ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — In the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s first show in the Middle East and its first outdoors, heavy underdog Frankie Edgar won a unanimous decision over BJ Penn on Saturday to claim the lightweight title at UFC 112.
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Few are giving Demian Maia much of a chance to take the Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight belt from Anderson Silva on Saturday.
Kenny Florian spoiled the Ultimate Fighting Championship debut of Takanori Gomi by submitting the Japanese star with a rear-naked choke at 2:52 of the third round in the main event of a Fight Night card Wednesday in Charlotte, N.C.
One of the biggest fighting stars in Japan, Takanori Gomi is far from famous in the United States.
Nevada Secretary of State Ross Miller has suffered his share of bumps and bruises along the campaign trail but nothing like the bop in the nose he suffered at the hands of Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White about a year ago. Miller fights as a hobby, and the bond he formed in the gym with White has led the two to team up on a campaign aimed at reminding young people to return their census forms.
