Roan "Jucao" Carneiro steps in to face Mark Munoz at UFC 184 on Feb. 28

Just hours after it was announced that veteran fighter Mark Munoz would return to the Octagon against Caio Magalhaes at UFC 184, Magalhaes had to withdraw due to an infection in his mouth.

Looks like Munoz will remain on the card. On Wednesday night UFC Tonight’s Ariel Helwani confirmed that Roan ‘Jucao’ Carneiro will step in to fight “The Filipino Wrecking Machine” on Feb. 28 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

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Roan "Jucao" Carneiro steps in to face Mark Munoz at UFC 184 on Feb. 28

Former UFC champion Anderson Silva negotiating with Reebok, but still ‘loves’ Nike

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Anderson Silva could be the latest UFC star to sign a sponsorship deal with Reebok, but he won’t do it just for the money.

The former UFC middleweight kingpin, who was sponsored by Nike in the past, told the media during a press conference in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday that he’s in negotiations with Reebok, who recently signed a deal with the UFC.

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Former UFC champion Anderson Silva negotiating with Reebok, but still ‘loves’ Nike

Complete UFC on FOX 14 card announced

The entire UFC on FOX 14 main card was officially announced on Wednesday.

The event, which will be headlined by Alexander Gustafsson vs. Anthony Johnson, will take place at the 30,000-seat Tele2 Arena in Stockholm, Sweden on Jan. 24. If all goes to plan, it will be the second-biggest event in UFC history behind 2011’s UFC 129, which drew 55,724 fans.

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Complete UFC on FOX 14 card announced

Nate Diaz weighs in on missing open work outs, UFC uniforms, CM Punk"s entrance, much more

PHOENIX — Nate Diaz talks about his long-awaited return to the UFC, his UFC on FOX 13 fight against Rafael dos Anjos, missing Wednesday’s open work outs, the newest UFC uniforms, CM Punk, and even more.

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Nate Diaz weighs in on missing open work outs, UFC uniforms, CM Punk"s entrance, much more

Randa Markos happy TUF 20 "longshot" paid away

LAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting’s Cynthia Vance caught up with Randa Markos through the TUF 20 media day Wednesday. Markos talks about her road to the UFC, why she believes she is a competition, how she balances her full time occupation and training, and much more.

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Randa Markos happy TUF 20 "longshot" paid away

It is been a while, but Junior dos Santos can grin again

PHOENIX, Ariz. — It did not take long for that old, goofy smile to creep back across Junior dos Santos’ face.

Fourteen months after Cain Velasquez ground him into an unrecognizable and bloody paste, seven months after his superhuman framework did not make its Brazilian homecoming, the guy they used to call o campeao danced his fiendish dance over the blue canvas at Wednesday’s UFC on FOX 13 open work outs, showing once again that there is few more frightening to observe carton the shadows.

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It is been a while, but Junior dos Santos can grin again

UFC on FOX 13 open work outs

PHOENIX, Ariz — Junior dos Santos, Stipe Miocic, and Rafael dos Anjos participated in the UFC on FOX 13 open work outs Wednesday day. Take a look at the video above.

Music courtesy of APM Music.

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UFC on FOX 13 open work outs

Rose Namajunas, Carla Esparza advance to first UFC girls"s strawweight title fight

The UFC’s first women’s strawweight title fight is placed.

Rose Namajunas will meet Carla Esparza in the key occurrence of The Ultimate Fighter 20 Ending on Friday in Las Vegas with the 115-pound belt in the line. Namajunas defeat Randa Markos by first-round entry and Esparza knocked off Jessica Penne via unanimous decision in the semifinals on Wednesday night’s final episode of The greatest Fighter 20.

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Rose Namajunas, Carla Esparza advance to first UFC girls"s strawweight title fight

Stipe Miocic says an "habit" to understanding fighting is what got him great at it

PHOENIX — Stipe Miocic spoke to the media Wednesday about his UFC on FOX 13 main event opposite Junior dos Santos, if he is willing to speak as a way to furthering his profession, whether preparing for a fight this huge felt different than his others, how an ‘habit’ to seeing the sport and comprehending it made him better plus more.

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Stipe Miocic says an "habit" to understanding fighting is what got him great at it

Rafael dos Anjos sees holes in winner Anthony Pettis" match

PHOENIX, Ariz. — It’s not by coincidence that Rafael dos Anjos is fighting Nate Diaz at UFC on FOX 13, only seven days following the lightweight title image eventually sprung back to life with Anthony Pettis’ victorious return from harm.

“The most important reason that I accepted this fight was because I wished to fight close to the shot for the title fight,” dos Anjos said on Wednesday.

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Rafael dos Anjos sees holes in winner Anthony Pettis" match

Nate Diaz misses UFC on FOX 13 open work outs

PHOENIX — Nate Diaz’s return to the limelight got off into a rocky beginning, as the popular and frank UFC lightweight was a clearly absent existence from Wednesday’s UFC on FOX 13 open work outs occasion at Phoenix’s U.S. Airways Center.

among the four featured combatants to the Dec. 13 card, Diaz (17-9) was scheduled to appear at the buff occasion alongside headliners Junior dos Santos and Stipe Miocic, and coming competition, Rafael dos Anjos. All three other combatants revealed. Diaz was expected to as well, yet he never did.

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Nate Diaz misses UFC on FOX 13 open work outs

Torres-Magana, Rawlings-Clark highlight TUF 20 Ending fight statements

The UFC declared six undercard fights for the Ultimate Fighter 20 Finale on Wednesday — including one surprise introduction.

Tecia Torres will take on Angela Magana, Joanne Calderwood fights starter Seo Hee Ham, Felice Herrig meets Lisa Ellis, Angela Hill confronts Emily Kagan, Aisling Daly takes on Alex Chambers and Bec Rawlings fights Heather Jo Clark. The fights were declared on FOX Sports Live following the penultimate episode of The Ultimate Fighter’s 20th season.

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Torres-Magana, Rawlings-Clark highlight TUF 20 Ending fight statements

Jorge Masvidal injured, Gleison Tibau replaces him vs. Norman Parke

The UFC’s large card in Boston took a little bit of a hit Wednesday.

Jorge Masvidal needed to pull from his scheduled lightweight fight with Norman Parke at UFC Fight Night 59: McGregor vs. Siver on Jan. 18 due to a back injury, the UFC declared. In Masvidal’s area will step his American Top Team training partner Gleison Tibau.

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Jorge Masvidal injured, Gleison Tibau replaces him vs. Norman Parke

Conor McGregor to chew over film deals after Jan. 18 fight against Dennis Siver

As if Conor McGregor’s coming Jan. 18 fight against Dennis Siver did not already have high enough stakes, it seems the silver screen has now come calling the popular Irishman as well.

MMAFighting.com’s Ariel Helwani reported on Wednesday’s episode of ‘UFC Tonight’ that several film deals are “in the works” for the 26-year old, based on manager Addie Attar, but that McGregor is only going to focus his attention in the chances after he takes care of business against Siver.

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Conor McGregor to chew over film deals after Jan. 18 fight against Dennis Siver

Cung Le requests contract launch; calls UFC "something I do not believe in anymore"

We Are over a month taken out of the resolution of Cung Le’s drug test dispute together with the UFC, but the awful feelings in the combatant’s ending of things have yet to subside.

Le disclosed Wednesday that he’s told his supervisor, Gary Ibarra, to request his release from his UFC contract.

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Cung Le requests contract launch; calls UFC "something I do not believe in anymore"

Anthony Njokuani signals with Legacy FC following UFC release

Expert lightweight Anthony Njokuani has verbally agreed to some multi-fight deal with Legacy FC following his recent release in the UFC, Legacy FC owner Mick Maynard supported to MMAFighting.com on Wednesday.

A 34-year old former kickboxer, Njokuani (16-9, 1 NC) had been a mainstay in the WEC/UFC 155-pound division ever since his 2009 introduction, fighting 15 times and scoring memorable KO/TKO triumphs over Chris Horodecki, Edward Faaloloto and Roger Bowling, amongst others.

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Anthony Njokuani signals with Legacy FC following UFC release

Ronda Rousey "honored" by lewd Eminem lyrics: "Artwork is not meant to be fine"

Ronda Rousey isn’t upset by her arbitrary reference in a lewd Eminem song. Actually, she is kind of honored.

Eminem loses Rousey’s name in the title track of his recently published record Shady XV, calling her “a slaughterhouse in a blouse.” The rapper also makes a reference to Rousey’s physical attributes. But Rousey does not mind a bit, she said Wednesday night on Jimmy Kimmel Live.

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Ronda Rousey "honored" by lewd Eminem lyrics: "Artwork is not meant to be fine"

Thiago Tavares gets knee operation; UFC fight with Nik Lentz still on

Thiago Tavares and Nik Lentz are set to rematch at UFC Fight Night 60 in February, yet, hours prior to the UFC declared the fight on Tuesday, Tavares experienced emergency knee operation in Santa Catarina, Brazil.

“Only woke up in the Baia Sul hospital after undergoing emergency surgery with Dr. Luis Fernando Funchal,” Tavares posted on his Instagram on Wednesday morning. “Thanks to him, I am going to be 100 percent to fight on Feb. 14, representing my city and my state in the UFC.”

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Thiago Tavares gets knee operation; UFC fight with Nik Lentz still on

Joe Lauzon vs. Al Iaquinta set for UFC 183

An significant lightweight fight was added to UFC 183.

The UFC has reserved Joe Lauzon (24-9) vs. Al Iaquinta (10-3-1) for the Jan. 31 card in Las Vegas, Newsday first reported on Wednesday, and the UFC later confirmed the news with MMAFighting.com.

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Joe Lauzon vs. Al Iaquinta set for UFC 183

Live Chat: Conor McGregor-Frankie Edgar sweepstakes, Pacquiao-Algieri, UFC Fight Night 57 results and more

Never a lack of issues, is there?

it is the Wednesday after three largely important occasions in the realm of combat sports. Metamoris 5 took place on Saturday, with MMA stars Jake Shields and Rory MacDonald turning in good functionality in their very own right. There was a lackluster main event, but most of the card ended up having worth.

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