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Dana White says Anthony Johnson was passed over for the knockout of the night-bonus, due to his failure to make weight at UFC 104: "He should have (won it)," said UFC president Dana White. "He should have won it, but because he didn’t make weight, he wasn’t eligible for it, but he would have won." HT: MMA Weekly

UFC 104 Press Conference Pictures HT: Sherdog

"Big" John McCarthy has been informed by the California State Athletic Commission that he will not be assigned to work UFC 104 this weekend. HT: Sherdog

Dana White's Vlogs to resume for UFC 104 HT: CindyO (who's affiliated w/ Zuffa) on the UG

"Shogun" Rua and Lyoto Machida on the cover of Tatame #163. Gotta say, not the best picture I've seen of Mauricio.

UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun Officially Announced "I’m honored to be making my first title defense in Los Angeles. The fact that I get to fight someone as respected as Shogun is an honor as well. My last fight before I won the title was against Thiago Silva, so I know how tough my fellow Brazilians are. I’m training extremely hard for this matchup and I’m looking forward to a great fight." -Lyoto Machida "I feel very happy about fighting for the UFC belt. It’s a huge opportunity in my career and in my life, and having this chance gets me closer to reaching my career’s ultimate goal and my life’s biggest dream." -Shogun Rua UFC 104 Card So Far: Lyoto Machida (15-0) vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (18-3)* Cain Velasquez (6-0) vs. Ben Rothwell (30-6)* Sean Sherk (33-4-1) vs. Gleison Tibau (17-7) Ryan Bader (9-0) vs. Eric Schafer (11-3-2) Kyle Kingsberry (7-2) vs. Razak Al-Hassan (6-1) Pat Barry (4-1) vs. Antoni Hardonk (8-5) Jorge Rivera (16-7) vs. Rob Kimmson (22-4) Chase Gormley (6-0) vs. Stefan Struve (17-3) Joe Stevenson vs. Spencer Fisher Anthony Johnson vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida Chael Sonnen vs. Yushin Okami * - Officially announced by UFC.com

Dong Hyun Kim (12-0-1, 1 NC) held a press conference in Seoul last week to introduce Samsung's new "Stun Gun"-endorsed 'YA Gold' sports/energy drink. Kim mentioned a few things about what's next for him in the UFC: - Though nothing is finalized, chances are good that Kim will next fight at UFC 104 in October. The event will be at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, where there's a large Korean community. The "Stun Gun" says he'd like to fight a "big name" at this show, particularly Jon Fitch. Kim knows he would have to be wary of Fitch's takedowns, but thinks he could win in the clinch. - For his next bout, Kim will train at the new Team Cloud Gym in Tokyo with Yoshihiro Akiyama, who he formed a close friendship with over the UFC 100 weekend. - While in the States, he trained alongside such fighters as Satoshi Ishii, Michael Bisping, Forrest Griffin, Martin Kampmann and Tyson Griffin, and also sparred with Vitor Belfort. - Kim also speaks highly of Team M.A.D. teammate Myeon Ho Bae (8-4), who recently won in his DEEP debut and who Kim says will be in a major Japanese show before long. via Kamipro