• Former UFC champion Brock Lesnar pleads guilty to Alberta hunting charge - MEDICINE HAT, Alta. - Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar has admitted to a hunting infraction in southern Alberta. A lawyer for the mixed martial arts star appeared in a Medicine Hat court and pleaded guilty on his client's behalf to improper tagging of an animal during a hunting trip in November 2010. Lesnar was fined $1,725 and given a six-month hunting suspension. Two other charges of leaving meat to rot and illegal possession of wildlife were dropped. Lesnar, 34, was accused by fish and wildlife officials of shooting a mule deer buck but only packing the trophy head out. The director of the Alberta Professional Outfitters Society said it is considered unethical to leave edible meat in the field. The former NCAA wrestling champion and pro wrestling star was charged along with a hunting guide.

• UFC on Fuel TV 1 - A battle between undefeated heavyweights Stipe Miocic and British heavyweight, Philip De Fries has recently been booked for the UFC’s upcoming debut on FUELTV, which transpires February 15th at the CenturyLink and Cornmeal Center in Omaha, Nebraska.  De Fries made a successful debut in the UFC when he earned a unanimous decision victory over the experienced Rob Broughton on home soil. He now plans to build on that success. The 25-year-old is hoping to become the future of British MMA in the heavyweight division, having already established an 8-0 record. Miocic, is coming off a win over Joey Beltran. UFC on Fuel is headlined by Jake Ellenberger v Diego Sanchez.

• UFC 141: This is gonna be BIG – MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada - Main Card - Brock Lesnar (5-2) vs. Alistair The Reem Overeem (35-11) - Donald Cowboy Cerrone (17-3) vs. Nate Diaz (14-7) - Jon Fitch (23-3) vs. Johny Hendricks (11-1) - Alexander Mauler Gustafsson (12-1) vs. Vladimir Janitor Matyushenko (25-5) - Jimy The Kid Hettes (9-0) vs. Nam Phan (17-9)

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• Latest UFC Acquisition - MMA heavyweight ‘The Grave Digger’ Chad Griggs (11-1) had signed with the UFC, becoming the latest fighter to move from Strikeforce to the Octagon. Although Griggs doesn’t have an opponent yet, it is anticipated that he could make his Octagon debut at an upcoming event in March (2012). In an interview with MMA Fighting Griggs said; “We’ve been talking for a while,” said Griggs. “We’ve been throwing numbers back and forth for a little while because my contract was coming close to an end, so we were trying to figure out where I was going from here. I knew they were interested, and it was just a matter of if we could get the numbers right. I think we’re both going to be happy. …I’m excited about it, but now I’ve got to get in there and prove that I deserve to be there. It’s time to put the work in and hopefully it pays off here in a few months.”

• "The Last Emperor" Returns - The best heavyweight in MMA history will make his return to the ring on New Year's Eve in Japan, when Fedor Emelianenko faces the former Olympic judo gold medalist Satoshi Ishii. - Emelianenko and Ishii will headline this year's DREAM NYE fight card at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, which will also feature DREAM Lightweight title bout between Shinya Aoki and Satoru Kitaoka. as well as Hiroyuki Takaya vs. Takeshi Inoue for the DREAM Featherweight title. This will be Fedor Emelianenko sixth overall appearance on the traditional Japanese New Year's Eve supercard, and his first since the famous Yarennoka! 2007 bout with Hong Man Choi.

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• Rafaello Oliveira out from UFC on FX 1 - A lingering hand injury has forced Rafaello Oliveira out of next month's UFC on FX 1 event. Oliveira (14-5 MMA, 1-4 UFC) today announced his withdrawal via Twitter, though he didn't disclose details about the injury. UFC officials now will search for a replacement for Oliveira, who was slated to fight promotional newcomer and fellow lightweight Reza Madadi (11-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) at the show. Featuring a headliner of Melvin Guillard vs. Jim Miller, UFC on FX 1 takes place Jan. 20 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. Oliveira vs. Madadi was slated for the night's preliminary card.

• Superior Cage Combat 4 - The Las Vegas-based Superior Cage Combat promotion returns to action in February, and UFC veterans Kendall Grove and Jay Silva headline the event. Promotion officials recently announced that "SCC 4: Grove vs. Silva" takes place Feb. 16 at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. This fight will be preceded by the five round SCC Lightweight Title Fight between John Gunderson (32-12-2) and Justin Buchholz (12-6).

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