Travis Lutter edged hometown favorite Jason MacDonald on Friday in the main event of MFC 22, earning a unanimous decision win in the matchup of middleweight UFC veterans that capped off the HDNet-televised event at the River Cree Resort and Casino in Edmonton, Canada.

In other notable action, Antonio McKee topped Carlo Prated by unanimous decision in the MFC 22 co-main event, while John Alessio stopped Luigi Fioravanti with strikes in the third round of their featured bout.

Lightweight challenger Carlo Prater missed weight at Thursday’s weigh-ins for MFC 22, weighing in at 158-pounds for his 155-pound championship matchup against Antonio McKee. The bout, which co-headlines Friday’s HDNet-televised event at the River Cree Casino in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, is now a three-round, non-title fight.

The rest of the 10-fight card, including headliners Jason MacDonald and Travis Lutter, successfully made weight.

The MFC 22 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.

Headlining Arena Rumble is a match up between Jason Guida and Jeremy Horn. Other notables in action on the card include Trevor Prangley, Brad Imes, Terry Martin, and Lyle Beerbohm.

California-based MMA promotion Strikeforce has announced that they will head to Denver, Colorado on October 3rd for Strikeforce “Payback”.
Local fighter Duane “Bang” Ludwig takes on UFC veteran Sam Morgan in the night’s main event.
Frank Trigg is scheduled to meet Falaniko Vitale at the fall event and Phil Baroni and Pete Spratt are also expected to [...]

Pete Spratt def. Jason Von Flue via KO – Round 1, 2:34
Thomas Schulte def. Zach Light via submission – Round 1, 1:20
Carlo Prater def. Marcelo Brito via unanimous decision
Marcus Foran def. Tenyeh Dixon via submission – Round 2, 4:04
Aaron Riley def. Thiago Minu via unanimous decision
Mike Easton def. Gerald Lovato via KO – Round 1, [...]

Undefeated welterweight prospect Ryan Ford (5-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) submitted UFC veteran Pete Spratt (17-11 MMA, 3-4 UFC) in the main event of Maximum Fighting Championships 15 “Rags to Riches” Friday night in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Late in an opening round in which Spratt seemed to have the upper hand, Ford secured a takedown before the [...]

Seven-time UFC veteran Pete “The Secret Weapon” Spratt will take on undefeated welterweight Ryan “The Real Deal” Ford in the main event of Maximum Fighting Championships 15: Rags to Riches the promotion has announced. The event will be held at the River Cree Resort in Edmonton, Canada on Friday, February 22nd.
Spratt (16-10 MMA, 3-4 UFC) [...]

Today Mark Cuban announced his own MMA promotion which will air on HDNet appropriately titled “HDNet Fights”. The promotion’s first event will take place Saturday, October 13th in Dallas.
The event will be headlined by a main event bout between Eric Paulson and Jeff Ford. The 10 fight card also includes UFC veterans Sean Salmon, Pete [...]

Main card:

Matt Serra def. Georges St. Pierre (TKO, 3:25 Round 1) **New UFC Welterweight Champion**
Kendall Grove def. Alan Belcher (Submission-Arm Triangle, 4:42 Round 2)
Yushin Okami def. Mike Swick (Unanimous decision, 29-28 29-28 30-27)
Roger Huerta def. Leonard Garcia (Unanimous decision, 30-27 x 3)
Josh Koscheck def. Diego Sanchez (Unanimous decision, 30-27 x 3)

Preliminary bouts:

Luke Cummo def. [...]

Main Card:

Georges St. Pierre def. Matt Serra
Diego Sanchez def. Josh Koscheck
Mike Swick def. Yushin Okami
Kendall Grove def. Alan Belcher
Roger Huerta def. Leonard Garcia

Preliminary Bouts:

Heath Herring def. Brad Imes
Pete Sell def. Thales Leites
Josh Haynes def. Luke Cummo
Marcus Davis def. Pete Spratt

Tags: mma, ufc, ufc 69

The UFC 69 official mini-site has gone live with what is basically a really light web site that lists the fight card for the event as well as information about tickets and the pay-per-view details. The most interesting part of the entire site for most fans is the promotional video that can serve as a [...]

In a recent Q&A with UFC.com Alan Belcher (9-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) did some trash talking on UFC 69 opponent Kendall Grove (7-3 MMA, 2-0 UFC):
“I think this fight is perfect for me and I couldn’t be happier with the matchup. I get to beat up trash-talking Kendall Grove. I wasn’t picked for the [...]

The UFC 69 card has been updated yet again. The latest change involves Roger Huerta (18-1-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) and his previously rumored match against Alvin Robinson. Instead, Huerta will take on a UFC newcomer in Leronard Garcia (0-0 UFC). The update comes from UFC.com and leaves no open spaced on the April 7th card [...]