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Frank Curreri, UFC – By the end of the third round, one of Urijah Faber’s cornermen carried the battered fighter to a stool. The hometown superstar could barely stand on his left leg, the unfortunate recipient of dozens of devastating kicks from former semi-pro soccer player Jose Aldo. The world featherweight champion from Brazil, who hasn’t lost in over four years, had ravaged his charismatic and courageous challenger with wicked kicks to the ribs and legs, and also repeatedly pounded The California Kid’s body with hard punches.

Frank Curreri, UFC – Arco Arena will be jam-packed tonight for the Jose Aldo-Urijah Faber featherweight world title bout. If the Brazilian champ is lucky, maybe a decimal of those 15,000 frenzied fans will be pulling for him.

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – The months of anticipation are almost over, the seemingly endless breakdowns and arguments about to fade into the background as the opening bell for Saturday’s highly-anticipated featherweight championship bout between Jose Aldo and Urijah Faber gets ready to toll.

Below are the official weigh-in results for Saturday’s Aldo vs Faber event, which features the WEC featherweight title bout between Jose Aldo and Urijah Faber, as well as the return of the championship rematch between Ben Henderson and Donald Cerrone. This card will air live on Pay-Per-View (10pm ET / 7pm PT) from ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California. Fans can also tune in to Spike TV at 9pm ET / 6pm PT to see live Aldo vs Faber preliminary bouts between Alex Karalexis and Anthony Pettis and Chan Sung Jung and Leonard Garcia.

Frank Curreri, UFC – Urijah Faber must be sick of hearing about it.
“It” is a certain logic called MMA math, and it goes something like this: Jose Aldo annihilated Mike Brown for the world featherweight title. And Mike Brown twice defeated Urijah Faber.

Frank Curreri, UFC – He departed the cage, not entirely on his own power, but walking gingerly and having to lean on his trainers for support. Once backstage, an exhausted Benson Henderson was whisked away on a gurney, loaded into an ambulance and he would spend the night in a local hospital. IV tubes extended from his arms to a machine that nourished him to cure his severe dehydration. Trainers sat at the 26-year-old’s bedside, offering encouragement, knowing the immediate physical misery of their star pupil would eventually yield to a lasting glory.

Frank Curreri, UFC – In the mold of extraordinary fighters like Arturo Gatti and “Minotauro” Nogueira, Donald Cerrone has a knack for playing the role of human punching bag in a way that is equal parts mesmerizing, unbelievable and unforgettable. Yet when opponents hurt Cerrone, crazy as it sounds, he seems to have them exactly where he wants them. Time and again the lanky lightweight has been overwhelmed and embattled inside of the cage, particularly in rounds one and two, but he always storms back and transforms into a Cain Velasquez type of terminator who relentlessly stalks winded opponents and pushes them to the brink.

Frank Curreri, UFC – Rag-dolling opponents and bullying them with brute force has been the M.O. for both Mike Brown and Manny Gamburyan, so something will have to give Saturday when the former featherweight world champion collides with the lightweight finalist from season 5 of The Ultimate Fighter.

Michael DiSanto, UFC – It’s the most significant featherweight fight in history.
Jose Aldo currently rules over the division with vicious efficiency. Since entering the US mixed martial arts scene two years ago, the reigning featherweight champion is a perfect in six fights. Each of them ended inside the distance due to strikes, including stopping highly regarded contender Cub Swanson with a double flying knee eight seconds into the fight—yes, a double flying knee.

Frank Curreri, UFC – Seven years into his MMA career, Anthony Njokuani is clearly hitting his stride.
The Nigerian-born breakdancer has earned Knockout of the Night honors in his past three fights, and predicts his head-turning groove will continue on April 24 in Sacramento against opponent Shane Roller.