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Roger Gracie (2-0) has been forced to withdraw from his heavyweight match versus “Diesel” Travis Wiuff (53-11) at Sengoku 5 in Tokyo September 28th due to a rib injury, his management told Fight Website Wednesday.
Gracie tore an intercostal muscle after being kicked in the ribs during training, and was advised by his physiotherapist not [...]

UFC 88 event, which took place at Philips Arena in Atlanta, brought in an astonishing $2.6 million according to UFC President Dana White. White confirmed the numbers in a post-UFC 88 press conference.
The amount is the second highest total in the nine year history of the arena. Barely less than the amount earned by a 2006 [...]