Fitch announced the news on Twitter earlier today, adding that he’d be getting “a bigger better fight” on a future card instead, but was unable to disclose his new opponent.

Former welterweight champ Matt Hughes fits the bill as a “bigger better” opponent, and he remains without an opponent for his February 6 return to the Octagon at UFC 109. With Fitch’s American Kickboxing Academy teammates Mike Swick and Josh Koscheck keeping the pressure on Hughes to fight someone from the camp, could Fitch be the first AKA fighter to get a bout with the future hall of famer?

Stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com to find out Fitch’s next fight as soon as it’s announced.

Pictured: Jon Fitch

Grove (10-6), the winner of The Ultimate Fighter 3, had won two-straight over Evan Tanner and Jason Day before suffering a unanimous decision loss to Ricardo Almeida at UFC 101 in August.

Rosholt (6-1) had his undefeated record snapped in his Octagon debut against Dan Miller in February, but rebounded at UFC 102 in August with a third-round submission of Chris Leben.

The UFC also confirmed on Saturday two previously-reported fights, Jon Fitch vs. Ricardo Almeida and Karo Parisyan vs. Dustin Hazelett, which will be featured on the UFC 106 pay-per-view main card headlined by Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin and Tito Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin.

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Pictured: Kendall Grove

Almeida (11-3), a veteran of PRIDE and Pancrase, returned to the UFC in 2008 with a first-round submission of Rob Yundt. After suffering a split decision loss to Patrick Cote, Almeida defeated Matt Horwich by unanimous decision in April and was expected to drop down from middleweight to welterweight for his next bout. However, the New Jersey-native was offered a middleweight fight against Kendall Grove on the main card of UFC 101 in nearby-Philadelphia and put his plans on hold, defeating Grove by unanimous decision at Saturday’s event.

Fitch (17-3), who had won 15-straight fights including a then-record-tying 8-straight in the UFC, had his win streak snapped last August in a unanimous decision loss to welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre. The welterweight contender, who trains out of American Kickboxing Academy, has rebounded in 2009 with back-to-back decision victories over Akihiro Gono and Paulo Thiago.

Almeida-Fitch, which is the first rumored bout for UFC 106, is expected to air on the event’s pay-per-view main card.

For the latest UFC 106 rumors check out the MMAFrenzy.com UFC rumors section.

Pictured: Jon Fitch

After stunning Florian several times over the first three rounds and stifling the challenger’s takedown attempts, Penn got a takedown of his own before taking Florian’s back. After softening him with kicks to the body, Penn secured a rear naked choke and Florian was forced to submit 3:54 into the fourth frame.

Penn (14-5-1) rebounds from a January welterweight loss to champion Georges St-Pierre by winning his fourth-straight fight at 155-pounds, while the loss for Florian (11-4), his first in nearly three-years, snaps a six-fight winning streak.

In the UFC 101 co-headliner, UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva returned to the light heavyweight division and silenced his critics, following up back-to-back lackluster wins with a first-round knckout of former 205-pound champ Forrest Griffin.

After an aggressive start by Griffin that saw him miss with a head kick attempt, Silva tagged Forrest with punches, sending him to the canvas twice, and taunted him to attack, leaving his hands at his waist. As Griffin again pressed forward Silva backpeddled, but connected with a compact right that sent Forrest to the canvas for a third and final time as the referee immediately stepped in and stopped the fight.

Knocked unconscious by the awkward-yet-powerful punch, Griffin quickly returned to his feet and ran out of the Octagon while Silva celebrated his return to form. “The Spider” (25-4) extends his win streak to 11-straight overall, including 10-straight UFC victories, while Griffin (16-6) has now lost two-straight.

In other main card action, Aaron Riley, Ricardo Almeida, and Kurt Pellegrino all picked up unanimous decision wins, while Johny Hendricks knocked out Amir Sadollah in just 29-seconds in a controversial stoppage.

The complete results for UFC 101 were:

• B.J. Penn (c) def. Kenny Florian via submission (rear naked choke) — Round 4, 3:54
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• Anderson Silva def. Forrest Griffin via KO (punch) — Round 1, 3:23
• Aaron Riley def. Shane Nelson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Johny Hendricks def. Amir Sadollah via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 0:29
• Ricardo Almeida def. Kendall Grove via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Kurt Pellegrino def. Josh Neer via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• John Howard def. Tamdan McCrory via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Alessio Sakara def. Thales Leites via split decision (29-28, 27-30, 29-28)
• Matthew Riddle def. Dan Cramer via unanimous decision (29-27, 30-26, 30-27)
• George Sotiropoulos def. George Roop via submission (kimura) — Round 2, 1:59
• Jesse Lennox def. Danillo Villefort via TKO (cut) — Round 3, 3:37

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The UFC lightweight champion Penn and challenger Florian both tipped the scales exactly at 155 pounds, while UFC middleweight title-holder Anderson Silva and Forrest Griffin both weighed in at 205 for their light heavyweight matchup.

Welterweight Tamdan McCrory was the only fighter who visibly struggled to make weight, arriving at the scale still wearing his sauna suit, but didn’t require the one-pound allowance, weighing in right at the division limit of 170-pounds.

One of the lone surprises at the UFC 101 weigh-ins was The Ultimate Fighter 7 winner Amir Sadollah, who weighed in at just 166.5 pounds for his 170-pound welterweight matchup against Johny Hendricks.

The official weigh-in results for UFC 101 were:

MAIN CARD

• 155: B.J. Penn (c) (155) vs. Kenny Florian (155)
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• 205: Anderson Silva (205) vs. Forrest Griffin (205)
• 185: Kendall Grove (185.5) vs. Ricardo Almeida (185)
• 155: Josh Neer (155.5) vs. Kurt Pellegrino (154.5)
• 170: Amir Sadollah (166.5) vs. Johny Hendricks (171)

PRELIMINARY CARD

• 155: Shane Nelson (156) vs. Aaron Riley (154)
• 170: Tamdan McCrory (170) vs. John Howard (169.5)
• 185: Thales Leites (185) vs. Alessio Sakara (185.5)
• 170: Matthew Riddle (170) vs. Dan Cramer (169.5)
• 155: George Sotiropoulos (155) vs. George Roop (154)
• 170: Jesse Lennox (171) vs. Danillo Villefort (170.25)

Remember: Fighters are granted a one-pound allowance for non-championship bouts.

Pictured: Anderson Silva

Amir Sadollah

The UFC today announced the majority of the fight card for UFC 101: Declaration, which is set for August 8th at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia.

Joining BJ Penn vs. Kenny Florian and Anderson Silva vs. Forrest Griffin on the pay-per-view main card will be Johny Hendricks vs. Amir Sadollah, Ricardo Almeida vs. Kendall Grove, and Josh Neer vs. Kurt Pellgrino.

Shane Nelson vs. Aaron Riley, John Howard vs. Tamdan McCrory, Dan Cramer vs. Matthew Riddle, Rob Emerson vs. George Sotiropoulos, and Jesse Lennox vs. Danillo Villefort were confirmed for the unaired preliminary card.

The only rumored bout that has not yet been officially announced is a middleweight fight between Thales Leites and Alessio Sakara.

Tickets for UFC 101: Declaration will go on sale next week.

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Amir Sadollah

The UFC on Monday confirmed seven additional bouts for UFC 101, which takes place on August 8th at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia and features UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn taking on challenger Kenny Florian and UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva returning to the light heavyweight division to take on Forrest Griffin.

Officially announced today were Ricardo Almeida vs. Kendall Grove, Josh Neer vs. Kurt Pellegrino, Amir Sadollah vs. Johny Hendricks, Tamdan McCrory vs. John Howard, Matt Riddle vs. Dan Cramer, George Sotiropoulos vs. Rob Emerson, and Jesse Lennox vs. Danillo Villefort.

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Kendall Grove

Middleweights Kendall Grove (10-5) and Ricardo Almeida (10-3) have agreed to square off at UFC 101 on August 8th at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Fight Hype was first to report the 185-pound matchup.

UFC 101 is rumored to be headlined by UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn against challenger Kenny Florian, with Forrest Griffin vs. Thiago Silva and Brandon Vera vs. Matt Hamill also expected on the card.

Carlos Condit and Martin Kampmann

QUICK RESULTS

• Martin Kampmann def. Carlos Condit via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Ryan Bader def. Carmelo Marrero via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Tyson Griffin def. Rafael Dos Anjos via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Cole Miller def. Junie Browning via submission (guillotine choke) — Round 1, 1:58
• Gleison Tibau def. Jeremy Stephens via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
• Ricardo Almeida def. Matt Horwich via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Brock Larson def. Jesse Sanders via submission (rear naked choke) — Round 1, 2:01
• Tim Credeur def. Nick Catone via submission (guillotine choke) — Round 2, 3:45
• Jorge Rivera def. Nissen Osterneck via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Rob Kimmons def. Joe Vedepo via submission (guillotine choke) — Round 1, 1:54
• Aaron Simpson def. Tim McKenzie via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 1:40

Carlos Condit

Twenty-two of the twenty-four fighters scheduled to be in action at UFC Fight Night 18 successfully weighed in for their bouts on Tuesday at the Sommet Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

The event will take place at the venue on Wednesday, April 1st, and air live on Spike.

A scheduled middleweight bout between 185-pounders Ryan Jensen and Steve Steinbeiss has been scratched from UFC Fight Night 18 after Jensen failed to be medically cleared for the contest (for more details click here).

Lightweights Jeremy Stephens and Gleison Tibau will meet at a catchweight of 158-pounds after both fighters agreed to the higher weight limit in advance of Tuedsay’s weigh-ins.

None of the event’s eight main card fighters, including headliners Carlos Condit (170.5) and Martin Kampmann (170), had any difficulties making weight, though the majority did take advantage of the one-pound allowance granted for non-title fights.

The complete UFC Fight Night 18 weigh-in results were:

MAIN CARD (televised)

• 170: Carlos Condit (170.5) vs. Martin Kampmann (170)
• 205: Ryan Bader (206) vs. Carmelo Marrero (205)
• 155: Rafael dos Anjos (156) vs. Tyson Griffin (156)
• 155: Junie Browning (156) vs. Cole Miller (156)

PRELIMINARY CARD (un-televised)

• 158: Jeremy Stephens (158) vs. Gleison Tibau (156.5)
• 185: Ricardo Almeida (185.5) vs. Matt Horwich (185)
• 170: Brock Larson (171) vs. Jesse Sanders (171)
• 185: Ryan Jensen (186) vs. Steve Steinbeiss (186)*
• 185: Nick Catone (186) vs. Tim Credeur (186)
• 185: Nissen Osterneck (186) vs. Jorge Rivera (185)
• 185: Rob Kimmons (185) vs. Joe Vedepo (184)
• 185: Tim McKenzie (184.5) vs. Aaron Simpson (186)

* Canceled after Jensen failed to be medically cleared for the bout.