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Dana White confirms, Alves vs. Fitch--winner gets Title Shot
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Finally, a rematch between Thiago Alves and Jon, the consensus number two and three guys in the welterweight division, will taker place at UFC 117, serving as the co-main event of the evening.
UFC 113: Canada's Patrick Cote Returns Versus Alan Belcher
“Predator” Patrick Cote (23-4) will return to the Octagon for the first time since challenging Fighters.com and UFC middleweight champion “The Spider” Anderson Silva (25-4) at UFC 90 in Chicago in October 2008 to fight “The Talent” Alan Belcher (15-6) at UFC 113 in Montreal May 8.
Cote’s knee gave out in the third round versus Silva and Cote has had two surgeries in the 16 months since he last fought.
Belcher TKO’d Wilson Gouveia (12-7) at UFC 107 in Memphis last December.
UFC 114: Diego Sanchez Versus John Hathaway
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Fighters.com’s ninth-ranked lightweight “Nightmare” Diego Sanchez (21-3) will return to 170 pounds to fight “Hitman” John Hathaway (11-0) at UFC 114 in Las Vegas May 29, Diaz announced via Twitter Tuesday.
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UFC Fight Night 21: Roy Nelson Versus Stefan Struve Reported
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The Ultimate Fighter 10 champion “Big Country” Roy Nelson (14-4) and 6′ 11″ heavyweight prospect “SkySkraper” Stefan Struve (23-3) will matchup at UFC Fight Night 21 in Charlotte March 31, according to MMA Junkie.
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Fists Will Fly! Cheick Kongo Versus Paul Buentello at UFC on Versus
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UFC’s Versus debut March 21 north of Denver will feature a heavyweight slugger matchup between Cheick Kongo (14-6-1) and “Head Hunter” Paul Buentello (25-11).
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Will UFC's Dana White Skip Over Gray Maynard For BJ Penn Title Shot Again?
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Fighters.com’s fifth-ranked lightweight “Bully” Gray Maynard (9-0) will apparently be skipped over by UFC President Dana White again for a UFC title shot versus Fighters.com Lightweight Champion “Prodigy” BJ Penn (15-5-1).
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UFC's Gray Maynard Deserves Title Shot With Win Over Nate Diaz - Fighters.com January Lightweight Rankings
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Fighters.com’s fifth-ranked lightweight “Bully” Gray Maynard (8-0) and Nate Diaz (10-5) will rematch an The Ultimate Fighter 5 exhbition match tonight at UFC Fight Night 20 in Fairfax, Virginia.
UFC's Jon Fitch Needs a Makeover - Fighters.com's December Welterweight Rankings
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“I finish fights,” declared Fighters.com’s seventh-ranked lightweight “KenFlo” Kenny Florian (12-4) soon after losing a unanimous decision to then UFC lightweight champion “Muscle Shark” Sean Sherk (33-4-1) at UFC 64 in Las Vegas in 2006.
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UFC 111: Frank Mir Versus Shane Carwin For Interim UFC Title Reported
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Fighters.com’s third-ranked heavyweight Frank Mir (13-4) and sixth-ranked Shane Carwin (10-0) could match-up for an interim UFC title at UFC 111 in Newark March 27, according to an MMA Junkie report.
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BJ Penn Verus Shinya Aoki Equals Destruction
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After Fighters.com and UFC lightweight champion “Prodigy” BJ Penn (12-4-1) systematically destroyed tenth-ranked “Nightmare” Diego Sanchez (19-2) at UFC 107 in Memphis December 12, the social sites were a buzz with who BJ should fight next.
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