Lightweight champ Frankie Edgar and number-one contender Gray Maynard will again have to play the waiting game before squaring off in the Octagon to settle their unresolved trilogy. Both men have met twice before in the UFC, with Edgar having lost the first, and the second resulting in a thrilling yet unsatisfying draw.
A third fight was long-scheduled for UFC 130 on May 29, but two broken ribs for Edgar and a damaged knee of Maynard’s has forced the scrap to be postponed for now. While unfortunate that the two exciting …

Streaking STRIKEFORCE star Mike “Mak” Kyle (18-7) will replace the injured Valentijn Overeem and take on former heavyweight world champion Antonio “Big Foot” Silva (14-2) of Coconut Creek, Fla., by way of Brazil, in one of the featured televised fights on STRIKEFORCE: Henderson vs. Babalu this Saturday, Dec. 4, at Scottrade Center in St. Louis, live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast).
Overeem, the older brother of STRIKEFORCE heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem, withdrew Saturday after suffering an elbow injury.
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NEW YORK (Nov. 1, 2010) - Unbeaten Ryan Couture (1-0) has been forced to withdraw from the STRIKEFORCE Challengers event Friday, Nov. 19, at Jackson Convention Complex in Jackson, Miss., due to a staph infection, STRIKEFORCE announced today.
The son of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) legend, Randy Couture, is expected be sidelined for three to four weeks.
The 28-year-old Couture, a member of Las Vegas, Nev., based Xtreme Couture, won his STRIKEFORCE and MMA pro debut with a 1:15, first-round submission (triangle choke) over Lucas …

With Vitor Belfort being injured again and now out of UFC 122, Yushin Okami’s new opponent is Nate Marquardt. “The Great” was recently seen pummeling Rousimar Palhares en route to a first-round TKO victory at UFC Fight Night 22. After the win, Marquardt expressed his desire to get another fight before too long and now that wish will be fulfilled.
Belfort, who has yet to actually compete in the UFC’s middleweight division (during this current stint with the promotion), is seemingly a magnet for bad luck. He had to withdraw from …

The Massachusetts State Athletic Commission has suspended a handful of fighters following UFC 118. No majory injuries have been reported and most suspensions are for precautionary reasons.
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Nick Osipczak is suspended 30 days (21 days no contact) for precautionary reasons
Greg Soto is suspended 45 days (30 days no contact) for precautionary reasons
Amilcar Alves is suspended 30 days (21 days no contact) for precautionary reasons
John Salter is suspended 180 days (possible left hand fracture) pending physician X-Rays. Minimum suspension 30 days (21 days no contact)
Gabe Ruediger is suspended 30 days (21 days …