As the upcoming "UFC 134: Rio" card continues to be assembled, more and more Brazilian fighters are being called to action. Lightweight prospect Edson Barboza, who's striking skills have already been likened to that of current UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo, will be returning to the cage come this August as he will take on another talented striker in Ross Pearson. UFC 134 will be the promotion's formal return to Brazil, whom have not had the pleasure of welcoming a UFC event since 1998. The pay-per-view event is already littered with top level talent, and with the addition of this particular lightweight match-up, things can only get better. ...

ufc 127 will mark only the second time the largest MMA promotion in the world has ventured into the Land Down Under, and the UFC is bringing what should be a fantastic card to Australia. In the main event, BJ Penn faces Jon Fitch in a key Welterweight showdown with very real, very serious championship implications. Recently, the UFC announced two more match-ups for the event, finalizing the line-up with eleven official bouts. Here are all the details. ...

The ufc seems poised to kick off 2011 in several huge ways with numerous awesome-sounding cards. UFC 125 will be a New Year’s Day attraction featuring Frank Edgar vs. Gray Maynard. UFC 126 sees Anderson Silva taking on Vitor Belfort and Ryan Bader fighting Jon Jones. UFC 127 features BJ Penn vs. Jon Fitch and Michael Bisping vs. Jorge Rivera. As the cards continue to take shape, two new interesting bouts have emerged: one for UFC 126, one for UFC 127. Here are all the details. ...

An additional bout has been added to the next Australia card. The event is said to take place at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia on Feb. 27. The main event of the evening, though not officially announced, is understood to be former champion BJ Penn taking on perennial contender Jon Fitch in a welterweight clash. In the co-main event slot is expected to be a battle between middleweights Jorge Rivera and Michael Bisping, in a bout that will determine a new contender in the competitive weight class. A new lightweight match up has been added to the card, which holds promise as a potential "Fight of the Night" candidate as both competitors have a penchant for punching people in the face. ...

After an exciting night of fights turned just under a day ago, many fighters came out on top, both notching another win to their records, while picking up a hefty bonus in addition to their performances. The bonuses were delivered last night following the conclusion of "UFC Fight Night 22", which took place in Austin, Texas in front of a stellar crowd at the Frank Erwin Center before an estimated 7,724 people in attendance. ...

Saturday night the North American Allied Fight Series (NAAFS) held Fight Night in the Flats VI. The main event saw Chris Lozano (5-0) take on "Dynamite" Jason Dent (21-11) in a five round title fight. ...

UFC Fight Night took place last night before the season premiere of The Ultimate Fighter. Here is a look back at the highlights and low-lights of the event MMA Gospel style. ...

Fighters.com’s seventh-ranked lightweight “KenFlo” Kenny Florian (12-4) and former PRIDE champion “Fireball Kid” Takanori Gomi (28-6) both made the lightweight limit for their matchup at Fight Night 21 in Charlotte Wednesday night. ...

An anticipated matchup between Fighters.com’s seventh-ranked lightweight “KenFlo” Kenny Florian (12-4) and recent UFC signee, former PRIDE champion “Fireball Kid” Takanori Gomi (28-6) was announced on the Twitter page of MMA Live, the ESPN.com show Florian co-hosts. ...

The Ultimate Fighter 9 lightweight champ “Real Deal” Ross Pearson (15-5-1) of England beat American Aaron Riley (28-12-1) by doctor's stoppage at 4:38 of round two UFC 105 at M.E.N. Arena in Manchester Saturday. "Aaron was a tough, tough opponent for my first bouth," said Pearson after the win.  "Everything came off perfect." ...

The UFC unveiled Tuesday a ten-fight card for UFC 105 at M.E.N. Arena in Manchester November 14 with a previously announced light heavyweight main event between Fighters.com’s ninth-ranked heavyweight “The Natural” Randy Couture (16-10) and “Truth” Brandon Vera (11-3) atop the bout sheet. ...

UFC welterweight Matt Brown (10-7) relented Wednesday afternoon and told Fighters.com, “I guess I'm allowed to say now since it's everywhere. Yes, I'm fighting [The Ultimate Fighter 9 champ "Lightning" James Wilks (4-2)] at UFC 105 in Manchester 14 November." MMA Junkie reported the possible match-up Wednesday morning after Fighters.com reported Monday that Brown had lined up an opponent other than former UFC welterweight champion “Terror” Matt Serra (9-6), a rumor that had been reported by MMA Weekly. I guess the magic number is "3": It takes three reporters to unveil an undercard fight on an event three months out. ...

Fighters.com's ninth-ranked light heavyweight “Axe Murderer” Wanderlei Silva (33-10-1) will likely return to the Octagon at UFC 105 in Manchester 14 November, announced UFC President Dana White Friday. Silva lost a UD to former UFC middleweight champ "Ace" Rich Franklin (26-4) in 195-pound catch weight matchup at UFC 99 in Cologne 13 June, rendering him 1-3 in the Octagon and 1-5 in his last six fights. Since returning to the big show after PRIDE's collapse in 2007, Silva has had difficulty maintaining 205 pounds, though in PRIDE he fought as heavy as 220-pounds in the Open Weight Grand Prix. After his loss to Franklin, Silva announced he will debut as a middleweight in his next matchup. ...