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(Pic) The UFC Octagon girls, Arianny Celeste, Chandella Powell and special guest Vanessa Hanson, take in the UFC 136: "Edgar vs. Maynard 3" event tonight (Sat., Oct. 8, 2011) cageside at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. That is all.

When it rains it pours, huh? As if losing two fights in 21 days, and four of his last six overall, wasn't bad enough, Mike Brown brings word via his Facebook page that he suffered a torn radial cruciate ligament in his left hand during the first round of his fight against Rani Yahya at UFC Fight Night 23: "Fight for the Troops 2" on Jan. 22 in Fort Hood, Texas. The former featherweight kingpin will have surgery tomorrow (Jan. 26).

The winner of the Hooters Octagon girl contest was Allison Diehl and she made her debut last night (Jan. 22) at UFC Fight Night 23: "Fight for the Troops 2" in Fort Hood, Texas. What did you think, Maniacs? Should they bring her back? Or are Arianny, Brittney and Chandella enough for you?

The Octagon girls will be rocking the camouflage tonight (Jan. 22) for UFC Fight for the Troops 2 in Fort Hood, Texas. And remember to be on the lookout for the Hooters girl you voted for that will debut at tonight's show. You can see more photos from the weigh-ins here and remember to stay with MMAMania.com for more Fight Night 23 results and live fight coverage of all the action, including the four free fights airing on Facebook tonight starting at 7pm ET.

UFC stars Chuck Liddell, Dominick Cruz, Brian Stann, Frankie Edgar, Jim Miller and Matt Serra (via Twitter) spent some time with troops down in Fort Hood, Texas in advance of Fight Night 23 tomorrow night (Jan. 22) to help raise money for the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund. You can donate to the cause by clicking here. Remember tomorrow night MMAMania.com will have complete comprehensive results and live fight coverage of all the main card action for "Fight for the Troops 2" as well as provide all the latest fallout once the event is in the books.

Ryan Couture, son of legendary UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture, will compete professionally for the second time against an opponent to be determined on Feb. 18 at Strikeforce Challengers 14, which is reportedly scheduled for the Cedar Park Center in Austin, Texas, according to MMAFighting.com. Care to speculate on who his opponent will be?