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.

The following are the full weigh-in results, courtesy of MMAJunkie.com:

MAIN CARD

Matt Horwich (185.6) vs. Danillo Villefort (185.6)
Carina Damm (126) vs. Tara LaRosa (125)
Mike Bronzoulis (174.2) vs. Lucas Lopez (175.2)
Alex Cisne (169.8) vs. Eric Davila (170.8)
Joseph Sandoval (135) vs. Sean Shakour (136)
Layne Hernandez (170) vs. Gabe Vasquez (169.2)

PRELIMINARY CARD

Donnie Frye (146) vs. Quaint Kempf (145.4)
Derek Cansino (133.6) vs. Larry Garcia (138)
Ryan Benoit (136.2) vs. Matt Espinoza (133.4)
Gino Davila (143.8) vs. Matt Dodgen (145.6)
Mark Martinez (251) vs. Jonathan Valencia (235.4)
Tommy Gomez (124) vs. Cesar Rodriguez Jr. (123.8)
Jeremy Gauna (149.2) vs. Matt Hobar (149.6)

Both Larry Garcia and Ryan Benoit failed to meet the parameters for their scheduled bantamweight matches.

Garcia, who weighed in 2-pounds over the the desired 135-pound class (with the one-pound allowance taken into account) should be fined a percentage of his purse should he fail in shedding the extra weight in the immediate future. Same should go for Benoit, who clocked in at just 0.2 over his desired weight.

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.

While it has been widely unknown to the general public, officials of the famed ATT camp made a statement o the popular mixed martial arts forum, “The Underground“, where they directly addressed the issue:

“Just saw the thread about JZ, Jorge and the Villifort brothers leaving ATT and the questions that arose. To be clear, these four made the decision to leave ATT. They were not asked to leave. They requested a meeting with team management, advised that they wanted to train elsewhere, and requested that ATT release them from their agreements. We accommodated their request. Any rumors regarding them being kicked off of the team are untrue. We wish them the best of luck in the future.”

Rumors are floating that the cause of the split is due to managerial issues between said disgruntled fighter’s and ATT co-owner Dan Lambert. Nothing more has been speculated or discussed since.

All men have been staples in the ATT family for many years, namely Santiago and Cavalcante who would surely attribute most, if not all, of their success to the training camp, which is based out of Coconut Creek, Fla.

Jorge is currently preparing for his UFC return on May 28 as he is scheduled to be taking on the aforementioned Brian Stann in a middleweight affair, which will likely determine a new contender in the 185-pound title picture. It’s unclear whether or not Santiago has already begun his training camp, however the split from ATT will undoubtedly disrupt his normal routine.

So, MMA peeps, what do you think of the news? Where do you think the men will go from here? Some may remember Danillo, who is both a WEC and UFC veteran. He recently picked up a decision win over perennial contender Joey Villasenor in a Shark Fights event late last year. Yuri Villefort is Danillo’s younger brother, who remains undefeated in his young mixed martial arts career, and remains a hot prospect in the welterweight class. “JZ”, of course, is a longtime top-10 fighter in the lightweight division who now competes under the Strikeforce banner, and is a former two-time K-1 Hero’s champion. Sound off in the comment section below.

“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.

Matt Riddle (3-0) won a three-round UD over his The Ultimate Fighter 7 housemate Dan Cramer (3-1).

Lightweight George Sotiropoulos (10-2) tapped George Roop (9-3) in a Kimura at 1:59 of round two.

The cageside medic waved the white flag at 3:37 of round three to end the first fight of the night in favor of welterweight “Ox” Jesse Lennox (14-1) by TKO over “Indio” Danillo Villefort (7-3) due to a cut.

Aaron Riley (27-11-1) won a grueling unanimous decision over “Sugar” Shane Nelson (11-3) by scores of 30-27 three times.

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

The Ultimate Fighter 7 champ Amir Sadollah (1-0) v John Hendricks (5-0)

“Cacharrao” Ricardo Almeida (10-3) v The Ultimate Fighter 3 champ “Spyder” Kendall Grove (10-5)

“Batman” Kurt Pellegrino (14-4) v “Dentist” Josh Neer (25-7-1)

Aaron Riley (27-11-1) v Shane Nelson (11-3)

“Doomsday” John Howard (11-3) v “Barn Cat” Tamdan McCrory (11-2)

Thales Leites (14-2) v “Legionarius” Alessio Sakara (13-7)

Dan Cramer (3-0) v Matt Riddle (2-0)

George Sotiropoulos (9-2) v George Roop (9-2)

“Indio” Danillo Villefort (7-2) v “Ox” Jesse Lennox (13-1)

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.

“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.