A heavyweight tilt is set to headline a legendary card of epic proportions. Not so long ago were the heralded PRIDE days, where some of the best fighters assembled under one roof---but with a catch. Now, fans are accustomed to bouts that are under strict relegations of the unified rules of combat: no knees to a downed opponent, no kicks to the head of a downed a opponent, no stomps, etc. However, all these seemingly "archaic" (or what I call "fun") discrepancies will be tossed out the window when Gilbert Yvel and Tony Lopez headlining "Colosseo Championship Fighting 6: Bushido" which will feature the old school PRIDE rules that made every fan a die hard PRIDE fan. ...

Former PRIDE star Gilbert Yvel has apparently received the infamous ufc pink slip, though it was done so covert-op style. After a three fight stint within the organization, Yvel was unable to mount a win in his brief stint with the organization. Making his debut in the promotion against current number one contender Junior dos Santos is no small feat, and at UFC 108 this past January, "The Hurricane" got the full brunt of dos Santos' hands. The talented Brazilian who trains with the likes of the Nogueria brothers and Anderson Silva to boot, was able to knockout the K-1 veteran inside of the first-round. And from there on out, things didn't get much easier for the 34-year-old vet. ...

Direct from the ufc press office comes the final bout confirmations for UFC 121.  UFC 121 features the headline fight between heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar and challenger Cain Velasquez on October 23^rd at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA. This card certainly brings the goods with Lesnar topping the slate but it is the Spike TV bouts and undercard which really makes this night shine.  Patrick Cote and Ryan Lawlor kick off the two fights on free TV while fans in the house will be treated to the always exicting Sam Stout battling Paul Taylor at lightweight and Gilbert Yvel brawling with Jon Madsen at heavyweight. Are you ready for BROCKTOBER?  Read on for all the latest event details from the UFC. ...

With the addition, officially, of Pride veteran Gilbert Yvel and "The Ultimate Fighter" veteran Jon Madsen, UFC 121 has now become official, with the pay-per-view card rounding out at a total of 11 bouts. ...

UFC heavyweight “Cro Cop” Mirko Filipovic (26-8-2) and “HD” Pat Barry (3-2) will matchup at UFC 115 in Vancouver June 12, according to MMA Scraps Radio. ...

Brazilian heavyweight "Cigano" Junior dos Santos (10-1) climbed to the fifth spot in Fighters.com's December Heavyweight Rankings after knocking out “Hurricane” Gilbert Yvel (33-14-1) at UFC 108 in Las Vegas January second.  He's now just beneath his sensei, fourth-ranked "Minotauro" Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (32-5-1), and just out of the UFC's big three champions, one of whom has held a portion of the UFC title for the last two years. ...

Following the withdrawal from UFC 108 of “Napão” Gabriel Gonzaga (11-4), Fighters.com's seventh-ranked heavyweight “Cigano” Junior dos Santos (9-1) has now been matched versus Dutch kickboxer “Hurricane” Gilbert Yvel (33-13-1) in Las Vegas January 2, according to Tatame. ...

"Hurricane" Gilbert Yvel's (31-13-1) 2:10 dismantling of "Rock" Pedro Rizzo (16-9) at Fight Force International's Ultimate Chaos in Biloxi Saturday has earned him a promotion to the pay-per-view broadcast of Affliction M-1 Global's Trilogy 1 August in Anaheim.

Yvel will fight "Headhunter" Paul Buentello (27-9), who was originally scheduled to fight "Maine-iac" Tim Sylvia (24-5).

Buentello is coming off a third round TKO of "Baby Fedor" Kiril Sidellnikov (5-3) at Affliction's Day of Reckoning in Anaheim 24 January.

Heavyweight "Hurricaine" Gilbert Yvel (30-12-1) will fight in the co-main event at M-1 Challenge 9 in St. Petersburg 21 November versus an opponent to be named soon, Fighters.com learned from M-1's Russian division today. M-1 told Fighters.com that Yvel will not rematch Red Devil heavyweight Roman Zentsov (17-12), who knocked Yvel out in a 2006 PRIDE fight. The event will be lead by the return of Fighters.com's tenth-ranked heavyweight Aleksander Emelianenko (12-3) after the commission debacle before Affliction's debut in Anaheim, east of Los Angeles, 19 July.  Emelianenko will fight Korean Sang Soo Lee (9-4). The event will also feature a team format with bouts between Russia's Red Devil team versus Korea and Russia's Legion team versus Holland. ...