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Florida is famous for a lot of things: warm weather, sandy beaches, alligators, oranges, hanging chads and now, in the words of UFC President Dana White: “bad judging and even worse reffing”. White was referring to the judging and reffing that took place at UFC on FX 3, this past Friday from Sunrise, Florida.
In the fight between Seth Baczynski and Lance Benoist, Baczynski took two knees to the face while grounded. Rather than docking a point from Benoist, he was merely given a warning. Things like this

The attendance, gate and post-fight bonuses have been announced for tonight’s UFC on FX 3 from the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida. The event drew a reported attendance figure of 6,635 and a live gate of $329,110. Bonuses were awarded for Submission of the Night, Fight of the Night and Knockout of the Night; all of which went to fighters on the main card, excluding the headliner. The total bonus payout for this event came to $160,000.While in line with recent UFC attendance figures, the crowd

Lavar Johnson (17-5 MMA, 2-0 UFC) will be replacing Mark Hunt (8-7 MMA, 3-1 UFC) in a Heavyweight fight against Stefan “Skyskraper” Struve (23-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC) at UFC 146, which takes place May 26 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Hunt was forced out due to a knee injury (PCL), during training.
Hunt tweeted earlier:
 

@GHETTO_FABOLOUS well its my first time i had to pull out of a fight
— mark richard hunt (@markhunt1974) May 17, 2012

its a sore leg injury pcl lol
— mark

The soap opera of UFC 146’s main event continued yesterday with an interview involving Alistair Overeem’s manager Glenn Robinson. Robinson seemed confident that Overeem would indeed be involved in the Heavyweight championship bout on May 26 in Las Vegas. His words sought to clarify exactly how Overeem’s failed drug test would be clarified, in the sense he allegedly did not test for elevated levels of Testosterone, but rather only an irregularity in Testosterone to Epitestosterone levels. Overeem’s levels

This Saturday a possible shot at the UFC Light Heavyweight title will be on the line when Rashad Evans and Phil Davis face off at Chicago’s United Center in the main event of UFC on FOX 2.
While many fans seem to be focusing on the evening’s co-main event, a fight that will pit Chael Sonnen against Michael Bisping, that does not mean that the fight between Evans and Davis is one that should be missed. This is a big test for both fighters, it will go a long way toward deciding of the Evans, the

Cruz vs. Faber II:
If you are a hardcore combat sports fan, yesterday was your day. On the other side of the world in Germany, the boxing match between Wladimir Klitschko and David Haye was one of the most anticipated heavyweight fights in recent memory. However, the bout didn’t live up to any of its hype leaving many fight fans disappointed. UFC 132 in Los Vegas on the other hand provided Mixed Martial Arts fans with plenty of action and the highest profile Bantamweight title fight in the

A promising Middleweight bout between Maiquel “Big Rig” Falcao and “The Filthy Mauler” Tom Lawlor is currently in the works for UFC 134: Rio in August. UFC 134: Rio is set to take place August 27th from the the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The landmark card will be headlined by a Middleweight title fight between division Champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva and challenger Yushin “Thunder” Okami and will mark the promotion’s first trip back to Brazil since 1998.

In one month, with over 55,000 fans attending, the UFC will take their promotion to the next level. This will be the largest live crowd to view a UFC event ever.