UFC 131 official weigh-in results: Headliners Dos Santos (239), Carwin (254) on weight

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - MMAjunkie.com was on scene and reporting live from today's UFC 131 fighter weigh-ins, where all 24 event competitors successfully made weight.

Today's festivities took place at Jack Poole Plaza in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The nearby Rogers Arena hosts Saturday's pay-per-view event.

Among those who made their bout official were main-event competitors Junior Dos Santos (239) and Shane Carwin (254), as well as featherweight contenders and co-headliners Kenny Florian (146) and Diego Nunes (145).


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MMAjunkie.com Radio: UFC exec Tom Wright, Joey Oddessa and Mike Chiappetta

MMAjunkie.com Radio today welcomes to the show UFC Director of Canadian Operations Tom Wright, who discusses the latest from UFC 131 in Vancouver.

Additionally, we'll break down Saturday's pay-per-view event with noted MMA oddsmaker Joey Oddessa and MMAFighting.com reporter Mike Chiappetta.

MMAjunkie.com Radio airs from 12-2 p.m. ET (9-11 a.m. PT) live from the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino's Race & Sports Book. Listen to and watch a video stream of the two-hour show at www.mmajunkie.com/radio, or watch it live on select television markets as part of Fight Now TV.


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Marloes Coenen vs. Meisha Tate and Muhammed Lawal vs. Roger Gracie Added To Strikeforce "Fedor vs. Henderson"

Recently, it?s been confirmed that Fedor Emelianenko will be fighting Dan Henderson at Heavyweight on July 30 in strikeforce. The ?Fedor vs. Henderson? fight card has almost-immediately became one of Strikeforce?s can?t-miss events for the year. And in addition to that mega match, two more interesting matches have been slated for July 30, live on [...]

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TUF 13 FINALE PAYROLL: Clay Guida, Ed Herman top earnings for Las Vegas event

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The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the payroll figures for last weekend's Ultimate Fighter Finale event, which took place from the Pearl at the Palms Casino. Topping the night's earnings were Clay Guida and Ed Herman, who defeated Anthony Pettis and Tim Credeur, respectively. Earnings do not include any discretionary bonuses nor sponsorship money received by the fighters. The full list of earnings is below:

* Tony Ferguson: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
* Ramsey Nijem: $8,000
* Clay Guida: $74,000 ($37,000 win bonus)
* Anthony Pettis: $10,000
* Ed Herman: $48,000 ($24,000 win bonus)
* Tim Credeur: $10,000
* Kyle Kingsbury: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
* Fabio Maldonado: $10,000
* Chris Cope: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)
* Chuck O'Neil: $8,000
* Jeremy Stephens: $40,000 ($20,000 win bonus)
* Danny Downes: $4,000
* George Roop: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus)
* Josh Grispi: $15,000
* Shamar Bailey: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)
* Ryan McGillivray: $8,000
* Clay Harvison: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)
* Justin Edwards: $8,000
* Scott Jorgensen: $29,000 ($14,500 win bonus)
* Ken Stone: $5000
* Reuben Duran: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus)
* Francisco Rivera: $4,000

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/UFC_2/article_9545.shtml

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Ferguson video: TUF 13 bad guy found a brother in Lesnar

It took a while for someone to emerge as the villain on Season 13 of "The Ultimate Fighter," but when it happened the back lash was hellacious for Tony Ferguson. The entire house turned on Ferguson, after his drunken attack Charlie Rader. Ferguson trained by himself and reached the final. Brock Lesnar, who knows all about being a polarizing figure helped the prospect through the fire.

With a guarantee six-figure deal up for grabs, Ferguson faces Ramsey Nijem tomorrow at the Palms in Las Vegas.

"You see Brock as the villain, but I got to see Brock and the one thing is, I don't look at him that way," Ferguson told RawVegas. "Brock was not intimidating to me at all. I have a bigger uncle who was kind of like him. So it was easier to deal with him. He was awesome from the get-go."

Ferguson bonded with Lesnar so much that he decided to work with the Death Clutch Gym, the former UFC heavyweight champ's camp in Minnesota. He was honored because as he said Brock doesn't tolerate just anyone. In spite of his transgressions, Lesnar trusted Ferguson just like his family did when he had to tell them about the drunken episode on TUF.

"My friends and my family know me for who I am. I had to look at myself and ask that. Before this episode aired, I was having a panic attack ... like 'oh, my mom and dad are going to be seeing this. Oh crap.'  They re-assured me that they know who I am," said Ferguson.

The 25-year-old knows he's a work in progress, but much of the effort could be sidetracked if he doesn't get the job done in the Octagon.

"The biggest concern is that I want little kids to look up to me. So I know I have a lot of work to do, but the first thing that's in front of me is beating Ramsey," said Ferguson.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Ferguson-video-TUF-13-bad-guy-found-a-brother-i?urn=mma-wp2983

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UFC 131 Prelims Set To Air Live On Facebook Again And, For The First Time, YouTube

As expected, the ufc will once again be returning to Facebook for another broadcast of ?UFC Prelims LIVE?. This time, it?ll be the prelims of UFC 131 ?Dos Santos vs. Carwin?, which takes place this Saturday, June 11. But in addition to Facebook, the UFC will be broadcasting its prelims through another online venue, one [...]

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