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Yoshihiro Akiyama Wants to Be Like Manny Pacquiao: "I want to be like Manny Pacquiao. I want to prove that Asian fighters can compete with anybody. A victory will ignite the Asian Mixed Martial Arts world, and people in the US will begin to recognize me." UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin Coverage

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Gerald Harris faces UFC newcomer and Renzo Gracie black belt, Dave Branch at UFC 116. UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin coverage

Seth Petruzelli returns to the UFC to face newcomer Ricardo Romero at UFC 116 on July 3rd. This FanShot was promoted to the Front Page by Scott Haber. UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin coverage

MMA Junkie reports that middleweight Gerald Harris (15-2, 2-0 UFC) is slated to return on the preliminary card of UFC 116 in July. No opponent for Harris has been announced yet. UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin coverage

James Irvin will move back up to light heavyweight and face Igor Pokrajac at UFC on Versus 2, according to MMA Weekly. Also on tap: Paul Kelly vs. Jacob Volkmann at UFC 116, according to MMA Junkie. UFC 116 coverage UFC on Versus 2 coverage

Kendall Grove (11-7, 6-4 UFC) vs. Goran Reljic (8-1, 1-1 UFC) expected for UFC 116. "Sources close to both camps tell Truefighting that both fighters have agreed to the match up and the bout is in the process of being signed. The fight will likely end up shown on the Spike TV card." Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Wanderlei Silva Roy Nelson vs. Frank Mir Kurt Pellegrino vs. George Sotiropoulos Nate Marquardt vs. TBA Thiago Silva vs. TBA Kendall Grove vs. Goran Reljic Matt Brown vs. Chris Lytle Stephan Bonnar vs. Krzysztof Soszynski Brendan Schaub vs. Chris Tuchscherer Jon Madsen vs. Karlos Vemola Daniel Roberts vs. Julio Paulino HT: Truefighting UFC 116 coverage

Alessio Sakara has pulled out of his UFC 116 bout against Nate Marquardt due to the death of his father. HT: f4wonline.com UFC 116 Coverage