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Ever wonder what goes through a fighter's mind before, during and after a fight? How about a championship fight? Jamie Varner, who recently - successfully - defended his WEC lightweight title, wrote a revealing blog for mmaweekly.com:

I wanted to come back and give you a recap of my final week before my first title defense and what it has been like since that fight.

In my last blog entry I was about a week out and walking around at about 170 pounds. I was just starting my cut to 155 pounds. That week I had to get my shorts and shirts finalized and make sure everything was set and all of my helpers knew where and when I might need them.

I arrived in Vegas with Trevor Lally on the Wednesday before the fight. Vegas was as hot and nasty as it has been in Phoenix this summer and the air felt thicker. As we arrived and got all checked into the hotel that was across the street from the Hard Rock Hotel, a lot of the WEC support staff and fighters were all arriving and getting checked in to the hotel. I found an LA Fitness that was nearby and I headed over to make sure they had what I needed to get the weight off.

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Just talked with Mike Lynch from WAMMA (World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts), who said Affliction is having a press conference right now in Las Vegas.

Here's some of what he told me: The Andrei Arlovski/Josh Barnett fight in October at Affliction's second event will be for the number-one contender slot to Fedor Emelianenko's WAMMA Undisputed Heavyweight belt:

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Although nothing is solid yet, WAMMA would like to see other WAMMA belts contested soon, for example: Robbie Lawler vs. Matt Lindland for the middleweight belt or Takanori Gomi vs. Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight belt, Lynch said.

Mike "The Rocker" Lynch - any relation to George Lynch from Dokken?

Lynch did dispel rumors - which I contributed to - that the alleged upcoming Matt Linland/Vitor Belfort fight would be for the WAMMA middleweight belt.

"Not to take anything away from Matt or Vitor ... (but) We could never sanction that as a championship fight," he said. "Lindland is ranked seventh and Vitor is unranked."

Lynch added that the fight may be a possibility in the future if both fighters move up in the rankings.

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Ortiz with gf Jenna Jameson.

From si.com:
Tito Ortiz is set to become the highest paid MMA fighter in history when a "ground-breaking" deal between the free-agent fighter and Affliction is announced as early as Wednesday during a press conference for Affliction's next card, which will be held Oct. 11 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

"I guarantee you that my contract will be like no other," said Ortiz, stopping short of giving away the specifics of a deal that could include responsibilities outside of the ring. "It will be a ground-breaking record contract for sure, without a doubt. There's so much money to be made right now in mixed martial arts and it's all about the fighters trying to make that money. It's going to be a long-term deal where I put my heart and soul into the company and help build them. That's something I'm interested in doing. They're going to bring me on, not just as a fighter but also doing some of the back work also."

Ortiz, who became a free agent on Monday after an 11-year career with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, met with Donald Trump on Tuesday to finalize the deal and is expected to be at Wednesday's press conference where his first opponent will be Renato "Babalu" Sobral.

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Former The Ultimate Fighter competitor Blake Bowman does.

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Steve Cantwell slugs Brian Stann.

I watched the WEC on Versus Sunday. The card was packed with talent and exciting fights. Light heavyweight champ Brian Stann lost to Steve Cantwell, who he had previously beaten by TKO. Does this immediately set up a rubber match, or will Stann have to scratch and claw his way back up tot he top, just as Cantwell did?

Jamie Varner kicks Marcus Hicks.

Jamie Varner thrashed Marcus "The Wrecking Ball" Hicks in his first defense of the WEC lightweight belt. Hicks came in as a solid competitor, undefeated, with good hands and a wicked guillotine. But Varner chopped right through him, slipping out of Hicks' signature choke and then using his superior boxing to get a TKO.

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Carlos Condit with the fight-winning knee on Hiromitsu Miura.

The Carlos Condit vs. Hiromitsu Miura fight for the welterweight belt was definitely an edge-of-your seat, nail-biter and contender for Fight of the Year. It was, all at once, a battle of indomitable spirit, technique and stamina. Miura, an accomplished judoka, threw Condit to the mat several times. The Japanese fighter also swept the rangy Condit numerous times, and each time unleashed a furious ground-and-pound. Condit, the chmapion, seemed to just stay ahead of Miura each round. Toward the end of the fourth, with both fighters spent, Condit launched a right knee from nowhere, with just enough behind it to knock Miura to the ground.

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Looks like it's set for Oct. 11 at the Thomas and Mack Center at UNLV.

Here's what's been rumored on the card:
Josh Barnett vs. Andrei Arlovski
Jay White vs. Roy Nelson
Matt Lindland vs. Vitor Belfort
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Vladimir Matyushenko
Plus possibly Tim Sylvia, Pedro Rizzo and Renato "Babalu" Sobral

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Former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson appears to be in better spirits as he relaxes with two of his kids. Tracy Lee posted these recent photos on her Web site, combatlifestyle.

It wasn't all that long ago that Rampage lived up his name, getting arrested and then committed to an institution.

Looks like we may see Rampage vs. Silva III in the fall after all.

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Nice!!! We got lightweight champ Jamie Varner vs. Marcus Hicks, lightheavyweight champ Brian Stann vs. Steve Cantwell and welterweight champ Carlos Condit vs. Hiromitsu Miura.

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Hopefully, Rampage is on his way back, because who wouldn't want to see Silva-Jackson III?:"the UFC is said to be interested in a November return for Rampage with a third fight against Silva."

By Josh Gross, si.com:
On July 15, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, the former UFC light heavyweight champion, lived up to his nickname. But not in a positive light.

After treating the 55 Freeway near Newport Beach, Calif., as a demolition derby, crashing into multiple cars with his raised Ford truck (which had his image emblazoned on the side), Jackson soon found himself behind prison bars.

"I was very scared for him," said a source close to Jackson who asked not to be identified.

Rampage's seismic shift from an idolized mixed martial artist began after he relinquished his title on points to Forrest Griffin UFC 86 on July 5. The decision to fire Juanito Ibarra, his trainer, manager and occasionally spiritual mentor, came shortly thereafter. A lack of food and sleep compounded unsettling behavior, and TMZ photos of Jackson face down in the street at the rear of his Bigfoot-inspired truck -- its left front tire shredded -- documented the result of a dangerous chase with police

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By Mike Russell, of The Fight Network
The long speculated moratorium of the International Fight League now has a date. According to IFL senior vice president of communications Joe Favorito, the team-based MMA promotion will turn out the lights July 31 as its assets are sold to a yet-to-be-named buyer, confirmed today by several anonymous sources as the UFC ownership group Zuffa LLC.

"As of July 31 my role at the IFL will be no more as the company goes into its final stage of being sold and/or closed down," Favorito stated via email.

Favorito, who cited the financial deficit of the company as the reason for the sale says he is proud of what the IFL was able to accomplish in the sport.

"We are very proud of what we did here in just over two years, building a brand from nothing into something that people in the industry and outside of the industry actually noticed, and I enjoyed working with so many different people and helped tell some great stories," added Favorito. " At the end of the day sometimes the finances don't make sense, but it certainly wasn't for lack of trying."

The buyout, which will mirror Zuffa's takeover and subsequent closure of the now defunct WFA and PRIDE FC organizations in 2007 will see the UFC and WEC's parent company take control of the rights to current IFL contracts as well as the promotion's video library.

Founded in 2006, the IFL has been a breeding ground for up-and-coming mixed martial artists such as Wagnney Fabiano, Chris Horodecki, Ben Rothwell, Ryan Schultz and Roy Nelson who may now all be headed to the WEC or UFC.

As of time of writing, representatives from Zuffa had not responded to a request for comment on the acquisition.

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The Axe Murderer and The Natural.

Since his move to the U.S., Wanderlei Silva has been training at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas. But I didn't think he'd be there forever...

From Wanderlei Silva's myspace page: "We are proud to officially announce the Wand Fight Team training and conditioning center! This brand-new, world-ckass facility will be housed in a 10,000 SqFt new construction at 4631 Dean Martin Road, in the entertainment capital of the world, Las Vegas. Complete membership details are coming."

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