Goran Reljic (8-0), who makes his middleweight debut against CB Dollaway on February 21 at UFC 110 in Sydney, Australia, recently spoke to Sherdog about the bout, his first since undergoing back surgery following his knockout of Wilson Gouveia in May 2008 in his UFC debut.

“Doctors actually told me I’ll never fight again, but I love to prove people wrong and now I’m back. I can’t wait to step inside and fight again.”

Matt Major, the colorful and sometimes-controversial mixed martial artist known for his appearance on the TapouT reality show and his upset victory over UFC veteran Shonie Carter, has signed on to compete in Bellator Fighting Championships’ upcoming Season 2 middleweight tournament.

Middleweights Ryan Jensen and Jesse Forbes will look to rebound from recent losses when they meet in a likely loser-gets-cut matchup at UFC 114 on May 29 in Las Vegas. Jensen fell to 1-4 in the UFC following a January loss to Mark Munoz, while Forbes dropped to 0-2 after losing to Nick Catone last month.

11 of the 22 fighters in action at Saturday’s “UFC 109: Relentless” event is Las Vegas were issued medical suspensions on Monday by the Nevada State Athletic Commission, including main card winners Chael Sonnen and Demian Maia, as well as losers Mark Coleman, Mike Swick, Dan Miller, and Frank Trigg.

Maia, Swick, and preliminary card fighter Mac Danzig were issued the card’s longest suspensions, sidelined until August unless cleared by a doctor for various injuries.

Lightweight Joe Lauzon, who dropped a unanimous decision to Sam Stout at UFC 108 in January, gives credit to Stout for the victory, which many called the best performance of his career, but says he rushed his return from knee surgery and will wait until August before stepping back into the Octagon in Boston.

Bellator middleweight champion Hector Lombard, UFC veteran Josh Neer, and Jesse Taylor were among the notable winners in recent MMA action, while other notables, including Jorge Masvidal, Junie Browning, and Jason Day, dropped their most-recent bouts.

Headlining hall of famer Randy Couture and former welterweight champ Matt Serra topped the $944,000 payroll for Saturday’s “UFC 109: Relentless,” according to official fighter salaries released by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.

Couture earned a flat $250,000 for his second-round submission of Mark Coleman in the UFC 109 headliner, while Serra scored $150,000 for his first-round knockout of fellow veteran Frank Trigg. Other top earners included middleweight contender Chael Sonenn, Demian Maia, and Coleman.

The return of veteran Jens Pulver next month at WEC 47 against fellow featherweight Javier Vazquez, previously slated for the event’s unaired preliminary card, will now air live on Versus, as the televised main card was recently expanded to feature five bouts.

In other WEC news, rising bantamweight Antonio Banuelos recently announced that he’ll next fight at “WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber” on April 24 in Sacramento, California.

Bellator Fighting Championships announced today that 9-1 featherweight standout Wilson Reis will return for Bellator’s Season 2 featherweight tournament looking to avenge his Season 1 loss to Bellator Champion Joe Soto.

The fight card for “UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy” is now complete after a previously reported rematch between Jon Fitch and Thiago Alves was officially confirmed for event’s pay-per-view main card over the weekend.

UFC 111 takes place on March 27 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey and is headlined by welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre vs. Dan Hardy. The card also features Shane Carwin vs. Frank Mir for the interim heavyweight title, Martin Kampmann vs. Ben Saunders, and Mark Bocek vs. Jim Miller.

Saturday’s “UFC 109: Relentless” event was highlighted by Randy Couture’s main event submission of fellow hall of famer Mark Coleman, but also included Chael Sonnen’s victory over fellow middleweight contender Nate Marquardt, Paulo Thiago’s submission of Mike Swick, Matt Serra’s knockout of Frank Trigg, and Coleman’s post-fight confrontation with Tito Ortiz.

Post-fight video interviews with UFC President Dana White, Couture, Ortiz, and more are after the jump…

Mark Coleman’s lackluster second-round submission loss to Randy Couture on Saturday in the UFC 109 main event was likely “The Hammer’s” final appearance inside the Octagon.

“Tonight was probably Coleman’s last fight in the UFC,” said UFC President Dana White. “I’m not taking anything away from Mark Coleman – I have nothing but respect for him…He went in there and wasn’t able to do anything. Randy pretty much beat him everywhere.”

From FightTrends.com: Here is the Randy Couture’s UFC 109 walkout shirt by Affliction, seen before and after his main event victory over Mark Coleman. Dubbed the “Warbird”, Randy’s new tee is a 100% cotton shirt with an out of character minimalist design compared to the majority of Affliction’s t-shirts. It comes in military green or vintage white (pictured above) and is sprayed with potassium for a faded look.

Buy Randy Couture’s UFC 109 walkout shirt at MMA Warehouse

Chael Sonnen, Nate Marquardt, Paulo Thiago, and Matt Serra each earned $60,000 “fight night” bonuses for their performances on Saturday at “UFC 109: Relentless” in Las Vegas. Sonnen and Marquardt took home “Knockout of the Night” honors, Thiago earned the “Submission of the Night,” and Serra scored the “Knockout of the Night”.

In the first-ever matchup between UFC hall of famers, Randy Couture dominated Mark Coleman before finishing him with a second-round submission in the main event of “UFC 109: Relentless” on Saturday at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

In the UFC 109 co-main event, Chael Sonnen earned the next middleweight title shot by upsetting fellow contender Nate Marquardt, surviving a deep gash and a frantic final minute to earn a unanimous decision victory fueled by dominant wrestling and ground and pound.