Nate Marquardt vs. Anthony Johnson Planned for UFC on Versus 4

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Fresh off their returns to the win column last month, Nate Marquardt and Anthony Johnson have their next fights - each other.

News of the bout, which is expected to serve as the main event for UFC on Versus 4, was first reported Wednesday by Versus.com, and sources close to the planned contest told MMA Fighting that matchup is the promotion's plan.

Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/04/13/nate-marquardt-vs-anthony-johnson-planned-for-ufc-on-versus-4/

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Dana White Supports Overtime to Take Draws Out of the UFC

by Michael David SmithDana WhiteThe UFC has already had two pay-per-view main events end in draws this year, with neither fighter getting his hand raised in the Frankie Edgar vs Gray Maynard fight at UFC 125, or the B.J. Penn vs. Jon Fitch fight at UFC 127.

UFC President Dana White wasn't satisfied with those decisions, and he'd like to do something about it: Add overtime to UFC fights.

Talking to Stephan Bonnar on The Ultimate Fighter Aftermath, White was asked whether he would favor an overtime round for fights that end in draws, just as the fights on The Ultimate Fighter have. White said he thinks that's a good idea.

 

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Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/03/31/dana-white-supports-overtime-to-take-draws-out-of-the-ufc/

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QUOTABLES: Gegard Mousasi knows he doesn't have much to gain and everything to lose against Keith Jardine on Saturday

By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

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"He's got nothing to lose and this is his way back to Zuffa or the UFC and he's a dangerous opponent. He beat Chuck Liddell and Forrest Griffin, both former UFC champions. He's not someone to take lightly. He can be dangerous in his awkward standup.

This kind of fight is where I have the most to lose because people expect me to win, especially since he's taking the fight on such short notice. This is the type of fight that I can't win a lot, because if I win they'll say that, 'well, you won over somebody that wasn?t prepared,' and if I lose, it's [to] somebody that got kicked out of the UFC. It's a difficult situation and there's not much I can gain.

Not to disrespect Jardine, but say I would fight Jon Jones; if I would lose people still would say, 'Jon Jones is the God and he won and he's the pound-for-pound [best].' If I would lose to Keith Jardine people would say '[Mousasi is] overrated.' There's more to lose, that's what I mean. It's not like I don't have respect for Keith Jardine.

If I don't win this fight, I don't know when the next fight is going to be, because I won't get a title shot and it's going to take even longer before I get back to action. So, it's important to win this fight."

-Gegard Mousasi talks to Bleacher Report about his fight with late replacement Keith Jardine this Saturday on Showtime at Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley.

Penick's Analysis: Mousasi is very aware of the situation he's in. He needs to win this fight, and knows Jardine is a dangerous opponent for him despite his recent record. At the same time, he wants to fight and has been delayed multiple times because of Mike Kyle's injuries this year, so he doesn't want to get too rusty either. A win here keeps him on track, and he just needs to do what he has to do on Saturday night to get the job done.

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/Affliction2/article_8970.shtml

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Watch today's Bellator 41 fighter weigh-ins live on MMAjunkie.com at 8 p.m. ET

The Cocopah Resort and Casino in Yuma, Ariz., plays host to today's official Bellator 41 fighter weigh-ins and pre-fight press conference, and we're providing a live video stream of the proceedings at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT local time).

The same resort plays host to Saturday's event, which airs on MTV2 with two non-title fights and the semifinal round of Bellator's season-four featherweight tournament.

In addition to the live weigh-ins and pre-fight press conference, we'll have full text results posted after the proceedings.


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