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Bellator to Crown Bantamweight Champ Oct.14

Bellator has officially announced a fight between Zach Makovsky and Ed West to crown its first bantamweight champion at Bellator 32 on Oct. 14 in Kansas City, Mo.

Belfort Tweets Unofficial Title Shot with Silva

Former UFC light heavyweight titleholder Vitor Belfort confirmed Thurdsay via his Twitter account that he would be taking on current middleweight king Anderson Silva on the UFC’s Superbowl-weekend card in February.

Aldo Ponders Future at 145

If there were any questions surrounding featherweight champion Jose Aldo after a dominating first title defense against former champion Urijah Faber in April, they were put to bed Thursday night at WEC 51 in Broomfield, Colo.

Cerrone Uses Wrestling to Even Score with Varner

“Who was that guy?”

That was the question posed by former WEC lightweight champion Jamie Varner to Donald Cerrone after losing a unanimous decision in their gutsy rematch Thursday night at WEC 51 at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colo.

WEC 51 Bonuses: Four Fighters Bank $10K

This one was a no-brainer for World Extreme Cagefighting officials.

Aldo KOs Gamburyan, Retains WEC Crown

The distance between World Extreme Cagefighting featherweight champion Jose Aldo and the rest of the 145-pound division may be wider than first thought.

Patient and precise, Aldo stopped top contender Manny Gamburyan on second-round punches

‘TUF’ Episode 3 Nets 1.8 Million Viewers

Ratings continued to climb this week for Spike TV’s “The Ultimate Fighter,” as episode three scored a 1.3 household rating for an average audience of 1.8 million viewers.

Fujii Submits Ward, Advances to Bellator Final

Megumi Fujii is considered one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world by many mixed martial arts fans, and she did nothing on Thursday to dispel that notion.

Report: Edgar-Maynard Targeted for UFC 125

A title fight between lightweight champion Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard is being put together for UFC 125 on Jan.1 at the MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

11-Fight Lineup Finalized for UFC 122

“The Ultimate Fighter” Season 7 winner Amir Sadollah will collide with German standout Peter Sobotta in a featured welterweight duel at UFC 122 “Marquardt vs. Okami” on Nov. 13

10 Bouts Signed for Oct. 30 Sengoku

World Victory Road has announced two new matchups for Sengoku Raiden Championship 15, going down on Oct. 30 at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo

‘9mm’ Gunning for Hordecki

WEC lightweight Ed “9mm” Ratcliff will face former IFL standout Chris Horodecki Thursday night at WEC 51 in Broomfield, Colo.

All Fighters on Weight for WEC 51

Two years ago, Jose Aldo was a relative unknown. Today, he hit the scales as the best featherweight on the planet.

The Brazilian weighed in at 145 pounds for his WEC 51 featherweight title defense against Manny Gamburyan (145), taking place at the 1stBank Center

Fujii, Ward Make Weight for Bellator 31

Both fighters featured in the main event of Bellator 31 hit the scales on point for their fight at the L’Auberge du Lac Casino and Resort in Lake Charles, La., on Thursday.

Fujii, Ward Hit Marks for Bellator 31

Both fighters featured in the main event of Bellator 31 hit the scales on point for their fight at the L’Auberge du Lac Casino and Resort in Lake Charles, La., on Thursday.

Daley vs. Smith Confirmed for Dec. 4 Strikeforce

Strikeforce confirmed Wednesday that noted sluggers Paul Daley and Scott Smith will square off in a welterweight tilt at Strikeforce “Henderson vs. Babalu” Dec. 4 at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo.

Good to Defend Title Against Lyman at Bellator 33

Bellator welterweight champion Lyman Good will defend his title against Ben Askren at Bellator 33 Oct. 21 at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia.

Good to Defend Title Against Askren at Bellator 33

Bellator welterweight champion Lyman Good will defend his title against Ben Askren at Bellator 33 Oct. 21 at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia.

Live Video Feed: WEC 51 Weigh-ins (7 p.m. ET)

Wednesday’s WEC 51 weigh-ins will stream live on Sherdog.com from the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colo., at 7 p.m. ET.

WEC featherweight champion Jose Aldo and challenger Manny Gamburyan will aim for a weight of 145 pounds to make official Thursday’s Versus-televised main event.

Radio: WEC 51 Roundtable

Tune in for the WEC 51 radio roundtable.