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U.S. Open, World Cup, Steve Alford interview all part of a packed three days.

After airing episodes for the first time this May, ESPN2 will continue to televise ESPN.com’s produced and distributed weekly MMA Live series dedicated to news, highlights and analysis from the sport of mixed martial arts through August, 2010. ESPN2 will continue to provide the first airing of the weekly MMA Live series Fridays at 1 a.m. ET (Thursday at 10 p.m. PT) with the ESPN.com version, featuring additional content, available shortly after the ESPN2 telecast.

Las Vegas, NV (USA) – UFC officials announced today that tickets for UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. are officially sold out. The war of words between former UFC light heavyweight champions Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and “Suga” Rashad Evans has created one of the fiercest rivalries in the history of the sport. It’s also created one of the hottest tickets in Sin City.

NEW YORK (May 26, 2010) – American military hero and up-and-coming middleweight, Tim Kennedy, will be opposed by the dangerous Trevor Prangley in one of the featured STRIKEFORCE Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fights at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on Wednesday, June 16, on SHOWTIME®.

Las Vegas, NV (USA) - For the first time ever, just as UFC(r) light heavyweight rivals Rampage Jackson and Rashad Evans enter the Octagon(tm) and touch gloves, Roku users all over the country will be able to see what happens next and who emerges the winner of this ultimate grudge-match live on TV via their Roku streaming video player.

Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) and NCM Fathom are teaming up again to bring the raw excitement of UFC events to local movie theaters with UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin, broadcast LIVE in high definition on Saturday, June 12 at 10:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m.

DALLAS (May 13, 2010) HDNet will feature LIVE coverage of "HDNet Fights: Mark Burnett Presents King of the Cage - Honor" from the Inn of the Mountain Gods in New Mexico this Friday, May 14 at 10:00 p.m. ET.

Overeem and Rogers will make a guest appearance on MMA Live on ESPN2 this Thursday to discuss their highly anticipated showdown for Overeem's STRIKEFORCE World Heavyweight Championship at this Saturday's STRIKEFORCE St. Louis: Heavy Artillery event at Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo. LIVE on SHOWTIME® at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).

Knockout artist "Ruthless" Robbie Lawler (17-5) will collide with former STRIKEFORCE Light Heavyweight (205 pounds) Champion Renato "Babalu" Sobral (35-8) at a catch weight of 195 pounds in the main event when STRIKEFORCE Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) hits Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE in downtown Los Angeles, Calif. on Wednesday, June 16.

As the world prepares for the most anticipated featherweight title fight in the history of mixed martial arts, ALDO VS. FABER live on Pay-Per-View Saturday, April 24 at 10pm ET/7pm PT, fans will have the opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look at the fighters as they prepare for this epic bout.