; Both Randy Couture and Brandon Vera opted for six-week camps rather than eight-week camps following their fights in August. Saturday will be the first time Couture will fight at 205 pounds since 2006, but the former champ says he’s had no problem dropping the weight

Dan Henderson and Michael Bisping battle in their fight at UFC 100 Saturday at Mandalay Bay. Henders

Michael Bisping's road to redemption: Thursday, November 12, 2009; UFC 105: Bisping says he's moved on from loss, confident in moving forward; By Brett Okamoto; Michael Bisping says he can’t quite put his finger on it — but something just didn’t feel right when he stepped into the Octagon to face Dan Henderson at UFC 100 in July. And when everything isn’t feeling right against a guy like Henderson, bad things are bound to happen.

Ross Pearson, right, takes on Andre Winner at The Ultimate Finale: 9 on June 20 at The Pearl in Las

From fantasy to reality, TUF winner Pearson set for UFC debut: Wednesday, November 11, 2009; UFC 105: Two years removed from paying his way into the arena, 25-year-old takes on veteran Aaron Riley on Saturday in Manchester; By Ryan Greene; Surrounded by a few hundred liquored-up patrons who had just ended a hard day on the job, Ross Pearson used to fight in working men's clubs in the United Kingdom. With plumes of smoke in the air and grown men yelling, he'd put on his show, then join those he'd entertained for a pint or two. His fight on Saturday night against Aaron Riley at UFC 105 in Manchester, England, couldn't possibly present a different atmosphere than where the 25-year-old was doing battle just two years ago.

Antonio Nogueira, right, celebrates his victory over Randy Couture at UFC 102 mixed martial arts mat

Antonio Nogueira and Cain Velasquez to fight for title shot at UFC 108: Tuesday, November 10, 2009; UFC: Dana White confirms winner will be next in line for heavyweight title; By Brett Okamoto; Following an impressive win over Ben Rothwell at UFC 104 in October, many UFC fans still weren’t sure if Cain Velasquez (7-0) sat above or below Antonio Nogueira (32-5-1) in the heavyweight title picture. They’ll know for sure in January.

Mike Swick celebrates his second-round TKO win over Ben Saunders at UFC 99 in Lanxess Arena in Germa

Mike Swick better after concussion, looking forward to Dan Hardy: Tuesday, November 10, 2009; UFC 105: Swick gets second chance at title shot after missing UFC 103; By Brett Okamoto; With all the recent shuffling in the UFC’s schedule due to injuries, cases of mono and A-Team movies, it’s been easy to forget about an injury that occurred earlier this year. One that really screwed up the title picture in its welterweight division.

Brandon Vera attends a media breakfast on Friday, Oct. 23 in Los Angeles. Vera has agreed to face Ra

Q&A with UFC light heavyweight Brandon Vera: Wednesday, November 4, 2009; Vera answers questions regarding career and facing Randy Couture; By Brett Okamoto; Brandon Vera wasn't high on the idea of fighting with virtually no break after UFC 101. But he says he couldn't pass up an opportunity to fight Randy Couture. While in Los Angeles for UFC 104, Vera took the time to answer questions about Couture and his career.

Brock Lesnar leaves the arena after defeating Frank Mir in their heavyweight title fight at UFC 100

Brock Lesnar's training partner talks about decision to pull out: Monday, October 26, 2009; UFC: Chris Tuchscherer says Lesnar waited to make decision as long as he could; By Brett Okamoto; Monday’s news of Brock Lesnar’s decision to pull out of his UFC heavyweight title defense against Shane Carwin on Nov. 21 seemed to have shocked everyone. Including the champion’s own training camp.

Lyoto Machida, right, connects with Shogun Rua Saturday night during the main event of UFC 104 at St

Punchy UFC walk-in music sings out for blood: Sunday, October 25, 2009; UFC 104: Fighters pick mix of musical themes to get pumped for battle; By Allison Duck; UFC 104 was filled with controversy and so were the walk-in music choices. Many of the songs fighters choose have the typical semi-veiled threats right in the titles, but this time these calls to arms left little to the imagination.

Cain Velasquez connects on Ben Rothwell Saturday night during UFC 104 at Staples Center in Los Angel

Cain Velasquez impressive in win, may still have to wait for title shot: Sunday, October 25, 2009; UFC 104: Despite dominating Ben Rothwell, Velasquez still sits behind Antonio Nogueira; By Brett Okamoto; LOS ANGELES — There’s stepping up. And then there’s what Cain Velasquez did to Ben Rothwell Saturday night. Besides blindfolding him and kicking him in the ribs a few times, the UFC couldn’t have been much worse to Velasquez over the last few months.

Mauricio Shogun Rua, right, connects with Lyoto Machida Saturday night during the main event of UFC

UFC president leans toward rematch between Lyoto Machida and Shogun Rua: Sunday, October 25, 2009; UFC 104: After controversial win for champion, rematch of UFC 104 seems likely; By Brett Okamoto; LOS ANGELES - Lyoto Machida entered the Octagon Saturday night under a roar of cheers as the undisputed UFC light heavyweight champion. Twenty-five minutes of war later, he left it in a wave of boos — still the UFC champion, but certainly not the undisputed one.

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