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    • Kongo beats down Buentello in bizarre bout

      In a weird bout on the UFC's first card on the Versus network, Cheick Kongo won by submission over Paul Buentello. "The Headhunter" submitted to strikes at 1:16 in round three.

      Though he's known for his stand-up, Kongo took the fight to the ground in the first round. He took down Buentello, originally a boxer, several times, giving Kongo the ability to control the fight. In a weird moment, Buentello's finger was injured, and the fight was paused to fix the finger and the glove, and then the fight was restarted with Kongo finishing the round out strong.

      Kongo was controlling the second round when he threw an illegal knee to Buentello's head. Buentello was given a minute to recover, and Kongo was docked a point. When the fight was restarted, Kongo continued to beat down Buentello with kicks, knees and takedowns.

      In the third round, Kongo again took Buentello down, and tried a new strategy, throwing sharp elbows into Buentello's thighs. Finally, Buentello couldn't take it any more, and

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    • Fight world lookalikes: A Chief and a ninja

      Reader Jeff Pelton suggested this lookalike pair: Kansas City Chiefs' wide receiver Amani Toomer and UFC middleweight champ -- and sometimes ninja -- Anderson Silva. Silva will face Demian Maia on April 10 while Toomer won't have to take the field for a real game until the end of August.

      Do you have a suggestion for fighter lookalikes? Send it here.

    • MMA fan's guide to NCAA wrestling championships

      Today, as much of the country descends into March Madness, discussing brackets, Gus Johnson and which #15 seed has the best chance to upsetting a #2 seed, fight fans should care about a different tournament that will take place in Omaha, Neb.

      The NCAA Division I wrestling tournament.

      Why should fight fans care? First, wrestling is an integral part of MMA. Wrestlers can dictate the location of a fight, and wrestlers are well-equipped to handle the training, weight management and competition demands of a fight career. Learn the basics of wrestling, and you're already a better fan.

      Secondly, many of your favorite fighters have competed in this very tournament. Randy Couture, Dan Henderson, Mark Coleman, Rashad Evans, Brock Lesnar, Urijah Faber, Muhammed Lawal, Chael Sonnen and many, many more top fighters wrestled for their schools at the NCAA tournament. Tune in, and you'll see the future of fighting.

      What should you look for?

      Traditional powers are back at the top: Iowa and Oklahoma

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    • High school blogger meets his prom date, Arianny, on national TV

      Our friend Conner Cordova begged UFC Octagon Girl Arianny Celeste to accompany him to his high school prom. She finally said yes, with a few stipulations, and last night, on "The George Lopez Show," Cordova and Celeste met for the first time.

      At around the four-minute mark, Lopez helps Cordova out by pointing out that a kiss is quite often part of prom. Cordova and Celeste go to prom this Saturday, and before that are hosting a pre-party to raise funds for Haiti relief.

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    • GSP's trip the barbershop: 'I can be a bad boy, too'

      In Wednesday night's edition of UFC Primetime, the welterweight champ tries on the haircut of his opponent on Mar. 27, Dan Hardy. Skip to about 1:15 to see how a mohawk fits Georges St. Pierre.

      In an instance of life imitating art, GSP said that he needs a cane to complete his "pimp" look.

    • Create-a-Caption: How many fighters can you fit on a boat?

      Before UFC 110 in Australia, the fighters took a spin around the Sydney Harbor in what had to have been one of the most awkward boat rides of all time. "Hey, I know we're going to punch each other in the face tomorrow, but that powerboating was AWESOME!" Take a shot at a caption in the comments and read on for winners of our previous create-a-caption.

      First place: Don and Shonie contemplate Dana's offer to remake Blazing Saddles. -- Allen

      Second place: Shonie Carter and the mustache have words. Don Frye just tries to stay out of it. -- AdamG

      Third place: UFC decides to change fighter match-ups from weight classes to age classes. Shonie Carter and Don Frye square off to meet in a battle of the 37 year olds. Frye had to work hard in order to make the cut to 37. -- Clint

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    • Blind skier finds redemption in Paralympic gold

      Canadian cross country skier Brian McKeever won Paralympic gold in the 20-km race on Monday. McKeever had been the first visually-impaired skier to make an Olympic team, but his dreams were crushed after the Canadian coaches decided not to put him in the Olympic race. Monday's gold medal makes that a bit easier to take.

      McKeever blew away the field, winning by nearly 42 seconds. He said that this was the race he was focused on.

      “That was the one we were waiting to win,” said McKeever. “That’s the one we really wanted.”

      McKeever is guided by his brother Robin and is the owner of five Paralympic golds, but really wanted to break through and race in the Olympics. Still, he said that he's ready to move on from that disappointment.

      “We are never going to forget what happened but this helps us move on,” the 30-year-old McKeever said. “We still have more racing to go and more things to look ahead to.”

      McKeever's plan to race in the Olympics was inspirational, but he (and his fans) should

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    • Huerta signs with Bellator, sees it as a 'second chance'

      Bellator Fighting Championships announced Monday its biggest signing yet, former UFC lightweight Roger Huerta. Huerta will fight in Bellator's lightweight tournament on April 8. If he wins, he'll move onto fight in May and June.

      In a press conference Monday afternoon, Huerta said that he sees this opportunity to fight with Bellator as a second chance for his career. He quickly rose to the top of the UFC lightweight division, but then fell out of favor with losses to Kenny Florian and Gray Maynard and controversial comments about his employer.

      Huerta wants to put all that behind him, and thinks that Bellator's tournament format is the perfect way for him to do that. He said that he likes that he can fight in April, May and June, and that he controls his own destiny.

      "It's like March Madness. The best team is going to win. It's perfect for me," Huerta said.

      If he gets through the lightweight, eight-man tournament, Huerta will face season one winner Eddie Alvarez.

      Huerta's last bout was

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    • Despite huge cut and loss, Torres in joking mood

      When Miguel Torres was submitted by Joseph Benavidez at WEC 47, it was only the third loss of Torres' career, but he's not crawling into a hole and crying. No, Torres has a good sense of humor about the loss.

      On Sunday, he tweeted that he needed to get the massive cut in his forehead restitched. Now at the doctor's office, he shared with the forms he filled out with his followers.

      I think my favorite response is "Modifying factors: rims and a paint job." It is refreshing to see that the bout with Benavidez didn't give Torres any heart trouble.

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    • Rochette's tribute to her late mother could endanger her career

      UPDATE: According to Rochette's agent, David Baden, the skater is free to perform in the benefit show and is not facing any sanctions from the International Skating Union. Baden told Yahoo! Sports that it was Rochette's decision to skip the World Championships.

      "ISU will not sanction her to skate an exhibition number at the Thin Ice show," Baden wrote in an email. "She decided not to go to the World Championships."

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      Joannie Rochette, the Canadian figure skater who won bronze in Vancouver just days after her mother's death, is now being pushed around by the International Skating Union (figure skating's international governing body) because she wants to skate a tribute to her mother.

      Rochette is scheduled to skate at a made-for-television exhibition, "Thin Ice," performing the routine she did at the Olympic Gala, a skate set to her mother's favorite song.

      Unfortunately, this event is not sanctioned by the ISU, and they are flexing their muscles in trying to keep Rochette from

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