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TIM SYLVIA WILL NEVER REMOVE HIS BELT
This Saturday in Vegas, UFC fighter Tim Sylvia will take on Antonio Rodrigo Noguiera at UFC 81 - bound to be the most important numerical event this weekend - for the right to regain the heavyweight title he lost last March. If he wins, he says, he'll have a smile on his face for the whole human race. He also said he'll never remove the title belt , even for sex.  “I’ve had ...
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Saturday's UFC 81 Is Big Night For The Future Of The UFC (Probably)
Cousins of Ron Mexico — UFC 81 is this weekend and it's a big card. By big of course I'm talking about the two main events: The interim Heavyweight Title bought between former champ Tim Sylvia and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and the UFC debut of Brock Lesnar against former champ Frank Mir. As any UFC fan knows, the big guys can be a little, um...boring if there isn't a big bloody knockout in the first 2 minutes. The most recent heavyweight example of this was Tim Sylvia souring the return of Brandon Vera by leaning on him for 15 minutes - a fight that almost led to me breaking my roommate's flat screen. Hopefully, this weekend will ...

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