Former IFL champ Roy Nelson, who defeated Kimbo Slice in the season’s opening round, met Team Rashad teammate Justin Wren in the first quarterfinals matchup of the heavyweight tournament. Continue reading to find out who advanced to the TUF 10 semifinals and what to expect on next week’s episode.

A Spike TV-record 6.1 million viewers tuned in to The Ultimate Fighter 10 on Wednesday to watch the anticipated matchup between Kimbo Slice and Roy Nelson, according to a press release issued on Thursday by the cable network:

The 6.1 million viewership peak at 9:45pm for the Kimbo Slice- Roy Nelson fight trumps any UFC programming ever on Spike TV. The previous mark was 5.9 million viewers for Rampage Jackson-Dan Henderson fight at UFC 75 in September, 2007.

Former IFL champ Roy Nelson defeated popular streetfighter Kimbo Slice via second-round TKO in their anticipated heavyweight matchup on the third episode of The Ultimate Fighter 10. After the loss, it’s teased that Slice could return to the competition when an injury threatens to sideline one of his teammates.

Dana White predicts 6 million viewers will watch tonight’s episode of The Ultimate Fighter 10 featuring Kimbo Slice vs. Roy Nelson, while Slice recently slipped that he could be fighting at UFC 107. Catch up on the latest Kimbo Slice vs. Roy Nelson news and videos in MMAFrenzy.com’s roundup then join us tonight for live coverage of the fight beginning at 10pm ET.

On the second episode of The Ultimate Fighter 10: Heavyweights, coach Quinton “Rampage” Jackson retains fight selection for the second-straight bout despite dropping the season’s opening matchup and chooses Team Rashad’s top-pick James McSweeny to take on former NFLer Wes Shivers.

The episode closes with Rashad Evans choosing Team Rampage’s Kimbo Slice to fight former IFL champ Roy Nelson in the next opening round bout.

The Ultimate Fighter 10: Heavyweights debuted on Wednesday following UFC Fight Night 19, and the 16 fighter cast that includes street fighter Kimbo Slice, former IFL champ Roy Nelson, and four ex-NFLers was introduced to light heavyweight rivals and opposing coaches Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Rashad Evans.

Continue reading MMAFrenzy.com’s TUF 10 episode 1 recap after the jump…

Spike TV announced on Friday the complete cast for The Ultimate Fighter 10: Heavyweights, which concluded taping this week for a September 16 debut following UFC Fight Night 19. Light heavyweight contenders Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Rashad Evans will appear as coaches on the show before squaring off at UFC 107 in mid-December in Jackson’s hometown of Memphis, Tennesse.

Check out the full list of 16 fighters, which includes Kimbo Slice, after the jump.

Former IFL heavyweight champion Roy Nelson and UFC veteran Wes Sims are the latest heavyweights to be confirmed for the cast of The Ultimate Fighter 10, which is currently taping for a September 16th debut on Spike TV.

Jeff Monson and Bobby Lashley were each awarded unanimous decision victories on the MMA portion of Square Ring Promotion's "March Badness" event at the Pensacola Civic Arena in Pensacola, Florida on Saturday.

All ten fighters slated to participate on the MMA portion of tomorrow's hybrid "March Badness" card at the Pensacola Civic Center in Pensacola, Florida, including headliners Bobby Lashley and Jason Guida, successfully made weight on Friday for their matchups.

Heavyweights Andrei Arlovski and Roy Nelson will square off at EliteXC “Heat” on October 4th at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida.
CBS, EliteXC, and Affliction jointly announced the matchup earlier today.
Both Nelson and Arlovski are under contract with Affliction, indicating that the promotions are willing to work together to challenge the UFC’s position as the [...]

Affliction on Sunday confirmed to MMA News the finalized official fight card for Affliction “Day or Reckoning”, which takes place on October 11th at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Five preliminary “Day of Reckoning” bouts will air live on HDNet while six main card fights, including the heavyweight main event featuring former [...]

When Zuffa decided not to pick up former IFL heavyweight champion Roy Nelson, most of us thought it was simply due to Nelson not being a terribly attractive asset…from a business perspective that is, not literally. Now, however, word is emerging that Nelson’s portly physique is in fact what steered him away from the Octagon, [...]

Middleweights Vitor Belfort and Matt Lindland will square off on the main card of Affliction “Day of Reckoning”, which takes place on October 11th in Las Vegas and airs on pay-per-view.
Belfort (17-8) defeated Terry Martin at Affliction’s first-ever event in July, but is currently serving a 180-day medical suspension and will need to be cleared [...]