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Scott Smith or Frank Shamrock could be next for ex-Strikeforce champ Cung Le
 Former Strikeforce middleweight champion Cung Le suffered the first loss of his MMA career this past December but could be back in the cage at a Strikeforce event planned for June.
Le has already begun a campaign to rematch the man who handed him his first loss, Scott Smith, who scored a come-from-behind TKO victory when they met at "Strikeforce: Evolution."
But Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker recently told MMAjunkie.com that Le, who vacated the middleweight prior to the December fight due to a blossoming film career, could face former champion Frank Shamrock instead.
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Bellator CEO says Eddie Alvarez vs. Josh Neer "super fight" set for Bellator 17
 The long-expected non-title fight between Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez and UFC veteran/recent signee Josh Neer now has a date.
While a guest on today's edition of MMAjunkie.com Radio, Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney said the fight takes place May 6 at Bellator 17.
Bellator announced last month that the fight was being targeted for a May card, though an exact date wasn't mentioned. It's now set for the Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre in Boston, which is a half day's drive from Alvarez's Philadelphia home.
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Anthony Morrison vs. Mackens Semerzier targeted for WEC 48 preliminary card
 Verbal agreements are in place and bout agreements should be signed shortly for a WEC 48 featherweight matchup between Anthony Morrison (15-8 MMA, 0-1 WEC) and Mackens Semerzier (5-1 MMA, 1-1 WEC).
Sources close to the event alerted MMAjunkie.com of the matchup and said it'll be part of the night's un-aired preliminary card.
WEC 48 marks the organization's pay-per-view debut and takes place April 24 at ARCO Arena in Sacramento, Calif.
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Former WWE "Diva" Maria Kanellis joins HDNet Fights broadcast team
 Former World Wrestling Entertainment "Diva" Maria Kanellis has joined the HDNet Fights broadcast team and will make her broadcast debut with this month's "King of the Cage: Legacy" event, HDNet officials today announced.
Kanellis, who also appears on this season's edition of "Celebrity Apprentice" on NBC, will serve as a backstage correspondent.
Kanellis, 28, served as a broadcaster and performer for the WWE from 2004 until this past month, when she was released from her contract.
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MMAjunkie.com Radio: Bellator's Bjorn Rebney, Eddie Alvarez, Dan Hornbuckle (700th show!)
 With Bellator Fighting Championships today hosting a major press conference, MMAjunkie.com Radio celebrates its 700th show with some of the promotion's biggest names.
Joining us are Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney, lightweight
champion and season-one tournament winner Eddie Alvarez, and season-two
welterweight tournament participant Dan Hornbuckle, who meets Sean Pierson on April 22 at Bellator 15.
MMAjunkie.com Radio begins at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) live from the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino's Race & Sports Book. Listen to
and watch a video stream of the two-hour show at www.mmajunkie.com/radio.
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Ask the Fight Doc: Is the Massachusetts commission's double-weigh-in rule enough?
 With the adoption of MMA legislation, the Massachusetts Boxing Commission recently became the Massachusetts State Athletic Commission.
But one remnant of the boxing-only days has stuck: a double weigh-in procedure that limits the amount of weight MMA fighters can cut for fight night.
In our latest "Ask the Fight Doc" installment, MMAjunkie.com medical columnist and combat-sports specialist Dr. Johnny Benjamin explains why the rule - which has been adopted for a 90-day trial run - should become permanent and what other details will assure the safest weight cuts possible.
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