A former UFC contender, Niko Vitale looked like he had seen the twilight of his career. After a venture back to his native Hawaii, Falaniko worked his way through the popular Icon Sport promotion, eventually garnering the organizations' middleweight strap. However, he didn't keep the title too long. When Niko met fellow UFC veteran Robbie Lawler, it seemingly began the descent of this once great fighter. ...

TUF 3 competitor Kalib Starnes (8-3-1) and Icon Middleweight Champion "Kolohe" Kala Hose (7-2) will fight in the Destiny MMA main event in Honolulu 15 November. Starnes rose to infamy during his UD loss to "Rock" Nathan Quarry (10-2) in Montréal 19 April. After breaking his foot, Starnes backpedaled and refused to engage...or, if you prefer, fight Quarry, earning him one judge's score of 30-24.  He parted ways with the UFC after the fight. Hose TKO'd Rolando Dominique (1-1) in Honolulu 2 August, coming off of a rear naked choke loss to "Bubba" Robert McDaniel (11-4) in Honolulu 14 June. Both fighters have demonstrated enormous promise. Starnes won a UD over UFC 89 main event fighter "Crippler" Chris Leben (18-4) in Las Vegas May 2007. In Honolulu 15 March, Hose TKO'd "New York Bad Ass" Phil Baroni (13-10) for Icon's belt. ...