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They are starting to post tons of the best videos, the hottest fight news and building an community with features like custom fighters blogs, interactive voting and building links to lots and lots of quality MMA sites.

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Long considered the #1 fighter in the world, Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko just says no to the UFC and signs a new contract to begin fighting w/ STRIKEFORCE!Z! The first fight is scheduled for this fall.

More info is available here at The Dragon Zone:
http://thedragonzone.com/site/fight-news/2009/fedor-signs-with-strikeforce-m1-global-gives-ufc-the-finger/

This is another black eye for the UFC, who has been unable to sign Fedor due to conflicting interests and an unwillingness from Fedor’s management team M1 Global to back down from Dan White and the UFC’s offers.

BIG NEWS!

Is Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic ready to swing the big leg this time? After his recent failures Cro Cop says he has something to prove to the UFC fans and Dana White. He says, ”UFC was the black spot in my career and in my life. I’m a man who dedicated his life to fighting sport. I just wanted to justify the trust that Dana White gave to me.” Now that he has quickly recovered from knee surgery, is he ready? Yahoo Sports recently posted their interview with the heavy hitting Croatian.

Do you know how Mirko ended up with the name “Cro Cop” ?  Reply to us with your answer.