There are a lot of fights happening in the next two weeks, outside of the major promotions. Former UFC middleweights Thales Leites and Dean Lister will headline MFC 23: Unstoppable, a card that also includes Jason MacDonald and Solomon Hutcherson (the other half of “Team Dagger”). MFC23 will take place December 4th at 10pm outside of Edmonton, Alberta and will be broadcast on HDNet. In Sao Paulo, Brazil Pedro Rizzo vs. Valentjin Overeem headlines Bitetti Combat 5, which also features Murilo “Ninja” Rua, Jeff Monson and Tommy Speer. Also, in Amarillo, Texas Shark Fights 7 will be headlined by UFC and MFC cast off Trevor Prangley taking on Marcus “Money” Sursa.

Full fight cards for all three events are included in the full story.

The Ultimate Fighter 10 heavyweight hopeful Rex Richards tasted defeat for the second time in his professional MMA career on Saturday at Shark Fights 4, falling to Darill Schoonover via fourth-round TKO in the event's headliner. The event, which was held at the City Bank Coliseum in Lubbock, Texas, also featured victories by Don Frye and Jesse Taylor.