With absolutely no disrespect meant to Demetrious Johnson, I really wish this list would have been “Top 5 Opponents for KID Yamamoto”. I’m saying that solely as a big Norifumi Yamamoto fan. But there can be no debate: in the preliminary fight broadcast live on Facebook, “Mighty Mouse” Johnson outright dominated “KID” with flawless takedowns, blistering speed, and constant pressure. With this win Johnson sets himself up as a fighter that UFC fans should pay close attention to, because big things are in store for him in the very near future. So without further ado, here’s my list of the Top 5 Opponents for Demetrious Johnson. ...

While many fans were anticipating the UFC debut of "The Korean Zombie" as he would be taking on former title challenger Rani Yahya in Texas earlier this month, they were treated to another high-profile fight nonetheless, in the newly minted featherweight division. Former champion Mike Brown stepped in for the injured Chan Sung Jung, and while the American Top Team product was the decided favorite, Yahya capitalized on the opportunity presented to him and earned a well-deserved decision win, capturing arguably the biggest win of his career. Now that the future is looking bright for the Brazilian, who snapped a two-fight skid with the win over Brown, according to his coaches he is still looking forward to a potential bout with the Korean brawler. ...

Former World Extreme Cagefighting featherweight champion Mike Brown is now 0-2 in the UFC. One of the top 145-pound fighters in the world, Brown still has some proving to do under the big stage, though if there is anyone who could redeem themselves in a big way, it's for sure the American Top Team product, who counts stoppage victories over Leonard Garcia, Urijah Faber, and Mark Hominick to his career highlights. Most recently, Brown was last in action when he was bested by Brazilian Diego Nunes at UFC 125 last weekend. The two went toe-to-toe for the 15-minute affair, however the Nova Uniao protege edged Brown slightly to earn the split-decision win. ...

WEC featherweight contenders Rani Yahya (14-3) of Brazil and Joseph Benavidez (7-1) of the USA will matchup at WEC 45 in Las Vegas December 19, the WEC confirmed Thursday. ...

New WEC Featherweight Champion Mike Thomas Brown’s (15-4) dethroning of “California Kid” Urijah Faber (21-2) via first-round TKO won him the “Knockout of the Night” bonus at WEC 36 in Hollywood, FL, 5 November. "Cowboy" Donald Cerrone (8-1) versus “Razor” Rob McCullough (16-5) made “Fight of the Night”.  Cerrone won the unanimous decision over McCullough. Rani Yahya’s (12-2) guillotine choke on Yoshiro Maeda (23-6), which ended the fight at 3:30 of round one, was “Submission of the Night”. Brown, Cerrone, McCullough, and Yahya each earned $7,500 in addition to their regular fight purse. “Bad Boy” Leonard Garcia (11-3) was awarded a separate bonus of $7,500 for his performance versus “Little Evil” Jens Pulver (22-9-1), according to MMA Weekly.  Garcia won via TKO at 1:12 of the first round. ...

Former WEC Featherweight champion "California Kid" Urijah Faber (21-2) got shocked by American Top Team's Mike Thomas Brown (15-4) via TKO stoppage at 2:23 of the first round Wednesday night at WEC 36 in Hollywood, north of Miami. Brown took the title decisively following a right hand that laid the former champ out.  Chael Sonnen (21-9-1) won a surprisingly boring unanimous decision over Fighters.com's third-ranked middleweight and WEC Middleweight Champion Paulo Filho (15-1) in a non-title fight that was heckled by fans throughout.  Official scores were 10-9 twice for Sonnen, 10-8 for Sonnen.  "Bad Boy" Leonard Garcia (11-3) dismantled "Little Evil" Jens Pulver (22-9-1) in a 1:12 TKO shocker to move up the ranks in the WEC's stacked 145-pound division. ...

The WEC has officially added a bout between former UFC Lightweight Champion “Little Evil” Jens Pulver (22-9-1) and “Bad Boy” Leonard Garcia (11-3) to its 10 September card in Hollywood, FL. After submitting Cub Swanson (12-2) with a guillotine choke in 35 seconds at his WEC debut in December, Pulver lost the unanimous decision in his five-round battle with current Featherweight Champion “California Kid” Urijah Faber (21-1) in June. Garcia, who has been battling drug charges, most of which have been dropped, last fought at his WEC debut in February when he TKO’d “Streetfight Bancho” Hiroyuki Takaya (9-5-1) in the first round. Also official on the WEC 36 card are: “Indio” Danillo Villefort (8-2) v Jake Rosholt (4-0) “Razor” Rob McCullough (16-4) v “Cowboy” Donald Cerrone (8-0) Rani Yahya (11-4) v Yoshiro Maeda (23-5-2) Johny Hendricks (3-0) v “Russian Crusher” Alex Serdyukov (8-4) “9mm” Ed Ratcliff (6-1) v Danny Castillo (5-1) Headlining the event are Faber and Mike Thomas Brown (19-4) in a featherweight title fight, and a middleweight title rematch between Fighters.com’s third-ranked “Ely” Paulo Filho (16-0) and Chael Sonnen (20-9-1). ...