Well, Jason Brilz (3-1 UFC) has stepped up to the plate.

Brilz has some form in the UFC having bested Tim Boetsch and Brad Morris though he has lost to TUF winner Eliot Marshall.

At this moment in time it is thought that Nogueira will still fight on the card as the UFC are rushing to find a replacement.

UFC 114 sees current light heavyweight champ Lyoto Machida defend his title in a rematch against former Griffin victim; Shogun Rua.

How serious Griffin’s injury is remains to be seen and speculation will now mount oncerning whether or not his withdrawal means that a fight with Nogueira will ever happen.

Personally I always felt that beating Nogueira was a long shot as far as Griffin is concerned, his withdrawal; however disappointing, is a good thing for his career.

We’ll keep you posted.

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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The American Kickboxing Academy welterweight got his start on the show five years ago, and if rumors stand true, the winner of the upcoming fight between Koscheck and British fighter Paul Daley could determine who will coach opposite UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre.

Koscheck admits that if the UFC comes calling to ask him to coach the show, he’d definitely accept and would be happy to be back on “The Ultimate Fighter.”

“It definitely would be fun. I think it would be a great opportunity, and I would definitely take the UFC up on it,” said Koscheck in a recent interview with MMAWeekly Radio.

Make no mistake about it, Koscheck only has one thing on his mind right now and that’s Paul Daley. He says that Daley is the only thing that motivates him right now, and he doesn’t want anyone to think he’s looking past him and to a future match-up with St. Pierre.

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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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Ortiz was arrested and held at the Huntington Beach Police Department for several hours, cooperating with the investigation before being released on $25,000 bail.

Along with his attorney Chip Matthews, Ortiz made a statement at an impromptu news conference on Monday evening in North Hollywood, Calif.

According to the statement, Ortiz claims Jameson has been hooked on Oxycontin for over a year, and that her drug use is what led to the argument and his eventual arrest on suspicion for domestic violence.

Ortiz also said in the statement that he never struck Jameson, and according to Matthews it was his discovery of drugs in the home that led to the confrontation.

“I want to be quite clear,” Matthews said. “Tito Ortiz never laid a hand on Jenna.”

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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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The bout has been rumored for several weeks, but the announcement on Monday cements the two fighters in the main event, with both looking to stay relevant in a tough 205-pound weight class.

Always seen as one of the grittiest fighters in the division, Keith Jardine (15-7-1) has fallen on tough times lately losing his last three bouts in a row. Facing some of the toughest competition in the division, he has dropped fights to Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Thiago Silva, and most recently to “Ultimate Fighter” winner Ryan Bader.

Training out of Greg Jackson’s famed gym in New Mexico, Jardine will be battling not only Matt Hamill, but also for a place to call home because losing four in a row is not a position any fighter ever wants to be in.

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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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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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