Fedor Emelianenko has signed a “historic, multi-fight agreement” with Strikeforce that will see him headline Strikeforce events co-promoted by M-1 Global. Strikeforce announced the signing on Monday, ending more than a week of speculation and negotiation that ensued following the collapse of Affliction’s MMA promotion late last month.

Fedor’s first Strikeforce fight will air live on Showtime this fall, with a date, location, and opponent to-be-announced.

A featherweight bout between former Affliction fighters Mark Hominick vs. Deividas Taurosevicius is in the works for WEC 43 on September 2nd in Youngstown, Ohio and a lightweight bout pitting EliteXC veteran Muhsin Corbbrey against Anthony Njokuani is also in the works for the Versus-televised event.

Mizuto Hirota upset lightweight champ Satoru Kitaoka via fourth-round TKO to become the promotion’s new title-holder at Sengoku 9 on Sunday in Saitama, Japan.

The Sengoku Featherweight Grand Prix also came to an underwhelming conclusion at the card, with Masanori Kanehara being crowned the first-ever Sengoku featherweight champ with a split decision victory over Michihiro Omigawa in the tournament final.

Paul Daley has officially signed with the UFC and will reportedly make his Octagon debut earlier than expected, likely taking on fellow UFC newcomer Brian Foster at UFC 103 on September 19 in Dallas, Texas.

A second urine sample submitted by Josh Barnett, who was to headline Affliction: Trilogy on August 1 against Fedor Emelianenko, has also tested positive for Drostanolone, the same anabolic steroid detected in his “A” sample which forced him off the card earlier this month and ultimately caused the event to be canceled and the promotion to be folded.

UFC President Dana White made several announcements during a Friday press conference, including confirmation that Vitor Belfort will be returning to the Octagon to headline UFC 103 against Rich Franklin, Dan Henderson is next in line for a middleweight title shot against Anderson Silva, and Tito Ortiz is officially returning to the UFC, likely facing Mark Coleman at the promotion’s New Year’s show.

Originally rumored to be a participant on the August 15th “Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg” fight card, Erin Toughill has instead been tapped as a reserve combatant for the events headlining bout. Should either of the scheduled participants, Gina Carano or Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos, be forced to withdraw, Toughill will take their place.

THQ’s popular video game franchise “UFC Undisputed”, which debuted this year for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360, is expected to make it’s Nintendo Wii debut early next year. It may also find it’s way to Nintendo’s handheld consoles, as well