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Rousimar Palhares has been banned from competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship as a result of the “unsportsmanlike conduct” that cost him his “Submission of the Night” bonus at
UFC Fight Night 29.

Bellator 103 headliners Patricio Freire and Fabricio de Assis Costa da Silva were both cleared to compete at Thursday’s pre-fight weigh-ins, checking in at 145.6 and 146 pounds, respectively.

When Henry Cejudo steps into the Legacy Fighting Championship cage in Dallas on Friday night, he will be fighting for more than just his fifth professional mixed martial arts victory.

Swedish middleweight Magnus Cedenblad has been forced to withdraw from his planned UFC Fight Night 30 confrontation with Alessio Sakara. “Legionarius” will instead face Cedenblad’s teammate, Nicholas Musoke, UFC officials announced Thursday.

Jessamyn Duke and Raquel Pennington lock horns in a memorable women’s bout.

Despite pulling off UFC Fight Night 29’s lone submission victory, Rousimar Palhares did not receive a “Submission of the Night” bonus.

Friday’s UFC Fight Night 29 post-fight press conference can be viewed following the jump.

Jake Shields earned a hard-fought split decision victory over Demian Maia in the UFC Fight Night 29 headliner, besting the Brazilian grappling ace in front of a partisan crowd at Jose Correa Gymnasium in Barueri, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Sherdog.com reports from Sao Paulo, Brazil, with live UFC Fight Night 29 updates.

Igor Araujo gutted out a hard-fought unanimous decision victory over countryman Ildemar Alcantara at 170 pounds in the UFC Fight Night 29 preliminary headliner