Welterweight contenders Carlos Condit and Paul Daley are expected to meet at UFC 108 on January 2 in Las Vegas. Both fighters have verbally agreed to the contest, and formal contracts are in the works, according to a report from FightersOnly.
Condit (24-5), the WEC’s final 170-pound champ, dropped his UFC debut to Martin Kampmann [...]

In the UFC 103 headlining bout between former UFC champions Rich Franklin and Vitor Belfort, Belfort made good on his return to the UFC. The Brazilian rocked Franklin with a right, then dropped him with a left before forcing Yves Lavigne to call a stop to the contest with more punches to the downed [...]

It’s prediction time again here at MMAFrenzy.com, and I’m going to channel my inner “Carnac the Magnificent” and try to tell you what’s on the other side of tonight’s UFC 103 fights and some of the other staff from the site have joined in as well.

Fighters weighed-in today at the Dallas Convention Center Arena for UFC 103 which will take place Saturday at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. Pay-per-view headliner Rich Franklin made weight for the 195 catch weight bout weighing in at 195 pounds on the nose. Co-headliner Vitor Belfort missed weight by a quarter of pound and has two hours to lose the additional weight.

UFC newcomer Paul Daley, who had been scheduled to make his Octagon debut against Brian Foster on the UFC 103 preliminary card, will instead replace an injured Mike Swick and take on Martin Kampmann in a welterweight matchup on the pay-per-view main card of the September 19 event in Dallas, Texas.

Paul Daley has officially signed with the UFC and will reportedly make his Octagon debut earlier than expected, likely taking on fellow UFC newcomer Brian Foster at UFC 103 on September 19 in Dallas, Texas.

UFC President Dana White made several announcements during a Friday press conference, including confirmation that Vitor Belfort will be returning to the Octagon to headline UFC 103 against Rich Franklin, Dan Henderson is next in line for a middleweight title shot against Anderson Silva, and Tito Ortiz is officially returning to the UFC, likely facing Mark Coleman at the promotion’s New Year’s show.

British welterweight Paul Daley has signed a four-fight deal with the UFC, according to Fighters Only, with his Octagon debut yet to be determined, though UFC 105 on November 14 in Manchested, England is likely.

On Thursday, Affliction officially announced the majority of the lineup for its August 1 Affliction: Trilogy event, which will take place at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California and air live on pay-per-view and HDNet.

Trilogy is headlined by a heavyweight matchup between top-ranked Fedor Emelianenko and Josh Barnett.

Also confirmed for the pay-per-view main card are Gegard Mousasi vs. Renato Sobral, Vitor Belfort vs. Jorge Santiago, and Paul Daley vs. Jay Hieron, as well as Paul Buentello, who is expected to take on the winner of a June 27 bout between Pedro Rizzo and Gilbert Yvel.

Maximum Fighting Championships put on their twentieth event on Friday in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The event included a lackluster MFC Lightweight Championship bout that saw Antonio McKee defeat Derrick Noble via unanimous decision, earning the position as the first-ever MFC Lightweight Champion.
The first of the co-main events was a welterweight superfight that saw Nick [...]

Welterweight John Alessio (24-11) will face fellow 170-pounder Paul Daley (18-7-2) on December 5th at Maximum Fighting Championship 19: Long Time Coming at the River Cree Casino in Enoch, Alberta, Canada.
Ryan Ford vs. Pat Healy headlines the event, which will be broadcast on HDNet.
Alessio has won back-to-back fights over Pete Spratt and Gideon Ray and [...]

EliteXC on Wednesday officially announced the main card for the promotion’s October 4th event at the BankAtlantic Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
As MMAFrenzy.com (www.mmafrenzy.com) reported on Monday undefeated heavyweight streetfighter-turned-mixed martial artist Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson will meet UFC hall of famer Ken Shamrock in the main event of the CBS-broadcast event.
In the co-main event [...]

EliteXC welterweight champion Jake Shields will defend his title against Paul Daley on October 4th at the next rendition of EliteXC-CBS Saturday Night Fights.
MMAFrenzy.com (www.mmafrenzy.com) has confirmed with Daley’s manager that both fighters have verbally agreed to the match up.
Jake Shields, one of the better welterweights in mixed martial arts who does not compete under [...]

Planning is underway for a fall EliteXC event which will likely take place on September 20th and air on Showtime.
No location or venue has been determined for the event, though New Mexico is a rumored possibility.
ProElite, the parent company of the MMA promotion, first mentioned the event during a recent media conference call for Saturday’s [...]

Paul Daley def. Bojan Kosednar via KO – Round 1, 4:53
Simeon Thoresen def. Matt Thorpe via submission – Round 1, 0:51
Jim Wallhead def. Fabricio Nascimento via unanimous decision
Abdul Mohamed vs. Andre Winner – Draw
Paul McVeigh def. Steve McCombe via submission – Round 2, 2:27
Matteo Minonzio def. Wayne Buck via TKO (doctor) – Round 1
Lee Livingstone [...]