Jason "Mayhem" Miller (22-6) has agreed to meet Jake Shields (23-4-1) for Strikeforce's interim middleweight title, according to a recent forum post by the colorful eight-year-veteran. mmajunkie.com
Miller recently teased the announcement on his Twitter page before posting the info on MyFightTeam.com. mmajunkie.com
A welterweight bout pitting returning fighters Karo Parisyan and Dustin Hazelett against each other has been verbally agreed to for UFC 106 on Nov. 21 in Las Vegas. Sources close to the bout confirmed the agreement to MMAWeekly.com on Monday. mmaweekly.com
Miletich said that Silva presented him a few potential match-ups for the future, clearly indicating that the organization wants to see "The Croatian Sensation" back in the UFC. mma.fanhouse.com
"[It's] just a matter of getting things figured out, I guess, on who I would be fighting," Miletich said. "At this point, it needs to be a fight that make sense name-wise. ... It was nice of them to leave that door open for me." mma.fanhouse.com
On May 15, Billy Evangelista walked out of the cage at the Strikeforce event in Fresno having suffered the first loss of his career in controversial fashion. But now the California State Athletic Commission has changed the result of Evangelista's fight with Mike Aina to a no contest, making Evangelista undefeated again. mma.fanhouse.com
FiveOuncesOfPain.com recently had the chance to catch up with Erin to gather her thoughts on fighting a Russian woman with a 150+ pound weight advantage, the current state of affairs in female MMA, being ducked by just about everyone and much, much more. fiveouncesofpain.com
The event sold out the day it went on sale, and friends and family are clamoring for tickets. Bob will be there, trying to hold himself together. Evan’s fighter friends now come to him to get their teeth fixed. Where there’s demand, a market opens. mmaweekly.com
Dan Lauzon is out of a scheduled bout with Rafaello Oliveira at UFC 103 in Dallas, according to MMAWeekly.com sources. mmaweekly.com
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) has learned that Brazilian submission ace Vanessa Porto (8-3) recently informed the promotion she would not be fighting Ediene "India" Gomes (3-0) at the Sept. 4 event. mmajunkie.com
Strikeforce has officially added a second contest to its "Strikeforce Challengers: Kennedy vs. Cummings" event on Sept. 25, as heavyweights Ray Sefo (1-0) and Kevin Jordan (11-7) will meet on the evening's main card. mmajunkie.com
Murilo "Ninja" Rua will replace Antonio Rogerio "Minotouro" Nogueira against Alex Stiebling at Bitetti Combat on Sept. 12 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. mma.fanhouse.com
In this exclusive interview with FanHouse, Duffee talks about his upcoming UFC debut, the name-making Silva win and tells us why his "Irish Car Bomb" nickname can be quite deceiving. mma.fanhouse.com
At UFC 102, Marquardt (28-8-2) will square off with unbeaten Brazilian ground wizard Demian Maia. The winner is not likely to receive a title shot, as UFC President Dana White has indicated Dan Henderson is the likely next foe for "the Spider," but a win will certainly move Marquardt right on Henderson's tail. mma.fanhouse.com
The contender recently took a few minutes from his training to talk to FanHouse about his recent improvement, the risk of going to the ground with Maia, and chasing the title. mma.fanhouse.com
Alexander — who received permission from the UFC to compete outside the promotion and expects to return to the Octagon later this year — admits he has spent very little time on his plan for the fight. But it was apparent that he was equally, if not more, excited for the opportunity to appear on a card where local talent gets showcased. mmamania.com
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