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      Cerrone steps in for Stout, to face Siver at UFC 137

      August 29, 2011 /

      nullThe passing of trainer Shawn Tompkins has had its impact on the MMA world.

      For Sam Stout, who was a brother-in-law and training partner with Tomkins, the impact has been even greater.

      MMAJunkie.com confirmed that Stout has withdrawn from his fight with Dennis Siver at UFC 137 on Oct. 29 and former WEC star, Donald Cerrone, will fill in.

      Donald Cerrone (16-3 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has stepped in for Sam Stout (17-6-1 MMA, 6-5 UFC) and now meets Dennis Siver (19-7 MMA, 8-4 UFC) at October’s UFC 137 event.

      As MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) first reported earlier today, Stout recently withdrew from the event for undisclosed reasons. Event sources confirmed the opponent switch.

      Fellow lightweight Cerrone now takes his spot on the card and fights for the fourth time in 2011.

      Cerrone is 3-0 in the UFC and is coming off a first-round TKO of Charles Oliveira at UFC Live 5 earlier this month.

      Siver has won his last four, including a close decision victory over Matt Wiman back at UFC 132 in July.

      The winner of this contest will quickly emerge as one of the top contenders in the lightweight division.

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      UFC 134 Recap: Big Nog shows he still has something left

      August 29, 2011 /

      nullWas it the scene, or is Antonio Minotauro Nogueira back?

      A spirited effort by “Big Nog” allowed him to pick up a win over Brendan Schaub by knockout in the first round of UFC 134.

      Nogueira, who had lost two of his last three by knockout, showed an improved chin against Schaub, taking some big punches early in the fight.

      The longer the fight remained standing, the more it looked like it was just a matter of time before the Brazilian legend got knocked out by the rising American star.

      Instead, Nogueira flashed some of his boxing and landing a big straight punch that stunned Schaub. From there, a flurry of fists flatlined Schaub and gave Nogeuira one of his biggest wins of his career, due to the fact he was fighting in his hometown of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

      I would debate that the loudest roar to come from that energized UFC 134 crowd came when Big Nog knocked out Schaub.

      Now, the question for Nogeuira is what is next? Is he still a legit contender in a crowded heavyweight division.

      I would personally like to see him square off with the likes or Frank Mir or Shane Carwin next.

      A win over someone of that caliber puts him in line to be a top-5 member of the heavyweight division.

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      UFC 134 Recap: What’s left for Forrest Griffin

      August 28, 2011 /

      nullOne of the major stories to come out of UFC 134 Saturday night was Forrest Griffin suffering another KO loss, this time to Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (AP Photo).

      Griffin is now 2-3 in his last five fights, with all three losses coming by knockout.

      Griffin didn’t look good at all in the fight, as he attempted some ugly high kicks that were very slow in delivery. His boxing has always been a strength for him, but it didn’t do him any good against Shogun.

      Rua was able to tear right through him and leave us with another image of Griffin out of the cage before hands were raised.

      Shogun is now back in the light heavyweight title picture while we are left to wonder what is next for the original Ultimate Fighter winner.

      In the last few years, Griffin has now lost convincingly to two of the top light heavyweights and the middleweight champion.

      His two wins were close decisions over the likes of Tito Ortiz and Rich Franklin, who are also lost in the light heavyweight shuffle.

      While a third match with Ortiz or a rematch with Quinton “Rampage” Jackson may make sense in terms of dollars, it seems pretty clear that Griffin will never contend for a championship again.

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      UFC 134 Recap – Silva still the man

      August 27, 2011 /

      nullIt’s hard to know what to say after watching Anderson Silva run through another opponent (AP Photo).

      The first thought is, Wow! This guy is amazing.

      But, then, you chew on the fight for a little while and you are left with this thought: What was Yushin Okami doing?

      Coming into this fight I said all that stood in Okami’s way of winning this UFC Middlweight Championship fight was his aggression.

      Sure enough, Okami played right into Silva’s hands. He didn’t pressure. He didn’t attempt a takedown. He didn’t get into a “fight” as Chael Sonnen would call it.

      What part of standing around and letting Silva pick you apart did Okami think was going to help him win?

      Even he had to know when Silva stood right in front of him with his hands down that he was screwed.

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      UFC 134 Weigh-In Results: All Fighters Hit Weight

      August 26, 2011 /

      nullWeigh ins for UFC 134 took place on Friday afternoon and each of the competing fighters made weight for Saturday’s card.

      In the main event, UFC Middleweight Champion, Anderson Silva, received a hero’s welcome from the Brazilian fans as he weighed in at 184 pounds while his opponent, Yushin Okami, came in at 183 pounds.

      The 183 pounds was somewhat surprising for Okami, who typically fights near 200 pounds come fight night.

      Following the weigh in, the two had a mild stare down, but lacked intensity leading up to the fight.

      In the co-main event, both Forrest Griffin and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua came in at exactly 205 pounds. The two also had a distant stare down where they didn’t get to close to each other. This fight is a rematch of an upset for Griffin back in 2007. Griffin was booed heavily by the crowd while Rua had the full support of the arena.

      For complete weigh-in results from UFC 134, check out the jump.

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