The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to California for the first time in over two years tonight at UFC 104: “Machida vs Shogun,” which is headlined by a UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout between seemingly unbeatable champion Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida and former PRIDE ace Mauricio “Shogun” Rua.

The card also features an important heavyweight clash between rising star Cain Velasquez and veteran “Big” Ben Rothwell. MMARising.com has live results from the event as the action takes place.

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With less than 24 hours to go until UFC 104: “Machida vs Shogun,” MMARising.com’s Robert Sargent and Mike Miller preview the solid card, which is headlined by a UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout between Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua.

In other main card action, undefeated rising star Cain Velasquez battles former IFL standout “Big” Ben Rothwell in a heavyweight tilt and Spencer “The King” Fisher takes on Joe “Daddy” Stevenson in a lightweight fight that has quickly turned into a grudge match.

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As the latest addition to the rapidly-expanding Maximum Fighting Championships roster, highly-decorated submission expert Dean “The Boogeyman” Lister will battle fellow ex-UFC contender Thales Leites in the main event at MFC 23: “Unstoppable” on December 4th.

Both fighters are already entertaining thoughts of holding title gold in the MFC and they will look to position themselves in line for a title fight with an impressive win. Each possesses outstanding submission skills and the fight has the potential to be a great ground war.

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With both sides unable to come to terms on a contract, Joe Warren will no longer compete at Vale Tudo Japan 2009 against Japanese legend Rumina Sato. In Warren’s place, his Team Quest teammate Cory “The Savage” Grant will battle Sato at the event.

Lead Shooto promoter Sustain announced that Warren had been removed from the card due to injury, but Warren’s management have since clarified that Warren is not injured and the reason for his withdrawal from the event was due to contractual terms.

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With less than 48 hours to go before the event, former WEC Middleweight Champion Paulo “Ely” Filho has been removed from the upcoming Olympia Dream.12 card for reasons unknown. Filho’s scheduled opponent, Dong Sik Yoon, will still compete on the card.

Filho has lost just once in his career, but entered a tumultuous time during his WEC tenure. He battled depression and an addiction to painkillers and later checked himself into a rehabilitation facility after losing to Chael Sonnen in a non-title bout.

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After Ricardo Almeida suffered a knee injury in training, Thiago Alves has stepped in to rematch fellow top contender Jon Fitch in a featured welterweight bout at UFC 107. Fitch won the pair’s first meeting by TKO at UFC Fight Night 5 back in June of 2006.

Fitch was set to face Almeida at UFC 106, while Alves was slated to battle Brazilian compatriot Paulo Thiago as part of the UFC 107 card, but UFC President Dana White has now confirmed that Alves and Fitch will square off one more time in a pivotal showdown.

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Eager to make his Japanese MMA debut, former UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim “The Maine-iac” Sylvia has agreed to face reigning Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair “Demolition Man” Overeem at K-1 Dynamite!! 2009 on New Year’s Eve.

Sylvia, who has met with limited success since departing the UFC in early 2008, will look to revive his struggling career at the expense of Overeem, who is currently enjoying a career resurgence of his own as a heavyweight and hasn’t lost in over two years.

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In a rematch from their semi-final bout on Season 5 of The Ultimate Fighter, Gray “The Bully” Maynard will look to avenge his loss when he meets the ever-confident Nate Diaz in the main event at UFC Fight Night 20 on January 11, 2010 in Fairfax, Virginia.

Diaz submitted Maynard with a guillotine choke in their first meeting, but the loss did not count against Maynard’s record because it took place as part of The Ultimate Fighter reality show. Diaz will look to hand Maynard his first professional loss by defeating him once again.

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