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In his last fight, Anthony Johnson came in six pounds over at the UFC 104 weigh-ins. A few days before that fight he was walking around at 190 pounds.

This interview with MMA Mania seems to indicate that Johnson is five pounds closer to his goal than he was this far out from UFC 104:

MMAmania.com: With regards to your weight, what have you been doing this time around to ensure that you won't miss the 171 pound mark?

Anthony Johnson: I'm still doing the same thing I did for my last fight, just kind of without hindrance. I got time to make the weight and I feel healthy so there won't be any excuses. 

MMAmania.com: What is your weight at right now, roughly four days from the weigh-ins?

Anthony Johnson: 185 pounds.

MMAmania.com: Does that mean you are on target then? You're good to go?

Anthony Johnson: Oh yeah. Fighters usually lose ten pounds the day before and then the last four or five the day of the weigh-ins. I feel great.

Hopefully the quick return to the Octagon will help Johnson make weight. Last time he experimented with a new weight-cutting process in addition to starting out ten pounds heavier than normal  -- 220lbs (!). This time I presume he's going to stick with the tried and true based on the above quote it appears he plans to try it again just will be starting out closer to his goal. Hope that works out for him.

If Johnson fails to make weight again, it will be a very strong indication that he needs to move up to middleweight.

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A sturdy, strong and most importantly, technically fundamental Brown could do serious damage following a similar gameplan to Azevedo.

Unless, of course, Aldo has improved. And he has.

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Sherdog is reporting that Randy Couture and Mark Coleman will be one of the headline bouts for UFC 109:

Randy Couture and Mark Coleman have verbally agreed to a light heavyweight headlining bout at UFC 109 on Feb. 6 in Las Vegas, Sherdog.com has learned through sources close to the bout.

If signed, the bout will mark the first time UFC hall of famers have met in the Octagon. Both former heavyweight champions, Couture was originally slated to face Coleman at UFC 17 in May 1998 in Mobile, Ala., before the four-time Olympic alternate hurt his ribs prepping for that year’s Greco-Roman wrestling Nationals.

This will mark Couture's third fight in about five months, which isn't too shabby for a 46 year old.  I'll admit that it's rather neat to the MMA history dork in me that we'll see a fight that was supposed to take place 11 years ago happen, and the fact that both men are still picking up wins in the UFC is very impressive.

But, at the same time we're not exactly looking at a fight with meaning in the division.  Couture has to be the heavy favorite heading in and him taking out Coleman doesn't prove that he is ready to take on a Shogun or a Machida.  It is pretty clear that the hits the roster has taken because of injuries will lead to some moves like this fight that look a bit desperate.