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The second season of "Bully Beatdown," MTV's MMA-takeoff reality show, is coming back to Salt Lake City. There will be 12 fights shot over four days. Here's MTV's description of the show, in case you aren't familiar:MTV's "Bully Beatdown" pits former school bullies, handpicked by the people they used to beat up, fighting against certified MMA fighters in a sanctioned MMA fight! YES! This is a

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According to DaMarques Johnson, he's got a multi-fight contract with the UFC. DaMarques said he's not entirely sure on the details, which are being handled by his manager, Monte Cox, but it's either a three- or four-fight deal.Right now, DaMarques said he is relaxing in Salt Lake, taking a mental break after the run-up to the finale of "The Ultimate Fighter: Team U.S. vs. Team U.K." He was

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I'm sitting cageside, tweeing from @sltribmma and chatting it up with Dann Stupp, the MMA Junkie himself. I'll update this as each fight finishes.Cameron Dollar vs. Jason DentCameron Dollar had this fight in the bag with his standup, eating hard leg kicks to land punch after punch to the chin and body, stunning Jason Dent through most of the first round. But when he shot for a single leg takedown

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MTV's hit show "Bully Beatdown" will be back for another season, and Jason "Mayhem" Miller and crew are expected to return to Salt Lake City for taping. I've heard the last weekend in July as a possible taping date.

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This should make Le Bus more interesting: Gladiator Challenge is bringing an MMA fight to Wendover on June 13. The Wendover Nugget Casino will host the event, which is headlined by Shonie Carter vs. Chris McLeod.Other fighters on the card include Jake Paul, Kyacey Uscola, Olly Bradstreet, Nick Mamalis, Ben Fuimaono, Camrann Pacheco, Steve Sharp, Cole Rose and more. Fights start at 7 p.m.For more

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Michael Bisping gave a backhanded apology to DaMarques Johnson for the water-in-the-face incident on last week's episode of "The Ultimate Fighter" in his blog posting this week. It went something like this."Unlike standing up for my team regarding the training times, I do regret this, as it was out of order. Even though Johnson and I don't see eye to eye, I shouldn't have done it, despite him

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DaMarques Johnson's latest post about The Ultimate Fighter just launched. He talks about the big to-do with Michael Bisping. Check it out here.

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Just got off the phone with Marc Ratner of the UFC. He confirmed that there's still interest in Salt Lake City for a UFC or WEC event, but it's not going to happen this year. He said early next year was looking more likely.He threw out the possibility of a Fight Night, but of course that's all speculation at this point.By the way, I've just started a Twitter feed @SLTribMMA so if you're into it,

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There was plenty of action to keep you busy at UFC 98, but one of the coolest things may have been something you didn't see.Did you notice DaMarques Johnson come down and help corner Matt Hughes along with Robbie Lawler and Matt Pena? He didn't get a ton of face time, and certainly that wasn't the point. Matt Hughes just made DaMarques a better fighter.As a contestant on "The Ultimate Fighter:

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Once again, here are some photos Miyo Strong shot of the Absolute MMA guys at the last Jeremy Horn's Elite Fight Night. Check them out at http://miyostrong.blogspot.com.

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Throwdown has released the latest card for its fourth show, "Cuatro," which will be June 6 at the E Center in West Valley City. Johnny Riche said Throwdown has signed on for four events over the course of a year at the arena, which is home to the Utah Grizzlies hockey team. There likely will be smaller events, as well, in a yet-to-be-opened venue in Salt Lake City, he said.This event features

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DaMarques Johnson posts his thoughts on the latest episode of "The Ultimate Fighter" in his blog here.I must say, the blogs are getting exponentially better every week, and this week he even answered some of the burning questions from MMAJunkie.com posters. Check it out.

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More from "The Ultimate Fighter" cast member DaMarques Johnson. ">Here's his blog about last week's episode, in which he secured the U.S. team's first victory via triangle choke over Dean Amasinger. And here's an interview with him that was posted on the USA Today MMA page.

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The fourth episode of "The Ultimate Fighter: U.S. vs U.K." may have been headlined by a great brawl between Nick Osipczak and Mark Miller, but much of the show revolved around Utah's own DaMarques Johnson.A great battle between the U.K.'s Osipczak and the U.S.'s Miller went back and forth in the first round. At one point, Miller was caught in a deep choke and looked like he may have tapped out,

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I got in touch with Josh Burkman, who confirmed reports from FIve Ounces of Pain that he has been released by the UFC. However, there's more to this story. Check it out at http://www.sltrib.com/sports/ci_12193645.

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DaMarques Johnson has turned in his first blog post for MMA news site MMAjunkie.com, giving a little insight into his frame of mind before his elimination fight on episode two. Check it out here.

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DaMarques Johnson, the West Jordan fighter on the cast of this season's "The Ultimate Fighter," will write a weekly blog about the show for mixed martial arts Web site MMAjunkie.com, the site announced today.Johnson secured a spot on the season cast with a dominant TKO victory over Ray Elbe on last week's elimination episode. That means Johnson was part of the 16-man group that stayed in a Las

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Utah's own DaMarques Johnson will host an "Ultimate Fighter" watching party Wednesday from 8-9 p.m. at The Point After Bar, 5445 S. 900 East. His elimination fight to get into the TUF house is on this episode.For more about DaMarques and the process of trying out for the show, check out this story.

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Ouch. Cage Potato just posted the latest in its series of the 10 fastest MMA knockouts, and Utah's own Hank "The Vice" Weiss has earned a spot on the countdown by being on the business end of Joey Villasenor's left hand. From the time the fight starts to the time Hank starts his unconscious fall, I can almost count to four. Sorry, Hank. To see the whole series of videos, visit CagePotato.

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While I was asking former UFC welterweight champ Matt Hughes about DaMarques Johnson's upcoming stint on "The Ultimate Fighter," I also had a few other questions that didn't have anything to do with TUF. It's not often I get to talk with the top-top guys in the sport, so I figured I better take advantage of the chance.Hughes has recently opened the H.I.T. Squad (Hughes Intensive Training) gym

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Miyo Strong shot some more photos of the Absolute MMA guys at Friday's Jeremy Horn's Elite Fight Night. Unfortunately, I didn't make it out there (again!) but I heard it was a great night of fights. If you haven't checked out local MMA, it is every bit as exciting as the stuff you see on TV. Plus, some of the guys you'll see at local shows are guys who have and will fight in the big leagues. It's

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Former UFC welterweight champ and surefire hall of famer Matt Hughes will be signing autographs along with Jeremy Horn at the Best Buy on 7643 Jordan Landing Blvd. in Jordan Landing on Thursday from 6-9 p.m.When Horn brought Jens Pulver and Joe Riggs out to a signing at Best Buy last time the store put all the UFC DVDs out on sale and printed out free pictures of people with the guys for them to

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Throwdown Elite Training Center in Orem is starting its own reality TV show."Love Your Neighbor" is a way for neighbors with a grudge to settle it in the cage. Basically, Throwdown will train people and record the whole process, plus the fight, then air it.For information, check out www.throwdownreality.com.

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The trailer for the "Bully Beatdown" show has leaked to the Web. The fights were filmed in Salt Lake at a warehouse downtown, and the crowd was a bunch of locals. Here's the link:">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8_uhaByoBsIt debuts March 22 at 9:30 p.m. on MTV.

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News is spreading that Charles "Mask" Lewis Jr., a founder of ever-present MMA clothing company Tapout, was killed in a car crash in California.Tapout is truly one of the biggest supporters of mixed martial arts, having grown with the sport for more than a decade and helping up-and-coming fighters establish themselves.The Tapout crew came to Utah last year to film an episode of their reality show

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