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Fighters.com’s third-ranked heavyweight and former UFC champion Frank Mir (13-4) has issued a formal apology at UFC.com for a remark he made last weekend on WXDX radio in Pittsburgh: “[I want Brock Lesnar to be] the first person that dies due to Octagon-related injuries.”

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Who’s the most powerful fighter in mixed martial arts: Fighters.com Heavyweight Champion “Last Emperor” Fedor Emelianenko (31-1) or second-ranked heavyweight and UFC champion Brock Lesnar (4-1)?  According to Business Week, in a head-to-head battle of earning potential, Emelianenko tops Lesnar.

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Today on MMA Gospel Radio The Reverend Turk Vangel and Gary Freidman welcome “Razor” Rob McCullough (17-6) to the show. Rob is a gritty fighter, five-time World Muay Thai champion and former WEC lightweight champion. Rob is coming off a tough split decision loss to Karen Darabedyan (9-1) at WEC 44 in November. Rob will talk to us about his future in the WEC, his clothing company and much more.

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As of late we have seen some fighters take the role of the heel by choice while some seem to have been put in that role due to finicky fans. There is one fighter that stands out as more of a hero than a heel and I salute him for his efforts. That fighter is Nate Marquardt.

Fighters.com fourth-ranked middleweight “Great” Nate Marquardt (29-8-2) is a man many should take notice of as he is not only a great fighter but an amazing human being. Nate was just recently named the Sharon Antcliff Foundation’s “True Warrior” for 2009.

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“I still can’t believe it,” said Fighters.com’s second-ranked heavyweight and UFC champion Brock Lesnar (4-1) Wednesday morning on ESPN’s Sportscenter.  Lesnar announced that the ailment that has prevented him from defending his title has been cured and he’ll return to the Octagon in the summer of 2010.

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Fighters.com’s second-ranked heavyweight and UFC champion Brock Lesnar (4-1) will appear on ESPN’s Sportscenter Wednesday at 11:00 AM to reveal the status of his health after a potentially career-threatening illness has stalled his Octagon reign.

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Strikeforce is still working on getting the contracts signed for Fighters.com’s second-ranked super heavyweight “Dominator” Bobby Lashley (4-0) and fifth-ranked “Titan” Jimmy Ambriz (14-8) for the January 30 Strikeforce car in Miami. According to most reports there is no guarantee this fight will take place. Bobby Lashley is a man Strikeforce is hoping will develop nicely and be a star for the promotion, yet I see Bobby Lashley being unable to make the climb to the top tier of mixed martial arts (MMA).

 There is no denying that Lashley is an athlete. He is a two-time National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) wrestling champion. He wrestled in the Army and was training to compete in the Olympics in 2003 before being injured. After the injury Bobby went to professional wrestling where he would later become a “world champion” He has natural athletic ability but his wrestling credits are not on par with the likes of another pro wrestler turned MMA fighter, Fighters.com’s second ranked heavyweight and UFC champion Brock Lesnar (4-1). Brock’s success inside the Octagon have come from his massive size advantage accompanied by his elite wrestling abilities. It is tough to compare a NAIA champion to a NCAA National champion but most would agree that the better wrestler would be the NCAA champion. Brock is not someone we can compare Lashley to despite the parallels in their careers. Bobby is not Brock and will not see the success Brock has seen thus far in MMA.

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Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is a combination of different combat styles. Arts such as Brazilian Jiu jitsu and Muay Thai are centered around respect not only for the art but for your opponent as well. Recently we have seen some antics inside the cage and ring that lead this writer to believe we are watching the decline of sportsmanship in MMA.

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Former NFL Pro Bowl running back Herschel Walker (0-0) is on a whirlwind media tour this week promoting his January 30 Strikeforce fight. He is starting with 790 The Ticket and WQAM and ending with “The Scott Van Pelt Show” that will also run on ESPN2 and ESPN Radio. The massive exposure given to Walker and his mixed martial arts debut is a step back for a sport that has been on the rise and working hard to become more mainstream.

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Brazilian heavyweight “Cigano” Junior dos Santos (10-1) climbed to the fifth spot in Fighters.com’s December Heavyweight Rankings after knocking out “Hurricane” Gilbert Yvel (33-14-1) at UFC 108 in Las Vegas January second.  He’s now just beneath his sensei, fourth-ranked “Minotauro” Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (32-5-1), and just out of the UFC’s big three champions, one of whom has held a portion of the UFC title for the last two years.

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