Fighters.com reported earlier this week that current Strikeforce fighter “Iron” Mike Whitehead (24-7) was being sought as a person of interest in an alleged sexual assault and marijuana-grow operation. Mike was arrested and charged with three felonies according to a release from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department today. ...

Las Vegas Police Department Barbara Morgan told MMA Junkie Tuesday, "I want to make it perfectly clear there is no arrest warrant out for [SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 2 contestant “Iron” Mike Whitehead (24-7)]."  But, Whitehead is being sought as a person of interest in an alleged sexual assault and marijuana-grow operation. ...

After publicly expressing interest in getting a crack at Fighters.com Heavyweight Champion “Last Emperor” Fedor Emelianenko’s (31-1), “King Mo” Muhammed Lawal (4-0) told Tatame Thursday, "It’s up to Strikeforce at this point." ...

Mike Whitehead (21-6) will headline the eighth installment of the fight series M-1 Challenge taking place 29 October in Kansas City, MO.  No opponent was announced. The show will be put on by M-1 Global in cooperation with Affliction and Kansas City-based Titan Entertainment. “Mike Whitehead has come home to Missouri to fight in the M-1 Challenge.  This is an exciting opportunity for the fight fans here to not only see a true MMA superstar like Mike Whitehead in action but also all of this amazing international talent in one place,” Titan President Joe Kelly said in a statement. Whitehead last fought at Affliction in July, losing by unanimous decision to “Babalu” Renato Sobral (29-8). Teams participating in the thirteen-bout card are Japan, Spain, Korea, and France. ...

After winning a unanimous decision over Mike Whithead (23-7), "Babalu" Renato Sobral (30-7) told the post-fight press conference that he wants Affliction VP Tom Atencio to make a fight with "Huntington Beach Bad Boy" Tito Ortiz (15-6-1). ...

It only took 36 seconds for "Last Emperor" Fedor Emelianenko (28-1) to leave "Maine-iac" Tim Sylvia (24-5) laid out on the mat in Anaheim, east of Los Angeles, Saturday night. Just thirty-six seconds to answer questions raised by Fighters.com about Emelianenko's two-year hiatus from top competition. At the bell, Sylvia exited his corner in an awkward, low crouch. Obviously...Emelianenko wasted no time blasting Sylvia with a left, right hook combo, followed by an uppercut. "I've never been hit that hard in my life," said Sylvia after the fight.  "He's not human." The "Maine-iac" dismantled to the mat; and, Emelianenko stuck in a rear naked choke that forced Sylvia to tap. After the fight, the Russian was nonchalant, but not arrogant about his destruction of one of the world's top heavyweights. The victory cemented him as the top heavyweight in the world, the top pound-for-pound mixed martial artist in the world, and perhaps the greatest mixed martial artist ever. ...

"Last Emperor" Fedor Emelianenko (28-1) def. "Maine-iac" Tim Sylvia (26-6) via submission (rear naked choke), 0:36 of round one. "Pitbull" Andrei Arlovski (13-5) def. "Big" Ben Rothwell (33-6) via KO, 1:13 of round three. "Babyface Assassin" Josh Barnett (26-5) def. Pedro Rizzo (16-8) via KO, 1:44 of round two. "The Machine" Mark Hominick (16-8) def. Savant Young (9-8) via submission (armbar), 4:25 of round two. "Babalu" Renato Sobral (30-7) def. Mike Whitehead (23-7) via unanimous decision (30-27; 30-27; 30-27) "The Law" Matt Lindland (21-5) def. Fabio Negao (8-4) via unanimous decision (30-26; 30-27; 30-27). "Minotoro" Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (14-3) def. "Babyface" Edwin Dewees (35-13) via TKO, 4:06 of round one. "Quicksand" Mike Pyle (17-5-1) def. JJ Ambrose (8-2) via submission (rear naked choke), 2:51 of round one. "The Phenom" Vitor Belfort (17-8) def. Terry Martin (17-5) via KO, 3:12 of round two. "Head Hunter" Paul Buentello (26-10) def. "Big Daddy" Gary Goodridge (23-18-1) via unanimous decision (30-27; 30-27; 30-27). ...

Xtreme Couture light heavyweight Mike Whitehead (23-6) told the press Wednesday that he dropped sixty pounds for his Affliction fight Saturday in Anaheim, east of Los Angeles, versus "Babalu" Renato Sobral (29-7). ...

Affliction Veep Tom Atencio told SI.com Thursday that light heavyweight "Babalu" Renato Sobral (29-7) has been matched versus Xtreme Couture fighter Mike Whitehead (20-5) for the apparel-company-turned-promoter's debut 19 July in Anaheim, outside of Los Angeles. Whitehead was dismissed from the UFC after losing a unanimous decision to Fighters.com's fourth-ranked 205-pounder “The Dean of Mean” Keith Jardine (13-3-1) in February 2006, his only official appearance in the big show. Since that loss, Whitehead has wracked up 11 straight wins, nine by stoppage, in several promotions, including a four-fight stint in the IFL. Sobral is 2-1 since challenging then-champ and sixth-ranked “Iceman” Chuck Liddell (21-5) for the UFC title in August 2006. He was dismissed from the big show after holding an anaconda choke several seconds after David Heath (7-3) obviously tapped out, then bragging about it. Atencio also added the following fights to the official card: Savant Young (9-7) v "The Machine" Mark Hominick (15-8) Ray Lazama (5-5) v Justin Levens (9-8) JJ Ambrose (9-1) v Patrick Speight (6-0) "Quicksand" Mike Pyle (15-5-1) v Brett Cooper (7-4) ...