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.

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.

UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn retained his title on Saturday in the main event of UFC 101, submitting Kenny Florian in the fourth-round of their championship headliner to cap off the pay-per-view event, which took place at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia.

In the UFC 101 co-headliner, UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva returned to the light heavyweight division and silenced his critics, following up back-to-back lackluster wins with a first-round knckout of former 205-pound champ Forrest Griffin.

All 22 UFC 101 fighters hit the scales on Friday at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia to weigh in for their Saturday bouts, and the entire card, including headliners BJ Penn, Kenny Florian, Anderson Silva, and Forrest Griffin, successfully made weight.

The UFC lightweight champion Penn and challenger Florian both tipped the scales exactly at 155 pounds, while UFC middleweight title-holder Anderson Silva and Forrest Griffin both weighed in at 205 for their light heavyweight matchup.

The UFC today announced the majority of the fight card for UFC 101: Declaration, which is set for August 8th at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia. Joining BJ Penn vs. Kenny Florian and Anderson Silva vs. Forrest Griffin on the pay-per-view main card will be Johny Hendricks vs. Amir Sadollah, Ricardo Almeida vs. Kendall Grove, and Josh Neer vs. Kurt Pellgrino.

Recent middleweight title challenger Thales Leites has been tapped to replace an injured Rousimar Palhares and square off with Alessio Sakara at UFC 101 on August 8th in Philadelphia. Leites confirmed the bout to InTheGuard.tv earlier today.

A broken tibia suffered during a recent wrestling session has forced Rousimar Palhares (9-2) out of his scheduled matchup with Alessio Sakara (17-7), which was to take place on August 29th at UFC 101 in Philadelphia.

A middleweight bout between Alessio Sakara and Rousimar Palhares has been added to the preliminary lineup for UFC 99, which takes place on June 13 at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany.

Stephan Bonnar and Mark Coleman will meet at UFC 100, Shane Carwin will undergo surgery to repair a broken nose and will be out of action 6-8 weeks, Yoshihiro Akiyama could meet Alan Belcher at UFC 100, and more...

On a busy news day for the UFC, with multiple fights confirmed for upcoming pay-per-views including UFCs 98 and 99, it appears that another fight is being set for UFC 99 in Cologne Germany. Veterans Alan Belcher and Alessio Sakara are in negotiations for a Middleweight tilt to take place at the event, according [...]

The UFC this week confirmed the official lineup for UFC Fight Night 17, which takes place on February 7th at the USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Florida and airs live on Spike TV
Confirmed for the main card were Hermes Franca vs. Joe Lauzon, Denis Stojnic vs. Cain Velasquez, Mac Danzig vs. Josh Neer, and Nick [...]

One-fight WEC veteran and wrestling standout Jake Rosholt will make his UFC debut against Alessio Sakara at UFC Fight Night 17, reports MMAJunkie.com.
A three-time NCAA Division I wrestling champion and four-time All-American, Rosholt (5-0) successfully made his WEC debut in November with a second-round TKO of Nissen Osterneck. The UFC’s sister promotion axed its middleweight [...]

UFC Fight Night 15 competitors Nate Diaz, Josh Neer, Alessio Sakara, and Wilson Gouveia each took home a $30,000 bonus for their performances at Saturday’s Spike TV event in Omaha, Nebraska.
In the evening’s main event Diaz topped Neer via split decision in a technical main event battle and both fighters received Fight of the Night [...]

Nate Diaz def. Josh Neer via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Clay Guida def. Mac Danzig via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Alan Belcher def. Ed Herman via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Eric Schafer def. Houston Alexander via submission (arm triangle) – Round 1, 4:53
Alessio Sakara def. Joe Vedepo via KO (kick) – Round 1, 1:27
Wilson Gouveia [...]

Welcome to MMAFrenzy.com’s LIVE coverage of UFC Fight Night 15.
Tonight’s event takes place at the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska.
Josh Neer vs. Nate Diaz, Clay Guida vs. Mac Danzig, Alan Belcher vs. Ed Herman, and Eric Schafer vs. Houston Alexander are slated for the main card Spike TV broadcast while Joe Vedepo vs. Alessio [...]