Details are beginning to emerge regarding an event the UFC is planning for May 24th.
The event, tentatively believed to be UFC 85, will be held in Las Vegas, likely at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. Depending on how the card shapes up it could also be moved to the larger MGM Grand Garden Arena. Three [...]

Former UFC Lightweight Champion Sean Sherk, who was stripped of the 155-pound title following a positive test for steroids in 2007, will return to the octagon in April according to Sportsnet. His opponent for the bout will likely be the winner of the UFC 80 Lightweight Championship main event between Joe Stevenson and BJ Penn [...]

Today, following reports over the weekend that Sean Sherk had been stripped of the lightweight title, the UFC officially announced their decision to no longer recognize Sherk as the promotion’s title-holder:
After the California State Athletic Commission decision on Dec. 4 to reduce, but uphold, Sean Sherk’s suspension for a positive banned substance test, the Ultimate [...]

Despite early promises to the strip the lightweight title away from Sean Sherk if his steroid suspension was upheld the UFC has yet to make a formal announcement regarding the future of the division, specifically whether or not current champion Sean Sherk will be stripped of the title. Steve Seivert of The Houston Chronicle contacted [...]

The UFC has officially announced UFC 80: Rapid Fire which will be headlined by an Interim Lightweight Championship Match between BJ Penn and Joe Stevenson. Gabriel Gonzaga will face Fabricio Werdum in the night’s co-main event.
The event will take place January 19th in Newcastle, England at the Metro Arena. No broadcast plan has been announced [...]

Sean Sherk, who is currently in the middle of a lengthy appeals process for a positive steroid test, will remain the UFC’s Lightweight Champion no matter the outcome of his November 13th appeal hearing according to a report by Yahoo! Sports. BJ Penn and Joe Stevenson will now face off in January in England at [...]

UFC Lightweight Champion Sean Sherk’s steroid appeal has been postponed yet again by the California State Athletic Commission. His appeal will now continue on November 13th. Sherk’s attorney, Howard Jacobs, presented information to the CSAC in advance of today’s hearing but it was not distributed in time for a ruling to be made today. Instead, [...]

The Nevada State Athletic Commission has issued an update on Joe Stevenson. Stevenson suffered a broken nose in his unanimous decision win over Kurt Pellegrino at UFC 74. He must have his broken nose cleared by an ENT (ear, nose, and throat) doctor or he cannot compete until February 22nd of 2008. His prior no [...]

Joe Stevenson could receive a lightweight title shot later this year if he is victorious over Kurt Pellegrino at UFC 74 according to a report from Yahoo! Sports:
He’s preparing to fight Kurt Pellegrino on Aug. 25 at UFC 74 in Las Vegas. UFC president Dana White concedes that Stevenson may get a shot at the [...]

According to an interview with TheFightWorksPodcast.com, Joe Stevenson (4-1 UFC) will face Kurt Pelligrino (2-1 UFC) at UFC 74 on August 25th.
Stevenson was the winner of the welterweight division on season 2 of The Ultimate Fighter over Luke Cummo. Most recently Stevenson was featured in the main event at UFC Fight Night 9 where he [...]

Melvin Guillard has tested positive for cocaine metabolite following his submission loss 27 seconds into the first round against Joe Stevenson at UFC Fight Night 9 according to The Fight Network. Here’s part of the article:
“[Guillard] will have 30 days from the receipt of a written complaint to reply to the allegation and will be [...]

Here are the fighter salaries from UFC Fight Night 9 last night from MMAWeekly.com:
Main Event Fighters
-Joe Stevenson: $32,000 (5th fight in UFC; defeated Melvin Guillard)
-Melvin Guillard: $7,000 (5th fight in UFC; lost to Joe Stevenson)
Main Card Fighters
-Kenny Florian: $16,000 (6th fight in UFC; defeated Dokonjonosuke Mishima)
-Dokonjonosuke Mishima: $8,000 (2nd fight in UFC; lost to [...]

Forrest Petz (12-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) will be replacing Jeff Joslin on the April 5th UFC Fight Night 9 card. Joslin was forced to withdraw due to injury. Petz will face Kuniyoshi Hironaka (10-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) according to Sherdog.com.
Petz began his MMA career in January 2002 and made his UFC debut at Fight Night [...]

Roan Carneiro (10-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will make his UFC debut against Rich Clementi (24-11-1 MMA, 1-2 UFC) according to GracieMag.com. Carneiro was scheduled to face Anthony Torres.
The substitution pits Carneiro against a more experiened opponent but one that would likely give Carneiro a tougher fight and more exposure. Carneiro talked about the exposure in [...]

Frank Mir (9-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC), the former UFC Heavyweight Champion was scratched earlier this week due to a then undisclosed injury. MMAWeekly.com is reporting that Mir was forced to withdraw due to a shoulder injury. From the article:
Mir evidently suffered the shoulder injury in training and it wasn’t healing properly for him to be [...]