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September 2012

Chris Leben returns, UFC 155

by MMAWeekly.com Staff Chris Leben will return to the Octagon at UFC 155 after a one-year suspension to face Karlos Vemola on Dec 29. UFC officials announced the fight on Wednesday. Chris Leben last saw action at UFC 138 in November 2011, losing by TKO to Mark Munoz. Following the fight, Leben …

Anderson Silva’s Nike deal now global

by Steph Daniels | source: bloodyelbow.com I recently spoke with Silva’s manager, Ed Soares, who addressed the subject. It started off as Nike Brazil, but it has since been made a global deal. I don’t think there’s another mixed martial arts athlete on the planet that deserves that more than Anderson. He’s …

Ben Askren: “I need to be good.”

by Steven Marrocco and Matt Erickson | source: mmajunkie.com “When I won a Bellator tournament, I was only a year and four months into my fighting career, maybe,” said Askren. “My outlook was, OK, now I get all this time to actually get good at this.” “I’ve been with Duke for …

Bisping: “I was 15-1 at 205 pounds”

by Brian Hemminger | source: mmamania.com In a live chat with fans via Yahoo! Sports and MMA Weekly this past week, “The Count” was asked about a potential return to 205 pounds and he had a very interesting response: “One hundred percent. I think about it every time I want to eat pizza and can’t. But …