- The new season of UFC's Ultimate Fighter starts on 4/2 with a 32-man tournament. The season concludes on 6/18.
- Carlton Haselrig, 42, will make his MMA debut 4/19 for Battle Cage Xtreme facing Shane Ott (former IFL fighter). Haselrig is the only six-time NCAA Champion in history. Haselrig defeated Kurt Angle in the NCAA Division I tournament in 1989.
- Randy Couture, Don Frye and Bob Sapp stars in the prison comedy movie "Big Stand," which will be released next month.
- It is believed lightweight Takanori Gomi is being paid around $190,000 per fight by the World Victory Road's Sengoku promotion.