UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva will undergo elbow surgery after all to remove bone spurs and will be sidelined briefly, Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic is not retiring following his latest loss and intends to fight at least once more, at a November 7 Strikforce event headlined by Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers will take place at the Sears Centre near Chicago.

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A plea deal by Jeff Monson on charges of painting graffiti on the Washington Capital could force him to withdraw from several scheduled fight abroad, while a trio of bouts has been added to the lineup for the September 2 WEC 43 event in Youngstown, Ohio.

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WEC bantamweight champion Miguel Torres retained the 135-pound title on Sunday in Chicago, edging challenger Takeya Mizugaki via unanimous decision in the evening's headliner.

WEC bantamweight champ Miguel Torres, challenger Takeya Mizugaki, and the rest of the ten-bout WEC 40 card tipped the scales Saturday afternoon in Chicago. The event takes place on Sunday at the UIC Pavilion and airs live on Versus.

WEC Bantamweight Champion Miguel Torres (35-1) successfully defended his title on Wednesday night at The Joint at The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, dispatching 135-pound challenger Manny Tapia (10-1-1) with strikes midway through the second round of their WEC 37 headliner.
Bantamweight contender Brian Bowles (7-0) remained undefeated in a featured undercard bout, [...]

IFL featherweight champion Wagnney Fabiano (10-1) will make his WEC debut on December 3rd at WEC 37 in Las Vegas, where he’ll meet former Shooto champion Akitoshi Tamura (12-6-2).
The winner of the bout is likely to receive a title shot at the WEC featerweight title currently held by Urijah Faber, who puts the title on [...]

Takashi Nakakura def. Ganjo Tentsuku via unanimous decision
David Baron def. Hayato Sakurai via submission – Round 1, 4:50
Akitoshi Tamura def. Rumin Sato via submission – Round 3, 2:37
Savant Young def. Takeshi Inoue via unanimous decision
Ryuich Miki vs. Yasuhiro Urushitani – Majority draw
Yusuke Endo def. Vince Ortiz via submission – Round [...]