Thiago Alves Draws Unbeaten Newcomer At UFC 138

<B>By MATT MOLGAARD<BR> MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer</B><BR><BR> Thiago Alves (18-8) will experience what many consider a step down in competition when he welcomes unbeaten promotional neophyte, Papy Abedi to the octagon at UFC 138.<BR><BR> Alves, who has long been considered a top contender to champion, Georges St. Pierre?s title, has experienced a recent rough patch. In his last four outings, Alves has looked uninspired in amassing a 1-3 record. The talented Brazilian last saw action at UFC 130, where he dropped a unanimous decision to Rick Story.<BR><BR> Swedish import, Papy Abedi enters the UFC fold with an impressive 8-0 record. While he?s yet to face anyone as dangerous as Alves, Abedi brings with him a strong striking pedigree. He?s managed to finish seven of his eight opponents by way of knockout, technical knockout or submission.<BR><BR> UFC 138 is headlined by a non-title five round bout between talented middleweights Chris Leben and Mark Munoz, and takes place on November 5th at the LG Arena in Birmingham, England. The event will air via taped delay on Spike TV.<BR><BR> Leave your feedback on this article by posting a comment directly below! You can also chat about the card in the MMANEWS.COM Forums and/or the MMANEWS.COM Facebook. If that wasn't enough, MMANEWS.COM is now on Twitter as well @mmanewsdotcom.<BR><BR>

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Tito loves Dana: MMA?s favorite marriage continues, what?s next for Ortiz?

There's nothing better than the special bond between boss and employee. Dana White and Tito Ortiz are proof of that. The UFC president was looking forward to a clean separation, but Tito spoiled the party with his upset of Ryan Bader at UFC 132.

Going back to the postfight press conference at UFC 84, it's simply amazing that the Tito-Dana marriage is going to continue. Remember, that was night Ortiz was nearly denied access to the room. Las Vegas Metro Police were standing by in case some insane unfolded. Tito, girlfriend Jenna Jameson, broke into the room before White arrived. What ensued was a legendary sniping session between boss and employee. Tito probably didn't help his cause by wearing a "mean" t-shirt to the weigh-in.

Ortiz lost two more fights after the Machida defeat, but won with his back against the wall. Judging by the reaction from the fans at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday, Ortiz certainly has to be re-signed, but you have to wonder if there's any shot at a smooth negotiation. Boss and employee buried that hatchet at the UFC 132 postfight press conference.

Tito "begged" for a final fight and was getting paid $450,000 win or lose at UFC 132. Let's hope money isn't a stumbling block. We can't wait to see Ortiz back in the Octagon and more importantly, the next chapter of Tito-Dana emerge before the end of 2011.

Tito won't ever really be in the hunt for the light heavyweight title, so now it's time to make fights that the fans want to see. What do you like?

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Urijah Faber to face Brian Bowles at UFC 139

A battle of former WEC champions has been announced for UFC 139 as one time bantamweight kingpin Brian Bowles (10-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) faces off with long time featherweight champ Urijah Faber (25-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC). The announcement was made by UFC.com late on Thursday evening and the bout will take place on November 19th [...]


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MMAjunkie.com Radio: Strikeforce's Josh Barnett, Bellator's Bjorn Rebney

MMAjunkie.com Radio today concludes another week of programming by welcoming to the show former UFC champ and current Strikeforce heavyweight contender Josh Barnett, as well as Bellator Fighting Championships' CEO Bjorn Rebney.

Barnett talks his recent win over Brett Rogers and what lies ahead in the Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix. Rebney calls into the show to discuss his promotion's weekend event, Bellator 47.

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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