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UFC 162 main event: Silva does talking in octagon

Anderson Silva has preferred to let his feet and fists do the talking for him. He will look to continue the longest winning streak in UFC history when he puts his belt on the line against Chris Weidman in the main event of UFC 162 at MGM Grand on Saturday night.

Middleweight Mark Munoz cuts down to 185 for UFC 162 bout

Mark Munoz stepped on the scale one day in early January and realized he needed to make a change. He had been suffering from depression following a devastating knockout loss to Chris Weidman last July, and the evidence of the UFC middleweight’s six-month eating binge was staring back at his bloated face.

UFC chief White employs Twitter assistant to deliver message

Presidents of multimillion-dollar sports leagues usually don’t wear jeans with holes, hang out on game day in a Spartan man cave deep inside the bowels of the arena and fire off tweets to fire up fans before the main event.

White to disgruntled Kennedy: ‘Go be a garbage man’

Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White had a simple response when informed of Tim Kennedy’s claims he could make more money as a trash collector than he does as a UFC fighter.

Superstar fighter gets first big role as film actor

Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champ, Anderson Silva, soon will tap into his artistic, expressive dimension to expand his brand from the octagon cage to the big screen.

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New York lawmakers fend off legalization of MMA fights

Ultimate Fighting Championship, the Las Vegas-based fight promotion company, came up short again Tuesday in its attempt to persuade New York state lawmakers to legalize professional MMA fights in the Empire State.

Burkman waits years to avenge Fitch loss

Beating Jon Fitch for the biggest win of his career made Friday night special for Josh Burkman. Doing it in spectacular fashion — in only 41 seconds — made sure Saturday was pretty good, too.

Sweat Store targets sartorially savvy workout enthusiasts

It’s not every day you’ll find fashion-forward workout clothing for both yoga and cage-fighting enthusiasts, but a new store in the Summerlin area is focusing on hitting both demographics.

UFC executive fends off the programming pirates

It’s the prized cash cow for Ultimate Fighting Championship, the Las Vegas-based multimillion-dollar combat-fight promotion company — pay-per-view.

Evans ends slide against Henderson in UFC 161

Former Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans snapped a two-fight losing streak with a split decision over Dan Henderson in the UFC 161 main event in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, on Saturday night.

Nelson’s contract at stake in UFC 161

Las Vegan Roy Nelson will be fighting for a new contract tonight when he meets heavyweight Stipe Miocic at UFC 161 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

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