Disaster was averted earlier in the week as the Nevada State Athletic Commission agreed to conditionally license heavyweight Alistair Overeem for his headlining bout at UFC 141 on Dec. 30 in Las Vegas.
Fresh off announcing the addition of the 125-pound flyweight division, the UFC has revealed the participants in its initial tournament, which will determine the first champion of the new weight class.
Former Pride heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko will return to action on New Year’s Eve against Olympic gold medalist Satoshi Ishii under the DREAM banner.
The first international version of The Ultimate Fighter will take place in Brazil, and the coaches will be middleweights Wanderlei Silva and Vitor Belfort.
All this and more in this week’s recap of the biggest news in MMA.