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Carina Damm’s future in Strikeforce’s four-women 135-pound tournament is in jeopardy due to difficulties securing her work visa, the promotion confirmed with Sherdog.com on Wednesday evenin

Greg Jackson isn’t swayed by the hype surrounding pupil Jon Jones. The Albuquerque-based trainer sees a legitimate threat in Vladimir Matyushenko, who Jones faces in the main event at UFC on Versus 2 this Sunday in San Diego, Calif.

Featherweight prospect Ronnie Mann and Octagon veteran Brock Larson will anchor a five-fight undercard for Shark Fights 13 on Sept. 11 at the Amarillo Civic Center Coliseum in Amarillo, Texas, the promotion announced on Wednesday.

The welterweight bout between Matt Hughes and Ricardo Almeida at UFC 117 on Aug. 7 in Oakland, Calif., is a study in contrasts.

UFC middleweight contender Chael Sonnen knows he’ll have to push his verbal warfare strategy to the limit to rattle champion Anderson Silva’s cage.

Dave Herman has signed a one-fight contract to face Aaron Rosa in an undercard heavyweight bout for Shark Fights 13 on Sept. 11 at the Amarillo Civic Center Coliseum in Amarillo, Texas, Sherdog.com has confirmed.

Team Alpha Male rep Danny Castillo will meet World Extreme Cagefighting newcomer Dustin Poirier in a preliminary lightweight matchup at WEC 50 “Cruz vs. Benavidez 2” on Aug. 18 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.

Paul Daley has been added to the line-up of Shark Fights 13 on Sept. 11 at the Amarillo Civic Center Coliseum in Amarillo, Texas, the promotion confirmed to Sherdog.com on Monday.

World Extreme Cagefighting featherweight champion Jose Aldo will defend his crown against the surging Manny Gamburyan in the WEC 51 “Aldo vs. Gamburyan” headliner on Sept. 30

Strikeforce veteran Ovince St. Preux knocked out Jason Day in eight seconds in the Evolution Fighting Championships 5 “Summer Rumble” headliner on Saturday

Former UFC light heavyweight champions Lyoto Machida and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson have agreed to face off in a yet-to-be-announced UFC event tentatively scheduled for Nov. 20, Sherdog.com has learned.

Ahead of his clash with pound-for-pound ace Anderson Silva at UFC 117, Chael Sonnen sat down for an exclusive interview with Greg Savage on this week’s Sherdog.com/iBN Sports “Fight Week.”

Strikeforce’s initial foray into Arizona is something the organization has been eyeing for the better part of a year due to high demand for mixed martial arts in the state, CEO Scott Coker said.

Strikeforce will draw its two women’s 135-pound tournament brackets at the official day-before weigh-ins for Strikeforce Challengers 10, which will be held on Aug. 13 at the Dodge Theater in Phoenix, Ariz.

Tito Ortiz has signed on to face one-time “Ultimate Fighter” student Matt Hamill at UFC 121 “Lesnar vs. Velasquez” on Oct. 23

The unbeaten Sarah Kaufman retained her Strikeforce women’s welterweight (135 pounds) championship at Strikeforce Challengers 9 on Friday, as she knocked out Roxanne Modafferi with a third-round slam at the Comcast Arena in Everett, Wash.

Sherdog.com will host a live play-by-play and chat for Friday's Strikeforce Challengers 9 card at 11 p.m. ET.

By recent MMA standards, the month of July was a fairly quiet one. However, it still gave us a classic.

Strikeforce 135-pound women’s champion Sarah Kaufman and challenger Roxanne Modafferi took to the scales on Thursday at the Ice Box in Everett, Wash.

Jordan Breen will host his weekly MMA chat at 1 p.m. ET.