Rumors that Chuck Liddell could headline UFC 103 on September 19th in Dallas, possibly against former middleweight champ and current light heavyweight contender Rich Franklin, appear to have been nothing more than speculation, as the former light heavyweight title-holder tells SI.com that he’s yet to make a decision on retirement and will be sitting out until after April 2010 should he opt to return to the Octagon.

Middleweights Dan Miller and Aaron Simpson are likely to fight at UFC Fight Night 19 on September 16 in Oklahoma City, according to Simpson, who recently announced the matchup on Facebook (but later said nothing was official yet).

UFC Fight Night 19 is also set to feature Gray Maynard vs. Roger Huerta, with tickets for the Spike-televised event set to go on sale on July 9.

PRESS RELEASE — USA West became the first team from the 2009 “M-1 Challenge Presented by Affliction” season to clinch a semifinal final playoff berth on Saturday night. The post-season berth was locked down after taking first place in Group B by defeating the defending 2008 M-1 Challenge Champions, Team Russia Imperial.

While family and friends celebrate the Fourth of July at home in America, USA West held a celebration of its own in Seoul after recording its second 5-0 shutout of the season by sweeping Imperial. The statement victory allowed the Americans to finish the regular season with an unblemished 3-0 challenge record and a remarkable 13-2 record in individual fights.

On behalf of the entire MMAFrenzy.com team, including MMAFrenzy.com bloggers Justin Harris and Eric Shapiro, I’d like to wish everyone a happy and safe 4th of July.

MMAFrenzy.com’s regular content will resume tomorrow (Sunday, July 5th).

Luiz Cane says he’d like to fight fellow light heavyweight contender Rich Franklin, heavyweight prospect Bobby Lashley will next fight in September, and Diego Sanchez will get the next lightweight title shot against the BJ Penn-Kenny Florian.

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The UFC and Maxim will announce the newest Octagon Girl at the UFC Fan Expo in Las Vegas on July 11th, just hours before UFC 100 takes place in Sin City.Here’s details on the contest:

During the two-day Fan Expo, the Octagon Girl Search will culminate with a live voting phase at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center. The event will feature UFC fighters and Maxim editors selecting the winner in a runway-style pageant during the UFC Fan Expo. The winning model will receive a UFC Octagon Girl contract.

The UFC has officially announced UFC Fight Night 19, a long-rumored Spike-televised event which will take place on September 16 at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City.

Roger Huerta’s contract-fulfilling bout against fellow-lightweight Gray Maynard is currently the only rumored fight for the card. The debut episode of The Ultimate Fighter 10: Heavyweights, featuring Kimbo Slice, will premiere immediately following UFN 19.

Nick Diaz and Joe Riggs are likely to square off in a welterweight bout on the Showtime-televised main card at Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg on August 15 in San Jose.

Though not yet signed, the bout is reportedly in the works for the event and both fighters are expected to agree to the rematch of their early-2006 meeting at UFC 57 which was won by Riggs via unanimous decision.

Four grappling superfights will be featured at the UFC Fan Expo on July 10 and 11 as Rumina Sato, Fredson Paixao, Joe Stevenson, Vinicius Magalhaes, Jeff Glover, Ulysses Gomez, and Bill Cooper are all set to be in action.

The UFC has also announced that is will be officially revealing the cast for The Ultimate Fighter 10: Heavyweights at the Fan Expo on Friday July 10.

Heavyweight contenders Shane Carwin and Cain Velasquez are now expected to square off at UFC 104 on October 24 in Los Angeles. “Looks like I’ll be fighting October 24 in LA,” wrote Carwin on Twitter. “Excited to know.”

The pair of up-and-coming heavyweights were originally rumored to co-headline UFC 103 on September 26 in Dallas alongside Mike Swick vs. Matt Hughes, but neither bout materialized for the card with Carwin-Velasquez now pushed back to UFC 104 and Swick booked to fight Martin Kampmann at the September event.