A previously-reported matchup between Houston Alexander and Kimbo Slice has reportedly been agreed upon by Alexander for The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale on December 5 in Las Vegas and will apparently be contested at a 215-pound catchweight, according to NWITimes.com.

Lightweight Josh Neer has been released by the UFC after suffering a unanimous decision loss to Gleison Tibau last Saturday at UFC 104, his second-straight loss and third in his last four fights.

Heavyweight Pat Barry, who earned “Fight of the Night” and “Knockout of the Night” honors for his second-round knockout of Antoni Hardonk at UFC 104, will be sidelined at least two months to recover from surgery needed to repair a broken thumb suffered in the win. Barry has his sights set on fighting Stefan Struve when he returns to action.

Kurt Pellegrino has withdrawn from his lightweight matchup with Frankie Edgar scheduled for The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale on December 5.

According to Fanhouse, Matt Veach, who had been set to fight Mark Bocek on the event’s preliminary card, is the leading candidate to replace Pellegrino, who is suffering from three herniated discs in his back and will be sidelined at least three weeks, with

A long-rumored fight between Kimbo Slice and Houston Alexander may be in the works for The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale on December 5 in Las Vegas, with MMAjunkie reporting Thursday that Alexander will soon apply to fight in Nevada and could square off with the Slice at the Spike TV-televised event.

On Tuesday, the UFC officially announced a pair of December cards, as the promotion heads to Las Vegas on December 5 for The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale before holding UFC 107 on December 12 in Memphis, Tennessee.

Previously-reported fights between Matt Hamill and Jon Jones as well as Frankie Edgar and Kurt Pellegrino were confirmed for The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale, while BJ Penn vs. Diego Sanchez, Frank Mir vs. Cheick Kongo, and Thiago Alves vs. Paulo Thiago were announced for UFC 107.

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The UFC has signed light heavyweight Rodney Wallace to a four-fight deal, with “Sho Nuff The Master” slated to make his Octagon debut on December 5 at The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale, possibly against former WEC champ Brian Stann.

Despite losing to Roy Nelson last night on The Ultimate Fighter 10, Kimbo Slice will get another opportunity to fight in the UFC, with MMAjunkie reporting today that Slice is likely to fight at The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale on December 5 in Las Vegas.

M-1 veteran Lucio Linhares has signed with the UFC and will make his Octagon debut against Rousimar Palhares at The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale, replacing Alessio Sakara on the December 5 card in Las Vegas.
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Linhares has won five-straight, including a first-round submission of Mikhail Zayats at last month’s M-1: Breakthrough event, while Palhares is 2-1 in the UFC with a victory over Jeremy Horn in his last fight in January.

Lightweights Mark Bocek and Matt Veach are expected to meet at The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale on December 5 in Las Vegas, according to MMA Weekly, with both fighters agreeing to the matchup and bout agreements pending.

Bocek (7-2) is coming off an April submission of David Bielkheden, while Veach (11-0) knocked out Matt Grice in his UFC debut in February.

Light heavyweights Matt Hamill and Jon Jones have agreed to meet at The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale on December 5 in Las Vegas, according to MMA Madness, with bout agreements pending for the matchup that would co-headline the Spike TV-televised event.

A middleweight matchup between Alessio Sakara and Rousimar Palhares has been booked for The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale on December 5 in Las Vegas, Tatame reports.

The fight between Sakara and Palhares was originally scheduled to take place at UFC 99 in June, then was shifted to UFC 101 on August 8. An broken leg forced Palhares out of the fight, while Sakara remained on the card, defeating Thales Leites by split decision.

According to the Nevada State Athletic Commission’s official calendar, UFC 105 is likely to take place on November 21 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

Fanhouse’s Mike Chiappetta speculates that the pay-per-view event could be headlined by the winner of one of UFC 100’s two title bouts between heavyweights Brock Lesnar and Frank Mir and welterweights Georges St-Pierre or Vitor Belfort’s UFC return against middleweight title-holder Anderson Silva.