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Dustin Hazelett dropping to lightweight for next UFC bout Following his second-round TKO loss to Rick Story at UFC 117, Dustin Hazelett's coach Jorge Gurgel tells Heavy.com that "McLovin'" will move back down to 155 pounds for his next fight. "[UFC matchmaker] Joe Silva’s going to have him back... He’s actually dropping to 155lbs. again, and I think it’s going to be a good move for him." Photo by Dave Mandel for Sherdog.

Dustin Hazelett (12-5, 5-3 UFC) vs. Ricky Story (10-3, 3-1 UFC) expected for UFC 117 in Oakland on August 8th, according to Bleacher Report. Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen Jon Fitch vs. Thiago Alves Matt Hughes vs. Ricardo Almeida Junior dos Santos vs. Roy Nelson Dustin Hazelett vs. Ricky Story Clay Guida vs. Rafael dos Anjos Thiago Silva vs. Tim Boetsch Ben Saunders vs. Dennis Hallman Matt Mitrione vs. Joey Beltran UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen coverage

Dustin Hazelett Speaks On Karo Parisyan Pulling Out of the Fight: "He had disrespected me and the art of jiu-jitsu by saying he can eat jiu-jitsu guys for breakfast. I was looking forward to standing up and defending my art. It really sucks this happened, especially after all the things he said. And then he just pulls out of the fight." "I was feeling really good and ready to fight. But everything happens for a reason." "They said I'll get my show and win money, which is just really cool of them. They didn't have to do that, pay the win money too. But they did, and it's great." HT: MMAJunkie UFC 106: Ortiz vs. Griffin 2 coverage

Karo Parisyan - "I eat Jiu Jitsu guys for breakfast": "I think Dustin Hazelett's a great style for me. It's a great matchup. I eat Jiu Jitsu guys for breakfast a lot of times. He's tough and he's got really good Jiu Jitsu and good standup. He's a well-rounded fighter, but I have fought 2 and 3-time Jiu Jitsu world champion guys man. And I'm a grappler myself so I really have some surprises for him. I have a tremendous respect for Dustin as an opponent. I don't know him as a person, but he looks like a nice guy. But like I said, I have been training a lot with tall and lanky guys. I think it is a great matchup due to the fact that I should be able to overpower him, beat on him a little bit and catch him in submissions myself. Dustin is not going to do anything that I've never seen before. He's not going to throw anything my way that I've never seen. He's good off of his back and a good Jiu Jitsu guy, but that's all he is. I'm a grappler myself, a Judo artist. I have good takedowns and my standup has come a long way, so it's a very good matchup man. I can't wait. I can't wait to get in the cage and it's going to be a lot of fun." More at Fighthype.com UFC 106: Ortiz vs. Griffin 2 coverage

Karo Parisyan vs. Dustin Hazelett announced for UFC 106: A welterweight bout pitting returning fighters Karo Parisyan and Dustin Hazelett against each other has been verbally agreed to for UFC 106 on Nov. 21 in Las Vegas. Sources close to the bout confirmed the agreement to MMAWeekly.com on Monday. ... The two will be part of the undercard in support of a recently revealed title fight between UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar and challenger Shane Carwin. Tito Ortiz will make his UFC return on the same card, facing former UFC champion Mark Coleman in a light heavyweight bout at Mandalay Bay. Photo via MMA Weekly.

MMAWeekly: UFC welterweight Dustin Hazelett was forced to withdraw from his UFC 96 bout with Ben Saunders due to a knee injury, but didn't know how severe it was until after he notified the UFC. Hazelett found out he had suffered a complete tear of his Anterior Cruciate Ligament, or ACL, for which he underwent surgery eight weeks ago.