CHARLOTTE, N.C. – UFC Fight Night 21 wasn’t a sellout, but the night’s 7,700 attendance figure and $590,685 live gate provided the Ultimate Fighting Championship one of its most successful UFC Fight Night events to date.

MMAjunkie.com confirmed the attendance and gate figures with UFC officials, and a venue representative told us it was a “great crowd for a mid-week event.”

UFC Fight Night 21 took place Wednesday at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C., and aired on Spike TV.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Kenny Florian, Roy Nelson, Ross Pearson and Denis Siver each earned $30,000 bonuses for their performances at Wednesday’s UFC Fight Night 21 event.

Florian earned the “Submission of the Night” award, Nelson picked up the “Knockout of the Night” bonus, and Ross Pearson and Dennis Siver each earned “Fight of the Night honors.

MMAjunkie.com learned of the bonus winners and amounts in the night’s post-fight press conference.

Welcome to MMAjunkie.com’s recap for episode No. 1 of “The Ultimate
Fighter 11.”

The middleweights-only season of the reality show, which features former
UFC champions Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz as coaches, airs each
Wednesday (10 p.m. ET/PT) on Spike TV and features 28 UFC hopefuls vying for the famed “six-figure” contract.

For a full rundown of the latest episode, including the show’s fight
results, check out the summary. (Warning: Episode spoilers are
included.)

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – While it could’ve been first-time octagon jitters or the noticeable adrenaline dump in the second round, Takanori Gomi likely faltered in his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut due to a much more obvious reason: Kenny Florian’s remarkable standup game.

Florian edged the former PRIDE champion and solidified his standing as the UFC’s top lightweight not named B.J. Penn with a third-round submission victory on Wednesday.

The fight capped off UFC Fight Night 21, which aired live on Spike TV from Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C., as a lead-in for the debut episode of “The Ultimate Fighter 11.”

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – In another impressive performance since his runner-up finish on “The Ultimate Fighter 9,” Andre Winner controlled the pace and largely kept the fight standing to defeat Rafaello Oliveira.

The fight capped off the un-televised preliminary card of UFC Fight Night 21, which took place tonight at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C.

However, two of the card’s most impressive performances came from middleweights Yushin Okami and Gerald Harris.

UFC 115 is a go for Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Less than 24 hours after the promotion gave the city until the end of business today to resolve concerns over the legal liability of holding an event in the city, Vancouver officials have given the June 12 show the green light.

The Canadian Press first reported the event as a go-ahead. MMAjunkie.com  has since confirmed the plans with sources close to
the event.

The Monroe Civic Center in Monroe, La., plays hosts to Bellator Fighting Championships’ May 13 event, the organization today announced.

As MMAjunkie.com reported on Tuesday, the event, Bellator 18, features a non-title “super fight” between Bellator middleweight champion Hector Lombard and former WEC title-holder Paulo Filho.

As with all shows, Bellator 18 airs live on FOX Sports Net, and NBC and Telemundo carry a highlights show the following Saturday night.

Former UFC welterweight contender and division standout Thiago Alves can go back to the gym in three weeks, doctors today told the fighter.

Ricardo Liborio, Alves’ trainer at American Top Team, told MMAjunkie.com that Alves successfully underwent surgery today in New York City to
correct an arteriovenous fistula on the left side of his brain.

An arteriovenous fistula occurs when there is an abnormal connection
between an artery and a vein and can be congenital, created by surgery
or caused by disease.

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – Back in 2004, when Chuck Liddell was approached by UFC President Dana White to participate as a coach on a television project named ‘The Ultimate Fighter’, the future light heavyweight champion’s manager wasn’t too sure it was the right move.
Liddell did. And the manager became an ex-manager.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – It’s funny what can happen when you stop worrying
about results and start focusing on yourself

At 38 years old, UFC middleweight Jorge Rivera (17-7 MMA, 6-5 UFC) is
doing exactly that, and with three wins in his past four fights, he’s
been thrilled with the results.

“It’s just a different way of approaching it, to be honest with you,” Rivera told MMAjunkie.com. “I don’t worry as much.
I care more about the performance than I do about the wins and losses.”