- The Ultimate Fighting Championship has signed both reigning International Fight League middleweight champion Dan Miller and brother Jim Miller to four-fight exclusive contracts. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.

- On an Albuquerque radio show, Keith Jardine said he will take on Brandon Vera in a 205-pound matchup at UFC 89. The event is scheduled for Oct. 18 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England. The card is headlined by a middleweight bout between Michael Bisping and Chris Leben. Another rumored fight would feature middleweight titleholder Anderson Silva defending the title against Patrick Cote.

- ProElite Executive Chairman Doug DeLuca confirmed that ProElite is in negotiation with Fox Sports Net (FSN) for future shows. The ProElite combat sports family includes EliteXC, ICON Sport, Cage Rage, King of the Cage, Spirit MC and others.

- Since the initial report was published, which stated the ratings for Ultimate Fight Night 14 peaked at 3.8 million viewers, Spike TV has released updated ratings. The new data pins the peak audience at 4.46 million viewers.

- Speaking of Spike TV, UFC is currently negotiating with the network to broadcast UFC 89 free of charge. This follows the report that UFC 90, being held only a week later, will air on pay-per-view.

- Three fights have been added to UFC 88 on Sept. 6 in Atlanta, GA. The first sees former middleweight champion Rich Franklin take on veteran of the third season of "The Ultimate Fighter," Matt Hamil. The second fight pits former Pride middleweight and light heavyweight champion Dan Henderson against Rousimar Palhares, victorious against Ivan Salaverry at UFC 84. And finally, Karo Parisyan will look to rebound from his loss to Thiago Alves when he steps into the octagon against Yoshiyuki Yoshida. The Ultimate Fighting Championship officially confirmed all three bouts on Wednesday.

- Matt Hughes updated fans on the condition of his injured knee on his personal blog. The former UFC welterweight champion estimates the torn ACL ligament will take 6-7 months to heal.

- MMAWeekly.com is reporting that the planned welterweight bout between Thiago Alves and Diego Sanchez, originally slated for UFC 89 on Oct. 18, is now expected to take place at UFC 90 on Oct. 25 in Chicago, IL.

- Sam Caplan of "Five Ounces of Pain" reports that Phil Baroni is set to make his return to ICON Sport Aug. 2 in Honolulu, Hawaii when he takes on Ron Verdadero in a 175-pound fight. Baroni last competed at Cage Rage 27 with an impressive knockout victory over Scott Jansen. The ICON Sport card is also set to feature Bao Quach vs. Mark Oshiro for the North American 140-pound title and middleweight champion Kala Kolohe Hose vs. Rolando Dominique in a 180-pound non-title special attraction matchup.

- Caplan is also reporting that EliteXC officials have begun preliminary work towards organizing a Showtime event to take place Friday, Sept. 26 at the Chumash Hotel & Casino in Santa Ynez, Calif. Verbal commitments have been made for two fights: Erik Apple vs. Matt Makowski and Jon Murphy vs. Shane Del Rosario.

- In a conference call last week, ProElite chariman Doug DeLuca hinted at Kimbo Slice return on the fall CBS show.

- As a guest on ProMMA Radio, Anderson Silva's manager Ed Soares said Georges St. Pierre needs to prove himself and defend his newly won title a few times before being considered for a fight against Silva.