The UFC is putting on their third show in ten days and invading Bojangles Colliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina tonight for “UFC Fight Night 21: Florian vs. Gomi.”

You can never get enough of free and live mixed martial arts on television and this event is no exception. Airing live on Spike TV as a lead-in to season 11 of “The Ultimate Fighter,” Fight Night 21 features an incredible lightweight bout that matches Kenny Florian (12-4) up against Japanese superstar, “The Fireball Kid” Takanori Gomi (31-5).

All 22 fighters participating in tomorrow night’s “UFC Fight Night 21: Florian vs. Gomi” event hit the scales this afternoon and successful made weight.
Weigh-ins took place at the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina, which is the same venue that will host the fight night. UFC Fight Night 21 will be aired live on Spike TV and be followed immediately by the season premiere of  “The Ultimate Fighter 11.”
The night’s card is headlined by a lightweight bout between two top contenders Kenny Florian and Takanori Gomi. Gomi is a Japanese superstar who will be making his promotional debut. In the [...]

Strikeforce Challengers 7 took place last Friday on Showtime. Main event participant Lavar Johnson was returning from a year lay-off after he was nearly killed following multiple gunshot wounds and picked up an event high $16,000 following his victory over Lolohea Mahe.
The California State Athletic Commission released the full list of payouts from the event. Other top earners from Strikeforce Challengers 7 were main card participants Justin Wilcox ($12,000), Andre Galvao ($10,000) and Ron “Abongo” Humphrey ($7,000).
Here is the full list of fighter salaries:
Lavar Johnson: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)
def. Lolohea Mahe: $3,000
Ron “Abongo” Humphrey: $7,000 ($3,500 win bonus)
def. George Bush [...]

Shane Carwin defeated former UFC champion Frank Mir in a devastating fashion on his way to being crowned the new UFC interim heavyweight champion and finding himself next in line for Brock Lesnar’s gold.
Carwin took to the internet to thank his fans this morning as he posted on the popular mixed martial arts forum, The Underground.
Here is what Carwin’s message read:
Thanks to you guys on here that believed in me. It was a long road and I know some of you have been on it with me for some time now. I was “wordless” last night, I still pretty much [...]

At the post-fight press conference, Dana White said he would like to see Jon Fitch take on his American Kickboxing Academy teammate Josh Koscheck to determine the number one contender for Georges St-Pierre’s next title defense.
Fitch was having none of that idea and said that the fight would never happen and if it did it would be in the gym behind closed doors. Dana White was not amused and had a few sarcastic responses for Fitch.
“I’m not kidding when I say I want to see Koscheck fight Fitch, I’m sick of that s*** … It’s over man, this whole we [...]

Six medical suspensions were handed out by the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board following UFC 111 last night. The NJSACB today distributed the list of medical and disciplinary suspensions to MMAjunkie.com.
Prelim fighter Matthew Riddle received the longest suspension after being on the wrong end of an illegal upkick on his way to a decision victory against Greg Soto. Riddle is out indefinitely and will need a CT scan to return to action.
Co-main event participant Frank Mir received a precautionary 30 day suspension following his knockout loss and fellow main card fighter Mark Bocek also received 30 days for [...]

Bonuses have been handed out for last night’s ”UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy” event. Each fighter receiving a fight night bonuses was awarded an extra $65,000.
Knockout of the Night went to heavyweight Shane Carwin who disposed of Frank Mir early in the first-round in the evening’s co-main event. The knockout victory earned Carwin the interim heavyweight title and next crack at current champion Brock Lesnar.
Kurt Pellegrino earned himself Submission of the Night for his second-round rear-naked choke finish of Brazilian Fabricio Camoes. The win was Pellegrino’s fourth straight inside the UFC cage and it vaults the 30-year old New Jersey [...]

UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre had a successful title defense last night at UFC 111 in Newark, New Jersey. The champion won in dominate fashion, taking every round on all judges score cards — including a couple 10-8 rounds.
While St-Pierre dominated the entire five rounds of the bout, the champion and crowd were left wanting more.
St-Pierre only came close to finishing top contender Dan Hardy on two occasions — a viscous armbar and kimura. Hardy never came close to tapping and he worked his way out of the armbar, while St-Pierre eventually let go of the kimura.
Letting go of the [...]

UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy is coming to you tonight live on pay-per view from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Tonight’s event also features two live preliminary bouts — Nate Diaz vs. Rory Markham & Ricardo Almeida vs. Matt Brown — free on Spike TV.
The fight card features a championship double-header.
In the night’s main event, current champion and top pound-for-pound fighter Georges St-Pierre (19-2) puts his belt on the line against a hungry warrior and fierce striker in British sensation Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy (23-6). Hardy will be looking to shock the world as he comes in the [...]

Matt Serra was part of the UFC 111 question-and-answer session yesterday afternoon in Newark, New Jersey, which took place prior to the weigh-ins.
Serra trained with Hardy for a few weeks leading up to the fight and numerous questions were directed at Serra asking him about the training sessions. The former welterweight champ went on to say that Hardy has an edge in his fight against St. Pierre.
“This is mixed martial arts, a game of inches. Yes, I think he has a very good shot. This kid is game, he’s game, and that is something you can’t teach. Is it an [...]