A light heavyweight bout has been recently added to the budding "UFC on Versus 5" card, which takes place on August 14 at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The main-event of the evening will pit welterweight standouts Chris Lytle against former title challenger Dan Hardy, though Stephan Bonnar and Karlos Vemola will not get lost in the shuffle. For Bonnar, a win over Vemola will mean that he could still hang with some of the up and coming talent in the division, and for Karlos, a victory over a well respected veteran will vaunt him into the upper echelon of the division. ...

"The Ultimate Fighter" season-eight semi-finalist Eliot Marshall will be returning to the octagon come this March, taking on arguably one of his toughest challenges in his mixed martial arts career. The light heavyweight submission specialist eventually made his way to the octagon after a successful stint on the TUF series, where he was defeated by eventual show winner Ryan Bader. After rattling off a 3-0 run in the 205-pound division, Marshall was abruptly released from the promotion following a lackluster decision loss at the hands of perennial top-10 fighter, Vladimir Matyushenko. Now, Eliot will make the best of this second-chance as he steps up for an injured Karlos Vemola and takes on Brazilian slugger Luiz Cane. ...

Budding UFC prospect Karlos Vemola is out of his next scheduled bout. The juggernaut light heavyweight fighter was expected to make his return under the Zuffa banner this March at "UFC 128: Jones vs. Rua" on the preliminary portion of the card, which was hand picked to be aired live in Ion Television. Vemola was next up for former contender Luiz Cane, however has since developed an injury that will leave him unable to participate in his anticipated match-up. ...

The UFC has signed Britain-based Czech heavyweight "Terminator" Karlos Vemola (7-0) to fight The Ultimate Fighter 10 contestant Jon Madsen (1-0) at UFC 116 in Las Vegas July 3, according Fighters Only. Vemola signed a multi-fight contract with the UFC and enters the Octagon undefeated, most recently knocking out Peter Yendall (2-1) at Ultimate Challeng MMA in London February 6. Madsen won a unanimous decision over Mostapha Al-Turk (6-6) at UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi April 10. ...