Also on the Showtime televised main card, Strikeforce newcomer Kerry Vera earned a first round TKO victory over Kim Couture, Bobby Voekler weathered an early storm to defeat Erik Apple with a second round TKO, Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante bounced back from his previous loss, defeating Aaron Rosa via second round TKO, and Kevin Casey submitted Chad Vance in the opening round.

The complete results for Strikeforce Challengers 5 were:

• Tyron Woodley def. Rudy Bears via submission (arm triangle) — 2:52 Round 1
• Kerry Vera def. Kim Couture via TKO (strikes) — 3:35 Round 1
• Bobby Voelker def. Erik Apple via TKO (strikes) — 1:23 Round 2
• Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante def. Aaron Rosa via TKO (strikes) — Round 2
• Kevin Casey def. Chad Vance via submission (rear naked choke) — 1:41 Round 1
• Lee Gibson def. Joe Wilk via TKO (strikes) — 4:39 Round 1
• Brian Davidson def. Russel Patrick via TKO (strikes) — 0:29 Round 1
• Nick Nolte def. Andrew Waters via submission (triangle choke) — 3:45 Round 1
• Darryl Cobb def. Gary Tapasua via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)
• Mike Chandler def. Rich Bouphanouvong via TKO (strikes) — 2:07 Round 2
• Lucas Lopes def. Dominic Brown via TKO (strikes) — 0:45 Round 2

Pictured: Tyron Woodley and Rudy Bears

The returning Ortiz, who is fighting for the first time in 18-months, tipped the scale at 204-pounds, while fellow former light heavyweight champ Griffin weighed in at 205-pounds for their anticipated rematch.

Welterweight Anthony Johnson, who failed to make weight for his most-recent bout in October, successfully weighed-in at 170-pounds, while co-main event opponent Josh Koscheck came in at 171-pounds.

The card’s official weigh-in results were:

MAIN CARD (PPV)

• 205: Tito Ortiz (204) vs. Forrest Griffin (205)
• 170: Josh Koscheck (171) vs. Anthony Johnson (170)
• 170: Paulo Thiago (169) vs. Jacob Volkmann (170)
• 205: Luiz Cane (205) vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (205)
• 170: Amir Sadollah (170) vs. Phil Baroni (170)

PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV)

• 170: Marcus Davis (170) vs. Ben Saunders (170)
• 185: Kendall Grove (186) vs. Jake Rosholt (185.5)

PRELIMINARY CARD (non-televised)

• 170: Brock Larson (171) vs. Brian Foster (171)
• 155: Caol Uno (155.5) vs. Fabricio Camoes (155.5)
• 155: George Sotiropoulos (155) vs. Jason Dent (155)

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Pictured: Forrest Griffin

Serra (9-6) has fought just twice since his shocking upset of welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre in April 2007, dropping back-to-back bouts to St-Pierre in April 2008 and Hughes in May 2009.

Trigg (19-7) returned to the Octagon last month after winning four-straight and 7 of 9 since leaving the UFC in 2005, but suffered a first-round knockout at the hands of Josh Koscheck.

UFC 109 is expected to be headlined by middleweight champ Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort and will also feature Randy Couture vs. Mark Coleman.

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Pictured: Matt Serra

Headliner Mike Brown, the former WEC featherweight champ who suffered a second-round knockout to Jose Aldo in the WEC 44 main event, was suspended until January 3 due to facial lacerations, while Diego Nunes, Cub Swanson, and Antonio Banuelos could be out of action until May after suffering fractures in their fights.

The medical suspensions for WEC 44 were:

• Mike Brown: Suspended until January 3 with no contact until December 19 for lacerations above both eyes.
• Rob McCullough: Suspended until January 3 with no contact until December 19 for right eye cut and left hand contusion.
• Karen Darabedyan: Suspended until December 19 with no contact until December 10 for right cheek laceration
• Will Kerr: Suspended until December 19 with no contact until December 10 for right cheek laceration
• Diego Nunes: Suspended until May 18 for right orbital blowout fracture unless cleared by doctor
• Cub Swanson: Suspended until May 18 for broken fingers unless cleared by doctor
• Antonio Banuelos: Suspended until May 18 for fractured nose unless cleared by doctor

Pictured: Mike Brown

Gamburyan earned $36,000 for his decision win over fellow featherweight contender Leonard Garcia in the WEC 44 co-main event, while Aldo scored $26,000 (and the featherweight title) for his second-round knockout of champ Mike Brown in the event’s headliner.

The official salaries for WEC 44 were:

• Jose Aldo ($26,000 – includes $13,000 win bonus) def. Mike Brown ($15,000)
• Manny Gamburyan ($36,000 – $18,000 win bonus) def. Leonard Garcia ($14,000)
• Karen Darabedyan ($6,000 – $3,000 win bonus) def. Rob McCullough ($20,000)
• Shane Roller ($24,000 – $12,000 win bonus) def. Danny Castillo ($9,500)
• Kamal Shalorus ($6,000 – $3,000 win bonus) def. Will Kerr ($2,000)
• L.C Davis ($14,000 – $7,000 win bonus) def. Diego Nunes ($5,000)
• Cub Swanson ($18,000 – $9,000 win bonus) def. John Franchi ($4,000)
• Antonio Banuelos ($12,000 – $6000 win bonus) def. Kenji Osawa ($6,000)
• Ricardo Lamas ($8,000 – $4,000 win bonus) def. James Krause ($2,000)
• Frank Gomez ($6,000 – $3,000 win bonus) def. Seth Dikun ($3,000)

Remember, the salaries listed above are simply those reported by the WEC to the Nevada State Athletic Commission and do not represent a fighter’s actual earnings.

In addition to their salaries above, Aldo, Roller, Swanson, and Franchi each earned a $10,000 “fight night” bonus for their performances at the event.

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Santos (8-1), who’s expected to meet top contender Marloes Coenen on the card, won her title in August with a first-round TKO of Gina Carano, her eighth-straight win since dropping her professional debut in 2005.

Walker (0-0), a 47-year-old former Heisman Trophy winner who signed with Strikeforce in September, is a sixth-degree black belt in tae kwon do who has been training with American Kickboxing Academy in preparation for his MMA debut against an opponent to-be-announced.

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Pictured: Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos

Thiago (11-1) upset Josh Koscheck in February in his UFC debut, but suffered his first career loss to Jon Fitch in July, while Volkmann (9-0) remained undefeated with a first-round submission of Kevin Knabjian at a May Bellator event.

UFC 106, which takes place on Saturday at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, is headlined by a rematch between former light heavyweight champions Tito Ortiz and Forrest Griffin and also features Anthony Johnson vs. Josh Koscheck and Luiz Cane vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.

Here’s how the UFC 106 card stands following today’s changes:

MAIN CARD (PPV)

• Tito Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin
• Josh Koscheck vs. Anthony Johnson
• Paulo Thiago vs. Jacob Volkmann
• Luiz Cane vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
• Phil Baroni vs. Amir Sadollah

PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV)

• Marcus Davis vs. Ben Saunders
• Kendall Grove vs. Jake Rosholt

PRELIMINARY CARD (non-televised)

• Brock Larson vs. Brian Foster
• Fabricio Camoes vs. Caol Uno
• Jason Dent vs. George Sotiropoulos

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The event takes place at the Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas and airs live on Showtime at 11pm ET (delayed on west coast).

The card’s complete weigh-in results were:

MAIN CARD

• 170: Tyron Woodley (171) vs. Rudy Bears (170)
• 135: Kerry Vera (135) vs. Kim Couture (136)
• 170: Erik Apple (170.5) vs. Bobby Voelker (170)
• 205: Aaron Rosa (206) vs. Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante (205)
• 185: Kevin Casey (185) vs. Chad Vance (185)

PRELIMINARY CARD

• 155: Lee Gibson (155) vs. Joe Wilk (155.5)
• 145: Brian Davidson (147) vs. Russell Patrick (144)
• 170: Andrew Walters (171) vs. Nick Nolte (171)
• 185: Darryl Cobb (184) vs. Gary Tapasua (185)
• 165: Mike Chandler (166) vs. Rich Bouphanouvong (164)
• 190: Dominic Brown (190) vs. Lucas Lopes (191.4)

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Pictured: Tyron Woodley and Rudy Bears

“Karo Parisyan has f***** over the UFC, the fans and his opponent again. He will not be fighting Saturday or ever again in the UFC,” wrote White. “Pulled out of the fight the day before weigh-ins again with a laundry list of excuses. Let the press ask Karo why. Let him explain.“

Parisyan (18-5), a longtime contender at 170-pounds, was to return to the UFC after serving a nine-month suspension for testing positive for banned painkillers after a January win over Dong Hyun Kim that has since been changed to a no contest. Prior to suffering a second-round knockout to Thiago Alves last April, “The Heat” had won three-straight and eight of his last nine, with his only career losses coming to notables Sean Sherk (twice), Georges St-Pierre, Diego Sanchez, and Alves.

Hazelett (12-4) is coming off back-to-back submission victories over Josh Burkman and Tamdan McCrory, which improved his UFC record to 5-2, but hasn’t fought in over a year after an injury sidelined him from a scheduled March return.

Due to Parisyan’s last-minute withdrawal, Hazelett will not be in action at Saturday’s event and will instead be scheduled to fight on another upcoming card, though the UFC will still pay him his full salary and win bonus.

“Dustin will be paid his full purse to show and win. It’s not his fault,” wrote White.

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Due to the 16-hour time difference between Sydney and the US’ Eastern Time Zone, the event’s main card will take place at 2pm local time in Australia and air live in the UFC’s traditional 10pm ET PPV slot.

The UFC 110 rumored fight card also includes Nate Marquardt vs. Chael Sonnen, Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic vs. Ben Rothwell, and Stephan Bonnar vs. Krzysztof Soszynski.

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Pictured: Wanderlei Silva