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Bellator MMA CEO Bjorn Rebney confirms Cole Konrad fights Paul Buentello in April.

Saturday night Tim Sylvia demolished Paul Buentello. Total MMA author Jonathan Snowden explains why this shows Sylvia should be fighting in the Octagon and competing with the best-while he still can.

Tim "The Maine-iac" Sylvia talks about winning the Powerhouse World Promotions heavyweight strap. The former two time UFC champ defeated Paul Buentello via KO late in the second round.

Total MMA author Jonathan Snowden interviews former UFC champion Tim Sylvia about his meteoric rise to the UFC title, why fans hate him, and the financial impact of leaving the Zuffa empire.

Bloody Elbow brings you live results and play-by-play of tonight's "War On The Mainland" show in Irvine, CA, where former UFC heavyweights Tim Sylvia and Paul Buentello will square off in a heavyweight bout. Also in action are Jens Pulver, Thales Leites, Tony Lopez and more.

"War in the Mainland" will feature three MMA title fights on their debut PPV card.

Aug. 14 "War on the Mainland" - Other notables on the card include Tim Sylvia, Paul Buentello, Jens Pulver, Jason Lambert, Gustavo Machdado, Terry Martin and others.

UFC veteran and former IFL champion Matt Horwich has replaced Falaniko Vitale and meets Thales Leites at Powerhouse World Promotions' "War on the Mainland" pay-per-view event.

With #1 Fedor Emelianenko's next fight date forever receding just beyond the horizon like a mirage in the desert, fans of top flight heavyweight action are turning increasingly to the UFC.

For many fans, the UFC's debut on Versus went as expected. The ferocious and powerful Jon Jones, a fighter who once shared a wrestling room turned proving ground at Iowa Central Community College with another familiar name in Cain Velasquez, took down the fading Brandon Vera in the early moments of their epic tilt on Sunday night and put the pressure solely on Vera to prove his words had meaning.