Author: Matt Erickson [matt-erickson]

A “UFC Primetime” special for the upcoming welterweight title unification bout has shifted dates and now premieres tonight.

The first episode of “UFC 154 Primetime: St-Pierre vs. Condit” debuts Friday at 11 p.m. ET following the latest episode of Season 16 of “The Ultimate Fighter” on FX.

UFC 154 takes place Nov. 17 and features 170-pound champion Georges St-Pierre vs. interim champ Carlos Condit in the main event.

Highly touted capoeira practitioner Marcus “Lelo” Aurelio on Friday makes his Bellator debut.

The 26-year-old Brazilian takes on fellow Bellator newcomer Christ Franck to close out the preliminary card of Bellator 79, which takes place at Casino Rama in Ontario, Canada.

The main card airs on MTV2 at 8 p.m. ET. The prelims, including Aurelio-Franck, stream at Spike.com starting at 7 p.m. ET, and the entire event also can be seen at MMAjunkie.com.

Anthony Johnson is critical of his most recent performance against fellow UFC vet Jake Rosholt, saying he felt “stiff” against the fighter despite knocking him out with a head kick in the second round.

But training with the Blackzilians in Boca Raton, Fla., Johnson said he’s now settled into the light-heavyweight division and isn’t moving anywhere.

“205 is where I’m going to stay,” Johnson on Thursday told MMAjunkie.com Radio. “I feel good.”

In the grand scheme of things for Mike Richman, MMA probably isn’t really that big of a deal.

Not compared to the importance of family. Not when it comes to his kids.

Richman on Friday meets Shahbulat Shamhalaev in the semifinals of Bellator’s Season 7 featherweight tournament at Bellator 79 with a spot in the $100,000 final on the line.

Bantamweight Jimmy Jones loves the feeling of accomplishment he gets at the end of the fight, when he’s persevered through exhaustion and his opponent’s offense.

He just doesn’t like the road to that moment.

“I’ve been known to slack here and there,” Jones recently told MMAjunkie.com Radio. “This camp, luckily, the guys have been getting on my ass about getting in the gym on time and staying there for the full practice.”

An injury has forced a late change to next week’s UFC on FUEL TV 6 card in China.

Kyung Ho Kang is out of a bantamweight fight against Alex Caceres with a foot injury, which has forced the UFC to turn to a late replacement in the form of Motonobu Tezuka. Sources close to the promotion on Friday confirmed the change to MMAjunkie.com, saying verbal agreements are in place for the bout.

UFC on FUEL TV 6 takes place Nov. 10 at The Venetian Macao Resort Hotel in Macau, a special administrative district of China. The main card airs on FUEL TV following prelims on Facebook.