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		<title>Mika Nagano vs Emi Fujino Announced For Jewels: 18th Ring</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:03:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Sargent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Japan&#8217;s all-female Jewels promotion has announced the first of many bouts for its March 3rd &#8220;18th Ring&#8221; card in Tokyo. Promotional postergirl Mika &#8220;Future Princess&#8221; Nagano looks to rebound from a contentious decision loss when she faces former Valkyrie mainstay Emi &#8220;Kamikaze Angel&#8221; Fujino. Nagano has made 12 appearances for Jewels since its debut in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update: Elaina Maxwell, Tara LaRosa Added To RFA 2 Card</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:58:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Sargent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Strikeforce veteran Elaina &#8220;Beef&#8221; Maxwell and long-time pound-for-pound standout Tara LaRosa will both be in action in a pair of featured women&#8217;s matchups at Resurrection Fighting Alliance 2: &#8220;Yvel vs Alexander&#8221; on March 30th in Kearney, Nebraska. Both fighters await confirmed opponents. MMARising.com confirmed the latest update with the promotion today. Maxwell has won four [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yana Kunitskaya To Face Anna Melikhova At Lion&#8217;s Fights 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:56:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Sargent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Russia&#8217;s Yana &#8220;Foxy&#8221; Kunitskaya will make a quick return to action when she faces Anna Melikhova at Lion&#8217;s Fights 1: &#8220;The Beginning&#8221; on March 3rd in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The women&#8217;s bout, along with the remainder of the promotion&#8217;s inaugural fight card, was first reported on Mixfight.ru. Kunitskaya is already scheduled to compete three weeks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pat Barry vs Lavar Johnson Added To UFC On FOX 3 Card</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:39:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Sargent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A battle of heavyweight strikers has been added to the upcoming UFC on FOX 3 card on May 5th in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Former K-1 star Pat &#8220;HD&#8221; Barry will face recent UFC signee Lavar &#8220;Big&#8221; Johnson, who won his Octagon debut with an impressive knockout this past weekend. The heavyweight bout joins a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Fighter Rankings Update For February 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.mmarising.com/news/2012/02/01/top-10-fighter-rankings-update-for-february-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:58:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Sargent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[UFC Featherweight Champion Jos&#233; &#8220;Scarface&#8221; Aldo made a successful defence of his title during the UFC&#8217;s second trip to Brazil in January. Aldo knocked out the previously unbeaten Chad &#8220;Money&#8221; Mendes at the end of the first round to retain his title and spot atop the 145-pound rankings. Noticeably absent from the latest rankings is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lena Ovchynnikova vs Maiju Kujala Targeted For April 14</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:38:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Sargent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unbeaten Ukrainian prospect Lena &#8220;Hunter&#8221; Ovchynnikova will face the toughest test of her career when she meets Strikeforce veteran Maiju &#8220;Mai&#8221; Kujala at Lappeenranta Fight Night 7 on April 14th. The 115-pound matchup, officially announced today, takes place in Kujala&#8217;s home country of Finland. Ovchynnikova and Kujala had originally agreed to face off in late [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NAAFS: “Caged Fury 16” Live Play-By-Play &amp; Results</title>
		<link>http://www.mmarising.com/news/2012/01/28/naafs-caged-fury-16-live-play-by-play-results/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:06:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Sargent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The North American Allied Fight Series came to the state of West Virginia for the first time this evening. NAAFS: &#8220;Caged Fury 16&#8221; took place at the Morgantown Events Center and was headlined by a super heavyweight bout between UFC veteran Sean &#8220;Big Sexy&#8221; McCorkle and Mike Gordon. Also tonight, NAAFS mainstay Joey &#8220;The Jackhammer&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mei Yamaguchi vs Katja Kankaanp&#228;&#228; Targeted For March 23</title>
		<link>http://www.mmarising.com/news/2012/01/27/mei-yamaguchi-vs-katja-kankaanpaa-targeted-for-march-23/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:16:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Sargent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Final Valkyrie Flyweight Champion &#8220;V.V&#8221; Mei Yamaguchi competes outside of Japan for the first time in her MMA career when she battles unbeaten Finnish prospect Katja Kankaanp&#228;&#228; on March 23rd. The bout takes place at Botnia Punishment 11 in Kankaanp&#228;&#228;&#8217;s hometown of Sein&#228;joki, Finland. Yamaguchi picked up a close decision victory over Mika &#8220;Future Princess&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Windy&#8221; Tomomi Sunaba To Face Saori Ishioka On March 11</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Sargent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Veteran striker &#8220;Windy&#8221; Tomomi Sunaba competes one final time when she faces Jewels mainstay Saori &#8220;Shooting Star&#8221; Ishioka at Pancrase Progress Tour 3 on March 11th in Tokyo, Japan. The fight will be Sunaba&#8217;s retirement bout after a 13-year career in both kickboxing and mixed martial arts. Sunaba has long been considered one of MMA&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jim Miller vs Nate Diaz Announced For UFC On FOX 3 Card</title>
		<link>http://www.mmarising.com/news/2012/01/24/jim-miller-vs-nate-diaz-announced-for-ufc-on-fox-3-card/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:59:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Sargent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A lightweight contender&#8217;s bout between jiu-jitsu specialists Jim Miller and Nate Diaz has been added to UFC on FOX 3, which will take place on May 5th in East Rutherford, New Jersey. UFC President Dana White officially announced the fight this evening. The bout could co-headline the card. Miller picked up an impressive submission victory [...]]]></description>
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