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Undefeated UFC light heavyweight prospects Phil Davis (4-0) and “Mauler” Alexander Gustafsson (9-0) will matchup at UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi April 10, according to MMA Junkie.

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“Daddy” Joe Stevenson (31-9) was contacted by Fighters.com and UFC lightweight champion “The Prodigy” BJ Penn (15-5-1) with an offer to come train with him. Stevenson told him no thanks because he believes he will get another title shot before the end of the year. Apparently BJ wanted a strong wrestler to train with for his fight against “The Answer” Frank Edgar (11-1)at UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi. Joe must be losing his mind to say no to this opportunity.

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The card for UFC 112 has been bit by the injury bug this week. It was announced by the UFC that Fighters.com eighth-ranked “The Phenom” Vitor Belfort ( 18-8) had to pull out of his title fight with UFC middleweight champion “Spider” Anderson Silva (25-4)in Abu Dhabi.

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Fighters.com seventh-ranked middleweight Chael Sonnen (24-10-1) has announced that he is running for Oregon State Representative. I love the fact that he is looking to venture into politics. This could lead to some positive press for the sport of mixed martial arts, if only he was not hiding the fact that he fights.

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Fighters.com and UFC middleweight champion “The Spider” Anderson Silva (25-4) has lost his Muay Thai trainer, Daniel Woirin, two months before Silva’s title defense versus eighth-ranked “Phenom” Vitor Belfort (18-8) at UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi April 10.

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There were no fights in the mixed martial arts welterweight top ten in January and, therefore, no movement in the rankings for February.

Fighters.com and UFC Welterweight Champion “Rush” Georges St. Pierre (19-2) and fifth-ranked “Outlaw” Dan Hardy (23-6) are set to battle for the top spot at UFC 111 in Newark March 27.  Predictions range far and wide, from Hardy has one foot in the grave to Hardy is the man to upset St. Pierre like “The Terror” Matt Serra (9-6) di at UFC 69 in Houston in 2007.

Read More About Predictions on Georges St. Pierre Versus Dan Hardy at UFC 111 Run the Gamut – Fighters.com’s February Welterweight Top Ten…

UFC 112 will occur outdoors in Abu Dhabi April 10 and be headlined by title fights between Fighters.com and UFC middleweight champion “The Spider” Anderson Silva (25-4) versus eighth-ranked “Phenom” Vitor Belfort (18-8) and Fighters.com and UFC Lightweight Champion “Prodigy” BJ Penn (15-5-1) versus sixth-ranked “The Answer” Frank Edgar (11-1), the confirmed with Yahoo!Sports.

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“I think [Vitor Belfort] is a great fighter,” Fighters.com’s fourth-ranked middleweight “Great” Nate Marquardt (29-8-2) told MMA Weekly Radio recently.  “I don’t necessarily agree with him getting a shot or whatever, just because he really hasn’t fought at 85,” he added.

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A matchup between Fighters.com and UFC Middleweight Champion “Spider” Anderson Silva (25-4) and tenth-ranked “Phenom” Vitor Belfort (18-8) has been rescheduled for UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi April 10, according to Tatame.

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UFC 112 will occur April 10 in Abu Dhabi and feature a previously reported matchup between Fighters.com seventh-ranked welterweight Matt Hughes (43-7) and PRIDE veteran Renzo Gracie (13-6-1), Hughes confirmed at his website Thursday.

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