- FiveOuncesOfPain is reporting that Jeff Curran will face Sam Thao (4-1) at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers on Nov. 7. The bout is Curran's debut with Strikeforce after being released from the WEC after suffering four straight losses.
- This past Wednesday's episode of The Ultimate Fighter did a 2.1 rating, down slightly from the 2.2 rating it garnered the previous two weeks.
- In our recent poll on who takes this Saturday's Cain Velasquez - Ben Rothwell fight at UFC 104, 68% of you thought that Velasquez would walk away with the win, while 28% favored Rothwell and 3% were Undecided. Who do you think will take the Machida - Shogun bout this Saturday? We have a thread going on about this on our Facebook group, click here to join our group and let us know your thoughts.
- Fanhouse.com is reporting that Tim Sylvia has verbally agreed to fight for DREAM at the Dynamite!! 2009 event on New Year's Eve. Sylvia has been proposed fights against Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem and Hong Man Choi. Sylvia's manager, Monte Cox, feels that Choi would be the best fight for Sylvia, stating, "We're still trying to make a comeback, so I think he and Choi be the best match-up."
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