Author: MMA Fighting Newswire

A bantamweight scrap between Davey Grant and Roland Delorme has been slated for the UFC Fight Night 37 fight card on March 8, 2014, according to UFC officials Monday.

Grant (8-2) was a finalist on TUF 18, falling to Chris Holdsworth via second-round submission on the reality show.

Delorme (9-2, 1 no-contest) is 3-1 (with one no-contest) in his five UFC fights. He lost to Alex Caceres via split decision at UFC 165 on Sept. 21, 2013.

A light heavyweight showdown between Alexander Gustafsson and Jimi Manuwa will be the main event.

UFC welterweight Siyar Bahadurzada joined Ariel Helwani on Monday’s The MMA Hour to discuss the reasons behind his lackluster performance at UFC 168 against John Howard, the long string of injuries he’s suffered through, the national game of Afghanistan, some gassy ‘issues’ he had in his last fight and much more.

Promotional newcomer Adam Khaliev (6-0) and Pascal Krauss (11-2) both withdrew from their scheduled welterweight bout at UFC on FOX 10, promotion officials announced Saturday.

A replacement fight is currently in the works for the now 10-fight card.

An undefeated Russian prospect, Khaliev is most known for his ferocious tornado kick knockout of Alexei Belyaev in 2011.

Krauss, meanwhile, has split his four UFC appearances, outpointing Mark Scanlon and Mike Stumpf, and falling short against John Hathaway and Hyun Gyu Lim.

UFC on FOX 10 takes place January 25, 2014 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. An updated fight card can be seen below.

Main Card (FOX)
Benson Henderson vs. Josh Thomson
Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Stipe Miocic
Donald Cerrone vs. Adriano Martins
Darren Elkins vs. Jeremy Stephens

Preliminary Card (FOX Sports)
Alex Caceres vs. Sergio Pettis
Yves Jabouin vs. Eddie Wineland
Chico Camus vs. Yaotzin Meza
Ramiro Hernandez vs. Hugo Viana
Daron Cruickshank vs. Mike Rio

Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Walt Harris vs. Nikita Krylov

A flyweight fight between Louis Gaudinot and Phil Harris has been scheduled for UFC Fight Night 37 on March 8 at The O2 Arena in London, England, according to UFC officials Friday.

Gaudinot has lost two of his last three fights, including a unanimous decision loss to Tim Elliott at UFC 164 this past August.

Harris has also lost two his last three fights. He suffered a first-round TKO loss to John Lineker at UFC Fight Night 30 on Oct. 26, 2013.

Alexander Gustafsson will face Jimi Manuwa in the main event.

UFC 172 is finally official, as light heavyweight champion Jon Jones (19-1) will look to defend his belt against No. 2 ranked contender Glover Teixeira (22-2) in the night’s main event, which is scheduled to take place April 26, 2014 at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, MD.

UFC officials confirmed the date on Friday via a report from the Baltimore Sun.

The No. 1 ranked pound-for-pound fighter in the UFC, Jones, 26, will attempt to extend his own record for consecutive light heavyweight title defenses, which currently sits at six.

Since losing via disqualification in 2009, Jones has ripped off 10 straight victories over the likes of Mauricio Rua, Quinton Jackson, Lyoto Machida, Rashad Evans, Vitor Belfort, Alexander Gustafsson, and more.

Teixeira, 34, is undefeated over his last 20 contents, including five straight wins under the UFC banner.

Tickets for UFC 172 go on sale February 7, 2014.

At the UFC 170 media luncheon, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey, Daniel Cormier, and Sara McMann answered questions from the media Wednesday afternoon. Check out the complete Q&A session above.