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Silva vs Jackson III Official For UFC 92, Two Title Fights Also Confirmed

Wanderlei Silva vs Quinton Jackson III

It’s official…finally! Wanderlei Silva and Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson will meet for a third time on Dec. 27 at UFC 92. Also confirmed for the card are Forrest Griffin vs. Rashad Evans for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Frank Mir for the UFC Interim Heavyweight Championship.

Dana White confirmed the news with Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueria Talks TUF 8 & Frank Mir

In case you’ve been living in a cave, The Ultimate Fighter season eight debuts tonight on Spike TV following UFC Fight Night 15. Some of this season’s buzz has stemmed from Dana White’s comments that they found the “next Anderson Silva” in season eight’s cast. That led many people to speculate that Joe Duarte may be the mystery world-beater, but it doesn’t look like it’s him any longer. It was reported yesterday that Duarte has just signed a six-fight deal with Colloseo Championship Fighting. The mystery continues…

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Fedor Does Comedy In Korea; Cro Cop Defends Nogueira To Croatian Media

The Koreans sure do like Fedor. He’ll do everything from wearing Minnie Mouse ears to appearing on crazy Korean comedy shows like this to please his fans in Korea. No clue what they’re saying, but it really doesn’t matter. It’s the baddest man on the planet doing the most ridiculous things on the planet. It doesn’t get much better than that.

CR: MMAScraps.com

Cro Cop after the jump.

Meet The TUF 8 Coaches: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira & Frank Mir

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Video

Minotauro Nogueira’s Staff
Frank Mir
Frank Mir’s Staff

CagePotato.com got an interview with Nogueira. He weighed in on this season of “The Ultimate Fighter” and gave these thoughts on the upcoming Randy Couture-Brock Lesnar UFC 91 fight.

Do you consider Randy Couture to be the true heavyweight champion of the UFC?
I think the champion will be the one who wins between him and I.

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Frank Trigg Makes The Case For Fedor As #1 P4P; Big Nog Makes The Case For Anderson Silva

Frank Trigg

I have never heard anyone fit so many words into one interview.

Big Nog after the jump.

Antonio Rodrigo Noqueira & Frank Mir Selected As Coaches For Season Eight Of The Ultimate Fighter

Frank Mir & Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira TUF 8 Coaches

The rumored coach selection for season eight of The Ultimate Fighter turned out to be true. UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, and former UFC Heavyweight Champion, Frank Mir, will serve as next season’s coaches, according to Dave Meltzer of Yahoo Sports.

The show will also move locations from Las Vegas to Boston and will feature eight lightweights and eight light heavyweights. The show is scheduled to start airing on September 17 on Spike TV and will lead to an UFC Heavyweight Championship bout likely on the New Year’s Eve card.

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UFC Fight Card Updates

The UFC has announced several bouts for their upcoming events.

The Ultimate Fighter Season Seven Finale

Jeremy Horn will face off against Dean Lister in a middleweight bout. Both are highly experienced and technical ground fighters.
TUF finales have traditionally consisted of the season’s cast members squaring off against each other. It appears that won’t be the case this season. Matthew Riddle, who was eliminated on last night’s episode, shed some light on the situation to MMAJunkie.com.

Randy Couture Won’t Fight Nogueira Anytime Soon; Willing To Fight Fedor Twice

Randy Couture Willing to Fight Fedor Emelianenko TwiceRandy Couture interviews have been popping up everywhere lately. In a recent one conducted by Gary Herman of 15Rounds.com, Randy talked about his upcoming role in the movie Redbelt, Kurt Angle, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and, of course, Fedor Emelianenko.

When asked if he would be interested in fighting anyone besides Fedor, Randy responded:

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