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[21 Jul 2011 | No Comment | ]
UFC on Versus 6 is coming to The Sixth Round’s backyard - event set for Washington, D.C. area

It’s with great excitement that I pass along the word of UFC on Versus 6 being confirmed as set for the Washington D.C. metro area, via MMAJunkie.com. We first learned of this through a fight announcement informing fans of a lightweight showdown between TUF runner-up Michael Johnson and British submission machine Paul Sass.
In addition to the matchup, officials also confirmed the rumored location for the Oct. 1 event: Washington, D.C.
It’s not clear, though, if the Versus-televised event takes place in actual Washington, D.C. or perhaps nearby Fairfax, Va., which …

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[11 Jan 2010 | No Comment | ]
Breaking down the UFC Fight Night 20 main card match-ups

Nate Diaz vs. Gray Maynard
While both fighters possess crisp boxing, Maynard has the wrestling edge while Diaz has dangerous Gracie Jiu Jitsu. I expect this to be a back and forth battle going all over the Octagon and being decided by who can outmatch who on the ground. We all saw Joe Stevenson put a clinic on Diaz with his superior wrestling so it’s up to Diaz to bait for submission attempts.
Edge: Maynard
Evan Dunham vs. Efrain Escudero
Dunham is widely considered the underdog going into this fight but is unbeaten in …

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[11 Jan 2010 | No Comment | ]
LIVE UFC Fight Night 20: “Maynard vs. Diaz” fight results & winners, tonight January 11

Are…you…ready, for UFC Fight Night 20!? The fighters are set to take stage tonight from Fairfax, VA and into television sets around the country via Spike (US). We also welcome all of our visitors from Brazil, UK, Canada, France, Russia, China and beyond.
6th-Round.com will be providing live fight results beginning with the under card at approximately 7:00 p.m. EST and main card fights kicking off at 9:00.
We encourage you to chime in with your comments! Also, follow us on Twitter for extra commentary and discussion.
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[30 Nov 2009 | No Comment | ]
UFC Fight Night 20 “Maynard vs. Diaz” fight card set for Fairfax, VA in January

The fight card for UFC Fight Night 20 has come together nicely with a lot of fan-favorite fighters on both the main card and prelim bouts.
The event will be taking place at the GMU Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA and is to be headlined by exciting lightweight contenders Gray “Bully” Maynard and Nate Diaz. The slated line-up is as follows:
Main card (to be televised):
Nate Diaz vs. Gray Maynard
Evan Dunham vs. Efrain Escudero
Tom Lawlor vs. Aaron Simpson
Mike Guymon vs. Rory MacDonald

Under card (may not be broadcast):
Chris Leben vs. Jay Silva
Jesse Lennox …

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[21 Oct 2009 | No Comment | ]
UFC Fight Night 20 receives a headlining fight and under card update

UFC Fight Night 20 which is likely to take place in Fairfax, Virginia (aka 6th-Round.com’s backyard) has now received a main event as well as an additional under card bout.
Lightweights Gray Maynard (9-0) and Nate Diaz (15-4) will meet in the Octagon to headline the evening. Maynard is expected to receive a title shot if he bests the always scrappy submission expert Diaz.
On the under card we will likely see the addition of two other lightweights both coming off of wins in Kyle Bradley (14-6) vs. Rafael dos Anjos (12-4).
Hitting …