Five Ounces of Pain has learned the lightweight’s camp is currently seeking fights outside of the UFC due to what appears to be an imminent release from the promotion. “Tellys” was submitted in the second round of his preliminary pairing with Donald Cerrone after beginning the bout with a bit of controversy surrounding an opening bell strike rather than glove-tap.

The loss to Cerrone was Kelly’s third loss in his last five fights including a decision to Jacob Volkmann and TKO defeat to Dennis Siver. If he does receive an official release from the organization, as expected, he will exit the UFC with a 5-4 record. Kelly is 11-4 overall with his most recent victories coming against Matt Veach and T.J. O’Brien. Eight of his wins have come by way of a finishing performance.

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News of the still-unfolding scenario was reported by MMAWeekly where it was explained sources have indicated negotiations between Spike and the UFC are moving in a positive direction.

If things continue as planned fans will have a chance to see Mendes and Cerrone in two of the biggest tests each has faced thus far in their collective careers. The 9-0 Mendes is set to mix it up with Michihiro Omigawa, a winner of his last five fights with past success in the ring against Nam Phan, Marlon Sandro, Hatsu Hioki, and others. Meanwhile, Cerrone will square off against 26-year old Brit Paul Kelly who possesses a well-rounded attack and five wins in the Octagon.

UFC 126 is headlined by a middleweight championship bout featuring title-holder Anderson Silva putting his belt up for grabs against Vitor Belfort. Other notable match-ups on the card include former champs Rich Franklin vs. Forrest Griffin and Jon Jones vs. Ryan Bader.

MMAWeekly.com is reporting that the Kelly vs. Delgado matchup has been confirmed between and is most likely ticketed for the UFC 99 undercard during the UFC’s German debut on Saturday, June 13.

Kelly, who trains out of the Wolfslair Academy, is coming off a victory over another Ultimate Fighter veteran Troy Mandaloniz at UFC 95 last month in London, England. Soon after the win Kelly made the decision to move down in weight.

The British born fighter is 8-1 with his lone loss coming at the hands of Marcus Davis at UFC 89. He was also awarded a “Fight of the Night” bonus after defeating fellow British fighter Paul Taylor at UFC 80.

Delgado is a jiu-jitsu black belt who made a successful debut in the UFC at live finale for the eighth season The Ultimate Fighter where he defeated housemate John Polakowski via second round submission.

While on the show, Delgado had the legitimacy of his black belt questioned by many of the other contestants as well as coach Frank Mir. His opponent, Junie Browning, even went as far as to throw a black belt in front of Delgado after their fight on the show had been announced and spit on it. Delgado gave Browning all he could handle pushing the fight to a third round in which he ultimately lost despite being a heavy underdog.

UFC 99 will take place in Cologne, Germany and will emanate from the Lanxess Arena. The show’s main event will feature former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin and former PRIDE middleweight (203 pounds) champion Wanderlei Silva in a catch weight bout that will be contested at 195 pounds.

Kelly who won a unanimous decision is known for being heavy handed but he feels as though his power will translate better if he fights at 155 pounds. The U.K. native has always had plans on making the move down to lightweight but wanted to wait until he signed a new contract with the UFC.

Kelly also wanted to end his run as a welterweight with a win but said that while the decision is up to the UFC regarding his move he feels as though it is the best decision for him. Fighting as a welterweight does not require him to cut any weight at this time and he doesn’t see any problems making the lightweight limit.

Kelly expressed that he felt his fight with Mandaloniz was exciting and felt that is he had lost his career with the UFC may have been in jeopardy. He calls fighting his lifestyle and he is only interested in putting on good fights.

He went on to say that he was able to win because of his heart and determination. Quinton Jackson, a teammate of Kelly’s the Wolfslair Academy, was in his corner shouting some very good advice. Kelly referred to Jackson as his “homeboy” and said that when he fights he feels as though his teammates are in the cage fighting with him.

MMAjunkie.com was the first to report the news on Wednesday.

Kelly is 7-1 and trains with Michael Bisping and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson at the Wolfslair Academy in England. UFC 95 will serve as the third time Kelly has fought in the Octagon with his record in his previous two fights standing at 1-1.

Kelly made his UFC debut at UFC 80 last January, where he defeated Paul Taylor via unanimous decision in a fight that earned the promotion’s “Fight Night” bonus for “Fight of the Night.” The Englishman returned at UFC 89 this past October and submitted to a guillotine choke by Marcus Davis at 2:16 of round 2.

Mandaloniz, a native of Hilo, Hawaii has trained in the past with B.J. Penn and now currently trains with TUF 3 middleweight winner Kendall Grove.

The bout vs. Kelly at UFC 95 will mark the first time Mandaloniz has fought since December 8, 2007. Facing Richie Hightower during the live finale for TUF 6, the 29-year old improved to 3-1 following a first round TKO.

Other reported matchups for UFC 95 include Joe Stevenson vs. Diego Sanchez, Josh Koscheck vs. Paulo Thiago, Demian Maia vs. Chael Sonnen, Nathan Marquardt vs. Wilson Gouveia, Dan Hardy vs. Rory Markham, Junior dos Santos vs. Stefan Struve, Shannon Gugerty vs. Jeff Lawson, and Justin Buchholz vs. Terry Etim.

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Full DREAM fight results here.

• Shinya Aoki vs. Gesias “JZ” Calvancante ends in a no contest due to an illegal elbow to the back of Aoki’s neck
• Tatsuya Kawajiri def. Kultar Gill via unanimous decision
• Eddie Alvarez def. Andre “Dida” Amade via TKO (strikes) at 6:47 of round one
• Mirko Cro Cop def. Tatsuya Mizuno via TKO (strikes) at :56 of round one
• Mitsuhiro Ishida def. Bu Kyung Jung via unanimous decision
• Katsuhiko Nagata def. Artur Oumakhanov via unanimous decision
• Luiz Firmino def. Kazuyuki Miyata via rear naked choke at 7:37 of round one
• Joachim Hansen def. Kotetsu Boku via unanimous decision
• Hayato Sakurai def. Hidetaka Monma via TKO (strikes) at 4:12 of round one
• Ikuhisa Minowa def. Bum Chan Kang via submission (kneebar) at 1:25 of round one