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MMA NEWS-
Brian Stann (7-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. Rodney Wallace (9-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) is now official for The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale. The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale is scheduled for Dec. 5 at The Palms Casino & Resort in Las Vegas.

A lightweight bout between Shane Nelson (12-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC) and Matt Wiman (10-5 MMA, 4-3 UFC), is set for the upcoming “UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez” event in Memphis, Tenn.

“The Ultimate Fighter 9″ alum Dean Amasinger embarrassed Scott Jansen in just 44 seconds in their welterweight contest that took place in London. Amasinger — who benefited from a camp that included UFC standouts Paul Daley and Dan Hardy, both in attendance — took down Jansen with ease before locking in an arm-triangle choke for the finish.

WEC veteran Rolando Perez, who suffered his second WEC loss in June via flying triangle choke, lost again over the weekend via unanimous decision to Adam Lorenz. Perez hasn’t won this 2009 year and his record is now 4-4-1.

“The Ultimate Fighter” Season 8 light heavyweight finalist Vinny Magalhaes submitted Chris Davis with an opening-round triangle choke in the featured bout at Carolina Fight Promotions “Carolina Crown 2″ on Saturday at the RBC Center in Raleigh, N.C.
Source: gerweck.net

MMA NOTES-
A pair of welterweights seeking to bounce back from losses will meet on November 21 as Brian Foster (12-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. Brock Larson (26-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) has been added to “UFC 106:Ortiz vs Griffin 2. The fight is currently slated for the undercard.

Cyrille ‘Snake’ Diabate, who lost to Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua back in PRIDE-Final Conflict Absolute held in 2006, improved his record to 15-6-1 with a submission victory (Armbar) over Marcus Hicks at 1:29 into the first round. The fight took place over the weekend.

Welterweights Edgar Garcia (7-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) and DaMarques Johnson (9-7 MMA, 0-1 UFC) have agreed to meet at UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez. The bout is set for the undercard and the event occurs December 12.

UFC president Dana White said 16,000 fans packed Staples Center on Saturday night, generating a $1.9 million gate. The official numbers will be certified early next week by the California State Athletic Commission. White also shared on Thursday that 3,300 complimentary tickets had already been issued, though the final total could certainly rise.

Neil Grove needed just 53 seconds to retain his heavyweight championship against Martin Thompson at Ultimate Challenge UK “Dynamite” on Saturday at The Troxy. Thompson overextended throwing a right hook and was punished with a brutal counter right that lifted him from his feet and planted him face first into the canvas. Grove, a UFC veteran followed with half a dozen unanswered ground strikes before the referee intervened.
Source: gerweck.net

OUT!
Brock Lesnar is out of UFC 106.  Dana White got the word today from Lesnar that he had been suffering from a severe flu for three-and-a- half weeks and hadn’t been able to shake it, and hasn’t been able to train.  At this point decided he didn’t have enough time left to get in top shape for the fight.  We’ve been able to confirm Lesnar has been sick so that part of the story is real, and was very down in recent days because he hadn’t been able to shake it and it was coming up on a deadline of not having time to get in shape.  UFC contacted Shane Carwin and told him the plan right now is for the fight to take place on Jan. 2 in Las Vegas. We’ll have more as the day goes on.
Sources: wrestlingobserver. com, f4wonline.com

MMA NOTES-
A heavyweight tilt between Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem (30-11) and former EliteXC and Cage Rage fighter James Thompson (14-10) is now official for Sunday’s DREAM.12 event.

Joe Warren, previously announced as the opponent for Rumina Sato, has been scratched from the line-up of Vale Tudo Japan 2009 due to an injury. tore a ligament in his left knee while practicing submission defense with his teammates at Team Quest. Warren’s current teammate and fellow former UMich wrestler, Cory Grant, has stepped in to face Sato.

Returning to the UFC for the first time since a solid 3-1 run in the organization, Paul Buentello (27-10 MMA, 3-1 UFC) is faces fast-rising heavyweight prospect Todd Duffee (5-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) in December at UFC 107; Penn vs. Sanchez. The fight is the first fight on the main card.

Former Abu Dhabi world champion Dean Lister signed a multi-fight deal last night with Maximum Fighting Championships and immediately agreed to meet Leites at MFC 23: “Unstoppable” on Friday, December 4 at the River Cree Resort and Casino.

The bout will be the main event of the fight card broadcast live throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico on HDNet Fights.

A UFC 106 bout has been struck from the night’s main card; welterweight Jon Fitch (19-3 MMA, 10-1 UFC) says opponent Ricardo Almeida (11-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) “blew out his knee” and was forced out of the event. Fitch made the announcement via Facebook and said he’ll get a “bigger fight instead,” – one “lots of you have been waiting for” – possibly on a later card. UFC 106 takes place Nov. 21 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and airs on pay-per-view.

A bout between rising middleweight contenders Wilson Gouveia (12-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC) and Alan Belcher (14-6 MMA, 5-4 UFC) is set for UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez. Both men will look to rebound from losses their last time out in the Octagon.

UFC veteran Matt ‘Suave’ Horwich defeated fellow Octagon veteran Jason ‘The Punisher’ Lambert via split decision last night in the main event of Aggression MMA 1 that took place in Edmonton, Alberta. Lambert has now lost 5 straight fights while Horwich snapped a three fight losing streak.
Source: gerweck.net