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With UFC on Fox 14 in the books and the big showdown between Anderson Silva and Nick Diaz at UFC 183 this weekend, it's another busy period for the world's top MMA promotion.

Here's our round-up of the big stories that have been going on outside the Octagon over the past seven days...

1) UFC announces summer event in Scotland

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The UFC will make its first ever visit to Scotland in 2015.

The promotion announced their plans for a show in Glasgow on July 18, as well as visits to Poland and Germany in 2015.

The news was announced during a press conference in Stockholm, Sweden on Friday.

UFC Fight Night 73 will be held at the 13,000 capacity SSE Hydro Arena in the Scottish capital. Within an hour of the announcement, over 3000 fight fans had pre-registered for tickets for the show.

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Scottish fighters Robert Whiteford and the undefeated Joanne Calderwood are expected to be a major part of the event.

Calderwood, who appeared on The Ultimate Fighter last year, has previously told Mirror Fighting that competing on a UFC show in Scotland would be "a dream come true" and called the event "a game changer for MMA in Scotland" in an interview with Fighters Only this week.

The 28-year-old will get her wish this summer and many will be hoping the 9-0 women's strawweight will be afforded the opportunity to fight for a UFC title in her home country.

The UFC will also run events in Krakow, Poland on April 11 and Berlin, Germany on June 20 as part of their commitment to the European market.

UK light heavyweight Jimi Manuwa is expected to fight Jan Blachowicz in the co-main event of the Krakow show, underneath a main event rematch between heavyweights Mirko Cro Cop and Gabriel Gonzaga.

2) Aldo vs McGregor pushed back

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It looks like Irish MMA fans will have to wait a little bit longer to see their man fight for a UFC championship.

The UFC featherweight title showdown between Jose Aldo (25-1) and Dublin's Conor McGregor (17-2) was tentatively scheduled for UFC 187 on May 23 in Las Vegas.

However, McGregor's coach at SBG Ireland, John Kavanagh, believes a July date in Vegas is more likely for the fight.

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Speaking to NewsTalk Breakfast, Kavanagh said, "It's not 100 per cent yet. There was talk of a May date. It may now actually be later in the year. I get a lot of tweets and messages, people wanting to book their flights. I would just say hold on, hold on until the UFC officially announces. But it does look like it'll be later in the year."

In the meantime, a six-part documentary on McGregor is currently airing on Monday nights on RTE in Ireland.

In the documentary, 'The Notorious' made an interesting comparison between himself and and a famous 19th century artist.

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McGregor said, "I've lost my mind doing this. Like Vincent van Gogh. He dedicated his life to his art and lost his mind in the process. That's happened to me. But f*** it.

"When that gold belt is around my waist and when my mother has a big mansion, when my girlfriend has a different car for every day of the week, when my kids have everything they ever want, then it will pay. Then I'll be happy I lost my mind. I'll die a crazy old man!"

3) Dominick Cruz undergoes successful ACL surgery

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Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz went back under the knife this week after his latest devastating injury setback.

After coming back from multiple injuries, including an ACL tear in his left knee, Cruz (20-1) made a successful return against Takeya Mizugaki at UFC 178 in September.

However, just three months later, the 29-year-old was forced out of a scheduled 135lbs title challenge against champion TJ Dillashaw when he tore the ACL in his right knee.

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Cruz underwent another successful surgery and is now preparing himself for the arduous rehab process which will likely keep him out of competition until the end of 2015.

Speaking on the MMA Hour, Cruz said, "It went well, I've obviously done this more times than I'd like. I've become pretty used to the sequence of events that take place.

"Right now, I'm in a machine that kind of bends my leg and I get to move it 10 degrees each day. I'm on 80 degrees today, 90 degrees tomorrow then I go see the doctor on Thursday and then rehab starts. I'm right on track, surgery was very successful and I am absolutely optimistic."

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'The Dominator' is confident he will come back from the injury better than ever and said he is expecting to be back in the Octagon in nine months time.

He added, "I am looking at probably nine months. A typical ACL surgery is six to nine months, minimum. I'm just going to say nine months, because that's what the doctors say. That can be later or a little bit sooner. There is no way that it will be faster than six months."

4) Jon Jones trashes Gustafsson and Davis on Twitter

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Jon 'Bones' Jones (21-1) couldn't resist taking a couple of cheap shots at fellow 205lbs fighters Alexander Gustafsson and Phil Davis after their losses at UFC on FOX 14.

Both Gustafsson and Davis have been outspoken in the past about the reigning UFC light heavyweight champion, and Jones was quick to return the favor on Saturday night.

Alexander Gustafsson was eager to get his rematch against Jones but in the main event in his hometown of Stockholm, Sweden, 'The Mauler' lost via first round TKO to heavy hitter Anthony 'Rumble' Johnson.

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The loss came three weeks after Gustafsson posted on Facebook that he "wasn't impressed" by Jones' victorious title defence over Daniel Cormier on January 3. In response, Jones posted "not impressed Alex" on his Twitter page before swiftly deleting it.

Earlier in the night, Jones also commented on 'Mr Wonderful' Phil Davis' decision loss to Ryan Bader.

Davis had previously called out Jones, claiming on the UFC 172 conference call last year that "against actual light heavyweights, (Jones) has been so-so."

Jones, who had a very active night on social media, later posted his own version of the light heavyweight rankings on his Twitter account.

Jones' next challenger will be Anthony Johnson, following 'Rumble's' stunning win over Gustafsson at the Tele2 Arena over the weekend, but the champ doesn't seem overly concerned by Johnson's knockout power.