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In a fairly dull lightweight battle at UFC 104, Gleison Tibau defeated Josh Neer in a fairly dull unanimous decision, taking Neer down at will and dominating the fight on the ground without doing a whole lot of damage.

Less than 30 seconds into the fight Tibau spectacularly slammed Neer to the ground, but Neer maintained his composure, pulled into guard and then got right back up to his feet. They stood up and traded shots for about 30 more seconds, and then Tibau threw Neer to the ground again. Again, Neer got back up, and it went that way a couple more times in the round: Tibau could get Neer to the ground, but he coudln't do anything with him once he got down there.

This is the UFC 104 live blog for Gleison Tibau vs. Josh Neer, a lightweight bout on tonight's pay-per-view card.

Both fighters are looking to avoid back-to-back losses. Neer dropped a unanimous decision at UFC 101 to Kurt Pellegrino, while Tibau lost a controversial split decision to Melvin Guillard on the undercard of The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale in June.

The live blog begins below.

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UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida weighed-in Friday at 202.5 pounds and challenger Mauricio "Shogun" Rua registered at 204.5 for their UFC 104 main event fight happening Saturday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif.

Full results of the weigh-ins for all 22 fighters are below, and video of the weigh-ins is available here.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship formally announced today that UFC 103 will take place on September 19 in Dallas, and four fights have been set: Mike Swick vs. Martin Kampmann, Efrain Escudero vs. Cole Miller, Josh Koscheck vs. Frank Trigg and Tyson Griffin vs. Hermes Franca.

Notice anything missing?

UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson steps into the Octagon with Forrest Griffin Saturday night for what might be the best fight in a great summer of mixed martial arts. Jackson is a brutal brawler who has dominated the division in recent years, while Griffin is a beloved fan favorite who got his start in UFC on The Ultimate Fighter.

MMA fans are in a lather for this one. Here are the details:

What: UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin

Who: In addition to the main event, the televised fights on the card are Patrick Côté vs. Ricardo Almeida, Joe Stevenson vs. Gleison Tibau, Josh Koscheck vs. Chris Lytle and Tyson Griffin vs. Marcus Aurelio.

When: Saturday, 10 p.m. ET

Where: Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas

How: Pay-per-view, $44.95 ($54.95 in HD), or just follow along with my FanHouse live blog.

Predictions after the jump.