Former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes will face up-and-coming welterweight contender Thiago Alves, who defeated Karo Parisyan in impressive fashion earlier this month, in the main event of UFC 85. The UFC officially announced the headlining bout late this afternoon.
UFC 85 takes place June 7th at the O2 Arena in London, England and will be [...]

From Matt-Hughes.com:
June 7th, in England, I fight Thiago Alves. The fight is confirmed, it will be the main event for the card. Dana just called me with the news. Chuck got hurt and couldn’t fight, so he needed a replacement and called me and I said yes. More news as I get it. No [...]

It seems that Thiago Alves’ upset victory over Karo “The Heat” Parisyan at UFC Fight Night 13 was enough to catapult him right into the upper echelon rankings in the UFC’s welterweight division:
“American Top Team’s Thiago “Pitbull” Alves (14-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC) is now directly behind No. 1 contender Jon Fitch (17-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) [...]

Kenny Florian def. Joe Lauzon via TKO – Round 2, 3:28
Gray Maynard defeats Frankie Edgar via unanimous decision
Thiago Alves def. Karo Parisyan via TKO – Round 2, 0:34
Matt Hamill def. Tim Boetsch via TKO – Round 2, 1:25
Nate Diaz def. Kurt Pellegrino via submission – Round 2, 3:06
James Irvin def. Houston Alexander via KO – [...]

MMAFrenzy.com is your source for round-by-round coverage of UFC Fight Night 13 from the Broomfield Event Center in Broomfield, Colorado. The event was headlined by previous “The Ultimate Fighter” cast members Kenny Florian and Joe Lauzon in a lightweight matchup to move up the 155-pound rankings.
The 12-bout event was broadcast on Spike TV as a [...]

Joe Lauzon (156) vs. Kenny Florian (155.5)
Thiago Alves (171) vs. Karo Parisyan (171)
Tim Boetsch (206) vs. Matt Hamill (204)
Kurt Pellegrino (155) vs. Nate Diaz (156)
Gray Maynard (155) vs. Frank Edgar (155.5)
James Irvin (205) vs. Houston Alexander (205)
Roman Mitichyan (170.5) vs. George Sotiropoulos (169.5)
Samy Schiavo (155) vs. Clay Guida (156)
Jeff Cox (155) vs. Manny Gamburyan (155.5)
Josh [...]

Welterweight contenders Karo Parisyan and Thiago Alves are set to battle at UFC 84 on April 19th
Parisyan (18-4 MMA, 8-2 UFC) has remained in welterweight title contention since his first fight with the UFC in 2003 but has yet to receive the elusive shot at the championship. Parisyan was scheduled to face then-champion Matt Hughes [...]

Paul Kelly, who will face Paul Taylor at UFC 80 in England, has signed a 4-fight deal with the UFC. [MMA Madness]
Yahoo Sports writer Dave Meltzer reported yesterday that Jon Fitch and Thiago Alves were potential replacements to face Matt Hughes at UFC 79 following Matt Serra’s withdrawal from the card. While Alves remains [...]

At the post-UFC 78 press conference the traditional bonuses for Knockout of the Night, Submission of the Night, and Fight of the Night were announced. The four fighters who were awarded the bonuses will receive an additional $55,000:
Submission of the Night: Akihiro Gono earned the submission of the night bonus for his armbar submission of [...]

Rashad Evans def. Michael Bisping via split decision
Thiago Silva def. Houston Alexander via KO – Round 1, 3:25
Karo Parisyan def. Ryo Chonan via unanimous decision
Ed Herman def. Joe Doerksen via KO – Round 3, 0:39
Frank Edgar def. Spencer Fisher via unanimous decision
Thiago Alves def. Chris Lytle via TKO (doctor stoppage) – Round 2, 5:00
Joe [...]

Main Card

Michael Bisping (205) vs. Rashad Evans (206)
Houston Alexander (203) vs. Thiago Silva (204)
Ryo Chonan (169.5) vs. Karo Parisyan (170)
Joe Doerksen (185.5) vs. Ed Herman (186)
Frankie Edgar (154) vs. Spencer Fisher (154.5)

Undercard

Chris Lytle (170.5) vs. Thiago Alves (171)
Jason Reinhardt (155) vs. Joe Lauzon (155)
Luke Caudillo (155.5) vs. Marcus Aurelio (156)
Akihiro Gono (169) [...]

After Hector Lombard failed to obtain a visa to compete at UFC 78 the UFC has shuffled several matchups for the November event. Dave Meltzer is reporting that Karo Parisyan, Lombard’s opponent on the card, will now face Ryo Chonan on the televised card. Thiago Alves, who was to face Chonan in a preliminary bout, [...]

As most of you are aware, Ryo Chonan has signed with the UFC. However those hoping to see Chonan attempt another flying scissor heel hook on Anderson Silva will just simply have to wait.
Sherdog is reporting that Chonan will be moving down to the 170 lb weight division. Chonan is expected to make [...]

MMAFrenzy.com has received the official fight salaries for UFC Fight Night 11 from the Nevada State Athletic Commission. The total disclosed payroll for the Spike TV event came in at $273,500 not including deductions for licenses and fees or payments from sponsors.
Kenny Florian def. Din Thomas

Florian: $22,000 ($11,000 to show, $11,000 win bonus)
Thomas: $16,000

Chris Leben [...]

Kenny Florian def. Din Thomas via submission – Round 1, 4:31
Chris Leben def. Terry Martin via KO – Round 3, 3:56
Nate Diaz def. Junior Assuncao via submission – Round 1, 4:10
Nate Quarry def. Pete Sell via TKO – Round 3, 0:44
Luke Cummo def. Edilberto Crocota via TKO – Round 1, 1:45
Cole Miller def. [...]