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UFC Fight Night 22 weigh-ins set for Sept. 14; Chael Sonnen hosts Q&A session

Weigh-ins for this month’s blockbuster “UFC Fight Night 22: Marquardt
vs. Palhares” event take place Tuesday, Sept. 14, at the Frank Erwin
Center in Austin, Texas.

The same venue hosts the following night’s Spike TV-broadcast fight
card, which serves as a lead-in to the debut episode of “The Ultimate
Fighter

Villasenor vs. Villefort, Darabedyan vs. Straus official for Shark Fights 13

After injuries to Shark Fights 13 competitors Drew McFedries and Marcus
Hicks left the Texas-based organization scrambling for replacements,
Danillo Villefort and Daniel Straus stepped up to the plate.

As MMAjunkie.com first reported, Villefort will face Joey Villasenor, while Straus meets Karen Darabedyan.

The promotion today officially announced the changes.

Shinya Aoki vs. Marcus Aurelio among three contests added to DREAM.16

With just about three weeks until DREAM.16, the Japanese-based
organization has started to reveal a few details about the fight card.

While a light heavyweight title fight between mini-grand-prix finalists
Gegard Mousasi and Tatsuya Mizuno was already assured, three additional
contests were announced overnight.

The new contests include Shinya Aoki

Tim Boetsch vs. Phil Davis tapped for UFC 123

Tim Boetsch and Phil Davis are bound for Motor City.

Sources close to event today informed MMAjunkie.com that the light heavyweights have agreed to fight at UFC 123, and
paperwork is on its way. 

UFC 123 is expected to take place Nov. 20 at The Palace of Auburn Hills
in

Danillo Villefort added to Shark Fights 13, faces Joey Villasenor

Drew McFedries’ loss is Danillo Villefort’s gain.

MMAjunkie.com has learned from sources close to the American Top Team
Fighter that he has verbally agreed to replace an injured McFedries on
just one-week’s notice and fight Joey Villasenor on the main card
of Shark Fights 13.

Bout agreements are expected to

Poll results: Who wins the Shark Fights 13 bout between Jardine and Prangley?

The Texas-based Shark Fights organization has put together a
talent-laden card as it enters the pay-per-view market for the first
time in company history.

And while there are a number of intriguing matchups on the Sept. 11 even, the main event provides a pair of UFC veterans with big-fight
experience.

Stephan Bonnar vs. Igor Pokrajac targeted for The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale

Stephan Bonnar, finalist in the original season of “The Ultimate Fighter,” returns to where it all began.

Well, kind of.

While he’ll compete at a different venue that the night of his legendary April
2005 battle with Forrest Griffin, Bonnar will fight Igor
Pokrajac in Las Vegas on a live

Drew McFedries, Marcus Hicks scratched from Shark Fights 13 event

All mixed martial arts promotions are forced to deal with the reality of
injuries, and the upstart Shark Fights organization is no exception.

While the Texas-based promotion will host its first-ever pay-per-view
event with next week’s Shark Fights 13 card, the organization will need
to secure a pair of late

WEC officials announce “Best of WEC” DVD for Sept. 7 release

While DVD sales have long provided a consistent revenue stream for the
UFC, the company’s sister promotion just recently joined the market.

Now, a little less than two months after releasing its first title, “WEC
48: Aldo vs. Faber,” under an agreement with Image Entertainment, Inc.,
the promotion has announced

Karlos Vemola drops to 205, meets Seth Petruzelli at UFC 122

More European talent is headed toward UFC 122 in Oberhausen, Germany.

MMAjunkie.com today learned from multiple sources
close to the event that Karlos “The Terminator” Vemola is moving from heavyweight to light heavyweight and is expected to
meet Seth Petruzelli.

UFC 122 takes place Nov. 13 in Oberhausen’s Konig Pilsener

After latet opponent switch, UFC’s Gunderson says Edwards a better matchup

Short-notice and last-minute are two terms that describe the bulk of
John Gunderson’s career. By now, the UFC lightweight is used to opponent
switches. He grumbles for a minute, then moves on. It doesn’t much
change his job in the gym.

Gunderson is from the school of year-round training. There

Alex Karalexis vs. Tiequan Zhang official; WEC 51 card complete with 11 bouts

Tiequan Zhang will soon become World Extreme Cagefighting’s first-ever Chinese fighter.

As MMAjunkie.com first reported in August, China Top
Team fighter Tiequan Zhang has signed a multi-fight deal with the
organization and will debut at WEC 51.

The hard-hitting Alex Karalexis has been booked to welcome “The
Mongolian Wolf” to

Bellator 28 main card official, includes Horwich vs. Schambari, Andrusia vs. Larkin

One day after holding a thrilling featherweight title fight in San
Antonio, Texas, Bellator Fighting Championships officials are now
turning their attention to “The Big Easy.”

Bellator today announced the four main-card fights for next week’s
Bellator 28 event, which takes place Sept. 9 at the Mahalia Jackson
Theater for

“Inside MMA” preview: New York’s Bob Reilly discusses his opposition to MMA

Hardly a day goes by that UFC president Dana White isn’t asked about his
promotion’s progress on helping the sport of mixed martial arts gain
regulation in the state of New York.

One of the few remaining North American outposts that doesn’t regulate
MMA, New York has appeared close on

No Olympics, no problem – UFC plans to create its own international tournament

For years, many mixed martial arts fans have wondered aloud why their favorite sport isn’t a part of the Olympic Games.

After all, with boxing, judo, wrestling and tae kwon do already slated
as modern Olympic events, what’s the problem with adding the arts together?

That’s an argument for another

Montreal official as host of Dec. 11 “UFC 124: St-Pierre vs. Koscheck II” event

If UFC contender Josh Koscheck thought he had it
bad in his first trip to Montreal, imagine how it will feel fighting
hometown hero Georges St-Pierre.

On Thursday, the UFC’s “Ultimate Insider” series officially announced
that previous reports of a return trip to Montreal’s Bell Centre were
indeed true, and

Getting UFC opportunity is only half the fight for lightweight Yves Edwards

Veteran lightweight Yves Edwards has been around the block enough to
know that a UFC contract isn’t an achievement in itself. It’s what you
do when you’re inside the octagon that counts.

Edwards fights John Gunderson at UFC Fight Night 22 on Sept. 15 in Austin, Texas. Don’t get him

MMAjunkie.com Radio: Cruz, Escudero, Karakhanyan, Vanier, Kawa

MMAjunkie.com Radio today concludes another week of programming with a stacked lineup of guests.

WEC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz, UFC lightweight contender
Efrain Escudero and Bellator contenders Georgi Karakhanyan and Carey
Vanier will all call in to discuss the latest happenings in their
careers. First Round Management’s Malki Kawa will

Rob Kimmons vs. Kyle Noke meet at UFC 122 in Germany

While the UFC has yet to officially announce its return to Germany, the evening’s planned fight card continues to take shape.

The latest addition the the UFC 122 lineup features a middleweight
matchup between Rob Kimmons and Kyle Noke.

MMAjunkie.com has confirmed with sources close to
the bout, which was

“UFC Primetime” returns to Spike TV for “UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez”

In anticipation of their UFC 121 main-event fight, UFC heavyweight
champion Brock Lesnar and undefeated challenger Cain
Velasquez will be featured in the latest edition of
Spike TV’s three-part “UFC Primetime” special.

The series debuts Wednesday, Oct. 6, at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Subsequent episodes air in the timeslot on Oct.