UFC

• In 2010, former UFC champion Frank Mir was forced to issue an apology after saying he wanted to break Brock Lesnar's neck and make him "the first person that dies due to Octagon-related injuries.
(Calgary Herald)
• ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- In one evening, Clay Guida managed to lose twice. He lost a fight by essentially not fighting, and in doing so he also lost a crowd that minutes earlier had given him a heros welcome to the octagon.
(CNN Sports Illustrated)
• Fans were anything but pleased with Clay Guidas non-confrontational approach to his UFC on FX 4 bout against Gray Maynard last Friday night. Guida took home a split decision loss after moving and occasionally event sticking Maynard.
(Bloodyelbow.com)
• UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva unloaded on challenger Chael Sonnen on Monday, turning the trash-talking tables on the American while threatening to break bones when the two face off in their UFC 148 rematch.
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• After eight years as a brown belt, UFC colour commentator Joe Rogan has received his black belt in 10th planet Jiu-Jitsu under the creator of the 10th planet system, Eddie Bravo.
(Examiner)
• Ortiz will be officially inducted at midday on July 7 at the UFC Fan Expo, meaning he will fight the final bout of his 15-year career against old nemesis Forrest Griffin at UFC 148 on July 7 as a confirmed UFC Hall of Famer.
(StreetInsider.com)
• The comeback continues for Georges St-Pierre. The UFC welterweight champion is back training in Montreal in the wake of reconstructive knee surgery. "I have to get back very slowly," St-Pierre told The Canadian Press on Wednesday night.
(Toronto Star)
• (Getty)BJ Penn, who is expected to fight Rory MacDonald at UFC 152 in Toronto, is leading by example in the campaign to introduce more stringent performance-enhancing drug testing into MMA.
(YAHOO!)