Following his split decision victory over George Roop during the live finale for the eighth season of The Ultimate Fighter, “Sugar” Shane Nelson is set to make his formal UFC debut against Aaron Riley at UFC 96 on March 7. The news is courtesy of a report from MMAjunkie.com, which quoted a source close to Nelson as indicating that the fight is close... 

The Ultimate Fighting Championship officially awarded its traditional “Fight Night” bonuses to four fighters upon the completion of its successful UFC 91 event last night. Despite lofty projections for PPV sales of the event, officials with the promotion awarded $60,000 bonuses after having awarded $70,000 bonuses during last month’s UFC 90... 

Originally scheduled for UFC 85, a welterweight clash between the always tough Ryo Chonan (14-8) and the perennially perplexing, Roan Carneiro (12-7) will now take place on September 6th, at the Phillips Arena in Atlanta as a part of UFC 88. The news comes from our good friends over at MMA Junkie. Chonan had to pull out of the UFC 85 clash due to a rib injury,... 

From the good folks at Sherdog: Roan Carneiro and Ryo Chonan have signed to fight at UFC 85 on June 7 in London, sources close to both camps have told Sherdog.com. The bout will be a rematch of a Feb. 12, 2005, meeting in Deep. Chonan (14-8) stopped the Brazilian on a cut in that first fight after landing a knee as Carneiro (12-6) tried for a takedown. Chonan... 

Diego Sanchez announced via a bulletin on his official MySpace account that his next fight will be against Roan Carneiro at UFC 82 on March 1 in Columbus, Ohio, reports MMAjunkie.com. The match announcement has yet to be confirmed by the UFC. Sanchez is coming off two consecutive losses, which served as the first times he had been defeated after starting his...