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Check out exclusive pictures from UFC 133 by Tracy Lee, including Rashad Evans and Vitor Belfort's finishes, Dennis Hallman's shorts, Brian Ebersole's manscaping, the guest Octagon Girl Chrissy Hubbard and more.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Evans-Belfort-and-more-Exclusive-pictures-from?urn=mma-wp5592

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Source: http://mmalice.com/strikeforce/alistair-overeem-and-antonio-silva-breakdown-their-upcoming-fight-video_54151b1ca.html

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Bellator 48 Weigh-In Results

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Pat CurranAll 18 fighters scheduled for Saturday night's Bellator 48 card made weight for the show, which will take place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.

The main event features the final bout of Bellator's Summer Series featherweight tournament, which pits Pat Curran against Marlon Sandro.

Both fighters checked in at 145 pounds for the final. The victor will eventually take on the winner of an upcoming match between Joe Warren and Patricio "Pitbull" Freire.

Curran (15-4) won the season two lightweight tournament in 2010 but lost to reigning champion Eddie Alvarez in a five-round decision. After dropping to featherweight, he beat Luis Palomino and Ronnie Mann to advance and face Sandro.

Sandro signed with Bellator in June and won his first two tournament bouts, defeating Genair da Silva and Nazareno Malegarie, both by decision.

In the co-main event, heavyweight champ Cole Konrad weighed in at 264.5 to face the 255-pound Paul Buentello in a non-title match. Konrad hasn't been in the cage since defeating Neil Grove via submission and capturing the championship last October. An April bout between Konrad and Buentello was postponed after a Buentello injury, and now he gets his chance to return.

In another featured bout, Ricco Rodriguez looks to extend hist 12-fight win streak against Seth Petruzelli. Both fighters made it under the 230-pound catch weight.

Main Card
Pat Curran (145) vs. Marlon Sandro (145)
Cole Konrad (264.5) vs. Paul Buentello (255)
Seth Petruzelli (224) vs. Ricco Rodriguez (229.75)
Rene Nazare (156) vs. Juan Barrante (155.25)

Preliminary Card
Nik Fekete (205) vs. Mark Griffin (205)
Matt Nice (155.5) vs. Andrew Calandrelli (155.5)
Brett Oteri (170) vs. Ryan Quinn (170)
Saul Almeida (146) vs. Tateki Matsuda (145.25)
Dan Cramer (205) vs. Jeff Nader (204)

 

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Source: http://mmafighting.com/2011/08/19/bellator-48-weigh-in-results/

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HDNet also spoke with members of Team Tompkins - Mark Hominick, Sam Stout and Chris Horodecki. Stout's sister Emilie, Shawn's wife, also appears in the video.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Inside-MMA-video-A-touching-tribute-to-Shawn-To?urn=mma-wp6104

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Source: http://www.fighters.com/08/14/official-picks-and-predictions-for-ufc-on-versus-5

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The Top 5 Reasons To Watch Bellator 48

On August 20, Bellator will hold its highly-anticipated ?Bellator 48? event, featuring Pat Curran taking on Marlon Sandro in the finals of Bellator?s ?Summer Series? Featherweight Tournament. Also, Bellator Heavyweight Champion Cole Konrad faces multi-promotion veteran Paul Buentello in a non-title fight. Still, some fans may be asking themselves: what are the best reasons to [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/08/18/the-top-5-reasons-to-watch-bellator-48

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