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Antonio Silva wants to get off on the right foot with the UFC. Which is why, according to the former EliteXC Champion, he’ll approach Roy Nelson with the same determination that he had when he defeated Fedor Emelianenko.

Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos has gone 1-3 during his tenure with Strikeforce with his last two fights ending early, falling by TKO to Jordan Mein and tapping out to a Nick Diaz armbar.
The Brazilian striker recently addressed his hopes for his next opponent in Strikeforce’s Welterweight division, Paul Daley. Daley is also 1-3 in his Strikeforce career, dropping his last three fights, with his latest loss coming at the hands of Kazuo Misaki on March 3.
“My results are going to be

Thiago Alves and Martin Kampmann will face off in Welterweight contest that may not have title shot implications, but will have definite impact on the rankings in the weight division.
This battle of two accomplished strikers will take place on Saturday in Australia, but due to the pesky International Date Line the fight will be broadcast on Friday in North America, something to definitely keep in mind, so you don’t miss this one.
These two may have had limited success in their recent endeavors, so

We have all heard the legend of Rousimar Palhares. Born in a radioactive swamp deep in the Brazilian jungle,…

After the dust settled on UFC 144 in Japan, Ben Henderson had taken the Lightweight title from Frankie Edgar in a five-round war. Henderson showed a well-rounded game and has reached the top of the division, but his work is far from over. This year promises to be a time of great action for the ultra-stacked UFC Lightweight division. Several fighters could make their own case for a title fight against Henderson. Let’s take a look at the most deserving:  
Frankie Edgar: Some, including UFC President

This Saturday, February 25, the UFC will head to Japan to present UFC 144. In the evening’s main event Frankie Edgar will defend his UFC Lightweight title against former WEC Lightweight Champion Benson Henderson.
While the UFC’s Lightweight division may not be one of the “glamour” weightclasses, it is without a doubt one of, if not the, deepest weightclasses in the UFC and when the two top fighters in the division face off on Saturday it should be something to see.
Here’s a

UFC President Dana White returned to the United States today after spending time in Brazil filming the upcoming season of “The Ultimate Fighter.” White was probably looking forward to spending some decompressing from his hectic schedule when he returned to Vegas, instead he was faced with Nick Diaz testing positive during his UFC 143 drug tests.
Shortly after the Nevada State Athletic Commission released the news that Diaz had been found to have marijuana metabolites in his sample, the UFC

By CagePotato contributor Jason Moles Coming off a loss to Jorge Oliveira in December, James Irvin returned to action last weekend…

(Arona’s finally ready to put down the surfboard.) Ricardo Arona has been pledging a return to action pretty much every year…