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Two of the most dynamic Ultimate Fighting Championship(r) light heavyweights clash on Sunday, March 21, when Muay Thai ace Brandon "The Truth" Vera takes on dangerous 22-year-old phenom Jon "Bones" at the 1st Bank Center in Broomfield, Colo for UFC(r) on VERSUS.

Listen to today's national media conference call with the headliners for the upcoming UFC show with Jon Jones and Brandon Vera on the first of two free UFC shows on Versus on March 21st.

UFC(r) today announced it has reached a long-term agreement with ASN, the first 24-hour HD sports channel in Asia to distribute UFC programs in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, Macau, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand.

Canada will get their first dose of the Kimbo Slice phenomenon on Saturday, May 8th, when the Ultimate Fighter alumnus looks to make it 2-0 in the Octagon on the UFC 113: Machida vs Shogun 2 card at the Bell Centre in Montreal.

The STRIKEFORCE mixed martial arts (MMA) stars will be featured in the next two, all new episodes of "Rock N Jock" on MTV2, counting down the week's top 10 rock videos as well as talking shop with and teaching host "Dirty" their mixed martial arts (MMA) tactics this Saturday, March 6 and next Saturday, March 13 at 11 a.m. ET / 8 a.m. PT.

When bantamweight Dominick Cruz speaks of the sacrifices he's made to get to Saturday's world title fight against champion Brian Bowles at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, you can tell that there's more at stake for him than a shiny gold belt. You quickly see that this isn't your typical "winning the belt is my dream" underdog story.

He's one of the premier boxers of the last 25 years, a future Hall of Famer who has won world titles in three weight classes while taking on a Who's Who of the sport, including fellow champions Evander Holyfield, John Ruiz, Hasim Rahman, Vassiliy Jirov, Roy Jones Jr., Mike McCallum, Iran Barkley, and Michael Nunn.

So, I type this still flossing the crow from my teeth (since you probably missed it, I was one of several picking UNM to lose to BYU on Saturday). ...

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Super Channel, Canada’s only national pay television network, is proud to air Canadian Sarah Kaufman courtesy of SHOWTIME® as she headlines the STRIKEFORCE Challengers Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event tomorrow/Friday, Feb. 26, in an effort to become the first STRIKEFORCE women’s welterweight (135 pounds) champion in history.