Fighters.com's tenth-ranked heavyweight “Pitbull” Andrei Arlovski (14-7) has postponed his previously planned professional boxing debut anticipated for the end of September or early October to focus on MMA, Arlovski announced at Arlovski.com Wednesday night. "MMA now is number one priority for me," Arlovski assured fans during a video chat, but he hasn't buried his squared circle aspirations, adding, "Definitely, I want to try [boxing]." Arlovski also announced he's considering competing at a North American Grappling Association event, saying, "I've been working on my jiu-jitsu." "I'm 30 years old. It's not over," Arlovski emphasized about his future in mixed martial arts. "What's happened has happened. I'm ready to go and ready to fight." ...

UFC light heavyweight "Assassin" Houston Alexander (8-4) must beat "Tank" Sherman Pendergarst (11-14) at Adrenaline MMA 4 in Omaha 18 September to remain in the UFC, a source close to the Adrenaline MMA event has confirmed to Fighters.com. Perhaps it goes without saying; but, Fighters.com wanted to verify the stakes for Alexander. "Oh, yeah. If he loses, that's it with the UFC," said Fighters.com's source. Alexander exploded onto the international MMA scene when he TKO'd "Dean of Mean" Keith Jardine (14-6-1) in 48 seconds in Alexander's Octagon debut at UFC 71 in Las Vegas in May 2007, but has been shelved by the UFC since losing his third straight when he tapped in an arm triangle to “Red” Eric Schafer (12-4-2) at UFC Fight Night 15 in Omaha in September 2008. ...

After losing quickly to "Last Emperor" Fedor Emelianenko (28-1), an emotionally broken "Maine-iac" Tim Sylvia (26-6) told the press in Anaheim, east of Los Angeles, "I will be back." ...