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Today Dana Whte and the UFC came out with a video to thank all of the fans for sticking with the promotion throughout its extremely tumultuous summer that was decimated by injuries. White remains unfazed, and has been in the news even more than usual as of late, first because of the UFC 151 cancellation and now because of UFC 152 this week. He spoke up in support of his true MMA fans and supporters:
“There’s no sport in the world where the fans are as amazing, as dedicated, as passionate, and as awesome as

Hot on the heels of the diappointing announcement that Jose Aldo will indeed miss the UFC 153 headlining bout with Frankie Edgar, it appears that two new potential opponents have arisen from the fray. Team Alpha Male Leader Urijah Faber has spoken out on Twitter, calling for either he or his teammate Chad Mendes to be the man to replace Featherweight champ Aldo:

Weighed 158 yest“@thesensation82: @danawhite edgar v @urijahfaber for Interim belt? I’m sure the Cali kid wouldn’t mind stepping up

Earlier today, Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix winner Daniel Cormier came out with some interesting statements concerning MMA’s most oft-discussed man, UFC Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones. While Cormier has been a Heavyweight throughout his whole career and is set to face former champion Frank Mir in Strikeforce’s final Heavyweight bout ever on November 3rd, he seems to have grand ideas for his foray into the UFC. Speaking to BloodyElbow.com, Cormier relayed the following about a possible move down

Although UFC 151 has been cancelled for almost a week, talk is still going on about one of the biggest let-downs of the year. With Henderson out on an injury, the UFC offered Jones a fight against former Middleweight contender, Chael Sonnen. Jones’ refusal of the fight ultimately lead to the cancellation of the entire card. A first in UFC history.
It was reported earlier that UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva was considering a move up to Light Heavyweight in hopes of salvaging the card, but it just w

According to a post on graciefighter.com by Cesar Gracie, Nick Diaz (27-8 MMA, 7-5 UFC) wants to return to the Octagon and may have his eyes set on facing UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva.Diaz has not fought since his loss in February to Carlos Condit at UFC 143 for the interim Welterweight title. After his loss by decision, Diaz announced his retirement from the UFC. A few days later, he was suspended for a year by the Nevada State Athletic Commission, because he tested positive for marijuana, his

The final 8 start off their tourney as we get closer to the end of the first live season for TUF.

Earlier today, news broke that Dominick Cruz tore his ACL training for his UFC 148 title bout versus arch-nemesis Urijah Faber. Instantly, the status of UFC 148 as potentially the biggest card ever was in jeopardy. While no longer possessing two title fights, it appears that Urijah Faber does still want to fight on the card, revealing the following via Twitter.com:

Sucks about @thedomin8r hope recovers fast! Sounds like 9 months aftr surgery @renanbaraoufc seems like the best replacement!