As UFC 119 looms closer, the promotion has made official one more card on the bout. The September card, which is headlined by former champions Frank Mir and Mirko Filipovic, better known simply as "Cro Cop", is now going 11-deep with the addition of the lightweight match up of veteran Thiago Tavares against octagon debutant Pat Audinwood. ...

"Greco" John Salgado (2-2-1) just pulled ahead of Renato Migliaccio (6-1) in a split decision in a 160-pound matchup at M-1 Selection Americas in Atlantic City Saturday night.  Judges' scores were 29-28 twice for Salgado and 29-28 once for Migliaccio. In a bantamweight matchup, "Fun Size" Zach Makovsky (8-2) submitted "The Rage" Josh Rave (11-7) in a guillotine choke at 1:49 of round three. ...

Former high school wrestler "Awesomely Awesome" Pat Audinwood (8-0-1) is one of the top East Coast prospects having won eight of nine pro fights with one draw. A dangerous young gun for Team BombSquad, Audinwood is a protégé of his cousin, IFL veteran and WEC fighter John Franchi (5-2), who strongly influenced Pat into a pro MMA career. ...

M-1 Global, the St. Petersburg-based MMA promotion co-owned by Fighters.com’s Heavyweight Champion “Last Emperor” Fedor Emelianenko’s (30-1) and Vadim Finkelchtein, has announced it's bringing it's M-1 Selection event to Bally's Casino in Atlantic City April 3. ...