Shifting Fights: Palhares-Sakara Moved to UFC 101, Guillard-Tavares to TUF9 Finale

Two recently reported fights have been shifted to different events according to MMA Junkie today.  The site reports that a middleweight tilt between Alessio Sakara and Rousimar Palhares which was originally rumored for UFC 99, has been moved to UFC 101 in Philadelphia in August.

Additionally, a lightweight bout featuring Thiago Tavares and Melvin Guillard is being taken off the aforementioned UFC 101 card, and switched to June's TUF 9 Finale.

Sources close to the negotiations today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) of the fight's finalization.

Sakara vs. Palhares had been previously reported as a UFC 99 bout but will instead take place two months later at UFC 101.

A lightweight contest between Melvin Guillard (21-7-2 MMA, 5-3 UFC) and Thiago Tavares (14-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) has been added to The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale fight card.

While the bout was originally reported as a possibility for UFC 101 in August, sources close to Guillard today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) the fight will actually take place at The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale in June.

The current rumored cards for each event are as follows:

The Ultimate Fighter Season 9 Finale, June 20th in Las Vegas:

UFC 101, August 8th in Philadelphia: