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It certainly seems like the injury bug is still going strong in the world of MMA, as The Korean Zombie takes a year’s worth in one fight against Jose Aldo. KZ…

UFC 163 is set to go down in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil on August 3rd and it has a stacked card lined up. Korean Zombie will challenge Jose Aldo for the Featherweight…

With the announcement that the UFC will be making a return to Brazil in January for UFC 156, the question has to be asked just how big can the UFC become in Brazil? It is already huge, and is set to explode next year and beyond. FuelTV’s “Ultimate Answers” poses the questions and has several UFC athletes answer it, from Michael Bisping to Jon Fitch to Tito Ortiz. Brazil is home to great champions like Anderson Silva, Junior dos Santos, and Jose Aldo, and they are respected like the top football and

UFC 152 provided a solid card all said and done, and the Fight Night bonuses were headed up by Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones for his Kimura victory over Vitor Belfort. Jones continues to ride his momentum as one of the best fighters in the game today. Cub Swanson earned the $65,000 prize for Knockout of the Night, which makes two in a row for him. Knocking out Charles Oliveira with one punch was impressive, and Swanson continues to law his way back towards a rematch with Jose Aldo. The two met in

Former UFC Light Heavyweight champion and outspoken fan-favorite Quinton “Rampage” Jackson has been ruled out of UFC 153, as per an announcement made by Dana White earlier today. The exact specifications of Jackson’s injury remain a mystery but he will be unable to face Glover Texeira nonetheless. White took to Twitter to announce the bad news:

Rampage is hurt and out of UFC 153 RIO. SUCKS!!!!!!
— Dana White (@danawhite) September 11, 2012

The news, coupled with the withdrawal of Jose Aldo from the

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

Now that the headlining bout of Jose Aldo vs. Erik Koch for the UFC Featherweight title is set in stone, UFC 153 from Rio’s undercard is starting to take shape with a recent announcement. First off, perennial Welterweight contender and long-time second fiddle to GSP Jon Fitch will take on surging young contender Erick Silva. Fitch has much to prove after suffering a devastating knockout loss to Johny Hendricks late last December, in a fight were he to win, it would have hard to deny him another shot at the

Brazilian phenom Renan Barao extended his unbeaten streak tonight with a decisive unanimous decision victory over opponent Urijah Faber. Faber as always came out with a lot of motion and speed, but he was just unable to find an opening in the defense of Barao. Barao used a lot of kicks as expected, utilizing great Muay Thai leg kicks similar to Jose Aldo. The kicks seemed to cause Faber’s leg to swell up as the fight wore on.
Barao also attempted many headkicks and even high spinning back-kicks, showing a