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01:37 PM ET 05.17 | Luke Rockhold, the last Strikeforce middleweight champion, is set to make his UFC debut this weekend against Vitor Belort at UFC on FX 8. The build-up for the fight has been contentions with Rockhold making an issue about Belfort's use of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT). At Thursday's press conference, the two posed for the media and according to Rockhold, the way Belfort posed - with his fist on Rockhold's face - inspired the AKA middleweight to perform even better. "Just squaring off with him and seeing eye to eye, it just really fires me up, I'm not going to lie," Rockhold said. "Him squaring up, you want to put your hand on my chin? Alright. Let's go." Rockhold also used Belfort's past as a way to tie all of his animus together. "It bothers me to take that route when you have a history of steroids and you've been caught in the past," Rockhold said. "Obviously you're looking for a way to supplement again and get on it. I'm a fan of a clean sport, and I'm here to clean up the sport."

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12:14 PM ET 05.17 | Sam Sicilia was believed to be part of the UFC's latest round of roster cuts, but apparently that isn't the case. Sicilia has lost his last two fights, including a unanimous decision loss to Maximo Blanco. Sicilia, who broke his hand during the fight, is expected to return to the Octagon in the fall, according to his manager.

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12:11 PM ET 05.17 | If Wanderlei Silva is matched up against Chael Sonnen in the near future, Silva's striking coach Rafael Cordeiro doesn't think it will last very long. "If he fights against Chael Sonnen, I think don't go past the first round," said Cordeiro. "He's going to knock him out for sure." Silva has won two of his past three fights, while Sonnen has lost two of his past three fights.

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12:07 PM ET 05.17 | Nate Diaz's manager Mike Kogan isn't happy with how his fighter was suspended over his homophobic slur, and with how Bryan Caraway got his submission of the night bonus. "What Bryan Caraway did was a b???ch move. It was a b???ch move," Kogan said. "First you chase Dana all over the f???king internet, begging him for a f???king bonus, which I think is a b???ch move because I'm sure he's got Dana's phone number, and if not, he could probably get ahold of it. Then after that you get the damn check and you go out there and you gloat and you want to kiss ass so you go, 'Oh I hate weed, I think weed sucks and Pat Healy's a **** for doing it.' Listen, if Pat Healy didn't do what he did, you wouldn't have the f???king check first of all. Second of all, I think the kid's suffering enough right now he doesn't need your gloating, you little f???k. It's a b???ch move, that's all that Nate said."

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09:11 AM ET 05.17 | Nate Diaz has been suspended for using a homophobic slur in a tweet Thursday afternoon. "We are very disappointed by Nate Diaz's comments, which are in no way reflective of our organization. Nate is currently suspended pending internal investigation and we will provide further comment once the matter has been decided," the UFC said in a statement.

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