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Nogueira handles Couture

PORTLAND, Ore. — A rare appearance before hometown fans ended in disappointment for Randy Couture, who lost a unanimous decision to Brazil’s Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in the main event of UFC 102 at the Rose Garden on Saturday night.

Maia faces hurdle before shot at title

Demian Maia has made no secret about wanting to fight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight title.

Write stuff: Author wins amateur fight

Some mixed martial artists step into the ring hoping to gain the fortune and fame that come with reaching stardom in the sport.

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Ryan Couture recovers from knockdown to win

Ryan Couture submitted Jimmy Spicuzza with an armbar 1:22 into the first round in the main event of a Tuff-N-Uff amateur card at the Orleans on Saturday night.

Upstart rankles White

Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White always has been ruthless in his approach to organizations looking to capitalize on his company’s supremacy in the sport of mixed martial arts.

Boxing can copy MMA’s formula

Gary Shaw is certain of it. He thinks boxing still has it over mixed martial arts in one specific way. He has no doubt that when a megafight occurs, when a Manny Pacquiao steps into a ring and faces a Ricky Hatton, when so many movie stars show up that Denzel Washington is relegated to the 15th row, when the lights are blinding and the buzz deafening, the advantage still falls to boxing.

Penn mightiest again

PHILADELPHIA — BJ Penn again proved to be one of the world’s best 155-pound mixed martial artists.

Penn draws incentive from loss

PHILADELPHIA — The last time BJ Penn competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, he was battered and beaten for four full rounds by Georges St. Pierre before Penn’s corner mercifully called a halt to the carnage.

Confident Griffin eager for challenge

Forrest Griffin believes he can beat Anderson Silva in a light heavyweight bout on the UFC 101 card at the Wachovia Center on Saturday night.

Emelianenko joins Strikeforce

Fedor Emelianenko and his manager shunned what was probably a much more lucrative deal from the Ultimate Fighting Championship to sign with Strikeforce. Perhaps the best heavyweight mixed martial artist in the world, Emelianenko will debut with the upstart organization in the fall.

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