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By: King Eddie
Both Fedor and Aoki likely to appear at "DREAM: New Year! 2011"
Both Fedor Emilianenko and Shinya Aoki, likely to appear on the year end event. Both fighters have appeared on many before. Opponents are not yet confirmed, though Satoshi Isii appears to be leading the race as Fedor's opponent. And with Aoki coming off of his 1st round submission of Rob McCullough, his opponent will likely be high profile.
UFC 139 Prelims on spike draw 1.2 million viewers
In a slight incline over the last set of prelims, UFC 139 draws 1.2 million viewers for Ryan Bader and Michael McDonald's two KO's.
The Ultimate Fighter Brazil hosts tryouts in December for 2012 series debut
This edition of the TUF series will be shot entirely in Portugese. This is Brazil's version of the TUF series. Though no US broadcast partner has been announced, it is likely to be Fuel TV. Dana White and Joe Silva seem extremely excited about the talent that is already in line for the show, and are looking for more 21-35 year old pro fighters to add to the ranks.
Hioki vs Palaszewski set for Clash in Japan
Fresh off of a KO victory over Tyson Griffen, Bart Palaszewski is ready for battle against Hatsu Hioki in Japan. Hioki won his octagon debut with a razor thin decision over George roop.
Carlos Condit set to face Josh Koscheck at UFC 143
After being set aside in his would-have-been title fight with Georges St-Pierre, Carlos Condit will face AKA product, Josh Koscheck. Kos has had one successful outing since his defeat at the hands of St-Pierre, and will prove to be a worthy test for Condit.
Bellator 59 adds Karl Amoussou vs Jesus Martinez
Bellator ratings double from previous week, draw 269,000
Up from 129,000 which viewed Bellator 57. The 58th edition of the BFC involved a nail biting title bout between the seemingly unstoppable Eddie Alvarez and the up and coming Michael Chandler.
Cung Le was highest paid fighter of UFC 139 at $420,000
Considering his last paycheck was $100,000 after defeating Scott Smith, Le took a considerable pay increase at 350,000. Then with the addition of his $70,000 fight of the night bonus, the grand total comes to $420,000, making Le the highest paid fighter of UFC 139.
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