With four wins in a row, it would be difficult to deny Kurt Pellegrino has developed into a legitimate title contender. Since returning to his native New Jersey and hooking up with fellow UFC lightweight Kenny Florian, Pellegrino has flourished and now has his sights set on goals he once thought unobtainable. Shortly after his recent win at UFC 111, Pellegrino told MMAWeekly.com, “I had set my goals in the middle. I just told people I wanted to fight in the UFC. I believed that was the highest I could set my goals, and I have to reset everything. “I told my wife that I never wanted the belt, I ...

Saturday, March 27, 2010 - by Ken Pishna, MMAWeekly.com Georges St-Pierre entered the Octagon at UFC 111 on Saturday night the overwhelming favorite, and he exited in the same fashion. He left know doubt in anyone’s mind that he is the most dominant welterweight fighter, and one of the pound for pound best fighters, on the planet. St-Pierre wasn't able to finish Hardy, but he thoroughly dominated the fight from bell to bell. Every single round, Hardy came out trying to find an opening for his striking arsenal, and every single round, St-Pierre picked the Brit up and dumped him on his back. He wasn’t able to do much visible damage ...

Saturday, March 27, 2010 - by MMAWeekly.com Staff The bad news is Thiago Alves wasn't able to fight Jon Fitch at UFC 111, but the much better news is that the Brazilian will be able to return to action as soon as May, after having a minor surgery that will keep him away for only a few weeks. Alves spoke to the media on Friday evening in New York City to update everyone on what was a fairly vague, yet scary situation after he was not approved to fight following a CAT scan that revealed an issue with the fighter's brain that could not be solved by fight time. Fitch remained on the UFC 111 card ...

Saturday, March 27, 2010 - by Ken Pishna - MMAWeekly.com  The answer has finally come, and the answer is Shane Carwin.The question? Who is next up for returning UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar? Carwin on Saturday at UFC 111 night kept his unblemished record intact, although it took him longer to defeat Frank Mir than any other fight of his career. That still only amounts to 3:48. Carwin used his wrestling skills, clinching Mir against the fence to negate the former UFC champion’s newfound striking prowess. As he pressed, Carwin peppered Mir with short punches to the head and body, while driving knees to the Mir’s legs, until he ...

Just hours after news broke that Thiago Alves had to pull out of his UFC 111 main card fight with Jon Fitch due to a failed CT scan, multiple sources are now reporting that Fitch will instead fight Ben Saunders on the main card. Saunders already had a main card fight against Jake Ellenberger, but he was apparently eager to fight Fitch. Ellenberger will reportedly be paid his show-money plus a win bonus and will simply be removed from the card. MMA Junkie had the initial report: Multiple sources today confirmed with MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) the change to Saturday's card, which takes place at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. A source told MMAjunkie.com said Saunders ...