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the UFC adds 9 wins to James McSweeney's record.

The UFC has signed Brazilian striker and Team Nogueira member, Fabio Maldonado (17-3), to face James McSweeney in a light heavyweight contest at UFC 120 next month, after Tom Blackledge pulled out of the fight for undisclosed reasons. Source: Sherdog UFC 120 coverage

TUF 10 alum, James McSweeney (4-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC) will be dropping down to light heavyweight, and will face Tom Blackledge (10-6 MMA, 0-0 UFC) on UFC 120: "ok guys here it is! i fight october 16th in london england 02 arena at light heavyweight against tom blackledge! i cant wait to fight in my home town... I'm dropping cos I'd rather lose 30lbs than put on 30lbs!" twitter.com/mcsweeneymma -- Photo via UFC.com UFC 120 Coverage

From MMA Fighting: "Believing that illegal elbows influenced the outcome of his fight Saturday, UFC heavyweight James McSweeney will look to appeal his loss to Travis Browne at The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale card in Las Vegas. "McSweeney's manager Lex McMahon told MMAFighting.com Monday that they will file a formal request with the Nevada state athletic commission to have the loss overturned. "James was doing very well in the fight until he got hit with a totally legal and fair shot by Travis that put him down," McMahon said. "Once Travis got on top of him, he landed several blows that were elbows to the back of the head -- well beyond what the referee came and told us was the acceptable zone, which was anything that was two knuckles past the ear." Photo via MMA Junkie. UFC TUF 11 Finale Coverage

The UFC has signed heavyweight prospect Travis Browne (9-0, 0-0 UFC), who will make his debut against James McSweeney (4-4, 1-0 UFC) either at UFC 115 or the TUF 11 Finale, both of which would be in June. HT: MMA Junkie

James McSweeney pumping up Brendan Schaub to fight Jon Madsen. -- gif by Wotan1105