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With three straight losses, Stephan Bonnar is feeling the pressure.

Despite UFC president Dana White's statements in the past that Bonnar will always have a home in the organization thanks to his epic battle with Forrest Griffin in the finale of Season 1 of "The Ultimate Fighter," a fourth straight loss would have most fighters staring at a pink slip.

His last setback was a controversial TKO loss thanks to a cut from an inadvertent headbutt against Krzysztof Soszynski at UFC 110 in Sydney. Bonnar appealed that decision, hoping to have the loss overturned to a no contest. That appeal was denied, the loss stood and Bonnar now finds himself in a must-win situation in his rematch with Soszynski on Saturday at UFC 116.

"I don't think (losing the appeal) adds any pressure," Bonnar said. "I already feel a ton of pressure. Every fight I usually do. But this one here, I'm kind of looking at like do or die. I want to be aggressive, throw lots of punches and just do everything I can to win. Usually, the faster the pace of the fight, the better I do. So I'm looking forward to him pushing the pace."

When it comes to fight preparation, Krzyzstof Soszynski has most assuredly been on both ends of the spectrum.

Last May, "The Polish Experiment" got less than three weeks notice to fight Andre Gusmao at UFC 98. In August, he got about a month's notice to fill in for Matt Hamill against Brandon Vera at UFC 102. He came through with a knockout against Gusmao, but was sluggish and out-pointed against Vera.

That's why he would much prefer a nice, long training camp – even if, like this time around, it's essentially an eight-month camp to fight the same opponent twice.

Soszynski (19-9-1, 4-1 UFC) rematches with Stephan Bonnar (11-7, 5-6 UFC) at UFC 116 on Saturday after a controversial ending to their first fight at UFC 110. An accidental head butt opened up a cut on Bonnar's head that forced a TKO stoppage, and Bonnar's appeal to have the bout ruled a no contest was denied. Both fighters agreed a rematch would be prudent, but Soszynski said this is not likely to be a continuation of their last meeting.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira may be coming off the most devastating loss of his career after UFC heavyweight contender Cain Velasquez scored a first-round knockout over him at UFC 110, but the former champ isn't ready to hang up the gloves just yet.

In a recent interview with Tatame, Nogueira weighed in on his future with the UFC and said he's eager to get another crack at fellow former heavyweight champ Frank Mir, who defeated him via a decisive second-round TKO at UFC 92.

UFC lightweights Kurt Pellegrino and George Sotiropoulos have both signed bout agreements to face off against one another at UFC 116, a source tells MMAFighting.com's Ariel Helwani.

The match-up pits two lightweights who are both coming off impressive recent performances against one another on the undercard of an event headlined by heavyweights Shane Carwin and Brock Lesnar this summer.

The bad news for Stephan Bonnar is that his loss to Krzysztof Soszynski at UFC 110 won't be overturned.

The good news for Bonnar is that he's likely to get a second shot at Soszynski in June.

James Te Huna found victory in his UFC debut, but he also paid a price for his UFC 110 triumph, breaking a bone in his arm that will likely keep him out of action for several weeks.

The local Australian press reported a possible arm injury in the days after the event, and MMA Fighting was able to confirm that he suffered a broken arm.

In the UFC 110 opener at Sydney's Acer Arena, Te Huna engaged in an action-packed bout with Croatian Igor Pokrajac that finished in a TKO victory.

The UFC 110 bout between Stephan Bonnar and Krzysztof Soszynski came to an early end because the two fighters clashed heads, opening a big cut on Bonnar's forehead. The referee incorrectly ruled that the cut was caused by a Soszynski punch, and as a result Soszynski was awarded a victory by TKO. But if the referee had correctly ruled it a head butt, the bout would have been declared a draw.

That's what Bonnar wants to have happen.

Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic received a fair amount of criticism (including some by yours truly) for a rather unimpressive showing in his win over Anthony Perosh at UFC 110. But Cro Cop says he was just trying to take it easy on a smaller, less experienced, less skilled opponent who was taking the fight on two days' notice.

After acknowleding that his lack of a killer instinct had been questioned by everyone up to and including UFC President Dana White, Cro Cop said he had no regrets about not knocking Perosh out.

During last weekend's UFC 110, George Sotiropoulos turned in a star-making performance in a win over Joe Stevenson, but the victory also caused a minor controversy by some who questioned Sotirpoulos' fight attire as flouting the rules.

Sotiropoulos wore fight shorts, compression shorts, knee sleeves and ankle sleeves that left little of his legs exposed, causing some to think he exposed a loophole in the rule prohibiting grappling pants.

Although the bout took place in Australia, MMA Fighting spoke with Nevada state athletic commission executive director Keith Kizer, who oversaw a previous UFC event in Nov. 2009 during which Sotiropoulos wore the same gear.

When a cortisone shot proved ineffective towards lessening his shoulder pain, Australia MMA veteran Elvis Sinosic was ultimately forced to withdraw from last Saturday's UFC 110.

Sinosic, who last week learned he was training with chronic osteoarthritis and adhesive capulitis (frozen shoulder) on his right shoulder, explained to MMA Fighting in an email the extent of his injury.

"The specialist informed me that I had about 40-50% use of my right arm," he said.

In any sporting event, there's a winner and loser, but there's also random, related pieces of information that can be gleaned from the proceedings.

Was George Sotiropoulos flouting the rules in regard to grappling pants? Cain Velasquez's star rose with his demolition of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, but what other effect might it have? Which UFC 110 fighter might have upped his standing in the UFC despite losing?

Those questions and more in alternate storylines.

Compustrike released statistics for the five main bouts for UFC 110, and included as always are some interesting facts that help add context to what we saw with our own eyes.

Though there was little controversy to the night's matches given several conclusive finishes and performances, among the debates was whether Wanderlei Silva's decision over Michael Bisping was deserved.

Compustrike doesn't take an official position on the outcome, but here's what they found.