"The Ultimate Fighter" season three finalist and fan-favorite Ed Herman will soon be making his return to the octagon. "Short fuse" has been out of action since August of 2009 when he suffered a devestating knee injury in a bout with former middleweight contender Aaron Simpson at UFC 102 in his old stomping grounds of Portland, Oregon. Now fully rehabilitated, Herman will be making his return to the cage this June as he takes on fellow TUF veteran Tim Credeur. ...

Middleweight "Crippler" Chris Leben (18-7) has been suspended 30 days by the Oregon State Athletic Commission following getting choked unconscious by Jake Rosholt (6-1) at UFC 102 in Portland Saturday.

Leben, an original The Ultimate Fighter contestant, is required to have a CT scan of possible facial fractures before his suspension is lifted.

Heavyweight Chris Tuchscherer (15-2) has been suspended 45 days with a facial laceration after his first-round TKO loss to "Napao" Gabriel Gonzaga (11-4).
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The Ultimate Fighter 7 finalist "Doberman" CB Dollaway (8-2) will fight Dan Miller (11-2) at UFC Fight Night 19 in Oklahoma City 19 September, according to MMA Madness.

Dollaway suffered a disappointing 55-second tapout loss by guillotine to "Filthy" Tom Lawlor (6-1) at UFC 100 in Las Vegas 11 July.

Miller hung in there with former WEC middleweight champ Chael Sonnen (22-10-1) at UFC 98 in Las Vegas 23 May, but lost by UD.

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Undefeated "A-Train" Aaron Simpson (4-0) announced via Facebook his matchup versus Team Quest's "Short Fuse" Ed Herman (15-7) at UFC Fight Night 19 in Oklahoma City 16 September. The matchup has not been announced by the UFC. Simpson won his UFC debut over "Wrecking Machine" Tim McKenzie (10-6) at Fight Night 18 in Nashville last April. Both fighters are transfers from the WEC after that Zuffa, LLC-owned promotion dropped it's 185-pound division. ...

Middleweight "The Talent" Alan Belcher (13-5) nearly let a "W" slip away in a split decision victory over "Short Fuse" Ed Herman (14-7) Wednesday night in Omaha. OVer three rounds, there was no question Belcher won the stand-up with a noticeably sharper Muay Thai style that peppered Herman with jabs, straight rights, and bone-rattling leg kicks. But, Belcher got cocky in every round and surrendered the takedown to "Short Fuse". In the first, Herman closed the round working a D'Arce choke at the fence.  Belcher worked up the fence; but, Herman put him back on his back and returned to the D'Arce choke attempt until the round ended. In the second round, Belcher zapped Herman with a lead left hook, followed by a leg kick, and a striaght right a few moments later that backed Herman to the fence. In the final round, Belcher grazed Herman with a head kick, then threw a leg kick Herman caught and used to dump Belcher on his ass.  Herman mounted and landed shots until the bell sounded. Judges scored the fight 29-28 for Belcher twice and 29-28 for Herman once. ...

Canada welcomed in the UFC Saturday night in Montréal; and, the UFC welcomed back in Canada as "Rush" Georges St. Pierre (16-2) avenged his loss to "The Terror" Matt Serra (9-5) by second-round TKO to capture sole possession of the UFC welterweight title before his countrymen and fellow Quebecois. Former UFC Middleweight Champion and Fighters.com's second-ranked 185-pounder "Ace" Rich Franklin (23-3) also found the land of maple leaf friendly in a second-round TKO of "The Serial Killer" Travis Lutter (9-5). TUF Champions "The Count" Michael Bisping (15-1) and Mac Danzig (18-4-1) debuted in new weight classes with stoppages. Les habitants "The Athlete" Jason MacDonald (20-9), "Dooms" Jason Day (17-5), and Jonathan Goulet (22-9) also had success for the home team, while "The Rock" Nathan Quarry (10-2), Demian Maia (7-0), "No Love" Rich Clementi (31-12-1), and Cain Velasquez (3-0) scored wins as visitors to the true north, strong and free. Though seven of the 11 duels on 83's lineup featured St. Pierre's fellow countrymen, this French-Canadian bon soirwas entirely the Quebecois phenom's. He entered the Octagon blazing a crimson gi with the strength of 22,000 at the Centre Bell. Serra had played a clever villain during the event's promotional tour, but had no quips for "Rush" as St. Pierre packed him into the mat upon stuffing Serra's initial shot. St. Pierre mauled "The Terror" with short, sharp elbows as Serra pedaled through guards, all passed by St. Pierre. Serra finally crawled up the cage to his feet. In the center of the cage, St. Pierre blasted Serra with a Superman punch, setting up a double-leg takedown near the end of round one. Serra, a mouse puffing beneath his right eye, emptied his tank about 90 seconds into round two as "Rush" tagged "The Terror" with five snapping jabs before planting him back onto the mat with a double-leg takedown. St. Pierre's G'n'P onslaught poured on, driving Serra into turtle guard. A series of unanswered rib-rattling knees persuaded referee Steve Mazzagatti to end the fight at 4:45. "I tired him out," explained the best 170-pound fighter in the world. Serra countered, "I ended up coming up short, no pun intended." Welterweights Goulet and Kuniyoshi Hironaka (11-5) both pocketed 75 grand for battling the "Fight of the Night" in the card's opening bout. Goulet got the worst of it in the punch-up's first round. Attempting to press his striking advantage, Goulet got tagged with a short Hironaka left hook. The Japanese fighter fell the Canadian and followed with a mix of fists and elbows to close the round. "He tried to finish me," Goulet admitted after the fight, "but he got too excited. I was careful because of my experience." The two fighters traded evenly to open the second before Hironaka was stunned with a punch that backed him to the cage. Goulet stalked with a flurry that dropped his opponent for a TKO at 2:07. In the co-main event, Franklin also rebounded from a lost first round in which Lutter took the former champ to the mat and worked his jiu-jitsu juju. Franklin was nearly tapped in an armbar before he countered in a nifty maneuver that rolled him into Lutter's full guard. Lutter had worn himself weary by the second round and got caught with head kick as he shot for single-leg takedown. Franklin hammered "The Serial Killer" and motioned for the referee to stand him up. "Ace" picked Lutter apart on their feet with a combination of slick boxing and knees until the referree stopped the fight at 3:01 Danzig predicted to Fighters.com that Mark Bocek (5-2) is susceptible to a knee and the debuting 155-pounder delivered three big knees to set Bocek up for a rear naked choke submission at 3:48 of the third round. "I paced myself, and I needed that; because, if I didn't pace myself I wouldn't have been able to do what I did in the last round," Danzig said. His fellow TUF Champion Bisping debuted at 185-pounds with a dominant TKO "W" over "Chainsaw" Charles McCarthy (10-5), who was unable to continue due to an arm injury after round one. "Charles couldn't get up," "The Count" expalined after the fight. Middleweight Quarry chased down a timid Kalib Starnes (8-3-1), who probably ran himself out of the UFC, for a unanimous decision. Middleweight MacDonald added $75,000 to his bank balance with a "(T)KO of the Night" versus Joe Doerksen (39-12) at 54 seconds of the second round. Middleweight Maia also earned 75 grand for "Submission of the Night", a triangle choke of "Short Fuse" Ed Herman (14-5) at 2:27 of round two. Middleweight Day made a successful UFC debut with a 3:58 TKO of "The Talent" Alan Belcher (12-5). Lightweight Clementi ruined Canadian "Hands of Stone" Sam Stout's (13-4-1) homecoming with a split decision victory. Finally, touted heavyweight Velasquez only spent 2:10 in his Octagon debut before TKOing Brad Morris (9-3). ...

Saturday the Ultimate Fighting Championship announced the debuts of heavies Cain Velasquez (2-0) and Brad Morris (8-2), sharing the bright Octagon lights at UFC 83 19 April in Montréal. Today the UFC added the final bout to the undercard, announcing Ed Herman (14-5) and Demian Maia (6-0) will meet at middleweight. Velasquez is an American Kickboxing Academy pupil and two-time All-American wrestler from Arizona State University. He's blown through both his opponents by first round stoppage. Aussie Brad Morris is surfing a three-fight wave, including a BodogFight "W" over UFC vet "Hurricane" Kristof Midoux (6-10). Most fans recognize "Short Fuse" Ed Herman from fumbling TUF season three to "Da Spyder" Kendall Grove (8-5). Like Morris, Team Quest's Herman rides into Montréal atop a three-fight streak, all won by stoppage. Undefeated Brazilian Demian Maia tops Herman with six straight, all ending early except for a unanimous decision over "Ximu" Gustavo Machado (13-7-1). ...