--For the first time ever, HDNet's well known MMA news show "Inside MMA" was in Anchorage to cover AFC 68.  Click here to watch the video. (Anchorage coverage begins about 3 minutes in.)

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--In his fifth UFC appearance, Justin Buchholz lost to Mac Danzig by decision February 6 at UFC 109 in Las Vegas.

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--Anchorage fighter Doug Evans was scheduled to face Brazilian Marcelo Giudici in a 145-pound match October 24 in Edmonton, Canada at Aggression MMA.  The fight was cancelled minutes before the show started after 42-year-old Guidici did not pass an EKG test at the arena.

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--At WEC 43 in San Antonio October 10, Scott Jorgenson defeated Noah Thomas in the first round of their 135-pound bout when the ref stopped the fight due to a cut.
Click here to watch the fight

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--Alaska grown Richie Whitson defeated Leaonardo Soares by unanimous decision Respect in the Cage September 20 in California.

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--Jeremy Stevens defeated Justin Buchholz at Ultimate Fight Night 19 September 16 in Oklahoma City.  The fight was stopped in the first round after Stevens opened a cut on Buchholz forehead.
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--Anchorage middleweight fighter Julio Paulino defeated UFC Veteran Terry Martin in a third round knockout at Arena Rumble September 12 in Spokane, Washington.
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--Current AFC Bantamweight Interim Champion Doug Evans added "Featherweight Champion" to his resume' at Sharkfights 5.5 in Amarillo on July 18. 
    Evans (9-4) submitted Texas fighter Douglas Frey (5-1) with a guillotine choke in the second round of the title fight.  Frey and Evans were originally scheduled to fight in June, but the outdoor event was cancelled because of weather.  Promoters not only rescheduled, but also made the show free.  
    Former AFC Middleweight Champion Ricky Shivers (7-4-1), who was only recently added to the card, was defeated by Texas fighter Marcus Sursa (10-4) by a triangle in the second round of their light heavyweight bout.
Click here to watch Inside MMA coverage of the event.

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--Anchorage fighter Dave Mazany (6-3) was defeated by Canadian welterweight Ryan "The Real Deal" Ford at The Fight Club 7 in Edmonton on May 30.  Ford(9-2) went for a quick win, defeating Mazany with strikes 28 seconds into round one.
Click here to watch the fight.
 
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--Justin Buchholz was defeated by Terry Etim at UFC 99 June 13 in Germany.  Etim submitted Buchholz in the second round with a choke.  This was Buchholz third UFC fight.  Click here to watch the fight.

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--Sitka raised Richie Whitson was eliminated from "The Ultimate Fighter 9" reality show when he was defeated by UK lightweight Ross Pearson by an armbar in the first round of their episode 7 bout.
    Whitson was one of 8 US fighters to make it on to the UFC reality show "The Ultimate Fighter: Season 9".  Lightweight Whitson, who currrently trains with Team Quest, earned his spot in the house by defeating Paul Bird with a RNC in the first round. 

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--Scott McAfee (7-1) defeated Bill Theofanopoulos (3-2) with a second round knockout May 8 at Palace Fighting Championship 13 in Lemoore, California.
 
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Scott Jorgensen defeated Albuquerque fighter Frank Gomez with a first round guillotine at WEC 38 January 25 in San Diego.  This win improves Jorgenson's WEC record to 2-1 and his overall record to 6-2.

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AFC veteran Josh Ofiu defeated Hawaiian heavyweight fighter Auggie Padeken at "Hazardous Warfare" January 3 in Lahaina, Maui.  Ofiu, who is 4-1 in the AFC, finished Padeken by strikes in the first round.

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In his Palace Fighting Championship debut November 20, former AFC Lightweight Champ Scott McAfee (6-1) defeated Jason Drake with a first round TKO.

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Alaska Wolfpack/ ABJJ fighter Doug Evans defeated bantamweight fighter Jared Lopez October 24 at Sharkfight 1 in Texas.  Evans submitted Lopez by armbar less than a minute into the first round.

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Current ICON Middleweight Champion Kala Kalohe Hose defeated Fairbanks fighter Rolando Dominique with a second round TKO August 2 at ICON Sport "Hard Times" in Honolulu.   Even though Hose is the current champ, it was a non-title fight and the bout was at a catch weight of 180 pounds.

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Bantamweight Scott Jorgensen (4-1) made a successful second appearance in the WEC cage August 3 when he faced Kenji Osawa (13-7-1) in Las Vegas.  Former state champion wrestler Jorgensen defeated Osawa by unanimous decision. 

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In Hawaii, Sitka fighter Richie Whitson (4-0) earned the title of Lightweight World Champion at X-1 World Events: Legends May 16.  Whitson defeated Ray Cooper (14-9) with a first round knockout.   Photos on sherdog.com

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