Mike Pierce vs. Julio Paulino official for UFC on Versus 1 preliminary card

A welterweight matchup between Mike Pierce and UFC newcomer Julio Paulino is now official for this month’s UFC on Versus 1 event.

MMAjunkie.com first reported last week that Paulino was expected to sign with the organization and replace Rob Kimmons, who was forced off the card with a leg injury.

UFC on Versus 1 takes place on March 21 at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colo., and the night’s main card airs on Versus.


A welterweight matchup between Mike Pierce and UFC newcomer Julio Paulino is now official for this month’s UFC on Versus 1 event.

MMAjunkie.com first reported last week that Paulino was expected to sign with the organization and replace Rob Kimmons, who was forced off the card with a leg injury.

UFC on Versus 1 takes place on March 21 at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colo., and the night’s main card airs on Versus.


MMAjunkie.com Radio: WEC matchmaker Sean Shelby, KOTC champ Bobby Green

After countless requests from listeners and some ol’ fashioned arm-twisting, MMAjunkie.com Radio is very pleased to welcome to today’s show World Extreme Cagefighting matchmaker Sean Shelby. The WEC executive joins us in studio to talk about his unique job.

Also on the show is the always-entertaining Bobby Green, the recently crowned King of the Cage junior welterweight champion and one of MMA’s top prospects.

MMAjunkie.com Radio begins at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) live from the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino’s Race & Sports Book. Listen to
and watch a video stream of the two-hour show at www.mmajunkie.com/radio.


After countless requests from listeners and some ol’ fashioned arm-twisting, MMAjunkie.com Radio is very pleased to welcome to today’s show World Extreme Cagefighting matchmaker Sean Shelby. The WEC executive joins us in studio to talk about his unique job.

Also on the show is the always-entertaining Bobby Green, the recently crowned King of the Cage junior welterweight champion and one of MMA’s top prospects.

MMAjunkie.com Radio begins at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) live from the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino’s Race & Sports Book. Listen to
and watch a video stream of the two-hour show at www.mmajunkie.com/radio.


UFC 111 fight card finalized with Matthew Riddle vs. Greg Soto prelim fight

The fight card for this month’s UFC 111 event is once again finalized with the addition of an event-opening preliminary-card bout between Matthew Riddle and Greg Soto.

As MMAjunkie.com first reported last week, New Jersey-based Soto signed a deal with the UFC to replace Ricardo Funch, who was forced off the card with a foot cut.

UFC 111 takes place March 27 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.


The fight card for this month’s UFC 111 event is once again finalized with the addition of an event-opening preliminary-card bout between Matthew Riddle and Greg Soto.

As MMAjunkie.com first reported last week, New Jersey-based Soto signed a deal with the UFC to replace Ricardo Funch, who was forced off the card with a foot cut.

UFC 111 takes place March 27 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.


Yoshiyuki Yoshida vs. Mike Guymon official for UFC 113 preliminary card

A long-rumored welterweight matchup between Yoshiyuki Yoshida (11-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC) and Mike Guymon (11-3-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) is now official for May’s UFC 113 event.

The fight is part of the night’s un-aired preliminary card.

UFC 113 takes place May 8 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and features a pay-per-view headliner of UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida vs. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua.


A long-rumored welterweight matchup between Yoshiyuki Yoshida (11-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC) and Mike Guymon (11-3-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) is now official for May’s UFC 113 event.

The fight is part of the night’s un-aired preliminary card.

UFC 113 takes place May 8 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and features a pay-per-view headliner of UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida vs. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua.


UFC vet Marcus Davis and manager address inflammatory AIDS comments

The words didn’t exactly come out of nowhere, but UFC welterweight Marcus Davis’ recent statement about Dan Hardy did little to snuff the flames of a recent controversy over trash talk.

In a Monday post on his official Twitter account, Davis responded to a message mentioning his previous opponent Dan Hardy by writing, “I hope Dan Hardy dies of AIDS.”

The comment comes mere days after Frank Mir made a public apology for comments he made two weeks earlier during a radio interview in which he said he wanted to kill rival Brock Lesnar in competition and have the heavyweight champion “be the first death due to octagon-related injuries.”


The words didn’t exactly come out of nowhere, but UFC welterweight Marcus Davis’ recent statement about Dan Hardy did little to snuff the flames of a recent controversy over trash talk.

In a Monday post on his official Twitter account, Davis responded to a message mentioning his previous opponent Dan Hardy by writing, “I hope Dan Hardy dies of AIDS.”

The comment comes mere days after Frank Mir made a public apology for comments he made two weeks earlier during a radio interview in which he said he wanted to kill rival Brock Lesnar in competition and have the heavyweight champion “be the first death due to octagon-related injuries.”


Gilbert Melendez vs. Shinya Aoki could be third title fight on April 17 Strikeforce-CBS card

With Strikeforce middleweight champion Jake Shields meeting Dan Henderson in the headliner and light heavyweight title-holder Gegard Mousasi expected to meet Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal on the same card, Strikeforce’s April 17 return to CBS airwaves is likely to have a third title fight.

That’s if a lightweight fight between Strikeforce champ Gilbert Melendez (17-2 MMA, 7-1 SF) and Shinya Aoki (23-4 MMA, 0-0 SF), first reported by SI.com’s Josh Gross, is finalized for the card.

Although subsequent reports have suggested the fight is signed, sources close to Melendez’s camp told MMAjunkie.com on Tuesday night they have not received bout agreements but plan to accept the matchup.


With Strikeforce middleweight champion Jake Shields meeting Dan Henderson in the headliner and light heavyweight title-holder Gegard Mousasi expected to meet Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal on the same card, Strikeforce’s April 17 return to CBS airwaves is likely to have a third title fight.

That’s if a lightweight fight between Strikeforce champ Gilbert Melendez (17-2 MMA, 7-1 SF) and Shinya Aoki (23-4 MMA, 0-0 SF), first reported by SI.com’s Josh Gross, is finalized for the card.

Although subsequent reports have suggested the fight is signed, sources close to Melendez’s camp told MMAjunkie.com on Tuesday night they have not received bout agreements but plan to accept the matchup.