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Fighters.com’s third-ranked light heavyweight “Shogun” Mauricio Rua (18-4) is training with Kyokushin karate icon “Brazilian Warrior” Glaube Feitosa, according to Tatame.

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UFC heavyweight “Mexicutioner” Joey Beltran (11-3) will return from his successful Octagon debut versus UFC rookie Chad Corvin (6-0) at UFC 113 in Montreal May 8, the UFC announced.

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Since the signing of one time heavyweight boxing champ James Toney (0-0) rumors have been swirling about his potential opponent. The one fighter talked about the most was Kimbo Slice (4-1) and we now that he will not be fighting James Toney anytime soon.

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“Predator” Patrick Cote (23-4) will return to the Octagon for the first time since challenging Fighters.com and UFC middleweight champion “The Spider” Anderson Silva (25-4) at UFC 90 in Chicago in October 2008 to fight “The Talent” Alan Belcher (15-6) at UFC 113 in Montreal May 8.

Cote’s knee gave out in the third round versus Silva and Cote has had two surgeries in the 16 months since he last fought.

Belcher TKO’d Wilson Gouveia (12-7) at UFC 107 in Memphis last December.

YouTube streetfighting sensation “Kimbo Slice” Kevin Ferguson (4-1) and former Minnesota Viking lineman Matt Mitrione (1-0), both contestants on SpikeTV’s The Ultimate Fighter 10, will matchup at UFC 113 in Montreal May 8.

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Japanese welterweight “Zenko” Yoshiyuki Yoshida (11-4) and “Joker” Mike Guymon (11-3-1) will matchup at UFC 113 in Montreal May 8, according to MMA Weekly.

Yoshida was knocked out in 41 seconds by an overweight “Rumble” Anthony Johnson (8-3) at UFC 104 in Los Angeles October 24.

Guymon tapped in an armbar to Rory MacDonald (10-0) at UFC Fight Night 20 January 11.

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.

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Fighters.com and UFC Light Heavyweight Champion “Dragon” Lyoto Machida (16-0) has announced he’s healthy and training for the anticipated rematch with third-ranked “Shogun” Mauricio Rua (18-4) at UFC 113 in Montreal May 8.

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UFC 113 in Montreal was shaping up to be a very big fight card on May 8 and it just got much bigger. The addition of “Minotoro” Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (17-3) versus Fighters.com fifth-ranked light heavyweight Forrest Griffin (17-6) has made this a must see card for fight fans.

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