The full card for the event features five amateur bouts and nine professional bouts, including a main event light heavyweight contest featuring Vinny Magalhaes vs. Jason Guida. The main event was originally scheduled to be a rematch from “The Ultimate Fighter” of Magalhaes vs. Lance Evans, however Evans was forced to withdraw from the bout due to a leg injury.

The schedule for the weekend includes weigh-ins Friday at 6pm at the Locked & Loaded Grill, with “cage” girls on hand from 5pm to 8pm. Amateur bouts start at 4:30 on Saturday at the RBC Center, and the professional bouts begin at 7:30. Following the conclusion of the fights at the RBC Center is the official after party at The Backyard Bistro which is only a block away from the RBC Center. The after party will allow you to mingle with the “cage” girls and meet some of the fighters. They will also be showing the UFC 104 pay-per-view broadcast at the after party.

Fight Card:
MAIN CARD PROFESSIONAL BOUTS (7:30 PM start)

• Vinny Magalhaes vs. Jason Guida (205) Main Event
• Preston Marks vs. Jon Owens (145) Interim Championship
• Brian Keller vs. Jake Whitfield (170) Championship
• Jerry Spiegle vs. Billy Dowey (185)
• Dave Linder vs. Pete Martin (155)
• Marcus Thomas vs. Tomar Washington (205)
• Justin Dalton vs. Larry Hughes (145)
• Jeff Tharington vs. George Hickman (155)
• Jeff Loken vs. Grant Harris (145)

UNDERCARD AMATEUR BOUTS (4:30 PM start)

• Dustin Turbeville vs. Jimmy Hall (170)
• Drew Allen Stewart vs. Chris Sutton (265)
• Rachel Dovidio vs. Alicia Corey (140)
• James Ronsick vs. Simon Chi (155)
• Carlos Perez vs. Nick Rahn (160)

Shark Fights 6

Dave Herman needed just 60-seconds to stop Don Frye on Saturday in the main event of Shark Fights 6, forcing a referee stoppage at the one-minute mark of the headliner. Gerald Harris, a cast member on the Ultimate Fighter 7, knocked out former WEC and UFC fighter Nissen Osterneck in the co-main event to with the promotion’s middleweight title.

• Dave Herman def. Don Frye via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 1:00
• Gerald Harris def. Nissen Osterneck via KO (punch) — Round 1, 0:46
• Anthony Waldburger def. Pat Healy via decision
• Ran Weathers def. Phil Cardella via KO — Round 1, 0:36
• Marcus Sursa def. Isaac Villanueva via submission (guillotine choke) — Round 1, 2:06
• Brian Humes def. Lance Friedenstein via unanimous decision
• Anselmo Martinez def. Lorenzo Borgomeo via TKO (corner stoppage) — Round 1, 5:00
• Karen Darabedyan def. Estevan Payan via TKO — Round 1, 1:20
• Robert Clayton Hantz def. Tony Castillo via decision

Arena Rumble
Spokane Arena – Spokane, Washington

Veteran Jeremy Horn submitted journeyman Jason Guida in the opening round of their headlining matchup at Saturday’s Arena Rumble event. Trevor Prangley and Lyle Beerbohm were also victorious on the card, while notables Brad Imes and Terry Martin suffered defeats at the event.

• Jeremy Horn def. Jason Guida via submission (arm-triangle choke) — Round 1
• Trevor Prangley def. Dennis Reed via KO (punch) — Round 1
• Lyle Beerbohm def. Josh Martin via TKO (strikes) — Round 1
• Julio Paulino def. Terry Martin via KO (punch) — Round 3
• Josh Queen def. Brad Imes via KO (punch) — Round 3

Bitetti Combat
Maracanazinho – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Ricardo Arona was victorious in his return to MMA on Saturday at Bitetti Combat, topping Marvin Eastman in the main event of the Brazil event. Paulo Filho looked unimpressive in picking up a decision win over Alex Schoenauer on the card, while Pedro Rizzo bested Jeff Monson and Murilo “Ninja” Rua stopped Alex Stiebling in other notable action.

• Ricardo Arona def. Marvin Eastman via unanimous decision
• Paulo Filho def. Alex Schoenauer via unanimous decision
• Pedro Rizzo def. Jeff Monson via unanimous decision
• Murilo “Ninja” Rua def. Alex Stiebling via TKO (strikes) — Round 1
• Milton Vieira def. Luciano Azevedo via split decision
• Fabio Maldonado def. Vitor Miranda via unanimous decision
• Glover Teixeira def. Leonardo Nascimento via submission (guillotine choke) — Round 1
• Luis Dutra def. Henrique Nogueira via TKO (strikes) — Round 1
• Cassiano Tytschyo def. Fausto Black via submission (guillotine choke) — Round 1
• Alexandre Pimentel def. Luciano Correa via unanimous decision

Pictured: Dave Herman

The Western Canada based Maximum Fighting Championship recently sent out a press release confirming its matches for the upcoming MFC 22: Payoff event on October 2nd just outside Edmonton, Alberta. The event will be televised live on HDNet Fights. Included on the card are several UFC castoffs, as well as a batch of MFC staples. The headlining bout will be match up between two top grapplers, as Jason MacDonald will look to topple Travis Lutter. Also on the card, Antonio McKee will take on Carlo Prater for the MFC lightweight belt, and Luigi Fioravanti will face John Alessio.

The full card for MFC 22 is:

• Jason MacDonald vs. Travis Lutter
• Antonio McKee vs. Carlo Prater
  MFC Lightweight Title Bout
• Luigi Fioravanti vs John Alessio
• Ryan Jimmo vs Marvin Eastman
• David Heath vs Mike Nickels
• Pete Spratt vs Nathan Gunn
• Thiago Goncalves vs Jesse Juarez

The Spokane, Washington based Arena Rumble will hold its debut event this Saturday, September 12th at the Spokane arena. To kick things off they have enlisted the services of a few TUF alums, and a few recent UFC castoffs, as well as some up and coming fighters. Headlining the event is a match up between Jason Guida (known for not making weight on “The Ultimate Fighter 8″) and Jeremy Horn, a veteran of over one hundred fights. Other notables in action on the card include former UFC fighters Trevor Prangley, Brad Imes, and Terry Martin, as well as undefeated Strikeforce prospect Lyle “Fancy Pants” Beerbohm, who has yet to have a fight go the distance.

The event is slated to feature 15 professional bouts, with no broadcast plans, according to MMAJunkie. The main card for Arena Rumble is:

• Jason Guida vs. Jeremy Horn
• Trevor Prangley vs. Dennis Reed
• Lyle Beerbohm vs. Josh Martin
• Brad Imes vs. Josh Queen
• Mike Hanks vs. Sidney Silva
• Justin Grizzard vs. Ben McCombs
• Terry Martin vs. Julio Paulino

Pictured: Jason Macdonald

Jeff Monson

Veteran heavyweight Jeff Monson topped IFL and EliteXC veteran Roy Nelson via controversial unanimous decision in the MMA main event of Square Ring Promotion’s “March Badness” at the Pensacola Civic Arena in Pensacola, Florida.

Nelson controlled the pace of the fight and was dominant on the ground throughout, leading commentator Seth Petruzelli and most observers to score the fight in favor of “Big Country”. However, Monson’s more effective striking stole the second and third rounds on the judge’s scorecards, allowing him to walk away the winner with triple 29-28 scores. Monson is now 28-8 with four-straight victories while Nelson falls to 13-4.

“I wanted to go on the ground,” Monson commented. “I kept right with him. It was a big win. Roy’s a tough guy.”

“I got robbed,” said Nelson after the contest. “It was a boring fight on the ground, but I was controlling the fight and that usually determines the winner. Only in Florida does Roy get robbed (referring to his controversial loss to Andrei Arlovski last year in EliteXC).”

In the anticipated co-headliner, heavyweight Bobby Lashley looked like the inexperienced mixed martial artist that he is, using his unpolished, wrestling-influenced game to smother and pressure Jason Guida for three full rounds, doing just enough in each to pick up a unanimous decision with 30-27 scores across the board. Despite all the pre-fight hype and predictions of an easy victory, Lashley showed he still has a long way to go before potentially jumping up to the big leagues and joining fellow former professional wrestler Brock Lesnar in the UFC. Lashley’s inability to finish Guida despite landing several big punches and combinations almost cost him the fight, as he nearly fell victim to a deep guillotine choke in the final frame before escaping. Lashley improves his record to 2-0 with the victory while Guida falls to 17-20 with the short-notice loss.

“He had (the guillotine) on tight and deep,” Lashley remarked. “But I held on and got out. I didn’t use all of my wrestling skills. This is a sport where we’re gentleman and fighters. His talk got to me a little but my corner helped me keep my mind strong. I’m going right back to the training room.”

In other main card MMA action, Din Thomas defeated Gabe Lemley via first-round knockout with a string of punches and a knee to the face while Dennis Hallman picked up a win over Danny Ruiz with a submission midway through the opening round.

“I set him up with my punches. I had a lot of fun here; I love Pensacola,” said Thomas. “Boxing is a major part of MMA and was glad to be part of this. I took advantage of my experience. I can fight in a cage, ring or parking lot – I don’t care…About that whole Chris Brown-Rihanna situation, it’s not cool to put your hands on a lady. So Rihanna, if you need someone to help you, I’ll kick his ass!”

“I guess the layoff didn’t hurt,” Hallman said after the fight. “It took a few seconds for me to get going, but once he hit me I knew I was in a fight and got going.”

On the boxing portion of the hybrid card, Roy Jones Jr. battered Omar Sheika to earn a fifth-round TKO in the evening’s main event while BJ Flores topped Jose Luis Herrera via unanimous decision in the boxing co-headliner.

The event’s official results were:

MMA RESULTS

• Jeff Monson def. Roy Nelson via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Bobby Lashley def. Jason Guida via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Din Thomas def. Gabe Lemley via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 4:13
• Dennis Hallman def. Danny Ruiz via submission (rear naked choke) — Round 1, 1:50
• James Freeman def. John Mowry via knockout (punch) — Round 1, 2:38

BOXING RESULTS

• Roy Jones Jr. def. Omar Sheika via TKO — Round 5, 1:45
• B.J. Flores def. Jose Luis Herrera via unanimous decision (98-92, 99-91, 99-91)
• Eric Clinton def. Richmond Dalphone via unanimous decision (38-37, 38-37, 38-37)
• Kieyon Bussey def. Robert DaLuz via majority decision (57-57, 58-56, 58-56)
• Kelvin Price def. Kevin Howard via majority decision (57-57, 58-56, 59-55)

Bobby Lashley

All ten fighters slated to participate on the MMA portion of tomorrow’s hybrid “March Badness” card at the Pensacola Civic Center in Pensacola, Florida successfully made weight on Friday for their matchups.

Bobby Lashley weighed in at 251.5 pounds for his headlining matchup against late-replacement Jason Guida, who tipped the scales at 232 pounds.

The full MMA weigh-in results were:

• Bobby Lashley (251.5) vs. Jason Guida (232)
• Roy Nelson (262) vs. Jeff Monson (245.75)
• Din Thomas (144.75) vs. Gabe Lemley (144.75)
• Dennis Hallman (169) vs. Danny Ruiz (170)
• James Freeman (171.25) vs. John Mowry (176.75)

In boxing action, Roy Jones Jr. weighed in at 173.25 pounds for his NABO light heavyweight championship bout against Omar Sheika (175). The NABO cruiserweight championship will be on the line when BJ Flores (199.25) takes on Jose Luis Herrera (199.25) in the boxing co-headliner.

Stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com for complete results from “March Badness”

Bobby Lashley

• Jason Guida has agreed to replace Ken Shamrock and fight Bobby Lashley on March 21st in the MMA main event of “March Badness,” a hybrid boxing/MMA card taking place in Pensacola, Florida.
• Welterweights Dong Hyun Kim and Jonathan Goulet will square off at UFC 100 on July 11th in Las Vegas.
• UFC newcomer Edgar Garcia will debut against fellow-welterweight Brad Blackburn at The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale on June 20th in Las Vegas.
• Paul Kelly will make his lightweight debut against Roli Delgado at UFC 99 on June 13th in Cologne, Germany.
• A lightweight matchup featuring Matt Grice and Shannon Gugerty has been added to UFC 100.

• Light heavyweight Lance Evans, the older brother of UFC 205-pound contender Rashad Evans, will be returning to TKO Championship Fighting where he previously competed and will take on Steve Bosse at TKO 35 in early-October. Evans was stopped by Vinicius Magalhaes via TKO in their opening round fight due to a rib injury.
• Lightweight Joe Duarte has signed a six-fight deal with Colloseo Championship Fighting. He was defeated by Phillipe Nover via second-round rear naked choke in the opening round.
• Light heavyweight Jason Guida, the older brother of UFC lightweight star Clay Guida who didn’t fight on TUF 8 after failing to make weight, has signed with EliteXC and will make his debut at the promotion’s October 10th ShoXC event against Mamed Khalidov, according to Five Ounces of Pain.
• SPOILER: Light heavyweight Antwain Britt, who remains in the competition after defeating Ryan Jimmo via majority decision on the debut episode, will headline UWC: Confrontation against Rick Roufus on October 11th in Virginia.

MMAFrenzy.com will pass along more signings as they become available.

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Let the live coverage continue!

Welcome to MMAFrenzy.com’s live blog of The Ultimate Fighter 8 “Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir”.

As most of you know by now this seasons coaches are UFC interim heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir.

The fighters immediately enter the UFC training facility and UFC president Dana White announces that just like last season 32 fighters will compete for their spot in the house, though this year he have two weight classes: lightweights (155 pounds) and light heavyweights (205 pounds).

Before Dana gives his typical TUF speach to this year’s cast one of the fighters faints, but it’s just a mixture of heat and nerves, not a medical issue so he’s okay to continue.

We’re briefly introduced to Nogueira, the only fighter to ever to hold a title in both PRIDE and the UFC, and Mir, a previous heavyweight champion.

White concludes his speech and the fighters are dismissed to get prepared for the weigh-ins. Both coaches observe the fighters preparing to get a feeling for who they are, what skills they possess, and ultimately who they want on their team.

The weight cutting segment focuses on the brother of UFC lightweight Clay Guida, light heavyweight Jason Guida, who must drop 11 pounds to reach the 205 pound light heavyweight limit. White says Jason was 205 pounds “we thought”. Uh oh! Guida says he’s getting older and needs to get into the UFC or get a real job but he’s having a problem cutting down due to severe cramping.

The fighters hit the scales to weigh-in for the first round of fights and everyone seems to make weight except for Guida. The doctor says Guida’s blood pressure is a little low (to which Guida responds “What!”) but the doctor and NSAC director Keith Kizer allow Guida to hit the scales. He weights in at 207 pounds, one pound over the 206 pound limit for the fights, and despite pleading his case to cut the final pound to the comission he’s ultimately dismissed from show.

Mike Stewart, an alternate cast member, is brought in to replace Guida and weighs in at 203 pounds completing the opening round weigh-in process.

The first sixteen fights allow the coaches to evaluate the fighters so the assistant coaches corner the fighters and Mir and Nogueira sit with White and analyze the fights.

All of the fights are two, five-minute rounds with the winner earning a spot in the house and the loser going home.

First up is light heavyweights Mike Stewart vs. Krzysztof Soszynski and Soszynski stuns Stewart in the opening moments with a big right and follows it up with more punches to force a quick referee stoppage. Soszynski is in and Stewart is out.

A lightweight bout between Fernando Bernstein and Dave Kaplan is up next and Bernstein shows superior striking early, controlling the pace and pummeling Kaplan. Kaplan looks strong midway through the round, tagging Bernstein with combos. Kaplan goes for a takedown and he puts Bernstein on the canvas then takes his back, sinks in hooks, and locks up a rear naked choke that forces Bernstein to tap. Dana quips that Bernstein, nicknamed “The Machete”, is more like a butter knife. Bernstein is gone while Kaplan earns his spot in the house.

Lightweights Joe Duarte and Phillipe Nover (the guy that fainted) square off next. They touch gloves and we’re underway. Nover is agressive early but hits Duart in the groin and they’re halted temporarily to allow him time to recover. We’re back underway shortly and they clinch the fence and fight for position. More knees from Nover in the clinch as neither fighter is able to gain the clear upper hand. They’re separated and restarted Nover connects with kics. Duarte connects with a solid combo that trips Nover to the canvas and Duarte works from half-guard.  Nover gives up his back and Duarte gets in hooks and looks for the choke finish but Nover lands repeated punches to the face of Duarte to close out the round strong. Mir and White are impressed by Nover’s agressiveness and round two is underway. Nover is quickly on top of Duarte and takes his back before sinking in a rear naked choke that forces Duarte to tap. White remarks that he made fun of Phillipe ever since he came onto the show as he’s the fighter who fainted he and the coaches agree that he looked strong in his opening bout and White adds “He ain’t ‘fainting Phillipe’ any more”. Duarte, one of the season’s most talked about cast members

Up next is light heavyweight Jules Bruchez, a self-proclaimed farmboy, and Eric Magee and Jules picks up the win via rear naked choke in the opening round but is a bit too cocky after the win prompting White, Nogueira, and Mir to have a good laugh at his antics. Bruches is in while Magee is going home.

Vinicius Magalhaes advances into the house with a win over Lance Evans, the brother of previous Ultimate Fighter winner Rashad Evans, defeating Evans via technical knockout due to a broken rib.

Antwain Britt moves into the next round with a majority decision victory over Ryan Jimmo.

Brian McLaughlin was dominating his fight over Brandon Garner but was tagged with an illegal knee to the head while on the ground. The fight is ruled a no contest due to the accidental nature of the foul but McLauglin is moving on based on his performance while Garner is sent packing.

A battle of lightweight trash talkers is on tap as Junie Browning, who impressed Dana White in the tryouts by submitting his opponent with White’s choice of submission (a triangle), takes on Jose “Dawg” Aguilar. Browning connects early but briefly gets in trouble when they first hit the mat. He escapes Aguilar’s submission attempts and works ground and pound before going back to their. More solid striking from Browning on the feet before they head back to the canvas. More submission attempts by Aguilar are evaded and Browning works from side control. After an extended series of ground and pound Junie gets mount and drops more punches and elbows from the top. Aguilar survives the round but he’s unable to continue and Browning moves on. White remains impressed with Junie after the fight. A sign of things to come? Junie finishes out the show by adding “I heard there’s free alcohol in the house. That ain’t good”.

And that’s all for the debut of “The Ultimate Fighter 8″ folks. Join us next Wednesday for another Ultimate Fighter 8 live blog of the final eight opening round fights including one in which the winner is unable to more into the house due to an injury.

The complete, 32-fighter cast of lightweights and light heavyweights for the upcoming season of the UFC’s “The Ultimate Fighter” reality series, “The Ultimate Fighter 8: Team Nogueria vs. Team Mir”, was today announced by Spike TV.

The upcoming season of “The Ultimate Fighter” features both a sixteen fighter, 155-pound tournament and a sixteen fighter, 205-pound tournament.

Two new “Ultimate Fighter” champions will be crowned when the eighth season concludes with a live finale on December 13th at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas. The event will air live on Spike TV and will also feature other fighters from the current and past seasons of the reality series and UFC veterans.

“The Ultimate Fighter 8″ debuts on September 17th on Spike TV immediately following UFC Fight Night 15.

The complete “The Ultimate Fighter 8″ cast is after the jump…

LIGHTWEIGHTS (155-POUNDS)

Jose Aguilar

• Age: 25
• MMA Record: 17-3-0
• Trains With: Grapplers Edge
• Location: Las Cruces, NM

Fernando Bernstein

• Age: 25
• MMA Record: 2-0-0
• Location: San Clemente, CA

Junie Allen Browning

• Age: 22
• MMA Record: 2-0-0
• Trains With: Four Seasons Martial Arts
• Location: Lexington, KY

Rolando Delgado

• Age: 26
• MMA Record: 7-3-1
• Trains With: Westside Fight Team
• Location: North Little Rock, AR

Joseph Duarte

• Age: 24
• MMA Record: 3-0
• Trains With: Unleashed Training Facility / Alliance MMA
• Location: San Diego, CA

Efrain Escudero

• Age: 22
• MMA Record: 10-0-0
• Trains With: Southwest Martial Arts
• Location: Tempe, AZ

Brandon Garner

• Age: 26
• MMA Record: 4-1-0
• Trains With: Team ROC
• Location: Raleigh, NC

David Kaplan

• Age: 28
• MMA Record: 3-1-0
• Trains With: Lloyd Irvin Team
• Location: Camp Springs, MD

Eric Magee

• Age: 23
• MMA Record: 3-1-0
• Trains With: South Shore Sport
• Location: Rockland, MA

Brian McLaughlin

• Age: 23
• MMA Record: 5-0-0
• Trains With: Team Gracie Tampa
• Location: Tampa, FL

Wesley Murch

• Age: 25
• MMA Record: 4-2-0
• Trains With: Trojan Gym
• Location: Bristol, UK

Shane Nelson

• Age: 24
• MMA Record: 11-3-0
• Trains With: BJ Penn’s MMA
• Location: Hilo, HI

Phillipe Nover

• Age: 24
• MMA Record: 5-0-1
• Trains With: Team Renzo Gracie
• Location: Brooklyn, NY

Ido Pariente

• Age: 30
• MMA Record: 13-4-0
• Location: Tel Aviv, Israel

John Polakowski

• Age: 26
• MMA Record: 3-1-0
• Trains With: The Pit
• Location: San Luis Obispo, CA

George Roop

• Age: 26
• MMA Record: 7-3-0
• Trains With: Ultima MMA
• Location: Tucson, AZ

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS (205-POUNDS)

Ryan Bader

• Age: 24
• MMA Record: 7-0-0
• Trains With: Arizona Combat Sports
• Location: Chandler, AZ

Antwain Britt

• Age: 29
• MMA Record: 4-0-0
• Trains With: Bombsquad MMA
• Location: Virginia Beach, VA

Jules Bruchez

• Age: 30
• MMA Record: 3-2-0
• Trains With: Ronan Dojo
• Location: Lafayette, LA

Charles Diaz

• Age: 25
• MMA Record: 3-0-0
• Trains With: SD Fight Club
• Location: San Diego, CA

Lance Evans

• Age: 30
• MMA Record: 4-2-0
• Trains With: TKO MMA
• Location: Niagara Falls, NY

Karen Grigoryan

• Age: 26
• MMA Record: 5-0-0
• Trains With: RusFighters Sport Club
• Location: Russia

Jason Guida

• Age: 30
• MMA Record: 26-13-0
• Trains With: Hellhouse Gym
• Location: Chicago, IL

Ryan Jimmo

• Age: 26
• MMA Record: 6-1-0
• Trains With: Titans MMA
• Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia

Kyle Kingsbury

• Age: 26
• MMA Record: 7-1-1
• Trains With: American Kickboxing Academy
• Location: Sunnyvale, CA

Tom Lawlor

• Age: 24
• Trains With: American Top Team
• Location: Oviedo, FL

Ryan Lopez

• Age: 25
• MMA Record: 5-3-0
• Location: Oklahoma City, OK

Vinicius Magalhaes

• Age: 23
• MMA Record: 2-2-0
• Trains With: Team Quest
• Location: Temecula, CA

Eliot Marshall

• Age: 27
• MMA Record: 5-1-0
• Trains With: Eastern Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
• Location: Boulder, CO

Sean O’Connell

• Age: 24
• MMA Record: 1-0-0
• Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Shane Primm

• Age: 23
• MMA Record: 1-0-0
• Trains With: Team Gracie Tampa
• Location: Tampa, FL

Krzysztof Soszynski

• Age: 30
• MMA Record: 16-8-1
• Trains With: Team Quest
• Location: Temecula, CA