MMAjunkie.com was the first to report the news and FiveOuncesOfPain.com has since verified the story with a source affiliated with Schafer’s camp. Antonio Mendes reportedly had been set to face Andre Gusmao, who is no longer expected to compete on the card.

With the win over Alexander, Schafer, 10-3-2, was able to extend his second tour of duty with the UFC. His first UFC stint ended after having suffered consecutive losses to Michael Bisping and Stephan Bonnar at UFCs 66 and 77, respectively.

Schafer will attempt to improve his lifetime record in the UFC to 3-2 when he faces Mendes, a Brazilian fighter who lost his UFC debut in May at UFC 84.

Facing the undefeated Thiago Silva, Mendes’ overall MMA record fell to 15-3 after submitting to punches at 2:24 of round 1. Prior to being signed by the UFC, the 27-year old had recorded a notable victory by International MMA standards after TKO’ing Kirill “Baby Fedor” Sidelnikov during an M-1 and MFC co-promoted event in 2007.

UFC 93 is scheduled from to emanate from the O2 Arena and will be headlined by a light heavyweight matchup featuring Rich Franklin and Dan Henderson. Additional matchups include Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs. Mark Coleman, Denis Kang vs. Alan Belcher, Rousimar Palhares vs. Jeremy Horn, and Marcus Davis vs. Chris Lytle.

2007 Abu-Dhabi Absolute Champion Robert Drysdale is the newest member of Xtreme Couture. Robert just moved to Las Vegas, where he is living full time. He is excited to be the newest addition to our Pro Team where he will train in preparation for his MMA debut. Robert will be instructing the Pro Team in jiu jitsu and will teach the jiu jitsu classes at the gym. He is also going to coach our amateur submission grappling and jiu jitsu teams.

Drysdale submitted Marcelo Garcia in last year’s Absolute Division finals, shocking the jiu jitsu community in the process. Garcia is considered the best jiu jitsu player, pound for pound in the world and Drysdale made him tap. That’s saying something. He’ll now serve as the head jiu jitsu coach for Xtreme Couture while also training to make his mixed martial arts debut.

Xtreme Couture, from a coaching standpoint, may be the best mixed martial arts camp in the world right now. They have coaches at the top levels in wrestling, striking, and now jiu jitsu. Add to that a solid roster of professional fighters and, of course, Randy Couture, and you’ve got one hell of a camp.