Note - Due to the threat of inclement weather, the venue has been changed indoors to the Blaisdell Concert Hall - On Friday, November 21, UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn, and UFC President Dana White will head to the Hawaiian islands and hit Honolulu for a public press conference and free viewing party at the Blaisdell Concert Hall. Doors will open at 4pm HT, with a live musical performance by J-Boog and Fiji talking place from 5 to 6pm HT. The press conference will begin at 6:15pm, followed by a free large-screen viewing from the Shell of classic St-Pierre and Penn fights. UFC T-shirts will be given free to the first 2,000 fans in attendance. There are no charges to attend this event.

Thomas Gerbasi, WEC - If not for the Phoenix Children's Hospital, Jamie Varner may not have become the WEC's lightweight champion. In fact, he may not have made it to his sixth birthday.When the future mixed martial arts champ was five years old, he was stricken with spinal meningitis. His parents, strapped for cash, had nowhere to turn until Varner's aunt told them to bring their child to Phoenix Children's Hospital, which took care of him and nursed him back to health.

Yesterday, Zuffa, LLC was made aware of the internet presence of several photographs from an advertising campaign that was proposed but rejected by the UFC®. Zuffa has not endorsed these photos, nor are they part of any approved UFC® advertising campaign.

Junie Allen Browning, Team Mir - Polakowski's hugging really didn't get annoying for me. For some people it might have, but he's a nice guy and the hugging thing was just something he liked to do. It actually put me in a good mood, but it was sorta awkward when I would wake up at seven in the morning and the first thing I would wake up to was a hug from Polakowski.

CAUTION: SPOILERS INCLUDED - Only one spot remains in the semifinals of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs Team Mir, and it's going to go to either Team Nogueira's John Polakowski or Team Mir's George Roop. So who will emerge in this 155-pound battle?

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - At the kickoff press conference in Las Vegas last Saturday to officially announce his January 31st rematch with UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn, the organization's welterweight king, Georges St-Pierre, called his two losses to Matt Hughes and Matt Serra the "great turning points" in his career.I beg to differ.

After a controversial ending to their first bout, UFC welterweights Kevin Burns and Anthony "Rumble" Johnson will meet in the Octagon once again in December. The two will settle the score at the live finale for "The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir", emanating from The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, NV LIVE on December 13 at 9:00 PM ET.

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - November 15th, 2008. It's 77 days away from his challenge for Georges St-Pierre's welterweight title, but BJ Penn already has his game face on. As far as Hilo's finest is concerned, the fight has already begun.

Michael DiSanto, UFC - It shouldn't have come as a surprise to anyone when Lesnar left the MGM Grand Garden Arena with the UFC Heavyweight Championship draped over his massive shoulder Saturday night. He was the quintessential fighter to beat Couture.

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - The first man in UFC history to win the heavyweight championship in his fourth fight was Randy Couture. Tonight, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Couture was forced to make room in the history books for the second man to achieve the monumental feat - Brock Lesnar, who stopped Couture in the second round of the UFC 91 main event to take the belt and begin a new era in the UFC heavyweight division.