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Round 5 has unveiled series 2 of their UFC Ultimate Collector figurines. This batch includes BJ Penn, Tito Ortiz, Forrest Griffin, Michael Bisping, Randy Couture and Kimbo Slice. They hit retail stores in April.

Round 5 unveiled their second collector’s series of UFC figurines today. This set includes Randy Couture, Kimbo Slice, Forrest Griffin, BJ Penn, Tito Ortiz and Michael Bisping. They will be available for purchase in retail outlets in the second quarter of 2010.

In this week’s edition of Fox Fight Game, Mike Straka is joined by Frankie Edgar and the TapouT crew to discuss all the fallout from UFC 103 and more.

Malibu, CA – August 6, 2009 - JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (Nasdaq: JAKK), leading U.S. toymaker and master toy licensee for Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®), announced today a sub-licensing agreement with Mixed Marital Arts (MMA) collectibles company, Round 5 Corp., to share UFC and MMA talent.  The agreement will allow both companies access to the biggest MMA fighters in order to manufacture, market and distribute action figures and related products under the UFC umbrella.

FFG’s Mike Straka learns a little boxing technique from amateur boxer Amber Roberson (!) above and takes a tour of the new TapouT Training Facility in Vegas after the jump.

Chuck Liddell and Charles “Mask” Lewis will join Royce Gracie, Dan Severn, Ken Shamrock, Randy Couture and Mark Coleman in the UFC Hall of Fame.

On Friday, July 10th, the UFC Hall of Fame inducts its two newest members, former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell and TapouT co-founder Charles “Mask” Lewis.

“I appreciate this gesture and I’m glad that people appreciate what I do and that they think that I deserve this, but I’m just one of the guys that fight out there,” said Liddell, who admitted that this crowning moment of his storied career does come with some bittersweet feelings due to the fact that he won’t be able to share it with his longtime friend Lewis, who was tragically killed in an automobile accident in March. “It’s gonna be a little rough being that it’s Charles and me, but for us to go in together, I wouldn’t have it any other way.”

Both legends of the sport in their own right.

MARKHAM, Ontario, Canada, July 6, 2009 – Mixed martial arts fans and other collectors attending UFC Fan Expo on Friday and Saturday at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas will be first in line as Round 5 unveils its premiere “Limited Edition,” individually numbered figurines, featuring MMA stars Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Dan Henderson.  Available for the first time at the Round 5 booth (#427), the Rua collectible includes his signature Bad Boy Walk Out t-shirt while Henderson’s comes with an American Flag, and both come in packaging that is distinct from the standard Series 4 issue, also debuting at Fan Expo.

Stephan Bonnar also talks at length about his upcoming fight against Mark Coleman at UFC 100.