Renan Barao will be fighting for a title, but Ivan Menjivar isn't missing out on a big fight.

UFC officials today announced that with Barao now fighting Urijah Faber at July's UFC 148 event, the Brazilian's original opponent, Ivan Menjivar, will now fight Mike Easton.

Headlined by a middleweight title fight between champ Anderson Silva and chalenger Chael Sonnen, UFC 148 takes place July 7 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Erik Arevalo was on his way to Japan with Josh Barnett when he got his nickname.

He was an amateur wrestler learning pro wrestling, and without a nickname, he wasn't much of anything.

"Josh was like, 'I think Hammer suits you,'" Arevalo told MMAjunkie.com. "Because there's no way they'd be able to pronounce my last name."

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Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Finalist Daniel Cormier is looking to end the tournament with an entertaining fight with fellow finalist Josh Barnett. Cormier feels that despite the process taking over a year, fans will remember this as one of the great tournaments in mma.

UFC light heavyweight champ Jon ‘Bones’ Jones was taken into custody early Saturday morning in Binghamton, New York after the champ was involved in an accident at approx. 5am EST.

According to TMZ.com, Jones crashed into a pole and totaled his Bentley. The police were on scene and arrested Jones for suspicion of a DUI. Jones reportedly only suffered “minor injuries” in the accident.

Jones was bailed out a jail a few hours later by his mother.

This follows on the heals of ‘Bones’ most recent win over former champ Rashad Evans at UFC 145 last month. Jones was sponsored by the UFC promotion itself in that fight, something the champ was very proud of nothing that “You never have to worry about me with a DWI or doing something crazy.”

It remains to be seen how UFC president Dana White will react to this if the promotions “poster boy” is charged an found guilty.

This is the second car accident for Jones that has made the news. In January 2011, Jones got into a fender bender with another of his cars just before his fight with Ryan Bader. Jones was uninjured in that vehicle mishap.

One of the biggest and most marketable stars in the UFC has been arrested on suspicion of DUI.

Jon Jones, the UFC's reigning light-heavyweight champion, was arrested early this morning after crashing his Bentley in Binghamton, N.Y., near his hometown in Ithaca.

Jones' management team confirmed the arrest today but stated, "The facts of this situation are still being gathered and situated."

The long and illustrious career of Fedor Emelianenko reportedly will come to a close in just a month.

The 35-year-old fighter told Russian television outlet isport.ua his recently announced June 21 fight with Pedro Rizzo will be the final one before his retirement.

The former PRIDE champion and recent Strikeforce fighter said the time was right.

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Bellator’s Season 6 Middleweight Tournament came to a close Friday night as Maiquel Falcao earned a unanimous decision victory over Andreas Spang and secured his shot at the Bellator Middleweight World Championship, while Karl Amoussou moved one-step closer to an opportunity at the Bellator Welterweight World Championship with a hard fought win against a game David Rickels. Also, Jessica Aguilar and Mark Holata picked up impressive wins at Bellator 69 from L’Auberge Casino Resort in Lake Charles, Louisiana LIVE on MTV2 and in commercial-free HD on EPIX.

Maiquel Falcao (top) captures Bellator's Season Six Middleweight tournament

Press Release – Lake Charles, La. (May 18, 2012) — The Bellator Season 6 Middleweight Tournament came to a close Friday night as Maiquel Falcao earned a unanimous decision victory over Andreas Spang and secured his shot at the Bellator Middleweight World Championship, while Karl Amoussou moved one-step closer to an opportunity at the Bellator Welterweight World Championship with a hard fought win against a game David Rickels. Also, Jessica Aguilar and Mark Holata picked up impressive wins at Bellator 69 from L’Auberge Casino Resort in Lake Charles, Louisiana LIVE on MTV2 and in commercial-free HD on EPIX.

“Two of the most highly anticipated tournament fights of the Season were scheduled on the same night from L’Auberge Casino Resort and they did not disappoint,” Bellator Chairman & CEO Bjorn Rebney said. “Maiquel Falcao and Andreas Spang definitely lived up to the billing; and Karl Amoussou vs. David Rickels was a back-and-forth battle that could’ve went either way. It was a great night for Jessica Aguilar as well, as she proved she is the best in the world beating the world’s greatest pound for pound female fighter Megumi Fujii.”

One of the most heated rivalries in all of MMA came to a close in the Bellator cage Friday night as noted striker Maiquel Falcao and knockout artist Andreas Spang fought for the Bellator Season 6 Middleweight Tournament Championship, $100,000 and the right to fight Alexander Shlemenko for the Bellator Middleweight World Title. The first round saw a flurry of punches by Spang (8-2) that had his Brazilian foe stunned. Falcao (31-4), visibly hurt from the blows, was able to clinch with Spang and recover. Later in the round, Falcao landed an illegal knee to the head of Spang while Spang was grounded. After Falcao suffered a one-point deduction, the fight continued. For the final two rounds, Falcao was able to utilize his extensive Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to control Spang and avoid multiple guillotine attempts. When cage announcer Michael C. Williamsread the judges’ scorecards, all three scored the fight 29-27 in favor of Maiquel Falcao.

“I brought the best team in the world,” said a satisfied Falcao. “I have the best grappling coach in the world. There’s no way I won’t improve my grappling game.”

Karl Amoussou and David Rickels had some strong words for each other at the Bellator 69 weigh-ins on Thursday that certainly added fuel to the fire of their Bellator Season 6 Welterweight Tournament Semifinal bout. The Lake Charles faithful were fully in support for the duration of the action-packed contest as both fighters exchanged powerful blows standing and on the ground. In the first round, Amoussou (15-4) was able to land crushing strikes and displayed his impressive Judo. Rickels (10-1) remained unfazed with his opponent’s fast start as he battled back in a closer second round – The third was all Rickels. “The Caveman” controlled the majority of the round with vicious ground-and-pound from the top position that resulted in a mouse under the left eye of “Psycho.” After three hard fought rounds, the fight went to a decision. Two of the three judges scored the fight 29-28 to give Karl Amoussou the split-decision win.

“I think the fight was really close,” said Amoussou. “[Rickels] really earned my respect tonight.”

The top two female fighters in the world squared off inside the Bellator cage Friday night as No. 2 ranked Jessica Aguilar met No. 1 ranked Megumi Fujii in front of an excited crowd at L’Auberge Casino Resort. Through three razor-thin rounds, Fujii (25-2) looked to finish with her relentless submission attack while Aguilar (14-4) worked her boxing and appeared content to counterstrike with her Japanese opponent. When the decision was announced, all three judges scored the fight 29-28 for Jessica Aguilar.

“This is a legend,” said Aguilar regarding Fujii. “It’s an honor for me to have competed against her and to have earned my victory against her.”

In the first fight of the evening, heavyweights Mark Holata and Abe Wagner looked to earn a spot in the Bellator Season 7 Heavyweight Tournament. Holata (12-3) immediately took Wagner (10-6) to the ground with a single-leg and went to work in his opponent’s guard. After landing multiple hammerfists, Holata dropped back and grabbed Wagner’s leg where he was able to secure a fight-ending leg lock as Wagner verbally submitted at 2:24 of the first round.
“I’m honored because this is the place to be,” said Holata “It’s where I want to compete. It’s the best of the best.”

For more information, visit Bellator.com, follow Bellator on Twitter @BellatorMMA or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Bellator

About Bellator Fighting Championships
Bellator Fighting Championships is a Mixed Martial Arts promotional company headquartered in Chicago. Bellator’s founder/CEO, Bjorn Rebney, is an experienced fighting sports and entertainment professional with a deep commitment to the purity and integrity of the sport of MMA and its athletes. Bellator Fighting Championships’ executive team is comprised of top industry professionals in the areas of live event production, television production, fighter relations, venue procurement, sponsorship creation/development, international licensing, marketing, advertising, publicity and commission relations.

About MTV2
MTV2 is a man’s best friend, available in nearly 80 million homes and with the highest concentration of males 12-24 and 12-34 on TV today. A vibrant mix of music, lifestyle and action sports programming, MTV2 has reflected the habits and behavior of young people since its launch in 1996. MTV2 is part of MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom, one of the world’s leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms.

About EPIX
EPIX, a joint venture between Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B), its Paramount Pictures unit, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) and Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), is a next-generation premium entertainment channel, video-on-demand and online service launched on October 30, 2009. With access to more than 15,000 motion pictures spanning the vast libraries of its partners and other studios, EPIX provides a powerful entertainment experience with more feature films on demand and online and more HD movies than any other service. It is the only premium service providing its entire monthly line-up of new Hollywood titles, classic feature films, original series, music and comedy specials through the linear channel, video-on-demand and online at EpixHD.com, the leading online destination for movies.

EPIX has made the commitment to deliver the industry’s most expansive online collection of movies, making more than 3,000 titles available on EpixHD.com. The service is available to over 30 million homes nationwide through distribution partners including Charter Communications, Cox Communications, DISH Network, Mediacom Communications, NCTC, Suddenlink Communications and Verizon FiOS.

Anti-piracy aims have driven the UFC lately to spend more on federal lobbyists than any other sports organization except the NFL, a new report says.

The UFC spent $110,000 in the first quarter of this year on firms that lobby at the federal level, according to a report released this week by First Street Research Group, which tracks spending on lobbyists. Only the NFL exceeded that figure, giving $300,000 to companies that lobby Congress.

This past year, the UFC was third at $410,000, behind the NFL's $1.62 million and MLB's $520,000.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - MMAjunkie.com was on scene for Friday's official "Strikeforce: Heavyweight Grand Prix Finale" weigh-ins, where all 18 competitors successfully made weight.

The weigh-ins took place at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., which also hosts tonight's event and the long-awaited tournament finale between Daniel Cormier and Josh Barnett.

Check out images of all the fighters as they hit the scale at the official festivities.

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Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Finalist Daniel Cormier is looking to end the tournament with an entertaining fight with fellow finalist Josh Barnett. Cormier feels that despite the process taking over a year, fans will remember this as one of the great tournaments in mma.

In a dramatic knockout, he wins the heavyweight title in front of a national television audience, as the UFC debuts on FOX. In part two, relive Fight Day as Paula Sack gets rare access to the final hours before Junior dos Santos wins the heavyweight title. Watch dos Santos make his first title defense at UFC® 146: dos Santos vs. Mir, live on Pay-Per-View, Saturday May 26 at 10PM/7PM, live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena.