A welterweight match-up is currently targeted for the upcoming ufc 133 event. Heavy hitters Mike Pierce and Johny Hendricks are expected to collide at the pay-per-view event, which takes place at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 6th. Both men have faced some of the top fighters in their divisions, and though they have struggled, they have proven their mettle and with a win here, either man could vaunt themselves back to the upper echelon of the division. ...

Following ufc 126 this past weekend, a lot of new story lines have arose. Anderson Silva re-solidified himself as not only the best middleweight in the world, but arguably best pound-for-pound fighter and the greatest of all time, when he knocked out Vitor Belfort in impressive fashion in his middleweight title bout. Forrest Griffin deftly defeated former champ Rich Franklin in a pivotal light heavyweight match-up, moving him closer to the title, however Jon Jones beat him to it when he submitted then-undefeated prospect Ryan Bader with a second-round submission. However nothing surprised me more then some of these fighter pay-outs with some seeming valid, while others have me scratching my head in humble confusion. ...

Former UFC welterweight title challenger, Thiago Alves doesn't always get what he wants. This past Saturday, fellow UFC welterweight Mike Pierce, who submitted Brazilian prospect Almicar Alves (no relation--Alves' are Brazil's Jones') in the third round at UFC 118 called out the former contender, in helps to levy himself in better standings in the ultra-competitive division. While "The Pitbull" was quick to accept the challenge against Pierce, it looks like it was too little, too late. ...

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. ...

"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. ...

Fighters.com's sixth-ranked welterweight Josh Koscheck (13-4) will follow-up his first-round knockout of “Twinkle Toes” Frank Trigg (19-7) at UFC 103 in Dallas September 19 with a challenge from propsect Mike Pierce (6-1) at UFC Fight Night 20 in Virginia January 11, according to an MMA Junkie report. ...