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		<title>‘UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot II’ Live Weigh-In Results</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 22:40:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[All the fighters slated to participate in tomorrow night’s “UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot II” event tipped the scales Friday inside MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Please click HERE if you would like to stream today’s weight competition. Antonio &#8220;Bigfoot&#8221; Silva challenges heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez for his crown in the card&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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<p>All the fighters slated to participate in tomorrow night’s “UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot II” event tipped the scales Friday inside MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.<span id="more-146802"></span></p>
<p>Please click <a href="http://www.5thround.com/146797/ufc-160-velasquez-vs-bigfoot-ii-live-weigh-ins-video-at-7pm-et4pm-pt/?preview=true">HERE</a> if you would like to stream today’s weight competition.</p>
<p>Antonio &#8220;Bigfoot&#8221; Silva challenges heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez for his crown in the card&#8217;s featured contest. Bigfoot will also be looking to avenge his lopsided loss to Velasquez from just 12 months ago.</p>
<p>Junior dos Santos and Mark Hunt will meet in the co-main event.</p>
<p>Here are the official results from today’s weigh-ins:</p>
<p><strong>Preliminary Card:</strong></p>
<p>(Facebook 6:35PM ET/3:35PM PT)</p>
<p>Jeremy Stephens (146) vs. Estevan Payan (145)</p>
<p>Brian Bowles (135) vs. George Roop (135)</p>
<p>Stephen Thompson (170) vs. Nah-shon Burrell (17)*</p>
<p>(FX 8PM ET/5PM PT)</p>
<p>Abel Trujillo (155) vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov (158.5)‡</p>
<p>Robert Whittaker (171) vs. Colton Smith (170)</p>
<p>Dennis Bermudez (146) vs. Max Holloway (145)</p>
<p>Rick Story (169) vs. Mike Pyle (170)</p>
<p><strong>Main Card:</strong></p>
<p>(Pay-Per-View 10PM ET/7PM PT)</p>
<p>KJ Noons (156) vs. Donald Cerrone (155)</p>
<p>TJ Grant (155) vs. Gray Maynard (156)</p>
<p>James Te Huna (206) vs. Glover Teixeira (205)</p>
<p>Junior dos Santos (239) vs. Mark Hunt (264)</p>
<p>Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva (263) vs. Cain Velasquez (240 &#8211; UFC heavyweight champion)</p>
<p>* Burrell initially weighed in at 172</p>
<p>‡ Nurmagomedov will not attempt to lose 2.5 pounds. He will be fined 20 percent of his show purse (10% to Trujillo and 10% to NSAC).</p>
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		<title>‘UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot II’ Live Weigh-Ins Video at 7PM ET/4PM PT</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 22:20:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The official weigh-ins for “UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot II” take place today inside MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Stream Friday’s weight contest live right here on 5thRound.com starting at 7PM ET/4PM PT. Please click HERE for the official weigh-in results. Heavyweight champ Cain Velasquez (pictured) makes his first title defense under [...]]]></description>
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<p>The official weigh-ins for “UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot II” take place today inside MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Stream Friday’s weight contest live right here on 5thRound.com starting at 7PM ET/4PM PT.<span id="more-146797"></span></p>
<p>Please click <a href="http://www.5thround.com/146802/ufc-160-velasquez-vs-bigfoot-ii-live-weigh-in-results/?preview=true">HERE</a> for the official weigh-in results.</p>
<p>Heavyweight champ Cain Velasquez (pictured) makes his first title defense under his second reign against a familiar foe in Antonio &#8220;Bigfoot&#8221; Silva. Velasquez easily disposed of the Brazilian just 12 months ago.</p>
<p>Former champion Junior dos Santos and Mark Hunt serve as the co-main event.</p>
<p>Tomorrow’s pay-per-view broadcast begins live at 10PM ET/7PM PT.</p>
<p>Please click the media player below to watch Friday’s weigh-ins:</p>
<p><iframe width="450" height="325" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/EZ1gPs8q3eM?wmode=transparent" frameborder="0" allowFullScreen> </iframe></p>
<p>Here are the contestants who will be tipping the scale later this evening:</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>Preliminary Card:</strong></p>
<p>(Facebook 6:35PM ET/3:35PM PT)</p>
<p>Brian Bowles vs. George Roop</p>
<p>Jeremy Stephens vs. Estevan Payan</p>
<p>Stephen Thompson vs. Nah-shon Burrell</p>
<p>(FX 8PM ET/5PM PT)</p>
<p>Abel Trujillo vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov</p>
<p>Robert Whittaker vs. Colton Smith</p>
<p>Dennis Bermudez vs. Max Holloway</p>
<p>Rick Story vs. Mike Pyle</p>
<p><strong>Main Card:</strong></p>
<p>(Pay-Per-View 10PM ET/7PM PT)</p>
<p>KJ Noons vs. Donald Cerrone</p>
<p>TJ Grant vs. Gray Maynard</p>
<p>James Te Huna vs. Glover Teixeira</p>
<p>Junior dos Santos vs. Mark Hunt</p>
<p>Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva vs. Cain Velasquez (UFC heavyweight champion)</p></blockquote>
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		<title>When It Comes to Conduct, Dana White Will Keep Hitting UFC Fighters Where it Hurts</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 16:56:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Ngo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[They say the best way to a man&#8217;s heart is through his stomach. Well, UFC president Dana White (pictured) believes the best way to get his fighters to stay within the politically correct lines is through their wallets. After docking two of his athletes substantial amounts of money for their insensitive remarks towards the GLBT [...]]]></description>
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<p>They say the best way to a man&#8217;s heart is through his stomach. Well, UFC president Dana White (pictured) believes the best way to get his fighters to stay within the politically correct lines is through their wallets.<span id="more-146874"></span></p>
<p>After docking two of his athletes substantial amounts of money for their insensitive remarks towards the GLBT community, most recently Nate Diaz for using the <a href="http://www.5thround.com/146320/dana-white-nate-diaz-will-be-fined-or-fired-for-homophobic-tweet/">three-letter F-word</a>, White is demanding change and he knows the most effective way to produce results.</p>
<p>&#8220;I am fed up with the [BS],&#8221; White stated during Thursday&#8217;s media gathering. &#8220;One thing that I have noticed is, money makes people [expletive] react real quick.</p>
<p>&#8220;Sorry&#8217;s great. I love a sorry here and there, sorrys are always good. It&#8217;s easy to say sorry, but when you&#8217;ve got to start forking out some cash, you start remembering a lot more.&#8221;</p>
<p>Some accused White of being a hypocrite for fining Diaz and <a href="http://www.5thround.com/144553/dana-white-details-matt-mitriones-penalty-for-fallon-fox-remarks-sort-of/">Matt Mitrione for their rants</a> when he used the F-word in public not so long ago himself. White says the difference is he now understands that certain magic words should never be uttered.</p>
<p>&#8220;I saw a lot of things online and things being said about when I used to word &#8211; do you think that I didn&#8217;t pay in a million different ways for saying that word?&#8221; White asked. &#8220;The difference is I&#8217;m actually really sorry for saying it.</p>
<p>&#8220;I am not a homophobe, whatsoever. When I said it &#8211; I have people that work for us that are gay, I have friends that are gay &#8211; it is a word that bothers them and it&#8217;s a word that shouldn&#8217;t have been said. I had the same argument that Nate had, and I don&#8217;t disagree with that argument in that I grew up in the &#8217;80s. That was the word you used. &#8230; That&#8217;s the way it was, we&#8217;ll it&#8217;s not that way anymore. It&#8217;s an offensive word that they don&#8217;t like and people want to call it, &#8216;Oh, we&#8217;re bowing down to political correctness.&#8217; No we&#8217;re not, we&#8217;re being civil human beings.&#8221;</p>
<p>Diaz&#8217;s defense for using the F-word is that on the mean streets of his hometown of Stockton, &#8220;f*g&#8221; is the equivalent to calling someone a wussy.</p>
<p>Diaz was docked $20,000 and suspended 90 days for his comment, while Mitrione was fined an undisclosed amount for blasting transgender fighter Fallon Fox.</p>
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		<title>James Head to Donate Next UFC Check and Sponsorship Money to Oklahoma Tornado Relief</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 14:39:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Ngo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, it&#8217;s not quite the million dollars Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Kevin Durant donated towards tornado relief efforts in Oklahoma, but UFC welterweight James Head (pictured) is still digging deep into his pockets to do his part. Head, who was born in Illinois but fights out of OKC, has promised to donate nearly all of [...]]]></description>
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<p>Well, it&#8217;s not quite the million dollars Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Kevin Durant donated towards tornado relief efforts in Oklahoma, but UFC welterweight James Head (pictured) is still digging deep into his pockets to do his part. <span id="more-146859"></span></p>
<p>Head, who was born in Illinois but fights out of OKC, has promised to donate nearly all of the money he&#8217;s guaranteed to make in his next fight to help the victims in this week&#8217;s tornado in Oklahoma.</p>
<p>&#8220;Stoked to announce that I&#8217;m going to donate my next @ufc fight purse and 100% of all profits from @CF_Athletic #Pray4OK tee to benefit #Oklahoma tornado victims!&#8221; <a href="http://www.twitlonger.com/show/lsmk4a">Head tweeted</a> Friday morning.</p>
<p>Head was TKO&#8217;d by Mike Pyle in his most recent fight. The 29-year-old made a reported $12,000 to show, so Head&#8217;s next UFC paycheck will be at least that amount.</p>
<p>He was slated to battle Nick Catone last month at <a href="http://www.5thround.com/145172/ufc-159-jones-vs-sonnen-live-results-and-play-by-play/" class="kblinker" title="More about UFC 159 &raquo;">UFC 159</a>, but Catone was forced withdraw on game day because of dehydration after failing to make weight. Head currently does not have a bout lined up.</p>
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		<title>Rivalry Between Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson Heats Up on Twitter</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 14:15:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Ngo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who knows when Jon Jones&#8217; mangled toe will allow him to return to the Octagon, but it&#8217;s getting pretty clear who the reigning UFC light heavyweight king would like to make his next title defense against. After steamrolling Chael Sonnen at UFC 159, Jones has repeatedly said he&#8217;s got his sights set on Alexander Gustafsson. Why [...]]]></description>
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<p>Who knows when Jon Jones&#8217; mangled toe will allow him to return to the Octagon, but it&#8217;s getting pretty clear who the reigning UFC light heavyweight king would like to make his next title defense against.<span id="more-146848"></span></p>
<p>After steamrolling Chael Sonnen at <a href="http://www.5thround.com/145172/ufc-159-jones-vs-sonnen-live-results-and-play-by-play/" class="kblinker" title="More about UFC 159 &raquo;">UFC 159</a>, Jones has repeatedly said he&#8217;s got his sights set on Alexander Gustafsson.</p>
<p>Why &#8220;The Mauler?&#8221; <span style="font-size: 13px;">Because Jones is sick of hearing critics complain that he continues to beat up on smaller opponents.</span></p>
<p>Gustafsson possesses similar weight, height, reach and length as Jones. Gustafsson and his team releasing a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTjPZVpKCL0">Harlem Shake video</a> that featured his friends holding up signs that read ”Jon Jones You Are Next” didn&#8217;t help matters, either.</p>
<p>To reinforce the message, Gustafsson took to Twitter Friday morning to let Jones know he was still on his mind.</p>
<p>&#8220;Its on @JonnyBones cant wait to get in that cage with YOU!!!&#8221; Gustafsson tweeted.</p>
<p>To which Jones promptly responded, &#8220;<span style="font-size: 13px;">Fighting me is not good for your image @AlexTheMauler FYI.&#8221;</span></p>
<p>During Thursday&#8217;s media gathering, UFC president Dana White said Jones could be out anywhere from &#8220;six weeks to six months&#8221; because of his dislocated toe. How quickly the ligaments heal will likely determine Gustafsson&#8217;s fate.</p>
<p>If Jones is forced to sit the sidelines for a half a year, Gustafsson will have to take another fight in the interim, perhaps a top contender bout against former champ Lyoto Machida.</p>
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		<title>Luke Rockhold Denies Fixing Fight with Vitor Belfort</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 14:56:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Ngo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Saturday&#8217;s fight between Luke Rockhold (pictured) and Vitor Belfort was obviously fixed &#8211; so say a handful of conspiracy theorists. According to these very suspicious MMA observers, Rockhold gave Belfort a subtle head nod a split second before &#8220;The Phenom&#8221; unleashed a spinning heel kick that essentially end their shootout. The nod was a clear [...]]]></description>
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<p>Last Saturday&#8217;s fight between Luke Rockhold (pictured) and Vitor Belfort was obviously fixed &#8211; so say a handful of conspiracy theorists.<span id="more-146836"></span></p>
<p>According to these very suspicious MMA observers, Rockhold gave Belfort a subtle head nod a split second before &#8220;The Phenom&#8221; unleashed a spinning heel kick that essentially end their shootout. The nod was a clear sign Rockhold was ready to eat the pre-planned highlight reel strike - so say a handful of conspiracy theorists.</p>
<p>Belfort has yet to address rigging the bout, but Rockhold took to his Twitter Wednesday to kill the ridiculous chatter.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: 13px;">&#8220;Hearing some talk about my fight with Belfort being a fix,&#8221; </span><a style="font-size: 13px;" href="https://twitter.com/LukeRockhold/status/337345228619001856">Rockhold tweeted</a><span style="font-size: 13px;">. &#8220;No amount of money would make me even consider taking a fall. I got caught I lost.&#8221;</span></p>
<p>I have thoroughly examined the kick several times since this conspiracy theory came to light. While Rockhold does nod his head, it&#8217;s a motion fighters do all the time and I believe it was a coincidence that he ate the kick a moment later.</p>
<p>What is the benefit of fixing this particular fight? Who paid off who (Belfort to Rockhold, UFC to Rockhold)?</p>
<p>You be the judge:</p>
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		<title>Alistair Overeem Fights Travis Browne at UFC on FOX Sports 1 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 19:34:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Ngo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday afternoon, the Ultimate Fighting Championship announced heavyweight Alistair Overeem (pictured) will battle Travis Browne at UFC on Fox Sports 1 1.  The 265-pounders will not headline the August 17 event. Overeem is looking to bounce back from February&#8217;s devastating knockout loss to Antonio &#8220;Bigfoot&#8221; Silva at UFC 156. It was &#8220;The Demolition Man&#8217;s&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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<p>On Wednesday afternoon, the Ultimate Fighting Championship announced heavyweight Alistair Overeem (pictured) will battle Travis Browne at UFC on Fox Sports 1 1. <span id="more-146820"></span></p>
<p>The 265-pounders will not headline the August 17 event.</p>
<p>Overeem is looking to bounce back from February&#8217;s devastating knockout loss to Antonio &#8220;Bigfoot&#8221; Silva at <a href="http://www.5thround.com/137313/ufc-156-aldo-vs-edgar-live-results-and-play-by-play/" class="kblinker" title="More about UFC 156 &raquo;">UFC 156</a>. It was &#8220;The Demolition Man&#8217;s&#8221; first fight after serving a nine-month testosterone suspension.</p>
<p>Browne, meanwhile, rebounded nicely from the lone blemish on his résumé by putting Gabriel Gonzaga to sleep last month. &#8220;Hapa&#8221; lost to Silva in his prior outing.</p>
<p>TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts hosts the gig. FOX Sports 1 airs the main card live beginning at 8PM ET/5PM PT.</p>
<p>Here are the athletes expected to perform in Beantown thus far:</p>
<blockquote><p>Conor McGregor vs. TBD</p>
<p>Joe Lauzon vs. Michael Johnson</p>
<p>Matt Brown vs. Thiago Alves</p>
<p>Alistair Overeem vs. Travis Browne</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Former UFC Champ Matt Serra &#8216;Walking Away&#8217; From MMA</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 17:13:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Ngo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What? I thought Matt Serra (pictured) was already retired? That&#8217;s probably what most mixed martial arts fans were asking when they heard the former UFC welterweight champion has decided to &#8220;walk away&#8221; from MMA. On April 5, the 39-year-old spent four days in the emergency room to have a rib removed. Serra told NewsDay that [...]]]></description>
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<p>What? I thought Matt Serra (pictured) was already retired? That&#8217;s probably what most mixed martial arts fans were asking when they heard the former UFC welterweight champion has decided to &#8220;walk away&#8221; from MMA.<span id="more-146785"></span></p>
<p>On April 5, the 39-year-old spent four days in the emergency room to have a rib removed. Serra told <a href="http://www.newsday.com/sports/mixed-martial-arts/matt-serra-former-ufc-champ-walking-away-from-mma-1.5315512">NewsDay</a> that was the telltale sign that it was over, although it&#8217;s still a tough pill to swallow.</p>
<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s hard to say it,&#8221; Serra stated. &#8220;It&#8217;s like you can&#8217;t say it, even though it probably is true. I would love to put closure on my career with one last fight at the Garden, but at the same time, if that doesn&#8217;t happen, I definitely consider myself done. It&#8217;s hard to say the &#8216;R word.&#8217; I might never say the &#8216;R word.&#8217;</p>
<p>&#8220;I really think I&#8217;m walking away. I&#8217;m going to be 39, I just had my rib taken out. I&#8217;m having my third kid. My schools are doing well. What am I doing, looking for another pay day? It&#8217;s not really for that. I mean, it doesn&#8217;t stink, but it&#8217;s not really for that. Am I still trying to hold on for the glory? Glory is a drug, dude. I&#8217;m telling you, that&#8217;s the problem. It really is. I know why guys can&#8217;t walk away. I absolutely get it.&#8221;</p>
<p>Serra exits stage left as one of the sport&#8217;s most recognizable and likable fighters. He owns a modest 11-7 professional record, with his claim to MMA fame essentially starting in 2006 when he won &#8220;The Ultimate Fighter 4&#8243; to earn next dibs at then- (and current) welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre.</p>
<p>&#8220;The Terror&#8221; proceeded to serve up one of the biggest upset specials in UFC history by beating GSP, who was as high as a 16-to-1 odds-on favorite at some sportsbooks. St-Pierre went on to throttle Serra in their rematch and has defended the title eight times since.</p>
<p>Serra was last seen losing a unanimous decision to Chris Lytle at <a href="http://www.5thround.com/53257/ufc-119-mir-vs-cro-cop-live-results-and-play-by-play/" class="kblinker" title="More about UFC 119 &raquo;">UFC 119</a> in September 2010.</p>
<p>Serra owns and operates Serra BJJ Academy in New York with his brother, Nick. They currently have two locations and house a bevy of UFC talent, including top contender middleweight Chris Weidman.</p>
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		<title>Brittney Palmer, Arianny Celeste and Kendra Perez in Bikini Photo Shoot (Video)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 15:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Ngo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The title of this article pretty much says it all already, doesn&#8217;t it? On this week&#8217;s edition of FUEL TV&#8217;s &#8220;UFC Ultimate Insider,&#8221; UFC ring girls Brittney Palmer (pictured), Arianny Celeste and Kendra Perez provide fans with a behind-the-scenes video of them doing what they do best &#8211; pose in skimpy bikinis, while looking smokin&#8217; [...]]]></description>
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<p>The title of this article pretty much says it all already, doesn&#8217;t it? On this week&#8217;s edition of FUEL TV&#8217;s &#8220;UFC Ultimate Insider,&#8221; UFC ring girls Brittney Palmer (pictured), Arianny Celeste and Kendra Perez provide fans with a behind-the-scenes video of them doing what they do best &#8211; pose in skimpy bikinis, while looking smokin&#8217; hot.<span id="more-146776"></span></p>
<p>The trio will be featured in a 16-page spread in &#8220;UFC 360&#8243; magazine. Celeste, the UFC&#8217;s queen been, dons the cover of the mag.</p>
<p>Strikeforce transfers Vanessa Hanson and Chrissy Blair, let&#8217;s just call them &#8220;The B-Squad&#8221; for now, also make cameos in the magazine and video.</p>
<p>Celeste and Palmer resume their card toting duties this Saturday when they&#8217;ll be circling the Octagon at <a href="http://www.5thround.com/138570/ufc-160/" class="kblinker" title="More about UFC 160 &raquo;">UFC 160</a>. I mean, how else would fans know which round was forthcoming if they weren&#8217;t there to do their thang?</p>
<p>Please click the media player below to watch the steamy clip:</p>
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		<title>&#8216;UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot II&#8217; Betting Odds (Main Card)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 14:40:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Ngo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Bigfoot&#8221; is in big trouble at UFC 160, at least if you were to ask the Gambling Gods. Antonio Silva (pictured) is nealry a 5-to-1 underdog this Saturday when he challenges heavyweight champ Cain Velasquez for his hardware. Velasquez, meanwhile, is a whopping 7.5-to-1 odds-on favorite to steamroll the Brazilian (again). If betting is your [...]]]></description>
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<p>&#8220;Bigfoot&#8221; is in big trouble at <a href="http://www.5thround.com/138570/ufc-160/" class="kblinker" title="More about UFC 160 &raquo;">UFC 160</a>, at least if you were to ask the Gambling Gods. Antonio Silva (pictured) is nealry a 5-to-1 underdog this Saturday when he challenges heavyweight champ Cain Velasquez for his hardware.<span id="more-146770"></span></p>
<p>Velasquez, meanwhile, is a whopping 7.5-to-1 odds-on favorite to steamroll the Brazilian (again).</p>
<p>If betting is your thing, and don&#8217;t be ashamed if it is, most of the lines on the main card feature heavy dark horses. Can the longshots provide some lovin&#8217;?</p>
<p>MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada serves as host.</p>
<p>Here are the available wagering lines for Saturday (courtesy of BetUS):</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>Underdogs (+) Favorites (-)</strong></p>
<p>K.J. Noons +220<br />
Donald Cerrone -300</p>
<p>T.J. Grant +175<br />
Gray Maynard -220</p>
<p>Jame Te Huna +220<br />
Glover Teixeira -300</p>
<p>Mark Hunt +300<br />
Junior Dos Santos -400</p>
<p>Antonio &#8220;Bigfoot&#8221; Silva +475<br />
Cain Velasquez -750</p></blockquote>
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