The fights keep piling in. Luiz Cane, at one point thought to be one of the top dogs in the light heavyweight division, will continue his return to the top come this August as he returns for "UFC 134: Rio" opposite of promotional newcomer, Stanislav Nedkov. UFC 134 takes place at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janiero, Brazil when the promotion returns to the mixed martial arts mecca for the first time since 1998, and is bringing back a stellar card which will feature some of the more notable fighters to come out of their native country, including pound-for-pound best Anderson Silva, as he returns to defend his middleweight crown against top contender Yushin Okami. Now, Cane hopes to build upon a recent victory this past March with a possible win over Nedkov. Though Stanislav is new to the cage, he is no pushover and has the proper credentials to be a force in the division. ...

Sengoku middleweight champion Jorge Santiago (21-7) will fight Mamed Khalidov (14-3-1) in a non-title bout and American "Monster" Kevin Randleman (17-13) will matchup versus Bulgarian light heavyweight Stanislav Nedkov (3-0) at Sengoku Eleventh Battle in Tokyo November 7, Sengoku announced Friday. Santiago of Brazil hasn't fought since submitting "Grabaka Hitman" Kazuo Misaki (22-9-2) at Sengoku north of Tokyo January 4. Khalidov of Poland debuted in the United States with a second-round TKO of brief The Ultimate Fighter 8 contestant Jason Guida (18-22) at ShoXC east of Chicago in October 2008.  Last May, Khalidov knocked out former PRIDE fighter Daniel Acacio (14-5) at KSW 11 in Warsaw. ...