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The massive heavyweight known around the world as Bob Sapp admits he was
haggling backstage with Fighting and Entertainment Group
executives just prior to curtain time at DREAM “Dynamite!! 2010.”

Just what he was haggling over is his bone of contention with the Japanese fight promotion’s officials.

Sapp on Monday evening told MMAjunkie.com that
promoters were supposed to pay him $ 30,000 to fight Shinichi Suzukawa in
a modified-rules bout at the year-end show. Instead, he claims FEG executive Sadaharu Tanikawa offered him $ 15,000 shortly after he arrived in Japan.

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For 13-time UFC veteran Melvin Guillard, the question has never been about talent.

Already a true veteran of the sport when he appeared as a welterweight
on the second season of “The Ultimate Fighter” at just 22 years old,
Guillard’s blazing speed, knockout power and willingness to engage in
the cage made him an immediate threat in the UFC.

Of course, there have been speed-bumps along the way, and most of them
were Guillard’s own doing. But following a perfect 3-0 campaign in 2010,
“The Young Assassin” believes he’s been revitalized and re-invented,
and he’s targeting the UFC’s lightweight belt.

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Each year MMA pundits and media sources reflect on the previous 12
months of in-cage action and announce the fighter they consider to have
accomplished the most.

MMAjunkie.com decided to instead poll our readers to vote on the fighter
they believe deserves the title of 2010 Fighter of the Year.

Thousands of votes were cast, and four fighters earned the vast majority
of the response. But by a narrow margin, one fighter rose above the
rest.

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MMAjunkie.com and MMAjunkie.com Radio are pleased to announce a special
“Strikeforce: Best of 2010″ awards ceremony that airs this Wednesday at 2
p.m. ET (11 a.m. PT).

In this special edition of our daily radio show and podcast,
MMAjunkie.com Radio unveils and interviews the winners from
Strikeforce’s inaugural year-end awards.

Fans voted for seven “Strikeforce: Best of 2010″ award categories earlier this month.

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DREAM’s year-end show, “Dynamite!! 2010,” airs live in the U.S. on HDNet.

HDNet Fights brass officially announced the blockbuster event premieres Friday, Dec. 31, at 4 a.m. ET/1 a.m. PT.

“Dynamite!! 2010″ takes place Dec. 31 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

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