Middleweight UFC/PRIDE veteran Daiju Takase (9-13-2) returned to action after over 8 months of inactivity at the Differ Arriake Arena in Tokyo, Japan last week. He suffered a draw in his fight with Hoon Kim. Takase holds a submission (Triangle Choke) victory over Anderson 'The Spider' Silva at PRIDE 26 back on June 8, 2003.

~ Heavyweight Scott Junk, who appeared on the Ultimate Fighter Season 10, competed on Saturday against UFC veteran Fabiano Scherner in Honolulu, Hawaii. However the fight was ruled a No-Contest after an illegal kick to the groin in the Main Event of Galaxy MMA 1. Junk's record stands at 6-2-1 with 1 No Contest.

~ Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Ricco "Suave" Rodriguez won his 41th career fight with a left Head Kick Knockout of Travis Fulton in the first round last Saturday in Iowa. The fight was held for an event titled 'Cage Thug' and it saw Rodriguez (41-11) win his 6th straight fight.

~ Due to a serious injury suffered in training, UFC veteran "King" Solomon Hutcherson is off of the MFC 25: Vindication card for his scheduled middleweight showdown against fellow UFC veteran David Heath. Hutcherson, who trains with Duke Roufus' crew in Wisconsin, was hit with an accidental head kick during a workout this past Monday night and suffered a concussion. Hutcherson was taken to hospital and immediately deemed unable to fight on the show slated for Friday, May 7 at the Northlands Expo Centre in Edmonton, Alberta. The bout was going to be Heath's first test at middleweight.

~ A Lightweight Feature between Karen Darabedyan (9-2 MMA, 1-1 WEC) and Will Kerr (8-2 MMA, 0-1 WEC) is official for the preliminaries of WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus on June 20 on Versus. The event will be held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.