Bellator women’s champion Zoila “The Warrior Princess” Gurgel will make her return to action against Brazilian veteran Carina “Beauty But The Beast” Damm at Bellator 57 on November 12th in Rama, Ontario, Canada. Bout agreements have been distributed and Damm confirmed participation today.

The targeted bout will be contested at 125 pounds. Gurgel had agreed to face rival Jessica “Jag” Aguilar in a late-October rematch, but Aguilar is still recovering from foot surgery following a Bellator win in June. Damm won back-to-back fights in Brazil this year and will make her Bellator debut.

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An injury has forced Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort out of his bout with former Strikeforce standout Cung Le at UFC 139 on November 19th in San Jose, California. Wanderlei “The Axe Murderer” Silva has stepped in to face Le on the card. UFC President Dana White announced the change today.

Silva is coming off of a quick knockout loss to middleweight contender Chris “The Crippler” Leben in July and has posted wins in just two of his last eight fights. Le will make his Octagon debut on the San Jose card and has not fought since a June 2010 win over rival Scott “Hands of Steel” Smith.

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Former Strikeforce title challenger Jan “Cuddles” Finney has been officially cleared to face Kaitlin Young in the main event of Freestyle Cage Fighting 49 on October 1st in Shawnee, Oklahoma. The veteran suffered a TKO loss on September 9th in New Mexico, but was not placed under suspension.

Finney was stopped by standout striker Holly Holm in the September 9th bout in Albuquerque, but will now be free to face Young in the main event of the all-female FCF card. Young most recently battled another veteran, Julie Kedzie, to a competitive five-round decision defeat in an April title fight.

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Reigning Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Dan “Hendo” Henderson is expected to face former UFC champ Mauricio “Shogun” Rua at UFC 139 on November 19th in San Jose, California. MMAWeekly.com first reported on the targeted matchup today, and it will most likely headline the card.

Henderson, who became a free agent following his Strikeforce victory over Fedor Emelianenko on July 30th, will return to the UFC for the first time in over two years. The hard-hitting wrestler knocked out Michael “The Count” Bisping at UFC 100. Rua most recently stopped Forrest Griffin last month.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship made its way to the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana tonight for UFC Fight Night 25: “Battle on the Bayou.” The card was headlined by a welterweight battle between contenders Jake Shields and Jake “The Juggernaut” Ellenberger.

Also on the card, Court “The Crusher” McGee looked for his third straight UFC victory when he faced Dongi “The Ox” Yang, while TUF 12 winner Jonathan Brookins took on top featherweight contender Erik “New Breed” Koch. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for tonight’s UFC card.

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Canadian striker Mark “The Machine” Hominick will return to action for the first time since the tragic loss of trainer and mentor Shawn Tompkins at UFC 140 on December 10th in Toronto, Ontario. Hominick will face “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung in a featured featherweight matchup on the card.

Verbal agreements are in place for the bout, which was officially announced by the UFC today. Hominick recently had a five-fight winning streak snapped when he challenged José Aldo for the UFC Featherweight Championship. Jung submitted rival Leonard “Bad Boy” Garcia with a twister in March.

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Legacy Fighting Championship returned to HDNet today for Legacy Fighting Championship 8 at the Houston Arena Theatre in Houston, Texas. The card was headlined by an LFC Welterweight Championship bout between Jorge “Macaco” Patino and fellow UFC veteran “The Secret Weapon” Pete Spratt.

In other action, Bellator veteran Eric Schambari faced unbeaten challenger Andrew Craig in middleweight action, while Steven “Ocho” Peterson clashed with Steve Garcia in an all-Texas bantamweight bout. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for tonight’s Legacy Fighting Championship main card.

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A total of eight women’s bouts are now booked for BlackEye Promotions 5: “Breast Cancer Beatdown” on October 1st in Fletcher, North Carolina. The card is headlined by a previously announced matchup between Roxanne “The Happy Warrior” Modafferi and Barb “Little Warrior” Honchak.

Muay Thai star Charmaine “Not So Sweet” Tweet takes on fellow Canadian Anna Barone in a featured bout on the October card. Tweet stepped in after Erin “Steel” Toughill withdrew due to injury. In other action, Sofie Bagherdai returns after a three-year absence from MMA to face Ivana Coleman.

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