A long-awaited rematch between welterweights Thiago Alves and Jon Fitch will have to wait a bit longer.

The pair was expected to meet at UFC 115 on June 12 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, but Alves is still not medically cleared to fight, sources close to the fighter told MMAjunkie.com.

With six weeks to the event, UFC officials chose to exercise caution with his timetable for return and rescheduled the bout for UFC 117 on Aug. 7 in Oakland, Calif.

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Matt Mitrione knows a thing or two about being pigeonholed, and he’s not about to do that to UFC 113 opponent and fellow “The Ultimate Fighter 10″ veteran Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson.

Mitrione got a reputation on the Spike TV series as a difficult-to-work-with brooder that rubbed his teammates the wrong way. Ferguson already had a reputation as an MMA greenie made famous by the good fortune of YouTube.

It’s a sport full of people with hot air, Mitrione says, and nothing is worse than taking a competitor at face value.

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A little less than one month before it officially hits retailer’s shelves, THQ and the Ultimate Fighting Championship are releasing a demo for the highly anticipated “UFC Undisputed 2010.”

The videogame teaser, which will be available for download this Thursday, April 29, will feature four fighters – all light heavyweights – including champion Lyoto Machida and challengers Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, Rashad Evans and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson.

Available for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable consoles, “UFC Undisputed 2010″ is set for a May 25 release.

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Former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz was arrested this morning on suspicion of domestic abuse, according to the Huntington Beach Police Department.

Lieutenant Mike Reynolds today informed MMAjunkie.com that HBPD officers were called to Ortiz’s residence at 9:53 a.m. PT local time Monday morning on a domestic violence call and arrested Ortiz at 11:45 a.m.

Reynolds said Ortiz is currently being held at the Huntington Beach Police Department and is “cooperating with the investigation.”

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Despite UFC president Dana White’s threats in Abu Dhabi earlier this month, UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva will not be fighting on the preliminary card of a UFC event any time soon.

In fact, he’ll actually be in the main event.

Following Saturday night’s “WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber” post-event press conference, White told a small group of reporters that the upcoming Silva vs. Chael Sonnen fight at UFC 117 in Oakland, Calif., would serve as the night’s featured contest.

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“The Ultimate Fighter 10″ winner Roy Nelson is working his way into the mix.

The round-bellied heavyweight on Saturday posted a message on his official Twitter account that he expects to face burgeoning takedown artist Cheick Kongo in his next octagon appearance. Though not yet confirmed by the UFC, a Fighters Only report this past week has pegged the match-up to take place at UFC 116.

UFC 116 takes place July 3 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. A heavyweight title unification match between current champion Brock Lesnar and interim champion Shane Carwin is expected to headline.

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Former UFC champion Randy Couture has been targeted for participation in the UFC’s first trip to Boston. And if he gets his wish, the UFC Hall of Famer may get to face former boxing champion James Toney.

Fighters Only first reported the possibility of Couture’s participation on the card. While no opponent has been finalized, Couture has repeatedly expressed a desire to face the former boxing champion.

Although not officially announced, UFC 118 is expected to take place Aug. 28 at the TD Garden in Boston.

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Hard-hitting welterweights Matt Brown and Chris Lytle have been targeted for a UFC 116 matchup.

MMAfighting.com was the first to report the matchup today, and MMAjunkie.com has subsequently confirmed that at least one fighter has agreed to the bout with the intention to sign a contract.

UFC 116 is expected to take place July 3 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, though the promotion has yet to formally announce the card. A heavyweight title match between returning champion Brock Lesnar and interim heavyweight champion Shane Carwin is the expected headliner.

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Although World Extreme Cagefighting officials have long touted the benefits of having their own lightweight division – the only weight class that overlaps with its sister promotion, the Ultimate Fighting Championship – a change could be on the way.

In a recent interview with USA Today’s Sergio Non, UFC president Dana White said the WEC’s 155-pound weight class “eventually” will be folded into the bigger promotion.

The division is currently ruled by top prospect and champ Benson Henderson, who meets Donald Cerrone at Saturday’s WEC 48 pay-per-view event at ARCO Arena in Sacramento, Calif.

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While “Strikeforce: Nashville” had a few interesting developments, including Jake Shields’ upset win over Dan Henderson and the historic matchup of champion vs. champion, Saturday night’s event will ultimately be remembered for one thing: the post-fight brawl.

The ugly, CBS-broadcast melee undoubtedly marred what had been a relatively ho-hum night up to that point.

But at the evening’s post-event press conference, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker made one thing perfectly clear: the organization had nothing to do with Jason “Mayhem” Miller’s presence in the cage. In fact, Coker said Miller should have been able to see the brawl coming.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – According to most MMA pundits, Strikeforce middleweight champion Jake Shields had one path to victory against UFC import Dan Henderson in their main event contest at Saturday’s “Strikeforce: Nashville” event.

Similarly, most felt Henderson had one weapon that could turn the fight in his favor.

But what would happen if both fighters were able to implement their preferred attack? That question was answered at Bridgestone Arena in the final bout of the evening’s CBS-broadcast main card, though the beauty of the performance was marred by some disgusting post-fight antics.

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If ever there was a fighter destined to fight at UFC 118, it would be Joe Lauzon.

The 25-year-old Bridgewater, Mass., native told MMAjunkie.com that he expects to fight on the first UFC event to touch down on his home turf.

Lauzon joins fellow Massachusetts native Kenny Florian as fighters penciled in for the pay-per-view card, which is expected to take place Aug. 28 at the TD Garden in Boston. A lightweight title rematch between current champion Frankie Edgar and deposed king B.J. Penn is expected to headline.

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