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Din Thomas’ Charges Dropped
November 30, 2007 – 2:22 pm | 46 Comments

The Palm Beach Post is reporting that Din Thomas has had all charges against him dropped in regards to the “illegal cage fighting” competitions he was arrested for last month.

Prosecutors this morning decided not to …

MMAHQ.net – Latest Rankings
November 29, 2007 – 8:52 am | 18 Comments

Here are the latest rankings from MMA HQ.net:
HEAVYWEIGHT
1. Fedor Emelianenko
2. Randy Couture
3. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
4. Josh Barnett
5. Tim Sylvia
6. Gabriel Gonzaga
7. Andrei Arlovski
8. Mirko Filipovic
9. Aleksander Emelianenko
10. Cheick Kongo
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
1. Quinton Jackson
2. Dan Henderson
3. Wanderlei …

Leonard Garcia Moves to WEC
November 29, 2007 – 8:43 am | 3 Comments

MMAWeekly.com is reporting that Leonard Garcia will move from the UFC’s lightweight division (155 lb) to the WEC’s featherweight (145 lb) division.
Garcia made his UFC debut against Roger Huerta at UFC 69 in what was …

Wanderlei Silva: Road to UFC 79 Video
November 28, 2007 – 3:58 pm | 41 Comments

RawVegas.tv has the following video interview with Wanderlei Silva discussing his upcoming fight with Chuch Liddell at UFC 79.

[Source: RawVegas.tv]

MMA News and Notes
November 28, 2007 – 10:07 am | 8 Comments

A few fights are now being confirmed for upcoming UFC shows. UFC Fight Night 12 will feature they welterweight debut of Mike Swick taking on Josh Burkman. UFC 81 will feature the return …

UFC 79 Main Event Poll
November 27, 2007 – 1:13 pm | 32 Comments
UFC 79 Conference Call Audio
November 27, 2007 – 9:41 am | 5 Comments

Here is the audio from yesterday’s UFC 79 Conference Call with Dana White, Matt Hughes, and Georges St. Pierre.
This was the conference call to “officially” announce the fight to the media and allow for questioning. …

Matt Hughes vs Georges St. Pierre at UFC 79
November 24, 2007 – 9:46 pm | 64 Comments

According to Matt Hughes’ personal website, Hughes will be fighting Georges St. Pierre at UFC 79 for an interim UFC welterweight title.
This past week, Matt Serra announced he was withdrawing from his scheduled title fight …

Matt Serra Off UFC 79 Fight Card
November 23, 2007 – 10:29 am | 67 Comments

Matt Serra has been forced to withdraw from his upcoming fight with Matt Hughes at UFC 79 in December due to a back injury suffered during training.
Serra, the current UFC welterweight champion, apparently suffered a …

Gareb Shamus Resigns as IFL CEO
November 20, 2007 – 9:16 am | 28 Comments

The International Fight League issued a press release today announcing that co-founder Gareb Shamus has resigned as CEO and that current President Jay Larkin has been named active CEO.
Shamus has stepped down from …