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One of the biggest and most marketable stars in the UFC has been arrested on suspicion of DUI.

Jon Jones, the UFC's reigning light-heavyweight champion, was arrested early this morning after crashing his Bentley in Binghamton, N.Y.

Jones' management team confirmed the arrest today but stated, "The facts of this situation are still being gathered and situated."

The long and illustrious career of Fedor Emelianenko reportedly will come to a close in just a month.

The 35-year-old fighter told Russian television outlet isport.ua his recently announced June 21 fight with Pedro Rizzo will be the final one before his retirement.

The former PRIDE champion and recent Strikeforce fighter said the time was right.

Anti-piracy aims have driven the UFC lately to spend more on federal lobbyists than any other sports organization except the NFL, a new report says.

The UFC spent $110,000 in the first quarter of this year on firms that lobby at the federal level, according to a report released this week by First Street Research Group, which tracks spending on lobbyists. Only the NFL exceeded that figure, giving $300,000 to companies that lobby Congress.

This past year, the UFC was third at $410,000, behind the NFL's $1.62 million and MLB's $520,000.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - MMAjunkie.com was on scene for Friday's official "Strikeforce: Heavyweight Grand Prix Finale" weigh-ins, where all 18 competitors successfully made weight.

The weigh-ins took place at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., which also hosts tonight's event and the long-awaited tournament finale between Daniel Cormier and Josh Barnett.

Check out images of all the fighters as they hit the scale at the official festivities.

Fifteen months after it blasted out of the gate with an impressive array of talent, the Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix is nearly at an end.

And while a number of circumstances outside the cage have robbed the competition of much luster, the finals promise an exciting clash between two of the best big men outside the UFC.

The winner, of course, takes one step closer to that promotion. Before that, the Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix title serves as the final belt handed out before the Zuffa sister promotion shutters its big-man division completely.

The UFC returns to its Sin City home next week, as UFC heavyweight champ Junior Dos Santos puts his belt on the line against former titleholder Frank Mir.

Additionally, four other heavyweight matchups join the headliner on the evening's main card.

In anticipation of the pay-per-view event, UFC officials recently announced that fans are invited to both a UFC 146 open workout session and pre-event press conference.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - MMAjunkie.com is on scene and reporting live from today's "Strikeforce: Heavyweight Grand Prix Finale" event.

The event, which features Josh Barnett vs. Daniel Cormier in the long-awaited tournament finale, takes place at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. The main card airs on Showtime, and Showtime Extreme carries the prelims.

Follow along with our round-by-round updates and official results beginning at approximately 7:45 p.m. ET (4:45 p.m. PT local time) for the preliminary card and 10 p.m. ET for the main card.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - MMAjunkie.com is on scene and reporting live from tonight's "Strikeforce: Heavyweight Grand Prix Finale" event at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.

Be sure to follow along with the latest card updates in our "Strikeforce: Heavyweight Grand Prix Finale" live-results post, and then discuss the event in the comments section below.

Round-by-round updates and official results begin at approximately 7:45 p.m. ET (4:45 p.m. PT local time) for the preliminary card and 10 p.m. ET for the main card.

As a reminder, submissions for the upcoming edition of "The Sunday Junkie" are due Sunday at 10 a.m. ET.

All topics - including this weekend's Strikeforce and Bellator events - are open for discussion. The person who sends in the submission we deem the best (based on timeliness of subject, clarity and overall persuasiveness) is the winner.

Each winner receives a free year's subscription to "Fighters Only," the world's leading MMA and lifestyle magazine.

Urijah Faber has his opponent for UFC 148's co-headliner and interim-bantamweight-title fight.

During tonight's new episode of "The Ultimate Fighter: Live," UFC president Dana White confirmed surging 135-pound contender Renan Barao has gotten the slot.

The fight was booked after reigning champion Dominick Cruz was forced out of a rubber match with Faber following a recent ACL injury.

Welcome to MMAjunkie.com's recap of episode No. 11 of "The Ultimate Fighter: Live."

The first-ever FX-broadcast season of the reality show airs each Friday. UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz and former WEC champ Urijah Faber are coaches as the cast is reduced from the initial 32 to one eventual winner.

Check out MMAjunkie.com's Episode No. 10 recap, which features the season's final two quarterfinal fights, as well as the announcement of Urijah Faber's new opponent for UFC 148.

Maiquel Falcao survived Andreas Spang's signature left hook to dish out a thorough beating at Bellator 69.

Save for an illegal knee that cost him a point, the Brazilian vet was flawless on judges' scorecards with three 29-27 scores.

Falcao now meets Alexander Shlemenko for the Bellator middleweight title. Additionally, Karl Amossou advanced to the season-six welterweight finals, and Jessica Aguilar upset Megumi Fujii.

The 11th episode of "The Ultimate Fighter: Live" airs tonight on FX at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

This serves as tonight's discussion thread for the double-fight episode, in which the tournament's quarterfinal round continues.

Follow along with tonight's episode and live elimination fight on FX, and discuss it in the comments section of this thread. We'll then have an episode recap posted at the show's conclusion.

Welcome to our discussion thread for tonight's Bellator 69 event.

The event kicks off at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT) from L'Auberge du Lac Casino Resort in Lake Charles, La.

Stay tuned for a full recap of the event, which includes an MTV2 main card with a season-six middleweight-tournament finale of Maiquel Falcao vs. Andreas Spang, as well as a welterweight-tourney semifinal of Karl Amoussou vs. David Rickels.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - MMAjunkie.com was on scene and reporting live from today's official "Strikeforce: Heavyweight Grand Prix Finale" fighter weigh-ins, where all 18 fighters successfully made weight for their upcoming matchups.

Today's festivities took place at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., which also hosts Saturday's Showtime- and Showtime Extreme-televised event.

Headlining the event are heavyweight grand prix finalists Josh Barnett (248 pounds) and Daniel Cormier (238), who each weighed in comfortably under the heavyweight limit.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Tomorrow, the Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix will come to an end.

But then what?

Officially, the winner gets one more fight under the Strikeforce banner before the division is folded. But in reality, there isn't much of a division to fold. Finding the guy who wants to fight the winner of the tourney isn't going to be an easy sell, finalist Daniel Cormier told MMAjunkie.com.

Nine fighters from this week's UFC on FUEL TV 3 card have received medical suspensions, and two have been suspended indefinitely.

Main-card fighter Jeremy Stephens and preliminary-card competitor Johnny Eduardo both have been suspended indefinitely due to eye injuries and must received medical clearance before returning to competition.

MMAjunkie.com today received the list from Virginia's Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation.

Former title challenger Chad Mendes will serve as the welcome wagon for the debut of former lightweight Cody McKenzie in the featherweight division.

UFC officials today announced that verbal agreements are in place for the 145-pound fight.

It'll be part of July's already-stacked UFC 148 lineup on Independence Day weekend.

ShoFIGHT, a Missouri-based promotion with 19 amateur fight cards under its belt, has scheduled its first professional event for June 16.

Determined to make waves from day one, the debut card features Shamar Bailey vs. Karo Parisyan in the main event, with Kendall Grove facing Terry Martin in the co-feature.

The 15-fight lineup also features a host of additional notables on the card, including Marcus Aurelio, Lyle Beerbohm, Charles "Krazy Horse" Bennett and Shonie Carter, among others.

It's the stark raving mad psychos who get all the press. The quiet ones always fly under the radar - until they snap.

Former cop and current Bellator welterweight Karl Amoussou isn't certifiable, of course, but he uses mind games with his opponents.

His next one, welterweight-tournament semifinalist David Rickels, better be ready to play.