Former UFC vets will be headlining another stellar night of fights under the "Shark Fights" banner, as the surging Danillo Villefort will be taking on tested veteran Matt Horwich in the main-event of the evening. Also in action, the heralded female star Tara LaRosa will be making her promotional debut alongside Carina Damm in a 125-pound match-up that is sure to produce fireworks. The supporting cast of the HdNet televised card all successfully made weight for Saturday's card, though the preliminary portion of the event had a less than ample time in meeting their desired weight classes. ...

Recently, former Sengoku middleweight champion Jorge Santiago had recieved some of the best news he's heard in a longtime. Not only was Santiago one of the most sought after free agents, but he has long been considered one of the best in his class. Now, Jorge will have the chance to reassert those claims as he makes his reentry into the UFC come this May against budding contender Brian Stann. But as the biggest phase of his career comes to a head, many will wonder if the recent split from American Top Team will effect him leading up to his new venture with the UFC. In fact, along with Santiago, notables such as "JZ" Cavalcante, Danillo and Yuri Villefort have also since left their stomping grounds of ATT. ...

The undercard of UFC 101 in Philadelphia Saturday saw two split decision upsets, one in the middleweight division and one at 170.

"Legionarius" Alessio Sakara (14 -7) upset recent UFC middleweight title challenger Thales Leites (14-3) in a three-round split decision, rendering Leites with consecutive disappointing losses.

And, "Doomsday" John Howard (12-3) won a three-round split decision over "Barn Cat" Tamdan McCrory (11-3), Howard's second SD in the Octagon with no losses.
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Fighters.com will post real-time results after each UFC 101 Declaration fight Saturday night. Post your predictions here before the fights. Logon often tonight and chat about the fights immediately after they end. The fight card from Philadelphia includes: "Prodigy" B.J. Penn (13-5-1) v "KenFlo" Kenny Florian (11-3) for the UFC lightweight strap Fighters.com's third-ranked light heavyweight Forrest Griffin (16-5) v UFC middleweight champ "“Spider” Anderson Silva (24-4) in 205-pound matchup ...

WEC newcomer Nissen Osterneck (5-0) will face former NCAA wrestling champion Jake Rosholt (4-0) at WEC 36 on 5 November in Hollywood, FL, Osterneck confirmed to Fighters.com Monday. Osterneck replaces American Top Team’s “Indio” Danillo Villefort (8-2).  The reason for his removal from the card is unknown at this time. Rosholt’s manager Ted Ehrhardt revealed to Five Ounces of Pain Monday that this bout will be Rosholt’s only WEC fight; UFC matchmaker Joe Silva reportedly informed them that Rosholt will be moved to the UFC’s middleweight ranks after the November event. Rosholt last fought in March when he TKO’d “Don’t Play” Chad Jay (7-2) in the third round. Osterneck submitted Freddie Espiricueta (3-3) in round one at HDNet Fights’ December event. ...

Friday in Connecticut, IFL Heavyweight Champion Roy Nelson (13-2) blitzed "Hillbilly Heartthrob" Brad Imes (11-5) at the bell to score a TKO in 2:55 and retain his title. "Lion" Ryan Schultz (20-9-1) defended his IFL lightweight title in a five-round unanimous decision "W" over tough Lithuanian Deividas Taurosevicius (9-3). Middleweight Dan Miller (8-1) blew through IFL Middleweight Champion Ryan McGivern (12-6).  At 3:36 of round one, Miller sucked up McGivern's right leg in a kneebar to tap the champ and take his strap. On the undercard at the Mohegan Sun, "Indio" Danillo Villefort (7-2) tapped middleweight Mike Massenzio in a kneebar at 3:25 of round one. Jorge Gurgel-trained lightweight "Pitbull" Josh Souder (7-2) dispatched Zac George (12-3) by TKO in 47 seconds. Middleweight "Suave" Matt Horwich (23-10) won a unanimous decision over "Coyote" Joey Guel (13-6). Welterweight "Doomsday" John Howard (9-3) TKO'd Nick Calandrino (4-1) at 2:24 of round three. Light heavyweight Aaron Stark (6-4) won a unanimous decision over "Philly Bad Ass" Lamont Lister (4-4), fresh off his win at YAMMA Pit Fighting. Lightweight John Franchi (4-0) remained undefeated tapping Frank Latina (4-2) in a rear naked choke at 2:19 of round one. ...