“My biggest challenge and the biggest difference I felt coming to the UFC was the Octagon itself, the size and space it had to fight in,” Shogun told MMAWeekly.com. “It’s a completely different game. It’s almost like playing in the NFL and playing arena football. It’s a totally different space. That was my biggest challenge.” (MMA Weekly)
A pair of welterweights seeking to bounce back from losses will meet in November as Brian Foster (12-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. Brock Larson (26-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) has been added to "UFC 106: Lesnar vs. Carwin." (MMA Junkie)
A lightweight bout between Lyle “Fancy Pants” Beerbohm and Alonzo “Zo Diddy” Martinez has been set for Arena Rumble II. (5 Knuckles)
Jimmy Wallhead is probably the best unsigned prospect in the U.K. at the moment. A strong showing at all levels of The Ultimate Fighter 9 selection stage led to him being flown stateside for assessments and medicals before returning home, awaiting good news... it never came. He was deemed too experienced for the show. (MMA Weekly)
DREAM welterweight champion Marius Zaromskis (12-3) takes on Myeon Ho Bae (8-4) in a non-title bout, Tokimitsu Ishizawa (1-4-1) takes on Katsuyori Shibata (3-6-1), Keisuke Fujiwara (7-1-3) meets Tomoya Miyashita (12-5-6), and Kazushi Sakuraba (25-12-1) has replaced Melvin Manhoef and takes on Zelg Galesic (9-4). (MMA Junkie)
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