Roan "Jucao" Carneiro steps in to face Mark Munoz at UFC 184 on Feb. 28

Just hours after it was announced that veteran fighter Mark Munoz would return to the Octagon against Caio Magalhaes at UFC 184, Magalhaes had to withdraw due to an infection in his mouth.

Looks like Munoz will remain on the card. On Wednesday night UFC Tonight’s Ariel Helwani confirmed that Roan ‘Jucao’ Carneiro will step in to fight “The Filipino Wrecking Machine” on Feb. 28 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

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Roan "Jucao" Carneiro steps in to face Mark Munoz at UFC 184 on Feb. 28

Heavyweights Derrick Lewis, Ruan Potts meet at UFC 184

A pair of hard-hitting heavyweights will meet in Los Angeles.

Promising knockout artist Derrick Lewis takes on Ruan Potts at UFC 184 on Feb. 28 at Staples Center, the UFC announced Tuesday. Lewis was on quite the run before being knocked out by Matt Mitrione in September.

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Heavyweights Derrick Lewis, Ruan Potts meet at UFC 184

Caio Magalhaes out of UFC 184 fight with Mark Munoz

Mark Munoz will not be confronting Caio Magalhaes at UFC 184 after all.

Minutes following the official statement in the promotion, Magalhaes told MMAFighting.com he will not confront “The Filipino Wrecking Machine” in Los Angeles on Feb. 28.

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Caio Magalhaes out of UFC 184 fight with Mark Munoz

Mark Munoz returns against Caio Magalhaes at UFC 184

Mark Munoz is going to be making his return to the Octagon in February.

The long time UFC veteran, that has endured back to back stoppage losses in the UFC, is scheduled to return in action on Feb. 28 against Nova Uniao middleweight Caio Magalhaes at UFC 184 in Los Angeles. The UFC declared the matchup Thursday.

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Mark Munoz returns against Caio Magalhaes at UFC 184

Josh Koscheck vs. Jake Ellenberger set for UFC 184

A set of expert welterweights looking for a success will collide at UFC 184.

With both fighters looking to snap three-fight losing streaks, Josh Koscheck and Jake Ellenberger will meet on Feb. 28 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Daily News broke news of the fight Tuesday.

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Josh Koscheck vs. Jake Ellenberger set for UFC 184

Gilbert Melendez trains with Ronda Rousey ahead of UFC title fight

Observe Gilbert Melendez grapple with Ronda Rousey and train some boxing with Rousey’s trainer Edmond Tarverdyan in this video from Fight Heart. Melendez seems quite sleek in the floor at Glendale Fighting Club in Los Angeles ahead of his huge UFC lightweight title chance against Anthony Pettis at UFC 181 on Dec. 6 in Las Vegas.

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Gilbert Melendez trains with Ronda Rousey ahead of UFC title fight

UFC exec Garry Cook: Feb. 28 date in London away; hope to return sometime in 2015

The supporters were still filing out of London’s O2 Arena after Alexander Gustafsson’s TKO of Jimi Manuwa back on March 8 when the UFC declared it is next date in the city: Feb. 28, 2015.

Of course, Feb. 28 is now the landing date for UFC 184 in Los Angeles, with the double bill of Chris Weidman vs. Vitor Belfort and Ronda Rousey vs. Cat Zingano atop the bill.

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UFC exec Garry Cook: Feb. 28 date in London away; hope to return sometime in 2015

Chris Weidman worried Vitor Belfort won"t make it to UFC 184 date

LAS VEGAS – UFC middlweight champion Chris Weidman can’t sugar-coat it: He’s nervous Vitor Belfort isn’t going to make it to their Feb. 28 date at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

In order to get his shot at the undefeated Weidman’s title, Belfort will have to pass random, unannounced drug tests. The first of these were administered by the Nevada Athletic Commission a couple weeks back, the results of which have yet to be revealed (Nevada is testing even though the bout is in California because the drug tests were a condition of his being re-licensed in the state).

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Chris Weidman worried Vitor Belfort won"t make it to UFC 184 date

Bigfoot Silva vs. Frank Mir slated for UFC 184

A heavyweight showdown between Bigfoot Silva and Frank Mir is set for UFC 184 on Feb. 28 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, according to UFC Tonight on Wednesday night.

Silva (18-6-1) hasn’t picked up a win since UFC 156. He lost via first-round KO to Andrei Arlovski at UFC Fight Night 51 this past September.

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Bigfoot Silva vs. Frank Mir slated for UFC 184

Dana White: Ronda Rousey co-headlining "has nothing related to her not being a star"

As far as UFC president Dana White is worried, Ronda Rousey as a co-headliner is just a technicality.

Rousey’s UFC women’s bantamweight title shield against Cat Zingano will go on second to-last at Staples Center in La on Feb 28. The UFC middleweight title fight between Chris Weidman and Vitor Belfort will headline the function.

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Dana White: Ronda Rousey co-headlining "has nothing related to her not being a star"

Vitor Belfort supports Chris Weidman title fight for Feb. 28 in Los Angeles

Chris Weidman will defend his middleweight title against Vitor Belfort early next year.

Belfort, who earned a shot in the UFC gold after three straight knockout wins in 2013, supported to the Brazilian media Friday that he is going to be confronting Weidman on Feb. 28 in Los Angeles at UFC 184.

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Vitor Belfort supports Chris Weidman title fight for Feb. 28 in Los Angeles

Georges St-Pierre medically cleared to restart MMA training

Georges St-Pierre is one step closer to fighting again.

The former UFC welterweight champ continues to be medically cleared to restart MMA preparing, in accordance with UFC president Dana White. St Pierre met along with his physician this week in La.

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Georges St-Pierre medically cleared to restart MMA training

How"s Joe Schilling"s "schoolyard fight" with Nick Diaz led to a training partnership

Joe Schilling earned Nick Diaz’s respect and friendship in true 209 style.

The Glory kickboxing standout traveled to Stockton from his home in Los Angeles as a paid sparring partner, and to hear Schilling tell it, the battle the two waged in the gym was something fans would have paid good money to witness.

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How"s Joe Schilling"s "schoolyard fight" with Nick Diaz led to a training partnership

Morning Report: Cung Le happy to appeal drug test result after "taking a pounding and getting called a cheater"

With news that the UFC will give him the chance to appeal his one-year suspension after testing positive for excess levels of Human Growth Hormone (HGH), middleweight Cung Le maintains the result was due to flawed testing methods.

“I’m glad I’m able to appeal and am very confident,” Le told Lance Pugmire of the Los Angeles Times. “The facts are out there. If the right test had been done, this would have never happened.”

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Morning Report: Cung Le happy to appeal drug test result after "taking a pounding and getting called a cheater"

Ronda Rousey describes how her Pokemon fixation started

LOS ANGELES – MMA Fighting’s E. Casey Leydon caught up with UFC women’s bantamweight champ Ronda Rousey at the TUF 20 premier on two weeks past. He just got to ask one question, and Rousey broke down her love of Pokemon, how it started, her favourite variations, how she lost weight in the match, and even more preceding.

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Ronda Rousey describes how her Pokemon fixation started

Trainer Gilbert Melendez not satisfied with TUF 20 seeding format

LOS ANGELES – Like every great trainer, Gilbert Melendez did his job heading to The Ultimate Fighter 20. The prior Strikeforce lightweight champ scouted ability and made mental notes on which combatants he favored to decide when it came time for him and matching trainer Anthony Pettis to draft their teams.

But Melendez was hit using a curveball he was not anticipating. UFC matchmakers added a wrinkle to the show’s structure and pre-seeded the girls’s strawweight opponents from one through 16. If one trainer decided the No. 1 combatant, the other trainer was given No. 16; if one required No. 2, the other got No. 15, and so on.

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Trainer Gilbert Melendez not satisfied with TUF 20 seeding format

Khabib Nurmagomedov eyeing February return, calls Anthony Pettis "easy money"

One of the UFC’s most intriguing lightweight contenders, Khabib Nurmagomedov, is now targeting a February return to action after tearing the meniscus in his right knee this past summer — but the road to Nurmagomedov’s rehabilitation has been more unusual than most.

After discovering that Nurmagomedov has been working through and paying for his own rehabilitation in Russia, UFC officials recently flew the Dagestani sambo champion out to Los Angeles to visit the same orthopedic physician who treated Georges St-Pierre and Conor McGregor for similarly problematic knee injuries, MMAFighting.com’s Ariel Helwani reported on Wednesday’s edition of UFC Tonight.

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Khabib Nurmagomedov eyeing February return, calls Anthony Pettis "easy money"

TUF 20 red carpet premiere

LOS ANGELES — MMA Fighting’s E. Casey Leydon was on the scene at the TUF 20 premiere Tuesday night at the Lure Nightclub. Find out from the fighters their thoughts on the upcoming season as well as Dana White and Lorenzo Fertitta. Check out the video above.

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TUF 20 red carpet premiere

After missing connections again, Carla Esparza has strong words for Claudia Gadelha

LOS ANGELES – Carla Esparza carried herself into The Ultimate Fighter 20 with the confidence of a champion.

Until she actually set foot in the infamous TUF house, that is.

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After missing connections again, Carla Esparza has strong words for Claudia Gadelha