SRC vs DREAM for NYE in Japan Now Official:

Rumored fights include:
- Satoshi Ishii vs. Hidehiko Yoshida
- Masato vs. Andy Souwer (K-1)
- Ikuhisa Minowa vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
- Hiroya vs. Japan Masaaki Noiri
- Katsuki Ishida vs. Shota Shimada
- Tsukasa Fuji vs. Ryuya Kusakabe

This Fan Shot was promoted to the front page by Nick Thomas.
HT: nightmareofbattle.com

Shine Fights Promotions boasts their ever growing stable of fighters. Here is a look at their MW's:

Ninja Rua 17W 10L
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Murilo-Rua-1375

Eduardo Pamplona 12W 1L
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Eduardo-Pamplona-5974

Niko Vitale 26W 9L
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Falaniko-Vitale-370

Daniel Acacio 20W 8L
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Daniel-Acacio-1461

Daniel Tabera 12W 3L
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Daniel-Tabera-4476

Cacareco 18W 6L
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Alexandre-Ferreira-1398

Alexander Shhlemenko 24W 4L
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Alexa...hlemenko-14461

Jesse Forbes 13W 3L
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Jesse-Forbes-13453

James Zikic 18W 5L
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/James-Zikic-1767

Vitor Vianna 8W 1L
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Vitor-Vianna-11505

Givalindo Santana 12W 1L
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Givanildo-Santana-16614

Josh Burkman vs Brandon Melendez Nov. 20, 2009

UFC 106 & WEC 44 Gate and Attendance Numbers:

UFC 106: $3,003,250 Gate with 6,631 tickets sold.
Not including 3,898 complimentary tickets worth $2,331,250.
Total attendance: 10,529 -- 223 unsold tickets.

WEC 44: $131,000 Gate with 1,132 tickets sold.
Not including 713 Complimentary Tickets.
Total Attendance: 1,845 -- 297 Unsold Tickets

HT: mmamania

Strikeforce Lightweight Champion Josh Thomson talks about his upcoming fight with Interim Champion, Gilbert Melendez.

Strikeforce: Evolution coverage

MMAJunkie:

Ron Foster, the matchmaker for the up-and-coming Shine Fights promotion, today confirmed with MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that the organization has signed Rua to an exclusive three-fight U.S. deal.

The Garv:
The Garv.com was tipped off that the young Shine Fights promotion is continuing to thrive and show promise by reeling in impressive acquisitions to their growing roster.

The latest signing is Luta-Livre wizard and Renovacao Fight Team member Luciano Azevedo, who is best known for being the only man to beat (and finish) Jose Aldo, who is the newly crowned WEC champion and #1 featherweight fighter in the world.

Recap: Ninja Rua, Luciano Azevedo, Daniel Acacio, and Amilcar Alves were all announced as signedfighters to Shine Fights.

Keith Jardine tries acting in a commercial.

Aoki Blogs to Kamipro Magazine about his trip to Chicago. Voices his opinion on the World Famous Chicago Pizza, Starbucks, and Americas obsession with supplements and their bodies.

Eddie Bravo Shows Off "The Vaporizer" (video)