UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida and middleweight champion Anderson Silva have been nominated for ESPN’s 2009 ESPY award for Best Fighter. Boxers Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley will also be competing for the award.

Fans can support Machida and Silva by voting at espys.tv.

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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During Saturday’s broadcast of The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale, UFC President Dana White announced that former UFC light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort could soon return to the UFC and challenge UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva.

As a guest on “Inside the Octagon” hosted by TUF 7 winner Amir Sadollah, White also confirmed that light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida will defend his title on October 24 in Los Angeles against Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and maintained that he’d prefer Chuck Liddell retire, though the most surprising news was the announcement that Belfort may again be competing inside the Octagon.

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.

A rumored bout between UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida and Mauricio "Shogun" Rua will not headline UFC 103 in September and is now expected to take place at UFC 104 in October, according to Super Lutas, who reports that Rua has agreed to the October matchup.

UFC President Dana White announced on Thursday that former light heavyweight champions Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Rashad Evans will serve as coaches on the tenth season of The Ultimate Fighter before squaring off later this year to determine who will fight title-holder Lyoto Machida.

Quinton "Rampage" Jackson confirmed Thursday that he'll appear as one of the coaches on The Ultimate Fighter 10. Rashad Evans will reportedly be the opposing coach, but Jackson will fight Lyoto Machida at UFC 103 in September.

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.

UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida's first title defense will be against former 205-pound champion and top contender Quinton "Rampage" Jackson. The bout was announced by UFC President Dana White at the post-UFC 98 press conference on Saturday in Las Vegas.

The coaches for The Ultimate Fighter 10 are now set following UFC 98, but UFC President Dana White refused to release the coaches names at the post-event press conference. However, based on the event's results and previous rumors the coaches are expected to be Lyoto Machida and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson".

Matt Hughes, Matt Serra, Lyoto Machida, and Brock Larson are each $60,000 richer after earning "Fight Night" bonuses for their performances on Saturday at UFC 98.