Elliot Worsell, UFC - Rumours were circulating that the UFC had Australia on their mind, and James Te Huna heard them at every corner. He was working as a bricklayer in Sydney at the time and compiling a noteworthy career as a mixed martial artist on the side. A talented fighter with more wins than defeats, Te Huna's biggest opponent to date was a troublesome shoulder injury.

Michael DiSanto, UFC - Late last week, I was talking about UFC 109 to a Silicon Valley venture capitalist, and he said, "I wish Randy Couture would just go away; I'm so over that guy." Interesting. When pressed why, he responded, "Because he beats all of my favorite fighters, and the guy is older than I am!" Fair point.

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - It was a bout nearly 12 years in the making, and for Randy Couture, it was certainly worth the wait, as he was on point in his UFC 109 main event Saturday night against Mark Coleman from the opening bell until he submitted his fellow Hall of Famer in the second round at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Chael Sonnen is the worst kind of fighter to be in the Octagon with. Not because he will knock you out in 30 seconds or submit you in the same amount of time. It's because he will punish you and make you miserable for 15 minutes, and that's precisely what he did to Nate Marquardt in the UFC 109 co-main event Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, pounding out a unanimous decision victory that earned him a shot at April's middleweight title fight between champion Anderson Silva and challenger Vitor Belfort.

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - When the heat was on, Mac Danzig delivered, as The Ultimate Fighter season six winner broke a three fight losing streak Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Events Center with an impressive unanimous decision win over Justin Buchholz in lightweight action on the UFC 109 card.

Click below for the official weigh-in results for Saturday's UFC 109 event. UFC 109, which is headlined by the light heavyweight bout between UFC Hall of Famers Randy Couture and Mark Coleman, and the middleweight title elimination bout between Nate Marquardt and Chael Sonnen, airs live on pay-per-view from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas beginning at 10pm ET / 7pm PT. Fans can also tune in to Spike TV at 9pm ET / 6pm PT to see live UFC 109 preliminary bouts.

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Home to the Packers, Brewers, and Bucks, Wisconsin will now welcome mixed martial arts to the fold after Governor Jim Doyle signed a bill into law Thursday that will now regulate MMA in this great sports state, which also doubles as the base for UFC fighters Eric Schafer (Fond Du Lac), Pat Barry (Milwaukee), Ben Rothwell (Kenosha), renowned trainer Duke Roufus, and WEC standouts Anthony Pettis (Milwaukee) and Jameel Massouh (Kenosha).

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - The UK. Ireland. Canada. Germany. Australia. Abu Dhabi. China? Well, if UFC President Dana White has his way, China will be one of the future stops on the UFC's ever expanding world tour, telling the media during the UFC 109 pre-fight press conference in Las Vegas that the Asian nation is "on our hit list right now."

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Randy Couture is 46 years old. There's no getting around it and it is certainly the 800-pound gorilla in the room whenever the UFC Hall of Famer gets around the media. But I'll let you in on a little secret - he doesn't really care about what the date on his birth certificate says.

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Mark Coleman is living the impossible dream. Of course, he'd probably disagree with that assessment, considering he's spent the last 40 days of his life in Las Vegas, torturing his body in the gym while he misses his two daughters back in Ohio.

LAS VEGAS - Home to two of the first five Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) events, Charlotte, North Carolina will once again host the premier organization in mixed martial arts on Wednesday, March 31st, as the UFC returns to Charlotte for the first time in nearly 15 years with a spectacular card at the Bojangles Coliseum featuring the lightweight showdown between two-time title challenger Kenny Florian and Japanese superstar and former PRIDE champion Takanori Gomi. This bout will headline the latest edition of Spike TV's hit UFC® Fight Night™ series, which airs at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

Abu Dhabi, UAE - The world's greatest indoor sporting event goes outdoors on April 10 as the Ultimate Fighting Championship® organisation lands in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates for the first time. Some of the world's greatest mixed martial artists will appear on the historic open-air UFC 112 event at the Concert Arena, Ferrari World, Yas Island.

Las Vegas, NV (USA) - Hundreds of millions of sports fans in China will now have the opportunity to see UFC superstars like Randy Couture, Georges St-Pierre and "Minotauro" Nogueira fight in the UFC® Octagon™. The Ultimate Fighting Championship organization today announced it has inked a deal with one of the country's largest web portals, Sohu.com to present UFC pay per view events online. Named the official web partner of the UFC in China, Sohu.com will live broadcast UFC events starting with UFC 109: RELENTLESS in February.

Las Vegas, NV (USA) - When the doors opened at the first UFC® Gym™ in Concord, Calif. late last year, the response from fitness enthusiasts was overwhelming. From the time membership enrollment began in June 2009, nearly 3,500 people signed up to take part in UFC Gym's incredible experience. From training inside the hallowed Octagon™ to tackling UFC Gym's Ultimate TRX workout, exercise fans in the Concord area came out in droves to participate in the next wave of fitness.

Las Vegas, NV (USA) - With the clash of two active UFC Hall of Famers - Randy Couture and Mark Coleman - set to make history, the Ultimate Fighting Championship®(UFC®) confirms the remaining bouts for UFC 109: RELENTLESS, presented by Bud Light and live on pay-per-view on Saturday, February 6, 2010 from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Las Vegas, NV (USA) -- UFC today announced that the organization Flash Entertainment, a leading live events company based in the United Arab Emirates, has acquired a ten percent stake in Zuffa, LLC, d/b/a Ultimate Fighting Championship.

With today's announcement of the FLASH investment in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC President Dana White took the opportunity to talk about various aspects of the deal and its impact on the world's premier mixed martial arts organization.

LAS VEGAS - Two of the most dynamic light heavyweights in the game clash on Sunday, March 21, when Muay Thai ace Brandon "The Truth" Vera takes on dangerous 22-year-old phenom Jon "Bones" at the Odeum Colorado in Broomfield, Colo. The fight will air live on VERSUS at 9 p.m. ET marking the debut of the Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) on VERSUS and the first time that a live UFC event will air on a national sports cable network.

Las Vegas, NV (USA) - Two world titles will be on the line for the first time in 2010 when the Ultimate Fighting Championship® returns to the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey for UFC 111: ST-PIERRE vs HARDY, Saturday, March 27th, live on Pay-Per-View and presented by TapouT. In featured bouts, one of the best fighters in the game today, UFC® welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, looks to extend his reign and his six fight winning streak against British bomber Dan "The Outlaw" Hardy, and former heavyweight champion Frank Mir looks to become only the second man in UFC history to win the championship three times when he takes on number one contender Shane Carwin for the interim UFC heavyweight title.

Las Vegas, NV (USA) - With the pivotal light heavyweight war between Rashad Evans and Thiago Silva already slated to headline the card, The Ultimate Fighting Championship®(UFC®) confirms the remaining bouts for UFC 108: EVANS VS. SILVA, which is presented by "Bayonetta" on Saturday, January 2, 2010 and live on pay-per-view from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.