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		<title>Carina Damm Secures Visa, Still In Tournament</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 03:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Sargent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a rollercoaster of uncertainty, Brazil&#8217;s Carina &#8220;Beauty But The Beast&#8221; Damm has secured a visa in time to compete in the August 13th Strikeforce 135-pound women&#8217;s tournament. Sherdog.com first reported on the update and Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker confirmed the news with MMARising.com. Late Tuesday night, MMARising.com learned that Damm&#8217;s participation in the tournament [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exclusive Interview With Sarah Kaufman</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:42:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Sargent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One week after successfully defending her title in Everett, Washington, Strikeforce Women&#8217;s Welterweight Champion Sarah Kaufman is already hard at work and preparing for her next fight. The undefeated knockout artist defeated Roxanne Modafferi via powerbomb slam in the co-main event at Strikeforce Challengers 9, but now aims to step up to the bigger cards. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jewels: &#8220;Ninth Ring&#8221; Results &amp; Recap</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:45:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Sargent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jewels kicked off its inaugural Lightweight (115-Pound) Queen Grand Prix today at Jewels: &#8220;Ninth Ring&#8221; with a card filled with submission finishes. In the main event, Sakura Nomura kept her unbeaten record intact when she upset promotional postergirl Saori &#8220;Shooting Star&#8221; Ishioka. In other tournament action, South Korean standout Seo Hee Ham joined Nomura in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Erin Toughill&#8217;s Next Fight Likely Not In Strikeforce</title>
		<link>http://www.mmarising.com/news/2010/07/28/erin-toughills-next-fight-likely-not-in-strikeforce/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:05:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Sargent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a planned August 21st bout with Shana &#8220;Rock Solid&#8221; Olsen was cancelled earlier this week, the next fight for Erin &#8220;Steel&#8221; Toughill is unlikely to be contested inside a Strikeforce cage. Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker confirmed the news with MMARising.com earlier this evening. Coker stated that previous plans to reschedule the Toughill vs Olsen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update: Strikeforce, Damm Trying To Secure Visa</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Sargent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite delays of up to 36 days in processing visa requests at the office in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Strikeforce officials are still working to obtain a visa for Carina &#8220;Beauty But The Beast&#8221; Damm. The visa is required for Damm to compete as scheduled on August 13th in Phoenix, Arizona. As first reported this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Damm Out Of Strikeforce Women&#8217;s Tournament</title>
		<link>http://www.mmarising.com/news/2010/07/28/damm-out-of-strikeforce-womens-tournament/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Sargent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a result of visa issues, Brazilian star Carina &#8220;Beauty But The Beast&#8221; Damm will no longer compete in the August 13th Strikeforce 135-pound women&#8217;s tournament. Sources close to Damm confirmed the news with MMARising.com late Tuesday night and further stated that Damm had submitted all necessary paperwork weeks ago. Presently, the failure to obtain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Faber vs Mizugaki Now Targeted For The Fall</title>
		<link>http://www.mmarising.com/news/2010/07/25/faber-vs-mizugaki-now-targeted-for-the-fall/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:42:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Sargent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A previously scheduled WEC 50 bantamweight matchup between former WEC Featherweight Champion &#8220;The California Kid&#8221; Urijah Faber and Takeya Mizugaki is now targeted for the Fall. The fight, first scrapped after Faber was forced to withdraw due to injury, is now likely for WEC 52 or 53. Sources close to the ongoing negotiations confirmed with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yoshida vs Alessio In The Works For Bellator 31</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:13:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Sargent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a Bellator 25 bout with Dan &#8220;The Handler&#8221; Hornbuckle was scrapped, former UFC welterweight Yoshiyuki &#8220;Zenko&#8221; Yoshida is now expected to face John &#8220;The Natural&#8221; Alessio at Bellator 31. Sources close to the negotiations confirmed plans for the September 30th fight with MMARising.com earlier this weekend and bout agreements could be in place soon. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strikeforce Challengers 9 Live Results</title>
		<link>http://www.mmarising.com/articles/2010/07/23/strikeforce-challengers-9-live-results/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 03:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Sargent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MMARising.com reports from the Comcast Arena in Everett, Washington tonight with live play-by-play for Strikeforce Challengers 9. The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between undefeated rising star Shane del Rosario and hard-hitting Hawaiian Lolohea Mahe. Also on the card, the Strikeforce Women&#8217;s Welterweight Championship was on the line when Sarah Kaufman defended against [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five More Fights Targeted For UFC 121 Card</title>
		<link>http://www.mmarising.com/news/2010/07/22/five-more-fights-targeted-for-ufc-121-card/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:28:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Sargent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Five more fights are reportedly in the works for a stacked UFC 121 card at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California on October 23rd. Chief among them is a light heavyweight bout between former champ &#8220;The Huntington Beach Bad Boy&#8221; Tito Ortiz and former TUF 3 student Matt &#8220;The Hammer&#8221; Hamill. Heavyweight bouts pitting Gabriel [...]]]></description>
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