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9/5 AFTERNOON UPDATE: Oliveira off UFC Fight Night 50 due to illness; Souza-Mousasi predictions roundtable; UFC re-signs T. Silva; Rockhold-Bisping headlines in Australia on UFC Fight Pass
Sep 5, 2014 - 5:45:02 PM 9/5 AFTERNOON UPDATE: Oliveira off UFC Fight Night 50 due to illness; Souza-Mousasi predictions roundtable; UFC re-signs T. Silva; Rockhold-Bisping headlines in Australia on UFC Fight Pass

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9/5 AFTERNOON UPDATE

If you're tuning in to the App for the first time in a while, make sure to check out the big update on the App's home page for notes and information on the changes made to the new mobile site at MMATorch.com in your mobile browser. Our tech team has been working on even more tweaks based on your feedback, and have optimized the site for Safari and the default Android browser. They're continuing to work on the same for both Chrome and Opera as well. Keep sending your thoughts in to mmatorch@gmail.com so we can make the mobile site the best experience for you! We truly appreciate the feedback, and we're making changes as necessary. Here's what's on the site this afternoon:

-Charles Oliveira is out of tonight's UFC Fight Night 50 event as he fell ill once again today, forcing doctors not to clear him for the event. More thoughts on his removal on our mobile site at MMATorch.com in your phone or tablet browser.

-Our new roundtable today features predictions for tonight's Jacare Souza vs. Gegard Mousasi rematch. Excerpt from Dan Moore: “That all means Souza has to consistently take Mousasi down, and I'm not convinced he's going to succeed enough over five-rounds. Mousasi's effective jab, movement, combinations, and kickboxing prowess will provide him with enough defensive weapons to stop the takedowns. However, if it does go to the mat, then Souza takes the advantage. Mousasi is no slouch on the ground and Souza is vastly improved standing so the advantages I mention are fractional.” Full roundtable on the mobile site.

-In an inexplicable move, the UFC has re-signed Thiago Silva after domestic assault charges were dropped this week in Florida. The charges were dropped because the alleged victim, his estranged wife, is believed to have left the country – likely to get as far away from him as possible. The UFC is bringing him back despite a lot of clear evidence of wrong-doing on his part, including severely threatening text messages and his standoff with police. More thoughts on the move on the mobile site.

-In another move that just doesn't make a lot of sense, the Luke Rockhold vs. Michael Bisping fight will happen, but it's going to happen on UFC Fight Pass from Australia on Nov. 8. More thoughts on the specifics regarding that booking on the mobile site.

We thank all of our readers for their feedback and patience as we continue making improvements on the new mobile site. We're an independent voice in the MMA space with no corporate backing, and as such we stay afloat on ad revenue. This shift to the full listing on mobile web brings us a better chance to keep ourselves going and to bring our readers everything we have for the last five years and more, as the mobile advertising market is simply stronger than that on the app. Continue sending us your feedback to mmatorch@gmail.com and let us know how the new features with the Disqus comments section and more are working for you on mobile web!