It is rumored that verbal agreements are now in place for a fight between Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Stephan Bonnar for some time in 2012.
Bonnar requested this fight via his twitter account following his most recent victory over Kyle Kingsbury at UFC 139 this past weekend.
"The Polish Experiment" Krzysztof Soszynski will step into the octagon against Igor Pokrajac on December 10 at UFC 140 in Toronto, Canada. The Canadian, Soszynski, will look to keep his win streak alive with a key victory against Pokrajac. His record is 6-2 within the UFC, with 3 of his 8 fights picking up "Fight Night" Bonuses.
Phil "Mr. Wonderful" Davis has not fought in the UFC since back in March where he beat Antônio Rogério Nogueira to extend his unbeaten streak to nine. He came in to the UFC in February of 2010 and has since beat the likes of Brian Stann, Alexander Gustafsson, Rodney Wallace, Tim Boetsch and the above mentioned "Little Nog".
It looks like Jason "Mayhem" Miller has his game-plan set for his fight against Michael Bisping at The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale on Dec. 3 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Above are tweets from Rick Story's twitter account earlier today. He not only disclosed that he fought through injury during his loss to Martin Kampmann, but that he also just signed a 4-fight deal with the UFC.
It is expected to be announced in the next few days that Mark Munoz will face off against Chael Sonnen for the number one contender status in the middleweight division. This fight is expected to headline the UFC on Fox 2 card on Jan. 28 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
Back in May, Maiquel Falcao was released from the UFC when some lingering legal issues stemming from a 2002 assault charge resurfaced earlier this year. Falcao is a veteran of the sport and has an impressive record of 28-4 with 1NC. He was just recently signed to fight for Bellator Fighting Championship.
I was listening to MMAJunkie Radio this morning and the fellas were chatting with Mike Dolce about a possible fight between Martin Kampmann and Thiago Alves. It wasn't even an hour later that Damon Martin of MMAWeekly.com broke the news that the two were lined up for an un-named card on March 3, 2012.
Paul "The Mauler" Lazenby is one of the most well-known and respected personalities in Canadian MMA. He recently has found himself in the thick of controversy in the MMA world after breaking a story on an illegal "charity" fight that recently took place in Surrey, BC. The week before, his interview with Bas Rutten where Rutten gave a then-unheard point of view on the Alistair Overeem/Golden Glory situation grabbed headlines on MMA websites throughout cyberspace. Never one to shy away from an opinion, Lazenby recently gave some of his time to MMASucka's Carlin Bardsley for an in-depth interview discuss these topics, his friend Chael Sonnen's walkout on TSN's Off the Record, UFC's future in Vancouver and more.
