Kurt Pellegrino has withdrawn from his lightweight matchup with Frankie Edgar scheduled for The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale on December 5.

According to Fanhouse, Matt Veach, who had been set to fight Mark Bocek on the event’s preliminary card, is the leading candidate to replace Pellegrino, who is suffering from three herniated discs in his back and will be sidelined at least three weeks, with

On Tuesday, the UFC officially announced a pair of December cards, as the promotion heads to Las Vegas on December 5 for The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale before holding UFC 107 on December 12 in Memphis, Tennessee.

Previously-reported fights between Matt Hamill and Jon Jones as well as Frankie Edgar and Kurt Pellegrino were confirmed for The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale, while BJ Penn vs. Diego Sanchez, Frank Mir vs. Cheick Kongo, and Thiago Alves vs. Paulo Thiago were announced for UFC 107.

Two fights have been added to the December fifth scheduled The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale in Las Vegas, NV. Those fights include Kurt Pellegrino vs. Frankie Edgar and Dennis Hallman vs. John Howard.

The complete rumored cast for TUF 10 has been revealed, Urijah Faber has been medically suspended until December 4th, the UFC is interested in Josh Barnett if he can beat Fedor, Wanderlei Silva is calling for a rematch with Rich Franklin, and much more in MMAFrenzy.com's latest Quick Hits.

All 10 fighters tested by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for performance enhancing drugs and drugs of abuse at UFC 98, including headliners Lyoto Machida and Rashad Evans, have tested clean. NSAC Executive Director Keith Kizer confirmed the negative tests to MMAFrenzy.com on Monday afternoon.

The Nevada State Athletic Commission has issued medical suspensions to nine fighters who fought at UFC 98 on May 23 in Las Vegas. Main event loser Rashad Evans, who suffered a second-round knockout to Lyoto Machida, is suspended until July 23rd for precautionary reasons.

Headliners Rashad Evans and Lyoto Machida and co-main event fighters Matt Hughes and Matt Serra were the top earners at UFC 98 on Saturday in Las Vegas. Evans, the former UFC light heavyweight champion who was defeated via second-round knockout by Machida, earned $200,000 for the bout. Machida received $140,000 for his main event victory.

Lyoto Machida became the new UFC light heavyweight champion on Saturday in Las Vegas, taking out title-holder Rashad Evans with a flurry of punches in the second round of their UFC 98 headliner to capture the 205-pound belt. Matt Hughes, Drew McFedries, Chael Sonnen, and Frankie Edgar also picked up main card victories.

All 22 fighters, including UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans and challenger Lyoto Machida, rivals Matt Hughes and Matt Serra, and late-replacement Mike Pyle, successfully made weight on Friday in Las Vegas for UFC 98. The event's official weigh-in results are available after the jump...

Lightweight opponents Sean Sherk and Frank Edgar and welterweight rivals Matt Serra and Matt Hughes have all tested clean in drug tests administered by the Nevada State Athletic Commission ahead of UFC 98, which takes place on May 23rd in Las Vegas.

Frankie Edgar has been forced to withdraw from the upcoming UFC Fight Night 16 “UFC Fight for the Troops” card with an undisclosed injury. Replacing Edgar on short notice will be Jim Miller (12-1), who will now meet fellow 155-pounder Matt Wiman on the Spike TV-broadcast main card.
UFC Fight Night 16 takes place on December [...]

Welterweights Josh Koscheck and Yoshiyuki Yoshida will clash in the main event of UFC Fight Night 16 “UFC Fight For The Troops” on December 10th at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Spike TV, which will broadcast the event beginning at 9pm ET, yesterday announced an updated lineup for the event, which will benefit the [...]