Representatives of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation confirmed to MMAjunkie.com that they have issued medical suspensions of more than 10 days to five UFC 136 fighters.

Gray Maynard, who lost via TKO to UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar in the evening’s main event, received the longest suspension, 60 days in length.

In addition, salaries for the event will not be released as per state protocol.

The list of medical suspensions longer than the standard 10 days include the following individuals:

• Frankie Edgar: suspended until November 23
• Gray Maynard: suspended until December 8
• Leonard Garcia: suspended until November 23
• Eric Schafer: suspended until November 8
• Mike Massenzio: suspended until November 23

UFC 136 took place October 8, emanating from the Toyota Center in Houston, TX. The night's main card aired on pay-per-view, with preliminary fights broadcast on Spike TV and Facebook.

Following a unanimous decision defeat to UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo at this past Saturday’s UFC 136 event, Kenny Florian has issued a statement today via Authentic Sports Management, reflecting on his professional MMA career and fighting under the UFC.

“Everyone is asking what is next for me,” Florian wrote. “The only response I can give right now is that I’m going to take some time. I want to rest, spend some time with my family and friends, and then evaluate all of my options. I’ll speak with [UFC president] Dana White, and my manager, Glenn Robinson, and we will figure out my next mo

“When I make that decision, my fans will be the first to know. One way or another, you haven’t seen the last of Ken-Flo!”

35-year-old Florian (14-6 MMA, 12-5 UFC) lost his third title fight at UFC 136 after twice previously challenging for the UFC lightweight championship against Sean Sherk and B.J. Penn.

The “Ultimate Fighter 1″ finalist has also had positions as a color commentator for the UFC and as an analyst on ESPN2′s MMA Live show. Dana White has confirmed that Florian will have a position with the UFC regardless of how he wishes to proceed with his career.

MMA DieHards.com learned today that Thiago Santos will replace an injured Mike Hayes in the semifinals of Bellator’s season 5 heavyweight tournament.  The Brazilian, who has won his last three fights, will take on Blagoi Ivanov at Bellator 56 on Saturday, Oct. 29 from Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas.

Hayes, who bested veteran Neil Grove on October 1 in a three-round war of attrition during the Heavyweight Quarterfinals, was put on a 60-day medical suspension by the Louisiana State Commission for a fractured orbital bone

Santos defeated Josh Burns via rear-naked choke this past Saturday in a tournament qualifier at Buffalo Run Casino, cementing his spot if Hayes was unable to continue.

Santos, who was originally slated for the Season 5 Heavyweight Tournament, encountered visa problems in his native Brazil and was unable to compete in the tournament quarterfinals. The visa issues are now behind the former Brazilian State Jiu-Jitsu Champion and “The Big Monster” is ready for his shot at the $100,000 tournament prize.

The semifinals will kick off at 9 p.m. EST live on MTV2 and in commercial-free HD on EPIX2. The preliminary fights will air live and free on Spike.com, beginning at 7 p.m. EST.

MMA DieHards.com learned today that Bellator Fighting Championships will return to Cocopah Resort and Casino in Yuma, Az. for Bellator 55 on Saturday, Oct. 22.

Bantamweight semifinalist Alexis Vila scored knockout of the night when he delivered a first-round KO to tournament favourite,  Joe Warren, at Bellator 51. The former Cuban Olympian will take on Team Nova Uniao product Marcos Galvao, who secured his spot in the semifinals with a dominating performance over former WEC Champion Chase Beebe.

In another highly-anticipated semifinal matchup, long time Bellator veteran Ed West takes on Brazilian phenom Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas. While West secured a decision victory, Dantas delivered an explosive flying-knee to Wilson Reis that propelled the rising star to the semifinals on Oct. 22.

Christian “Tonton” M’Pumbu is back and will take on fellow light heavyweight Travis Wiuff in a non-title affair. M’Pumbu marched through the Season 4 Tournament field on his way to capturing the title, and will look to keep the momentum going at Bellator 55. Wiuff, looks for win No. 65 of his career when he takes on Bellator’s best 205-pounder.

Season 4 Light Heavyweight Tournament Finalist Richard Hale will be back in action looking to secure his spot in a future tournament with a victory over Bellator veteran Carlos Flores. Hale made headlines at Bellator 38 with an inverted triangle against Nik Fekete.

“We’re thrilled to be returning to Cocopah Resort and Casino for our only Season 5 outdoor event,” Bellator Chairman & CEO Bjorn Rebney said. “And the Bantamweight Tournament in Season 5 is stacked from top to bottom, so Arizona MMA fans will able to see a truly spectacular show. This gives our audience an unbelievable viewing experience.”

In the main event of Sunday’s Championship Fighting Alliance 3 show at the Century Bank Arena in Miami, FL, John Howard returned to winning ways following his release from the UFC with a unanimous decision victory over Dennis Olson.

The fight’s 30-27 scorecard ended a three-fight slide that had included losses to Jake Ellenberger, Thiago Alves and Matt Brown.

Also on the card, Patrick Cenoble earned a spot in the CFA lightweight tournament final, defeating Trent McCown by TKO to preserve his undefeated record of 8-0. He will face Yoislandy Izquierdo, who also booked his place in the final with a TKO win, beating Chris Garcia.

Other results on the card are as follows

Mike Rio def. Zach Juusola via TKO (Round 1)
Nicolae Cury def. Jose Caceres via armbar submission (Round 1)
Joey Rodriguez def. Jonathan Turner via split decision (29-28)
Jordan Parsons def. James Polodna via unanimous decision (30-27)
Danny Chaves def. Justin Steave via unanimous decision, ( 29-28)
Victor Delgado def. Gabriel Verona via unanimous decision, (29-28)
Yosdenis Cedeno def. Jayson Jones via TKO (Round 1)

Following Saturday night’s UFC 136 event, UFC president Dana White announced the night’s $75,000 bonus awardees during the post-fight press conference.

Frankie Edgar won the "Knockout of the Night" bonus with a fourth-round stoppage of previously undefeated top contender Gray Maynard.  The champion retained his lightweight championship and avenged the sole loss on his record following nearly being stopped himself in the opening round in scenes reminiscent of the pair’s last fight in January.

Joe Lauzon earned the "Submission of the Night" bonus with a rear-naked choke submission victory over Melvin Guillard, after knocking the bookie’s favorite to the ground within less than a minute of the opening round.

Nam Phan and Leonard Garcia each went away with "Fight of the Night" honors following their rematch. Phan won by a 29-28 unanimous decision to cancel out the result of their previous bout, when Garcia walked away with a very controversial decision win of his own.

UFC 136 emanated from the Toyota Center in Houston, TX.

Results for Bellator 53, held Saturday at the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Okla.:

MAIN CARD (MTV2, Epix)

• Season 5 Welterweight Tournament Semifinals
• Ben Saunders def. Luis Santos via submission (keylock), Rd. 3, 1:45
• Douglas Lima def. Chris Lozano via KO (punch), Rd. 2, 3:14
• Non-Tournament Fights
• Ronnie Mann def. Kenny Foster via submission (triangle), Rd. 1, 3:51
• Thiago Santos def. Josh Burns via submission (rear naked choke), Rd. 1, 2:23

PRELIMNS (Spike.com)

• Giva Santana def. Darryl Cobb via submission (arm bar), Rd. 1, 2:00
• A.J. Matthews def. Rudy Bears via unanimous dec. (29-28x3)
• Raphael Davis def. Myron Dennis via KO (punches), Rd. 2, 0:29
• Emanuel Brooks def. Greg Scott via TKO (ground strikes), Rd. 2, 2:40
• Luis Nogueira def. Zak Laird via submission (guillotine), Rd. 1, :51
• David Rickels def. Levi Avera via submission (triangle-choke), Rd. 2, 1:06

Results from UFC 136, held Saturday at the Toyota Center in Houston:

MAIN CARD (Pay-Per-View)

• Frankie Edgar def. Gray Maynard (Edgar retains lightweight belt) via TKO (punches), Rd. 4, 3:54
• Jose Aldo def. Kenny Florian (Aldo retains featherweight belt) via  unanimous dec. (49-46)
• Chael Sonnen def. Brian Stann via submission (arm-triangle), Rd. 2, 3:51
• Nam Phan def. Leonard Garcia via unanimous dec. (29-28x3)
• Joe Lauzon def. Melvin Guillard via submission (rear naked choke), Rd. 1, 0:47

PRELIMS (Spike TV, Facebook)

• Demian Maia def. Jorge Santiago via unanimous dec. (30-27x3)
• Anthony Pettis def. Jeremy Stephens via split dec. (29-28x2, 2-29)
• Stipe Miocic def. Joey Beltran via unanimous dec. (30-27, 29-28x2)
• Darren Elkins def. Tiequan Zhang via unanimous dec. (30-26, 30-27x2)
• Aaron Simpson def. Eric Schafer via unanimous dec. (30-27x3)
• Mike Massenzio def. Steve Cantwell via unanimous dec. (30-27, 29-28x2)

The UFC has officially announced the ticket sale date for their second trip to Toronto, Canada this year.

The press conference for the event is to be held on Wednesday October 12 at the Air Canada Centre.  Joining Dana White at the presser will be the champ, Jon Jones; challenger, Lyoto Machida, and Director of Canadian Operation, Tom Wright.

Not only will fans be invited to the press conference, the UFC is holding a special autograph session at the Real Sports Apparel from 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. ET

Tickets go on sale to the general public on Saturday October 15 at 10:00 a.m. ET, while UFC Fight Club members get first dibs two days earlier on Thursday October 13 at 10:00 a.m. ET.  The second group to have a chance at tickets before general public sale will be the UFC Newsletter subscribers on Friday October 14 at 10:00 a.m. ET.

The  current UFC 140 card includes:

• Champ Jon Jones vs. Lyoto Machida (for light-heavyweight title)
• Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
• Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Tito Ortiz
• Brian Ebersole vs. Rory MacDonald
• Mark Hominick vs. Chan Sung Jung
• Mark Bocek vs. Nik Lentz
• Igor Pokrajac vs. Krzysztof Soszynski
• Rich Attonito vs. Claude Patrick
• Dennis Hallman vs. John Makdessi
• John Cholish vs. Mitch Clarke

Results from Instinct MMA, held Friday at Centre d’Excellence Sports Rousseau in Boisbriand, Quebec, Canada:

MAIN CARD

• Steve Bosse def. Houston Alexander via TKO (strikes), Rd. 2, 4:11
• Patrick Cote def. Crafton Wallace via TKO (knee injury), Rd. 1, 1:36
• Eric Barrak def. Eric "Butterbean" Esch via submission (guillotine), Rd. 3, 2:56
• Derek Gauthier def. Travis Cox via submission (kimura), Rd. 2, 2:25
• Martin Grandmont def. William Sriyapai via KO (head kick), Rd. 1, 2:10
• Guy Poulin def. Yannick Duval via TKO (ground strikes), Rd. 1, 3:13
• Chris Kelades def. Dimitri Waardenburg via split dec. (29-28 x 2, 28-29)
• Jason Courchesne def. Alex Gutierrez via submission (arm bar), Rd. 1, 3:15
• Strahinja Gavrilovic def. Evan Nedd via split dec. (30-27, 29-28, 28-29)

PRELIMINARY CARD

• Devin Henry def. Johan Croes via unanimous dec. (29-27 x 2, 29-26)
• Guillaume Vigneau def. Shawn Levesque via submission (rear naked choke), Rd. 1, 4:29
• Brad Morgan def. Dave Bedard via TKO (punches), Rd. 1, 1:55
• Todd Stoute def. Scott Edward by TKO (punches), Rd. 2, 2:05
• Levis Labrie def. Pete Martin by TKO (punches), Rd. 2, 3:59

Results from MFC 31, held Friday at the Mayfield Trade Centre in Edmonton, Alberta.:

MAIN CARD (HDNet)

• Ryan Jimmo def. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou via unanimous dec. (49-48.5 x 2, 49-48)
• Kajan Johnson def. Richie Whitson via submission (rear naked choke), Rd. 1, 3:52
• Adam Lynn def. Curtis Demarce via KO (punch), Rd. 1, 1:38
• Mukai Maromo def. Sabah Fadai via unanimous dec. (30-27 x 3)
• Terry Martin def. Allen Hope via TKO (referee stoppage), Rd. 1, 2:13
• *Cody Krahn def. Ryan Chiappe via submission (guillotine choke), Rd. 1, 3:45

*Catchweight fight at 175lbs. Both fighters missed 170lbs weight limit.

PRELIMNS

• Mike Froese vs. Dajan Kajic, no contest (eye poke delivered to Froese), Rd. 1, 0:31
• James Haddad def. Garret Nybakken via submission (guillotine), Rd. 1, 4:12
• Dan Ring def. Neal Anderson via unanimous dec.

Weigh-in results for Bellator 53, which takes place Saturday at the Buffalo Run Hotel & Casino in Miami, Okla.:

SEASON 5 WELTERWEIGHT TOURNAMENT SEMIFINALS (MTV2, Epix)

• Luis Santos (170.5) vs. Ben Saunders (170.5)
• Douglas Lima (170.5) vs. Chris Lozano (169.75)

MAIN CARD (MTV2, Epix)

• Kenny Foster (146) vs. Ronnie Mann (145.75)
• Josh Burns (262.5) vs. Thiago Santos (263.5)

PRELIMNS (Spike.com)

• Darryl Cobb (185) vs. Giva Santana (185.5)
• A.J. Matthews (175.5) vs. Rudy Bears (174)
• Myron Dennis (204.5) vs. Raphael Davis (206)
• Greg Scott (157) vs. Emanuel Brooks (160.5)*

*The fight between Scott and Brooks has been moved up to a catchweight fight at 160 lbs.

Weigh-in results for UFC 136, which takes place Saturday at the Toyota Center in Houston:

MAIN CARD (Pay-Per-View)

• Frankie Edgar (154.5) vs. Gray Maynard (155) (for Edgar's lightweight title)
• Jose Aldo (145) vs. Kenny Florian (145) (for Aldo's featherweight title)
• Chael Sonnen (185.5) vs. Brian Stann (186)
• Melvin Guillard (155.5) vs. Joe Lauzon (155.5)
• Nam Phan (145) vs. Leonard Garcia (145)

PRELIMS (Spike TV)

• Demian Maia (185) vs. Jorge Santiago (185)
• Anthony Pettis (154.5) vs. Jeremy Stephens (156)

PRELIMNS (Facebook)

• Eric Schafer (185.5) vs. Aaron Simpson (186)
• Joey Beltran (245) vs. Stipe Miocic (236)
• Darren Elkins (145) vs. Zhang Tie Quan (146)
• Steve Cantwell (186) vs. Mike Massenzio (185)

Bellator officials made a late addition to Saturday nights card which features the semi-finals of the Season 5 welterweight tournament.

A reserve fight between heavyweights, Josh Burns (6-4) and Thiago Santos (8-1) has been quickly added to the card to fulfill a possible gap in the bracket.

After successfully passing Neil Grove to move on in the heavyweight tournament, Mike Hayes may be scratched from the tourney due to a hand injury that earned him a 60-day medical suspension.  If not cleared, the suspension will force Hayes to miss the October 29 continuation of the tournament at Bellator 56.

As a result, Burns and Santos are going to meet at the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma.

Santos was originally a contestant in the tournament, but was pulled due to visa issues.  With those administrative problems behind him, Santos has a second opportunity to slip into a tournament bracket.  Santos is riding a two fight win streak into his inaugural Bellator event.

Burns on the other-hand is coming off of a doctor stoppage loss at Bellator 40 to Eric Prindle, which originally forced him from the tournament .

The already packed card for UFC 139 just jammed another feature bout into the mix with Miguel Torres (38-4) and Nick Pace (6-2) slated to fight in San Jose, Calif.

The verbal agreement between the fighters was announced by UFC boss Dana White.

Torres was a longtime WEC bantamweight champion and was on a 17-fight win streak until losing the belt to Brian Bowles.  The former champ has had trouble finding that same consistency, going 3-2 since that loss.  Torres most recently lost to Demetrious Johnson via unanimous decision at UFC 130 in May.

In his last outing, Pace lost unanimously to veteran Ivan Menjivar at UFC 133 in Philadelphia.  He is 1-1 in the UFC after losing his WEC debut to Johnson.

In the UFC 139 main event at the HP Pavilion, a light heavyweight dream fight finally becomes a reality when former UFC champion Mauricio "Shogun" Rua takes on the returning Strikeforce and former Pride champion Dan Henderson.  In the co-main event, Wanderlei Silva welcomes former Strikeforce champ Cung Le to the octagon.

Alex "Bruce Leeroy" Caceres (5-4) has made the move to bantamweight to face Cole Escovedo (17-8) at the inaugural event UFC on FOX 1.

UFC President, Dana White made the announcement today stating that both fighters have verbally agreed to meet in Anaheim, California.

"Both bantamweights had non-stop action fights in their last outings and are sure to do the same November 12."

Caceres was originally a contestant on Season 12 of The Ultimate Fighter and entered the UFC fighting at 145lbs.  Having lost his first two bouts via rear naked choke, 'Bruce Leeroy' is making the drop in weight in an attempt to secure his employment with the company.

The TUF competitors most recent fight was a second round submission loss to UFC newcomer and undefeated fighter Jim Hettes in August at UFC Live 5.

Also walking a thin line, Escovedo has lost his only two attempts at fighting in the octagon, most recently at UFC 135 last month.

Escovedo is a veteran fighter who has experience fighting top contenders such as, Urijah Faber and Jens Pulver.

Featuring a heavyweight title fight between current champion Cain Velasquez and top contender Junior Dos Santos, UFC on FOX 1 takes place Nov. 12 in Anaheim, Calif.

Bellator officials are quick to put Marlon Sandro (19-3) back to work as he faces Rafael Dias (15-82) in Hollywood, Florida for Bellator 58.

Sandro confirmed the bout with Sherdog.com Wednesday.

Sandro was originally tapped to fight against Miami-based Peruvian Luis Palomino, but Palomino was unable to go forward with the bout.

“He is a strong guy with a great BJJ background,” said Sandro. “He has good takedowns, so it my strategy that was developed for Palomino a little, but the training sessions are stronger as always and better than ever.”

Sandro last fought in August when he was the Bellator Summer Series Featherweight Tournament runner-up, losing by KO to Pat Curran near the end of the second round.

Mackens Semerzier vs.Robert Peralta, Paul "The Gentleman" Bradley vs. Mike Pierce, and Matt Lucas vs. Aaron Rosa have all been added to the inaugural UFC on Fox card.

Semerzier (6-3) was unsuccessful in three consecutive WEC bouts, but picked up a victory in his UFC debut against Alex Caceres.  He was scheduled to face Mike Lullo at UFN 25, but was forced out of the scrap due to injury.

Peralta (15-3), ironically, was successful in his UFC debut against Lullo.  He is currently on a seven-fight win streak.

Bradley (18-3) has endured a single UFC bout in his career and he came up short against Rafael Natal at UFC 133.  Prior to that the middleweight was unbeaten in six fights, four of which ended by submission.

Pierce (12-4) is a strong wrestler that trains at Team Quest.  He most recently lost a decision to Johny Hendricks, but leading up to that setback Pierce's only loss in the Octagon was to former welterweight No. 1 contender Jon Fitch.

Lucas (14-2) makes his UFC debut at UFC on Fox 1 after winning five consecutive fights in Rage in the Cage.  The newcomer trains at Arizona Combat Sports and is known for heavy hands.

Rosa (16-4) fought Joey Beltran in a losing effort at UFC 131.  This will mark his second bout in the promotion, but a debut in the 205 pound division.  Respected as a well-rounded fighter, Rosa has a mix of six knockouts and four submissions on his record.  Most notably defeating Devin Cole and Abe Wagner prior to his UFC debut.

UFC on Fox 1 is slated for Nov. 12, in Anaheim, Calif. with a heavyweight title match between champion Cain Velasquez and challenger Junior Dos Santos holding down the main event..

Bellator Fighting Championships announced today that reigning middleweight champion Hector Lombard will put his 24-fight undefeated streak on the line against former UFC fighter Trevor Prangley in a non-title catch-weight fight at 195 pounds.

Lombard (30-2-1) has finished 15 of his previous 19 opponents.  Though he is known for his brutal knockouts, Lombard is also a Judo Olympian with a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.  Lombard's most recent victory came at Australian Fighting Championship 2 against Jesse Taylor via submission.  The Bellator champ is anxious to return to the cage.

“I just want November to get here and knock someone out,” Lombard said. “I doesn’t matter who it is, I just want to do what I do and that’s win. I don’t know much about Trevor, but it doesn’t matter. I’ll be in front of my fans in Florida, and it’s going to be a show.”

Prangley (23-8-1) has walked away with one victory in his last five outings and is currently on a two-fight losing skid.  The South African holds notable wins over Chael Sonnen, Matt Horwich and Keith Jardine.  Prangley anticipates a hard fight against Lombard, but expects to finish the Brazilian.

“Both of us are going to get in that cage and throw bombs, no questions asked,” Prangley said. “It’s no secret both of us like to stand and bang, and that’s exactly what everyone is going to get. I know Hector is really tough on his feet, but so am I, so he’s going to have to play my game when the cage door shuts.”

Bellator 58 takes place on Nov. 19, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla.  The event will air live on MTV2 and in commercial-free HD on EPIX at 9 p.m. EST.

Two lightweights bouts have been added to December's "Tachi Palace Fights: Redemption" 11 event.

Poppies Martinez (18-7 MMA, 2-1 TPF) faces Savant Young (9-8 MMA, 0-0 TPF), whilst Fabricio Camoes (13-6-1 MMA, 2-0 TPF) takes on Thomas Denny (27-19-1 MMA, 0-0 TPF)

Martinez, a former WEC fighter, looks to return to winning ways after a submission loss to David Mitchell at Tachi Palace Fights 5. Young, an IFL veteran, also returns after a lengthy spell out of MMA, having ,ost recently fought in 2008 at "Affliction: Banned" losing by submission to Mark Hominick.

Camoes earned a decision victory over "The Ultimate Fighter 8" winner Efrain Escudero in his last outing. Denny, a former KOTC champion and EliteXC alumnus.

"Tachi Palace Fights 11: Redemption" takes place December 2, emanating from the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Lemoore, CA.