“Karo Parisyan has f***** over the UFC, the fans and his opponent again. He will not be fighting Saturday or ever again in the UFC,” wrote White. “Pulled out of the fight the day before weigh-ins again with a laundry list of excuses. Let the press ask Karo why. Let him explain.“

Parisyan (18-5), a longtime contender at 170-pounds, was to return to the UFC after serving a nine-month suspension for testing positive for banned painkillers after a January win over Dong Hyun Kim that has since been changed to a no contest. Prior to suffering a second-round knockout to Thiago Alves last April, “The Heat” had won three-straight and eight of his last nine, with his only career losses coming to notables Sean Sherk (twice), Georges St-Pierre, Diego Sanchez, and Alves.

Hazelett (12-4) is coming off back-to-back submission victories over Josh Burkman and Tamdan McCrory, which improved his UFC record to 5-2, but hasn’t fought in over a year after an injury sidelined him from a scheduled March return.

Due to Parisyan’s last-minute withdrawal, Hazelett will not be in action at Saturday’s event and will instead be scheduled to fight on another upcoming card, though the UFC will still pay him his full salary and win bonus.

“Dustin will be paid his full purse to show and win. It’s not his fault,” wrote White.

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The card has undergone many changes due to injuries and illness, including the removal of the original headlining heavyweight title bout between Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin, which was replaced by the scheduled co-main event of Tito Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin. That bout too underwent some changes, as Ortiz had originally been slated to face Mark Coleman who had to withdraw because of an injury, only to be replaced by Griffin, prior to the bout being elevated to main event status.

The current co-main event for UFC 106, Koscheck vs. Johnson, was only added to the card just recently, following the other changes to the top of the bill.

The now confirmed fight card for the event is:

MAIN CARD

• Tito Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin
• Josh Koscheck vs. Anthony Johnson
• Amir Sadollah vs. Phil Baroni
• Luiz Cane vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
• Karo Parisyan vs. Dustin Hazelett

PRELIMINARY CARD

• Ben Saunders vs. Marcus Davis
• Paulo Thiago vs. Jacob Volkmann
• Kendall Grove vs. Jake Rosholt
• Brock Larson vs. Brian Foster
• Caol Uno vs. Fabricio Camoes
• George Sotiropoulos vs. Jason Dent

Grove (10-6), the winner of The Ultimate Fighter 3, had won two-straight over Evan Tanner and Jason Day before suffering a unanimous decision loss to Ricardo Almeida at UFC 101 in August.

Rosholt (6-1) had his undefeated record snapped in his Octagon debut against Dan Miller in February, but rebounded at UFC 102 in August with a third-round submission of Chris Leben.

The UFC also confirmed on Saturday two previously-reported fights, Jon Fitch vs. Ricardo Almeida and Karo Parisyan vs. Dustin Hazelett, which will be featured on the UFC 106 pay-per-view main card headlined by Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin and Tito Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin.

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Pictured: Kendall Grove

MMA Weekly first reported the welterweight matchup on Monday.

Parisyan (18-5) defeated Dong Hyun Kim in January by split decision in January to rebound from an April 2008 loss to Thiago Alves, but the win was changed to a no contest after Parisyan tested positive for 3 banned painkillers and was issued a 9-month suspension. “The Heat” had previously won three-straight over Drew Fickett, Josh Burkman, and Ryo Chonan.

Hazelett (12-4) improved his UFC record to 5-2 by submitting Tamdan McCrory last November in his most-recent fight, his second-straight win following a June 2008 submission of Josh Burkman. “McLovin” had been scheduled to fight Ben Saunders in March at UFC 96 but withdrew from the bout after suffering a knee injury.

UFC 106 is headlined by a heavyweight championship bout between title-holder Brock Lesnar and challenger Shane Carwin, and also features Tito Ortiz’s return to the Octagon against Mark Coleman.

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Tamdan McCrory

In an ironic turn of events, Ben “Killa B” Saunders has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled bout at UFC 96: Jackson v. Jardine. His replacement will be Tamdan “The Barn Cat” McCrory, who will step in to face newcomer Ryan Madigan. What makes this ironic is; Madigan took the fight with Saunders as a replacement for an injured Dustin Hazelett, who submitted McCrory his last time out.

McCrory stands at 2-2 inside the Octagon with wins over veteran fighter, Pete Spratt and “Ultimate Fighter” season 2 runner-up, Luke Cummo. Madigan brings an unblemished MMA record, along with his Dangerous kickboxing skills to the bout.

It is as yet uncertain if this fight will be on the main card or in the prelims. Also, scheduled for the event; the headlining Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Keith Jardine, Matt Hamill vs. Mark Munoz, and Shane Carwin vs. Gabriel Gonzaga.

For the latest UFC 96 rumors check out the MMAFrenzy.com UFC rumors section.

UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar

All ten UFC 91 competitors tested by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for steroids and drugs of abuse have passed their post-fight drug screenings.

The negative results were today confirmed to MMAFrenzy.com by NSAC Executive Director Keith Kizer via email.

Tested by the NSAC were Randy Couture, Brock Lesnar, Kenny Florian, Dustin Hazelett, Gabriel Gonzaga, Demian Maia, Jeremy Stephens, Aaron Riley, Mark Bocek, and Matt Brown.

UFC 91 took place on November 15th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

For a complete recap of the event click here.

Riley and Gurgel took home “Fight of the Night” honors for their standup brawl that saw Riley unanimously edge Gurgel 29-28 on the judge’s score cards.

Hazelett earned “Submission of the Night” by transitioning from an omoplata to an armbar to force opponent Tamdan McCrory to tap in the opening round of their welterweight bout.

Stephens received the “Knockout of the Night” bonus for his vicious uppercut KO of newcomer Rafael dos Anjos.

Both Riley-Gurgel and Stephens-dos Anjos took place on the unaired preliminary card but, like the entire fight card, made the pay-per-view broadcast as all but the “Fight of the Night” failed to go the distance.

The promotion was unable to secure a late replacement for Sadollah and the middleweight matchup has been canceled, however a planned welterweight bout between up-and-comers Dustin Hazelett and Tamdan McCrory has now been shifted to Saturday’s pay-per-view main card.

The UFC 91 lineup now features:

MAIN CARD

• Randy Couture (c) vs. Brock Lesnar
  UFC Heavyweight Championship
• Kenny Florian vs. Joe Stevenson
• Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Josh Hendricks
• Nate Quarry vs. Demian Maia
• Dustin Hazelett vs. Tamdan McCrory

PRELIMINARY CARD

• Jorge Gurgel vs. Aaron Riley
• Jeremy Stephens vs. Rafael dos Anjos
• Alvin Robinson vs. Mark Bocek
• Matt Brown vs. Ryan Thomas

Don’t forget, MMAFrenzy.com will have live coverage of UFC 91 this Saturday, November 15th, beginning at 8pm ET.

Sherdog reported the matchup on Monday.

After winning his UFC debut over Pete Spratt, McCrory was dealt his first career loss by Akihiro Gono at UFC 78 in late-2007. “The Barn Cat” rebounded from the defeat with a unanimous decision victory over Luke Cummo in his most recent bout at UFC 87 on August 9th.

Following a loss to Tony DeSouza in his UFC debut Hazelett posted three-straight UFC victories Diego Saraiva, Steven Lynch, and Jonathan Goulet. After dropping a hard-fought bout to Josh Koscheck at UFC 82 in March “McLovin” bounced back with a second-round submission of Josh Burkman at The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale in June.

The matchup joins Randy Couture vs. Brock Lesnar, Quinton Jackson vs. Wanderlei Silva, and Kenny Florian vs. Joe Stevenson on the rumored UFC 91 lineup.

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• EliteXC Live Events President Gary Shaw may be on his way out of ProElite, though reports from his son, Jared Shaw, contest otherwise.
• UFC veteran Ken Shamrock has called for a rematch against Royce Gracie, who may or may not serve as Shamrock’s final opponent.
• The UFC has made the undercard bout between Dustin Hazelett and Josh Burkman available for free viewing on UFC.com. Hazelett earned submission of the night for his super slick armbar.
• “Big” John McCarthy and Mauro Ranallo have been announced as the broadcast team for Affliction “Banned.” This could help explain McCarthy’s previous public statements regarding the UFC’s competition with the Affliction show.
• UFC veteran Jeff Monson has called out Kimbo Slice via an almost-comical YouTube video.
• Brock Lesnar has been rigorously training with seven time BJJ world champion Rodrigo “Comprido” Leite Medeiros for his upcoming bout with Heath Herring at UFC 87.
• Current Strikeforce middleweight champion Cung Le is leaning more towards an acting career and less towards fighting, according to a recent interview.
• CB Dollaway has stated that he did not “fully commit to the tap” regarding his stinging TUF 7 finale loss to Amir Sandollah.
• Last week UFC veteran Matt Hughes settled out of court on “battery and assault” charges, which stem from an incident that transpired nearly two years ago at UFC 64.
• Dana White said that he feels republican John McCain is the “best presidential candidate for MMA.”
• MMA journeyman Shonie Carter said in a recent interview that his stint on “The Iron Ring” has helped to get “people knowing the minorities in MMA.”
• Affliction has revealed that they are planning events for October and February.
• Paul “Semtex” Daley will return to competition following a six-month retirement to take on Bojan “Zelva” Kosednar at Cage Warriors “Enter the Rough House 7″
• Despite losing her professional debut and suffering a broken jaw that will require surgery, the AFL remains interested in signing Kim Couture to bolster its Women’s division.
• Ken Shamrock’s nephew, lightweight Jeff Shamrock, has signed with Strikeforce.