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Ahead of his title defense with Ben Henderson at UFC 144, UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar talked exclusively with Sherdog.com’s Greg Savage.

MMA refereeing icon Herb Dean and Adrian Vasquez display some leglock variations at The Fight Academy in Pasadena, Calif.

Pound-for-pound top dog Anderson Silva talks about the recovery from recent injuries that have kept him out of the Octagon.

The Nevada State Athletic Commission has temporarily suspended Nick Diaz on the heels of his positive marijuana test after UFC 143.

Polish promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW) has announced a major change to its upcoming Feb. 25 event, as David Branch has been forced to withdraw from his light heavyweight bout against Jan Blachowicz at KSW 18 due to passport issues.

Former Strikeforce middleweight champion Ronaldo Souza has a new opponent for Strikeforce “Tate vs. Rousey,” as Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker announced Wednesday that International Fight League veteran Bristol Marunde has agreed to face “Jacare” at the March 3 event.

TOKYO - Quinton Jackson says the old 'Rampage' is coming out for UFC 144, and that means the kind of high-flying action that first made him a star.

Ryan Bader welcomes that when they meet Saturday in the co-main draw of the pay-per-view event, but he's not going to fall prey to Jackson's specialties.

And that means no getting slammed to the mat by the former PRIDE star.

Strikeforce's next major event could land in the promotion's birthplace.

Sources close to the event today told MMAjunkie.com that San Jose, Calif.'s HP Pavilion is targeted for a Strikeforce event on May 19, though the location has yet to be finalized.

No matchups have been confirmed for the event's fight lineup, which would include a main card on Showtime and prelims on Showtime Extreme.

TOKYO - If UFC lightweights were reptiles, Ben Henderson would be Godzilla, and Frankie Edgar would be a GEICO lizard.

But Edgar, who puts his UFC lightweight title on the line at Saturday's big UFC 144 event in Japan, doesn't believe size will be an issue at the event.

After all, he's used to being the 155-pound division's little guy.