The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to Las Vegas tonight for UFC 109: “Relentless.” The event was headlined by a light heavyweight bout between UFC Hall of Famers Randy “The Natural” Couture and Mark “The Hammer” Coleman that was first set for UFC 17 in 1998.

In other main card action, Chael Sonnen defeated Nate “The Great” Marquardt in a middleweight title eliminator, while Paulo Thiago choked out Mike “Quick” Swick in a welterweight bout. MMARising.com has live play-by-play of all of the action on the decision-filled card.

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Capped off by a main event just shy of 12 years in the making, UFC 109: “Relentless” takes place live later tonight. UFC Hall of Famers Randy “The Natural” Couture and Mark “The Hammer” Coleman will square off in a light heavyweight battle of legends.

Elsewhere on the card, seven-time King of Pancrase Nate “The Great” Marquardt will look to get past the ever-controversial Chael Sonnen in order to get another crack at the middleweight title. MMARising.com has a full preview and predictions for every fight on the card.

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After her shocking upset victory over Marloes Coenen one year ago, Belgium’s Cindy “Battlecat” Dandois picked up right where she left off at M-1 Selection 2010 today. Dandois defeated Denmark’s Maria Hougaard Nielsen in just over one minute in the event’s headlining bout.

Dandois kept her perfect record intact in the brief but action-filled fight with Nielsen, but she did not have a chance to display new skills learned since the January 2009 clash with Coenen. With two fights to her name, Dandois now has her eyes set squarely on Strikeforce.

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A light heavyweight bout between former PRIDE ace Antonio Rogerio “Minotoro” Nogueira and ex-UFC champ Forrest Griffin is now planned for UFC 114 on May 29th. MMAjunkie.com first reported on the date change for the fight, which was originally targeted for UFC 113 on May 8th in Montreal.

Nogueira made a big impact in his UFC debut when he stopped rising contender Luiz “Banha” Cane in less than two minutes at UFC 106, but has been sidelined due to injury. Griffin rebounded from a pair of knockout losses when he edged old rival Tito Ortiz on the same UFC 106 card.

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After months of speculation, World Extreme Cagefighting has announced plans to hold its first pay-per-view event on April 24th at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California. The stacked card will feature at least two explosive title fights and will be available at a cost of $44.95.

Headlining the debut PPV event will be a WEC Featherweight Championship bout between Jose “Junior” Aldo and promotional posterboy “The California Kid” Urijah Faber. Ben “Smooth” Henderson will rematch Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone for the WEC Lightweight Championship.

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After an unsuccessful title bid in the lightweight division, Diego “Nightmare” Sanchez is set to return to 170 pounds and may face undefeated British prospect John “The Hitman” Hathaway at UFC 114. Sanchez confirmed plans for the fight earlier today.

In his first welterweight run, Sanchez lost just twice in ten UFC bouts before dropping down to challenge for the promotion’s 155-pound title. Hathaway has emerged as one of the top prospects to watch for in the division and has been victorious in all three of his UFC appearances.

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Following an impressive run in the DREAM Featherweight Grand Prix last year, decorated wrestling standout Joe Warren will return to mixed martial arts competition in 2010. The confident and outspoken 33-year-old signed with Bellator Fighting Championships and will be a part of the promotion’s upcoming featherweight tournament.

The addition of Warren is the latest in a string of impressive recent signings for Bellator, which rose to fame in 2009 with a series of exciting tournaments and highlight-reel knockouts and submissions.

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Strikeforce came to the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida tonight for Strikeforce: Miami, which was headlined by a pair of title bouts. Nick Diaz became the first Strikeforce Welterweight Champion by defeating DREAM champ Marius “The Whitemare” Zaromskis in the night’s main event.

Elsewhere, Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos successfully defended her Strikeforce Women’s Lightweight (145-Pound) Championship against Marloes Coenen, while former NFL Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker won his MMA debut. MMARising.com has live play-by-play from the event.

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