By: King Eddie

FX airs UFC event in January with Neer vs Ludwig and Barry vs Morecraft

Josh Neer and Duane Ludwig are both competing within their "second take" in the UFC. Both have previously been released and know the bitter taste of the pink slip. Neither of these scrappers want to have that taste in their mouths ever again and you can bet that both will enter this fight with every intention of making sure that doesn't happen. Neer is a submission machine with a love for standing and banging. Duane is aptly named "Bang" Ludwig considering he is a stand up specialist with the unofficial fastest KO in UFC history at 4 seconds. Also Pat Barry looks to rebound off of his two fight skid with a hopefully impressive performance over Christian Morecraft. His job may depend on the outcome.

Spike TV to air MMA JUNKIE LIVE tv show in 2012

This show will be a weekly MMA news show focusing on the current news and past events. It will air on Spike TV and comes in result of the purchase of MMAjunkie.com by USA Today Media Group.

M-1 Global says Bellator Signee Vasilevsky still under contract, threatens legal action

"We were exceedingly surprised at [Tuesday's] announcement and disappointed at the lack of background work done by Bellator in this matter," wrote M-1 Global Director of Operations Evgeni Kogan in a statement.

Nam Phan vs Jim Hettes slated for UFC 141

Nam Phan is coming off of a victory over Leonard Garcia that avenged his controversial loss. Jim Hettes defeated Bruce Leroy in his Octagon debut at UFC on VS Live 5.

Rousimar Palhares vs Mike Massenzio for UFC 142 in Brazil

Palhares ,touted as one of the top submission men in theh sport, is coming into this fight with 5 wins out of 6 fights. His only loss comes at the hands of Nate Marquardt, who punsihed Palhares with brutal punches after he inexplicably let go of a leg lock to complain to the ref. Mike Massenzio was on a three fight skid before defeating Steve Cantwell via Unanimous dec. He hopes to continue his success.

Anthony Pettis vs Joe Lauzon for ufc 144 in Japan

After his UFC debut loss to Clay Guida, the former WEC Champ, Pettis, went on to defeat Jeremy Stephens via decison and looks to extend his winning ways against tough UFC veteran Joe Lauzon. J-Lau, however, is coming off of a fresh upset of Melvin Guillard and wants to play spoiler again by dashing Pettis' chances at ever reaching the top ranks. This bout will take place at UFC 144 in Japan.

Erik Koch vs Dustin Poirier at UFC 143

Both of these fighters represent the new breed of Mixed Martial Artist, and both are up and coming in the ranks fo the UFC Featherweight division. Poirier made his name known when he smashed the seemingly unstoppable Josh Grispi, handing him his first Octagon loss. He also made his way to two more wins showing dominance throughout. Koch most recently defeated TUF winner Jonathan Brookins and previously KO'd Rafael Assuncao in his UFC debut. This fight may determine a serious contender in the division.