The MMA Nightcap: Nov 11th

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The MMA Nightcap is your nightly recap of all the comings and goings in the MMA world.  Consider it your MMA Sportscenter.  With far less Tim Tebow.

 

– One of the biggest fight cards of the year is coming up this Saturday – get the full fight lineup, start times, TV info, fighter scouting reports, and more right here.


– And our UFC 167 Pick 'Em Contest is open for business – get your picks in now!


– Our top 10 bantamweights in the world list is updated as of today – check out who makes the list.


– Anthony Pettis' knee injury is more serious than originally reported, so his December fight with Josh Thomson has been postponed.  Demetrious Johnson-Joseph Benavidez II is now the new headliner of Dec 14th Fox show, with Gray Maynard vs Nate Diaz moving up the top spot of this month's TUF Finale card.


– Vitor Belfort has at least one person agreeing that he deserves the next middleweight title shot – his nemesis Anderson Silva.


– Maybe Bellator's reality series Fight Master isn't dead in the water just yet – talk is that Michael Chandler, Eddie Alvarez, Rampage Jackson and Tito Ortiz are rumored to be coaches for season two.

– Big surprise here – Miesha Tate beat out hated rival Ronda Rousey in first round of the EA Sports UFC cover vote.
 

 

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