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Interviews featuring some of the fighters involved in tonight’s Fight for the Troops event.

Koscheck vs. Yoshida

Wiman vs. Miller

Swick vs. Goulet

Kenny and Bas welcome a pair of top fighters to the show as Jon Fitch and Joey Villasenor stop by. Also on the guest panel is writer John Morgan from MMAJunkie.com. Inside MMA airs Fridays at 9pmET.

Panel discussion

Toe to Toe with El Guapo

Kruck’s Corner

Ronaldo Souza is one of the top grapplers in the world, and has transitioned himself into one of the most promising young Middlewights in the world. He is the 2004 and 2005 Openweight World Jui-Jitsu Champion, and 2005 ADCC Absolute Division runner-up, only losing to Roger Gracie.
Thanks to tatame.com for the great interview.

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Josh Koscheck vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida
Mike Crowley: Koscheck is on the rebound from his unanimous decision loss to Thiago Alves’ Muay Thai skills in UFC 90, so he’s definitely got the hunger for a win. Guys like him need to prove themselves. Alves beat him but it wasn’t a beat down, and I don’t think Yoshida has what Alves has, so, Koscheck by unanimous decision.
Matt Miller: I think Yoshida’s … (Read more)

An article in the Detroit Free Press describes the explosion in MMA popularity in martial arts studios and entertainment venues. From the article:

_Taking note of cage fighting’s skyrocketing popularity, Michigan lawmakers paved the way earlier this year for professional bouts in the state with monetary prizes. Under the law enacted in Marc… (Read more)

At a question and answer session on Tuesday in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Dana White confirmed that Thiago Alves is next in line for the belt.

From MMAWEEKLY.com

_”He’s next in line for a title shot. If GSP beats B.J. Penn, then (Alves) fights GSP. If B.J. Penn wins, then he fights B.J. And then he’d have to defend that … (Read more)

Here are the betting lines for ”Fight for the Troops” from MMAmania.com

There might be a couple of upsets in there. Koscheck is favored and my own pick, but with Yoshida mistakes can be fatal.
Credeur is something of a gatekeeper, but looking at Loughran’s last few fights he’s getting better. ... (Read more)

Montreal, December 9, 2008 – ZVS Investments Inc. today announced that it has acquired MMA Publications LLC, the publisher of MMA Authority Magazine located in Clearwater, Florida.

”We are very happy about the addition of MMA Publications to our group. The MMA Authority magazine provides it’s readership with insightful and comprehensive content that is second to none” stated Aurelio U… (Read more)

Here’s the rundown and a few predictions.

Josh Koscheck vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida
Mike Crowley: Koscheck is on the rebound from his unanimous decision loss to Thiago Alves’ Muay Thai skills in UFC 90, so he’s definitely got the hunger for a win. Guys like him need to prove themselves. Alves beat him but it wasn’t a beat down, and I don’t think Yoshida has what Alves has, so, Koscheck by unani… (Read more)

A teaser trailer has been released for Andrei Arlovski’s new online series chronicling his path towards his fight with Fedor Emilianenko at Affliction: Day of Reckoning on January 24th, 2009.

I hope this doesn’t sidetrack him from the fight, but it does appear to be a decent series.