Welterweight John Alessio (24-11) will face fellow 170-pounder Paul Daley (18-7-2) on December 5th at Maximum Fighting Championship 19: Long Time Coming at the River Cree Casino in Enoch, Alberta, Canada.

Ryan Ford vs. Pat Healy headlines the event, which will be broadcast on HDNet.

Leonard Garcia has agreed to a September 10th featherweight bout against former UFC lightweight champion Jens Pulver at WEC 36. [MMA Junkie]
Anderson Silva will likely face Patrick Cote in a middleweight title bout at UFC 88 in Atlanta. [MMA Weekly]
A long-rumored bout between welterweight contenders Thiago Alves and Diego Sanchez has been moved from UFC [...]

Maximum Fighting Championship owner and president Mark Pavelich has issued a press release discussing the removal of Drew Fickett from a July 25th MFC title bout against Ryan Ford as well as Fickett’s actions since he agreed to fight for Strikeforce on one day’s notice this past Friday:
I would like to take this opportunity to [...]