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Chase Gormley and Stefan Struve will meet in a heavyweight clash at UFC 104, Fighters Only has learned.Bout agreements for the fight were completed this week after Gormley’s original opponent Ben Rothwell was moved to a fight with Cain Velasquez at the same event, a source close to the fight told us.Just 21 years old, Struve’s official record is 17-3 and...

Undefeated fighter Zak Cummings (10-0) will replace an injured Evangelista ‘Cyborg’ Santos in the Strikeforce Challengers main event matchup with American military man Tim Kennedy (10-2) on September 25.Cyborg - husband of top female fighter Cris ‘Cyborg’ Santos - sustained a knee injury during a training session last week, forcing him to pull...

Shane Carwin is fighting Brock Lesnar in a UFC heavyweight title battle at UFC 106, Fighters Only has been able to confirm.The rumour emerged late Wednesday night via US site MMA Madness, which cited “sources close to the event”.Fighters Only has since been able to contact a well-placed source who has confirmed that the bout is “definitely”...

With Shane Carwin being bumped up to UFC 106 and a title shot against Brock Lesnar, Cain Velasquez has a new UFC 104 opponent.He will fight new UFC acquisition Ben Rothwell, the Militech Fighting Systems heavyweight who was brought in when Affliction Entertainment folded recently. The news comes courtesy of MMA Mania.Velasquez is coming off a unanimous decision win...

A battle of the Thiago’s is on the cards for UFC 107 later this year, according to a rumour that emerged today.Brazilian police officer Paulo Thiago has been matched with American Top Team standout Thiago Alves, according to MMA Junkie.Paulo is 11-1 in his professional career while Alves is 16-5. However, despite Paulo making a huge splas with his KO win over...

WEC lightweight contender Ben “Smooth” Henderson has admitted to having surgery to correct his extreme short-sightedness, something he has carried his whole career. His condition was so bad that at one point, he managed to miss an opponent that was standing right in front of him.“I have recently had surgery to correct my vision so I have been...

Wolfslair lightweight Paul Kelly is to be matched with German lightweight Dennis Siver at UFC 105, Fighters Only has been told.A German source informed us on Thursday morning that the two have verbally agreed to the fight although bout agreements are yet to be completed.Kelly is 9-1 in his professional MMA career and is 3-1 in the UFC. He is currently riding a...

Brazilian Top Team middleweight Rousimar Palhares is to face Alessio Sakara at the season finale of The Ultimate Fighter 10, it has been reported.The two were supposed to meet at UFC 101 but the bout was scrapped when Palhares sufferd a leg injury that required hospital treatment.Now the fight has been rearranged for the TUF 10 finale in December, according to...

Paul ‘Semtex’ Daley is preparing for his UFC debut by heading to Liverpool this week for a few days training alongside UFC lightweight Terry Etim.Etim trains and fights out of the Kaobon gym in central Liverpool and Daley will be spending three days there for sparring and drilling with the team.“I like to travel around with training, see if people...