There's a clear UFC vs. Strikeforce theme to tonight's UFC on Fox 7 card in San Jose. Ben Henderson defends his lightweight title against Strikeforce champion Gilbert Melendez in the main event. Former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir faces Strikeforce Grand Prix winner Daniel Cormier in the co-main event. The preliminary card continues the theme with matchups like Francis Carmont versus Lorenz...

Bantamweight prospect T.J. Dillashaw (7-1) became the third UFC 158 victor to join the card of UFC on FOX 7 as an injury fill-in, replacing the sidelined Francisco Rivera (9-2) against Hugo Viana (7-0) on the night's preliminary card.

UFC officials announced the change on Friday. Previously, Darren Elkins replaced Clay Guida and Jordan Mein replaced Dan Hardy on the spring fight card.

UFC on FO...

This one should be good.

Two leather-swinging bantamweight brawlers -- Hugo Viana and Francisco Rivera -- will throw down at UFC on FX 8, which takes place at Arena Jaragua in Jaragua do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil, on May 18, 2013, according to MMA Weekly.

Viana, fresh off a one-round swarming of Reuben Duran at The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 16 Finale in Dec. 2012, is currently on a seven-fight w...

Hugo Viana didn't have a nickname, but when you're adversed to shaving, it assures you'll get one.

A few years ago – long before his semifinal finish on "The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil" earlier this year – Viana took a muay Thai fight in his native Brazil. Promoters didn't have a nickname for the unkempt fighter, so they created one.

"Well, I never really enjoyed shaving," he told MMAjunkie.com (...