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Friday, 06 August 2010 17:50 |

MMA news 6 August 2010

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The official weigh-in event for UFC 117: "Silva vs. Sonnen" is set to go down TONIGHT (Aug. 6) from the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California.

It is currently scheduled to air LIVE on several online destinations via streaming video. The first fighter is expected to tip the scale at 7 p.m. ET.

"Silva vs. Sonnen" will feature the put-up-or-shut-up middleweight title fight between division champion Anderson "The Spider" Silva and the sharp-tongued Chael Sonnen in the main event of the evening tomorrow Saturday 7^th August at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California, United States.

Two fantastic showdowns with title implications -- Roy "Big Country" Nelson vs. Junior "Cigano" dos Santos and Jon Fitch vs. Thiago "Pitbull" Alves -- are also slated to highlight what is another stacked PPV offering from the world's largest fight promotion.

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Terry Etim (14-3) has been scratched from his upcoming lightweight match up against Joe Lauzon (18-5) at UFC 118: "Edgar vs. Penn 2," paving the way for cake boss Gabe Reudiger to make his triumphant return to the Octagon on Aug. 28 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Dana White -- Just over a week or so ago, Dana White was doing a PR appearance at a Dave and Buster's in San Diego to promote UFC on Versus 2. In the midst of shaking hands and talking to fans, one fan approached Dana and told him that in his excitement to meet Dana, he got a $300 speeding ticket. Upon hearing the news, Dana White opened his wallet and gave the fan $300 to pay off his ticket.

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Rising Strikeforce heavyweight star Daniel Cormier will square off with Jason Riley at the Strikeforce: Houston show on Aug. 21, the promotion has confirmed.

Cormier had originally been expected to fight on a Strikeforce: Challengers card on Aug. 13, but was reassigned.

Last weekend, the two-time U.S. Olympian wrestler earned his third straight win, defeating Lucas Browne at Xtreme MMA 2 in Sydney, Australia. Prior to that victory, the 31-year-old had won his first two fights under the Strikeforce banner.

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Strikeforce on Tuesday announced the backup fighters for its first women's tournament, as well as the official rules for that tournament, which will be held Aug. 13 as part of a Strikeforce Challengers show in Phoenix.

Colleen Schneider and Liz Carmouche will take part in what the promotion is terming a "reserve bout" as part of the 135-pound, four-woman event. The two will fight on the preliminary card. The main card will air live on Showtime.

If one of the four women in the tournament – Miesha Tate, Carina Damm, Hitomi Akano and Maiju Kujala – cannot advance due to injury, the Schneider-Carmouche winner will serve as a replacement.

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WEC -- The long-awaited rematch between World Extreme Cagefighting rivals Jamie Varner and Donald Cerrone is set for WEC 51 on September 30, a major fight card that will demonstrate the WEC's ability to put on big events