It took one day, one single day, for the upcoming ufc 136 card to go from a few matches to nearly complete. Yesterday, a grand total of six fights were all announced throughout the day for the upcoming event, with several major can’t-miss attractions scheduled for the card. It was news so huge that I’m going to have to break it up into two parts. So here’s the first part of “A First Look At UFC 136”, featuring the first three recently-announced bouts: Dave Herman vs. Mike Russow, Josh Grispi vs. Matt Grice, and Demian Maia vs. Jorge Santiago. ...

Dave Herman burst onto the scene at ufc 131 with his thrilling come-from-behind victory over Jon Olav Einemo. The win extended Herman’s current win-streak to three straight fights, and the bout was so entertaining that both men were awarded a “Fight of the Night” award and bonus. Recently, however, Herman gave a rather bizarre interview where he said that he believes Jiu-Jitsu is boring and doesn’t work in MMA. Here are all the details. ...

For all intents and purposes, ufc 131 “Dos Santos vs. Carwin” was a better event than UFC 130 “Rampage vs. Hamill”. In terms of pure quality, it had a better prelims special, a more talked-about main event, more dramatic finishes, and a main event that lived up to most of its hype, whereas the main event of UFC 130 lived up to its “anti-hype”. But in terms of the almighty dollar and the almost-as-mighty TV rating, how successful was UFC 131? Here are the post-fight award bonuses, live attendance, gate receipts, and “UFC Prelims LIVE” ratings for UFC 131 “Dos Santos vs. Carwin”. ...

Hello once more fans and friends and welcome to another new edition of “Best of the Rest”! I really enjoy taking the time to give my detailed thoughts on a show after watching it, but after the serious discussion and debate I’ll raise in topics like “Top 5 Best Moments” and “Best Performance of the Night”, I think it’d be nice to have a tongue-in-cheek topic where I give out some other “awards”. It’s all in good fun, so don’t take any of it too seriously. So let’s dive right into this latest edition, now featuring UFC 131 “Dos Santos vs. Carwin”. ...

UFC 131 has seen some major changes happen in just the last couple of days. Originally, Brock Lesnar, the former UFC heavyweight champion, was to headline the event opposite of Junior dos Santos. The two fighters served as the coaches for this current season of "The Ultimate Fighter". The bout was to help eliminate the next title challenger, though Lesnar is in a midst of a battle of his own with diverticulitis, an intestinal disease. Now, Shane Carwin has since stepped up in Lesnar's place to meet with Dos Santos in the headliner and his original opponent Jon Olav Einemo, whom was temporarily left wondering his longevity on the card, has now been afforded the opportunity to remain active. Dave Herman, a longtime prospect in the heavyweight division will now be meeting Olav in place of Carwin. ...

A longtime prospect in the heavyweight division, Dave Herman will finally be entering the octagon. A former EliteXC and Sengoku star, Herman has amassed a 20-2 record since his inception into the world of mixed martial arts in 2006 and has already defeated a bevy of notable fighters. And while there will surely be a lot of hype surrounding the heavyweight standout, Joey Beltran will be there to greet him---and for those who are familiar with "The Mexecutioner" know that he is no pushover, especially when his back is up against the wall. ...

One of the best heavyweight prospects in the last couple of years, will finally be making his transition to "the big show", as Dave Herman has now been signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The Sengoku veteran made his inception into the mixed martial arts world in December of 2006, and has failed to disappoint. Currently holding a 20-2 record in his four-plus-years in the game, Herman holds notable victories over the likes of UFC veterans Don Frye, Kerry Schall, Ron Waterman and most recently recorded a decision win over former PRIDE star Yoshihiro "Kiss" Nakao. Now Dave, who has won five of his last six bouts, will be making his organizational debut come this June against England's own Robert Broughton at UFC 131. ...

Duke Roufus, leader of Team-RoufusSport, received a monster shot of adrenaline last month when his then rising star, Anthony Pettis, exploded into orbit with his Matrix wall climb head kick in his win over Ben Henderson.  Now, Roufus looks to transfer that mojo to his number two prospect, Pat Barry, taking center stage on January 22 at UFC Fight Night 23 against the dangerous Joey Beltran.  Roufus and Barry were in the corner for Pettis and now "Showtime" and Roufus will be backing the New Orleans native as he looks to rebound after his loss to Mirko Filopovic.  Roufus is excited to see a vastly improved Pat Barry, who he says has been working hard to diversify his tool box of skills. ...

Shark Fights, a well respected regional promotion, is upping-the-ante as they now intend on making "Shark Fights 13" main card, a pay-per-view affair. ...

Shark Fights 6 featuring former UFC champ “Predator” Don Frye (20-7-1) versus "Pee Wee" Dave Herman (15-1) will stream live from Amarillo Saturday, 12 September beginning at 7:00 PM CST, Shark Fights announced Thursday. The Internet broadcast will cost just $5.95 and can be purchased at Shark Fights' website beginning at 6:30 PM CST Saturday. Tickets starting at $20 can be purchased at PandhandleTickets.com. The full card includes: Nissen Osterneck (5-2) v "Hurricane" Gerald Harris (13-2) Phil Cardella (8-4) v Ran Weathers (12-5) "Money" Marcus Sursa (5-4) v Isaac Villanueva (3-1) "Bam Bam" Pat Healy (17-13) v "TJ" Anthony Waldburger (10-5) Bryan Humes (5-0) v Lance Friedenstein (2-0) Lorenzo Borgomeo (4-2) v Anselmo Martinez (5-0) Karen Darabedyan (7-1) v Estevan Payan (6-2) Robert Clayton Hantz (3-1) v Tony Castillo (1-0) ...

Heavyweight "Pee Wee" Dave Herman (12-0) TKO'd "Meat Truck" Kerry Schall (21-11) in 66 seconds Friday night in Hammond, east of Chicago. The "W" was Herman's third under the ProElite umbrella, a promotion whose heavyweight division has been stung recently with champion "Big Foot" Antonio Silva's (11-1) positive test for banned substances and poster boy "Kimbo Slice" Kevin Ferguson's (3-1) 14-second KO loss. The victory came by a combination of knees with Schall in Herman's Thai clinch and punches once Schall dropped. After his brief TUF 8 appearance, light heavyweight Jason Guida (17-18) was overwhelmed by "Cannibal" Mamed Khalidov (15-3-1) by second-round TKO at 4:53. King of the Cage Welterweight Champion Anthony Lapsley (14-3) won a majority decision over Mike Stumpf (10-2) by judges' scores of 30-27 twice and 29-29. ...

Saturday night in Honolulu, EliteXC 160-Pound Champion "KJ" Karl James Noons(7-2) TKO'd challenger Yves Edwards (34-14-1) in 48 seconds. "I’m the champion and have the EliteXC belt," Noons declared after his impressive victory.  "I’ll fight anybody!" Noons may be destined for a rematch with the fighter EliteXC created the 160-pound division to crown as champion, Nick Diaz (17-7). ...