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Pettis armbar grabs Henderson’s crown

MILWAUKEE — Anthony Pettis claimed the Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight title in his hometown Saturday night, beating champion Benson Henderson by armbar submission in the first round at UFC 146.

Henderson gets kick out of defending UFC crown

Anyone who has seen an Ultimate Fighting Championship highlight reel probably has seen the clip in which one fighter plants his foot on the fence and uses it as a springboard to launch himself across the cage to land a kick on his opponent’s chin with the same foot.

Payback at stake in UFC rematch

Las Vegan Martin Kampmann knows Carlos Condit might have added motivation going into their rematch tonight because Kampmann came away from their 2009 bout with a narrow victory.

Cerrone looking to build winning streak

The last time Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone stepped into the cage, he dominated KJ Noons and once again looked like a potential threat for the Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight title.

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Bellator banking on Ortiz-Rampage clash

The fan in Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney has always wanted to see mixed martial arts pioneers Tito Ortiz and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson fight each other. Now the businessman in him hopes enough paying customers are similarly interested in the matchup of ex-Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight champions to make Bellator’s first pay-per-view event a success.

Aldo stops ‘Zombie’ to retain UFC featherweight title

Jose Aldo retained the Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight title Saturday night with a fouth-round technical knockout of “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung in the main event of UFC 163 in Rio de Janeiro.