UFC 112 is headlined by UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva vs. Demian Maia and lightweight title-holder BJ Penn vs. Frankie Edgar, and also features former welterweight champ Matt Hughes vs. UFC newcomer Renzo Gracie.

The UFC 112 preliminary card is scheduled to include Phil Davis vs. Alexander Gustafsson, Paul Taylor vs. John Gunderson, Nick Osipczak vs. Rick Story, and Paul Kelly vs. Matt Veach, with DaMarques Johnson vs. Brad Blachburn and Mostapha Al Turk vs. Jon Madsen also rumored.

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Pictured: Anderson Silva

Al Turk (6-5) faces a must-win in the bout after dropping his UFC debut to Cheick Kongo in December 2008 before suffering a controversial TKO loss to Mikro “Cro Cop” in June to fall to 6-5 overall and 0-2 in the UFC.

Madsen (3-0), under consideration to replace Al Turk at UFC 109 before Joey Beltran was tapped for the fight, was a cast member on The Ultimate Fighter 10 before making his UFC debut in December with a unanimous decision over Justin Wren to remain unbeaten.

“UFC 112: Invincible” is the UFC’s first outdoors event and features middleweight champion Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort, lightweight title-holder BJ Penn vs. Frankie Edgar, and Matt Hughes vs. Renzo Gracie.

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Pictured: Mostapha Al Turk

The Ultimate Fighter 10 castmember Jon Madsen was also under consideration for the bout, but the UFC withdrew the offer earlier today, according to Around the Octagon.

Beltran (10-3) has won 6 of his last 7 bouts, including a second-round knockout of UFC veteran Houston Alexander is mid-January that apparently earned him a UFC contract.

Gracie (3-0) remained undefeated with a first-round submission of Peter Graham in September in his most-recent bout, his third-straight first-round submission victory to start his MMA career, which began in 2007.

“UFC 109: Relentless” is headlined by a matchup between UFC hall of famers Randy Couture and Mark Coleman and also features Nate Marquardt vs. Chael Sonnen, Mike Swick vs. Paulo Thiago, Demian Maia vs. Dan Miller, and Matt Serra vs. Frank Trigg.

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Pictured: Rolles Gracie

Al-Turk (6-5) faces a must-win in his next fight after dropping his UFC debut to Cheick Kongo in December 2008 before suffering a controversial TKO loss to Mikro “Cro Cop” in June to fall to 6-5 overall and 0-2 in the UFC.

Gracie (3-0) remained undefeated with a first-round submission of Peter Graham in September in his most-recent bout, his third-straight first-round submission victory to start his MMA career, which began in 2007.

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The complete UFC 109 fight card features:

MAIN CARD (pay-per-view)

• Randy Couture vs. Mark Coleman
• Nate Marquardt vs. Chael Sonnen
• Mike Swick vs. Paulo Thiago
• Demian Maia vs. Dan Miller
• Matt Serra vs. Frank Trigg

PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike)

• Mac Danzig vs. Justin Buchholz
• Melvin Guillard vs. Ronys Torres

PRELIMINARY CARD (unaired)

• Phillipe Nover vs. Rob Emerson
• Brian Stann vs. Phil Davis
• Tim Hague vs. Chris Tuchscherer
• Mostapha Al-Turk vs. Rolles Gracie

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Gracie (3-0), a 2nd degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt from the legendary Gracie family, is a one-time IFL fighter who’s improved to 3-0 in 2009 with back-to-back wins in Art of War in China, including a first-round submission of Peter Graham last month.

Al-Turk (6-5), a former Cage Rage heavyweight title-holder, has lost both of his UFC bouts, suffering first-round knockouts at the hands of Cheick Kongo in December and Mirko “Cro Cop” in June, though his latest loss was marred by a accidental eye poke that went unnoticed and setup the finish.

UFC 109 is expected to include Matt Hughes and Matt Serra squaring off against opponents to-be-determined, with the pay-per-view event also likely to feature Demian Maia vs. Dan Miller.

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The complete list of suspensions includes:

• Rich Franklin — Left foot must be X-rayed and cleared by a doctor or suspension runs until December 5. Minimum suspension until July 14 with no contact during training until July 5.
• Cain Velasquez — Suspended until July 14 with no contact until July 5.
• Cheick  Kongo — Suspended until July 29 with no contact until July 14.
• Mostapha Al Turk — Must have left eye cleared by an ophthalmologist or suspension runs until December 5. Minimum suspension until July 29 with no contact until July 14.
• Mike Swick — Must have right hand X-rayed and cleared by a doctor or suspension runs until December 5. Minimum suspension until July 14 with no contact until July 5.
• Marcus Davis — Must have nose and face X-rayed and cleared by a doctor or suspension runs until December 5. Minimum suspension until Aug. 13 with no contact until July 29.
• Terry Etim — Must have nose X-rayed and cleared by a doctor or suspension runs until December 5. Minimum suspension until August 13 with no contact until July 29.
• Dale Hartt — Must have X-ray and MRI of left shoulder and must have a CT scan of his right orbit or suspended until December 5. Minimum suspension until August 13 with no contact until July 29.
• Paul Taylor — Suspended until July 14 with no contact until July 5.
• Stefan Struve — Suspended until August 13 with no contact until July 29.
• Rick Story — Suspended until July 14 with no contact until July 5.

“The UFC has said Mostapha will get another fight. It’s kind of one of those things that was confirmed, but we knew would probably happen beforehand as well, going into the fight on short notice and things like that. It’s a tough fight the UFC gave us. Both of the fights have been tough so far,” Al-Turk’s trainer Paul Ivens recently told MMAjunkie.

A Cage Rage veteran, Al-Turk suffered a first-round TKO loss to Kongo in December before suffering another first-round TKO defeat to Cro Cop on Saturday at UFC 99. Though all but elite-level fighters would likely be cut by the UFC following two-straight losses, Al-Turk accepted the bout with Cro Cop on just two weeks notice after originally agreeing to fight newcomer Todd Duffee on the event’s preliminary card and the bout was marred by a missed eye poke that setup the fight-ending flurry of punches.

According to the report, Al-Turk suffered a slight tear in his eye but no lasting damage is expected.

A date has not yet been set for Al-Turk’s must-win fight, which is likely to take place before the end of the year assuming his eye heals as expected.

[Pictured: Mostapha Al-Turk]

• Joining Kimbo Slice and the previously rumored fighters on The Ultimate Fighter 10: Heavyweights, according to a rumored list of cast members that has circulated in recent days, will be Jim York, Justin Wren, Mike Wessel, Scott Junk, Zak Jensen, Darrill Schoonover, Jon Madsen, Tom Blackledge, and Abe Wagner.
• Andrei Arlovski has received a 60-day medical suspension following his first-round knockout loss to Brett Rogers at Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields on June 6, which has forced his boxing debut, which was to take place on June 27, to be postponed. Rafael Calvacante, who suffered a second-round TKO loss to Mike Kyle on the event’s preliminary card, was also suspended for 60 days.
• The first UFC Gym, whose features will include an “Arm Bar” with snacks and drinks, is set to open in Concord, California.
• After making critical remarks about Miletich Fighting Systems following his UFC 98 wins, Drew McFedries has been kicked out of the gym.
• Urijah Faber has been medically suspended until December 4th after suffering a broken right hand in his WEC 41 loss to Mike Brown on June 7.
• Lightweight contenders Ricardo Lamas and Danny Castillo will meet at WEC 42 in August.
• Randy Couture will train and corner Gina Carano for her Strikeforce 145-pound title bout against Cris Cyborg on August 15 in San Jose. Tickets for the event went on sale today and start at just $30.
• During a Q&A session before the UFC 99 weigh-ins, UFC President Dana White said he’s interested in signing Josh Barnett if he beats Fedor Emelianenko at Affliction: Trilogy in August.
• At the post-UFC 99 press conference on Saturday, Wanderlei Silva called for a rematch with Rich Franklin after suffering a close unanimous decision loss in the UFC 99 headliner. Dana White, meanwhile, wants Franklin to move back up to light heavyweight for a run at the 205-pound title.
• The UFC will host an event in the UK in October and the promotion is planning to hold 2 events in Canada in 2010, Dana White announced during the UFC 99 Q&A.
• At the post-UFC 99 press conference, welterweight contender Mike Swick said he’d “love to fight Matt Hughes”.
• A UFC 100 viewing party will be held at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall on July 11 with Frankie Edgar and Matt Hamill scheduled as special guests.
• Weigh-ins for The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale will take place this Friday at 4pm PT (7pm ET) at the Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas.
• Heavyweights Todd Duffee and Mike Russow are likely to fight at UFC 102 on August 29 in Portland, Oregon.
• Despite a planned appeal from Mostapha Al-Turk over his TKO loss to Mirko Cro Cop at UFC 99 on Saturday that was setup by an accidental eye poke, UFC Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Marc Ratner announced on Monday that an appeal was not possible as it was a judgment call made by referee Dan Mirgliotta.
• Weigh-ins for Friday’s Showtime-televised Strikeforce Challengers event at the ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington will take place on Thursday at the venue’s Club Lounge and are free and open to the public.

[Pictured: Josh Barnett and Fedor Emelianenko]

Silva connected with heavy punches throughout the 195-pound catchweight contest, but Franklin countered with frequent kicks and punches of his own. Both fighters were hurt on multiple occasions during the three-round, 15-minute bout, but the frequency of Franklin’s strikes were enough to earn him the unanimous decision victory.

As was the case with all of the card’s unanimous decisions, the official judge’s scores weren’t announced, but the fight appeared to be closer than the unanimous scores indicated (MMAFrenzy.com scored the bout 29-28 Franklin).

With the win, the former UFC middleweight champion Franklin, who now competes at light heavyweight, improves to 25-4, while Silva, a former PRIDE light heavyweight title-holder who is moving down to middleweight, falls to 32-10-1 following the loss.

In a battle of heavyweight contenders, Cain Velasquez used his superior wrestling to dominate Cheick Kongo en route to a unanimous decision victory in the UFC 99 co-headliner. Velasquez, now 6-0 in his young career with four-straight UFC victories, should meet another contender in the 265-pound division in his next bout with fellow wrestling prospect Shane Carwin among his potential opponents. Kongo, meanwhile, must improve his ground game if he’s to climb back up the heavyweight ladder towards a title shot, as Velasquez easily secured mount and rained down ground and pound throughout the bout.

Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic successfully made his return to the Octagon at UFC 99, dispatching of Mostapha Al-Turk with punches midway through the opening round of their heavyweight fight. An accidental eye gouge that set up Cro Cop’s finishing flurry was the only blemish on the bout, but appeared to have little affect on the result as Al-Turk had been staggered with punches moments earlier. Unbeaten in his last four fights, Cro Cop improves to 25-6-2, while Al-Turk falls to 6-5, including an 0-2 mark in the UFC, and should soon find himself released by the promotion.

Mike Swick stopped Ben Saunders with punches in the second round of their welterweight contest on Saturday at the Lanxess Arena, lining himself up for a fight against a 170-pound contender, with the loser of July’s matchup between current champion Georges St-Pierre and Thiago Alves, Martin Kampmann, or Carlos Condit among the possibilities. Swick is now 14-2 on his career with wins in 9 of 10 UFC bouts, while Saunders drops to 7-1 with the first loss of his career.

In other main card action, Spencer Fisher spoiled Caol Uno’s UFC return with a unanimous decision victory and Dan Hardy won the biggest fight of his career by outpointing Marcus Davis via unanimous decision in the pay-per-view opener.

The event’s official results were:

• Rich Franklin def. Wanderlei Silva via unanimous decision
• Cain Velasquez def. Cheick Kongo via unanimous decision
• Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic def. Mostapha Al-Turk via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 3:06
• Mike Swick def. Ben Saunders via TKO (strikes) — Round 2, 3:47
• Spencer Fisher def. Caol Uno via unanimous decision
• Dan Hardy def. Marcus Davis via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Terry Etim def. Justin Buchholz via submission (D’Arce choke) — Round 2
• Denis Siver def. Dale Hartt via submission (rear naked choke) — Round 1
• Paul Taylor def. Peter Sobotta via unanimous decision
• Paul Kelly def. Roli Delgado via unanimous decision
• Stefan Struve def. Denis Stojnic via submission (rear naked choke) — Round 2, 2:37
• John Hathaway def. Rick Story via unanimous decision

[Pictured: Rich Franklin]