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.

A plea deal by Jeff Monson on charges of painting graffiti on the Washington Capital could force him to withdraw from several scheduled fight abroad, while a trio of bouts has been added to the lineup for the September 2 WEC 43 event in Youngstown, Ohio.

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A middleweight matchup featuring UFC veterans Travis Lutter and Dean Lister will headline Maximum Fighting Championship 21 "Hard Knocks," which is slated to take place on May 15th in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Sean Sherk and BJ Penn have both passed early random drug tests for their upcoming UFC 84 bout.
Rich Franklin’s manager, Monte Cox, has stated that Franklin would indeed make the move to light-heavyweight if the UFC requested.
The lightweight match up between Roger Huerta and Kenny Florian has been confirmed to take place on August 9 [...]

Travis Lutter, who received a second chance at competing in the UFC after winning The Ultimate Fighter 4: The Comeback, has reportedly been released by the organization due to his back-to-back octagon losses. Lutter made the announcement yesterday via his myspace page:
“Friday afternnon I was told by my manager that UFC matchmaker Joe Silza [...]

Georges St-Pierre def. Matt Serra via TKO – Round 2, 4:45
Rich Franklin def. Travis Lutter via TKO – Round 2, 3:01
Nate Quarry def. Kalib Starnes via unanimous decision
Michael Bisping def. Charles McCarthy via TKO – Round 1, 5:00
Mac Danzig def. Mark Bocek via submission – Round 3, 3:48
Jason MacDonald def. Joe Doerksen via TKO – [...]

Its that time again. UFC 83 is just around the corner so lets get to it with some quick predictions. The first two picks provide a little breakdown, but the rest are pretty short and sweet. Enjoy.
Matt Serra vs. George St. Pierre (welterweight championship)
GSP via TKO, round 3
As many MMA diehards well know, [...]

Matt Serra (169.5) vs. Georges St-Pierre (169.5)
UFC Welterweight Championship
Rich Franklin (185.5) vs. Travis Lutter (185)
Michael Bisping (185.5) vs. Charles McCarthy (186)
Mark Bocek (154.5) vs. Mac Danzig (154.5)
Nate Quarry (185.5) vs. Kalib Starnes (186)
Joe Doerksen (184.5) vs. Jason MacDonald (185)
Jason Day (183.5) vs. Alan Belcher (185)
Ed Herman (185.5) vs. Demian [...]

On April 19th in Montreal, Travis Lutter and Rich Franklin will face off in a bout to determine who rises to the top of the UFC’s Middleweight landscape. While Franklin has donned UFC gold in the past, Travis Lutter remains unacquainted with the Middleweight strap, but is confident that it will only be [...]

Today the UFC officially announced UFC 83 “Serra vs. St. Pierre 2″ during a press conference hosted by UFC President Dana White in Montreal, Canada.
The event, the first ever in Canada, will be held April 19th at the Bell Centre in Montreal, a venue that holds nearly 22,000 spectators. According to the official press release [...]

Rich Franklin, apparently healed from recent surgery on his MCL, will take on Travis Lutter in Montreal on April 19th at UFC 84 according to The Fight Network. The Franklin-Lutter bout was originally scheduled for UFC 82 in March but was pushed back as a result of Franklin’s injury.
The World Cagefighting Organization will host an [...]

According to MMAjunkie.com, former UFC Middleweight Champion Rich Franklin has suffered a torn meniscus in his right knee, and will not be able to compete until June of 2008 at the earliest. This obviously means that Franklin will not be facing off against Travis Lutter at UFC 82, a match which was [...]

Rich Franklin has posted the following on his official website, RichFranklin.com, disputing reports that he will be fighting in March at UFC 82 in Columbus, Ohio:
I am told there are rumors of me fighting multiple people in March. I have not signed for a fight in March. I don’t believe that I am allowed to [...]