Best is yet to come

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ESPN RISE Preseason FAB 50 Nos. 11 -- 25

ESPN RISE Preseason FAB 50 Nos. 11 -- 25

Split decisions, raising Cain and more

...Ben Rothwell: A sponsor other than Extenze, and possibly Antoni Hardonk or Roy Nelson. Next for Anthony Johnson: Stomach stapling. Paul Daley. Awards The-MRI-fund award: Eric "Red" Schafer, for taking a disturbing...

Anthony Johnson

Machida edges Rua by close decision

All the UFC 104 action is recapped right here.

UFC 104 weigh-in

...155 even. Stevenson takes a picture of the crowd. 155.5. 7:14 p.m. ET -- Anthony Johnson versus Yoshiyuki Yoshida. Yoshida is 170. Johnson, who began camp at 220 pounds, loses a 7...

ESPN/Sherdog's coverage of UFC 104

Can't make it to Los Angeles? No cable TV privileges in the cell block assigned to you? No problem: check back in this space beginning at 9 p.m. ET Saturday for live, up-to-the-condescending-minute coverage of UFC 104: Machida versus 'Shogun.'

ESPN.com's UFC 104 primer

...overcome his size; because judo remains an underrepresented style in MMA and Yoshiyuki Yoshida can counter Anthony Johnson's stand-up with the highly technical ploy of dumping him on his head. Fight of...

MMA Live: 10-22-09

MMA Live previews UFC 104. An update on the future of the Bellator Fighting Championships, news on Gray Maynard's next opponent, and a look back at The Ultimate Fighter.

Breaking down the UFC 104 main card

Undefeated UFC light heavyweight champ Lyoto Machida is leading a martial arts revival in the sport. Mauricio Rua gets the title shot that once seemed to be his birthright. Why wouldn't you watch UFC 104?

Anthony Johnson

Anthony "Rumble" Johnson dropping 50 pounds

...20 pounds. If you're making 155, you're probably walking around at 175 during camp. Anthony Johnson, a welterweight (170 pounds) UFC contender, recently admitted to Yahoo's Kevin Iole that he plans...

Top recruits in for UF-LSU game

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