Former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell will reportedly not retire despite the wishes of Dana White, with rumors swirling that he could return to action this fall, possibly for a bout against Rich Franklin.

The anticipated showdown between TUF 10 coaches Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Rashad Evans is expected to headline UFC 107 on December 19 in Las Vegas.

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On Thursday, Affliction officially announced the majority of the lineup for its August 1 Affliction: Trilogy event, which will take place at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California and air live on pay-per-view and HDNet.

Trilogy is headlined by a heavyweight matchup between top-ranked Fedor Emelianenko and Josh Barnett.

Also confirmed for the pay-per-view main card are Gegard Mousasi vs. Renato Sobral, Vitor Belfort vs. Jorge Santiago, and Paul Daley vs. Jay Hieron, as well as Paul Buentello, who is expected to take on the winner of a June 27 bout between Pedro Rizzo and Gilbert Yvel.

On Friday, Affliction officially announced its third event, "Affliction: Trilogy", which will take place on August 1st at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California and features a main event pitting WAMMA heavyweight champion and top-ranked heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko against challenger and former UFC champion Josh Barnett.

Top-ranked heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko and contender Josh Barnett have agreed to meet at Affliction's third event on August 1st at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, according to MMA Fanhouse. Though bout agreements have not yet been signed, the bout is expected to be finalized and announced in the coming days.

WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko submitted lightweight title-holder Shinya Aoki on Wednesday in a special exhibition matchup at M-1 Challenge in Tokyo, Japan, forcing Aoki to tap to an Achilles lock midway through the five-minute matchup.

After going winless in last year, Team USA West is now just one win away from clinching a post-season berth in the 2009 "M-1 Challenge Presented by Affliction." The Colin Oyama-coached team took sole possession of first place following Wednesday night's 5-0 shutout over South Korea during M-1 Challenge's "Third Edition," which emanated from Differ Ariake.

A literal parade of 38 fighters made their way through official weigh-ins on Tuesday at the Pearl Kasai Hotel in Tokyo in preparations for Wednesday's "M-1 Challenge Presented by Affliction" event scheduled to emanate from Differ Ariake.

WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko and lightweight champion Shinya Aoki will participate in a special grappling match at M-1 Challenge on April 29th in Tokyo, Japan. The five-minute exhibition matchup was officially announced during a press conference earlier today.

Four of the most popular and accomplished champions in mixed martial arts, Dan Henderson, Cung Le, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Matt Serra, have partnered with Round 5, the leading producer of MMA collectibles, to create figurines that will be included in an expanded Series 4, it was announced today by Barron Lau, Round 5 CEO and co-founder and Damon Lau, president and co-founder.

Top-ranked heavyweight and WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko captured his fifth Russian Combat Sambo Championship gold over the weekend.
According M-1’s official website, Emelienanko needed a total of just 60 seconds to defeat three opponents and capture this year’s championship. Following 14 second and 26 second quarterfinal and semifinal matchups, Fedor defeated his finals opponent in [...]

Fedor Emelianenko

Fedor Emelianenko is considered to be the best heavyweight fighter in the history of MMA, ranking in the top 2 or 3 in every pound for pound ranking you will find. In Russia he is their Michael Jordan, but his sport of calling is Sambo. Fedor and his brother Aleksander will enter the [...]