Nothing would deter Manny Gamburyan.

The WEC featherweight told UFC/WEC matchmaker Joe Silva that WEC 48 opponent Mike Brown would have to put him asleep or break a limb to stop the fight. Short of that, there would be no letup, he said.

Gamburyan never came close to that type of danger and stopped Brown cold this past Saturday with a short, powerful right hand that likely set a featherweight title shot in motion.

With a hard-fought victory over Brian Davidson at Wednesday’s Bellator 16 event, Danny Tims has earned a spot in Bellator Fighting Championships’ season-three bantamweight tournament later this year, CEO Bjorn Rebney today announced.

The announcement confirms the organization’s plans for a first-ever 135-pound tournament.

As MMAjunkie.com first reported in March, Bellator is expected to host tournaments in four new weight classes in this fall’s third season: bantamweight, light heavyweight, heavyweight and a women’s division (weight class TBD).

A long-awaited rematch between welterweights Thiago Alves and Jon Fitch will have to wait a bit longer.

The pair was expected to meet at UFC 115 on June 12 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, but Alves is still not medically cleared to fight, sources close to the fighter told MMAjunkie.com.

With six weeks to the event, UFC officials chose to exercise caution with his timetable for return and rescheduled the bout for UFC 117 on Aug. 7 in Oakland, Calif.

A bantamweight bout between Will Campuzano and Rafael Rebello is in the works and expected to be sign shortly for WEC 49.

A source close to the event today confirmed the bout with MMAjunkie.com and said – if signed – it’ll be part of the night’s un-aired preliminary card.

WEC 49 takes place June 20 at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The event marks the WEC’s Canadian debut, and the night’s main card airs live on Versus.

A featherweight match-up between Rafael Assuncao and Diego Nunes has been targeted for WEC 49′s preliminary card.

Sources close to the event tell MMAjunkie.com that both competitors have agreed to the fight, though bout agreements have not been distributed. The match-up was first reported by MMAWeekly.com.

WEC 49 takes place June 20 at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and is the promotion’s first trip to the country. The event falls one week after UFC 115 hits GM Place in Vancouver, British Columbia.

A welterweight match-up between “The Ultimate Fighter” veterans Damarques Johnson and Matt Riddle is targeted for UFC on Versus 2.

Sources tell MMAjunkie.com that both fighter have agreed to the matchup, though bout agreements
have not been signed.

UFC on Versus 2 is expected to take place Aug. 1 at Salt Lake City’s EnergySolutions Arena. It is the second of two contracted UFC-Versus events in 2010.

A welterweight match-up between “The Ultimate Fighter” veterans Damarques Johnson and Matt Riddle is targeted for UFC on Versus 2.

Sources tell MMAjunkie.com that at least one fighter has agreed to the match-up, though bout agreements have not been signed.

UFC on Versus 2 is expected to take place Aug. 1 at Salt Lake City’s EnergySolutions Arena. It is the second of two contracted UFC-Versus events in 2010.

After its middleweight tournament semifinal fights were revealed on Thursday for the card, Bellator Fighting Championships today announced a host site for its upcoming Bellator 20 event: the Majestic Theatre in San Antonio.

The Texas show takes place May 27 and airs live on FOX Sports Net.

In addition to tournament bouts of Eric Schambari vs. Bryan Baker and Alexander Shlemenko vs. Jared Hess, Bellator 20 features a non-tourney heavyweight bout between UFC vet Eddie Sanchez and EliteXC vet Ralph Kelly.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship next weeks hosts its third annual
show in Montreal, and in June, the organization hosts its first-ever
event in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

However, UFC officials are still targeting what they call the “hottest
city of them all” for an upcoming show: Toronto.

While a recent guest on MMAjunkie.com Radio, UFC Vice President of
Regulatory and Governmental Affairs Marc Ratner said the UFC is
targeting Toronto as part of an overall bigger push to change Canada’s
criminal code.

A middleweight bout between John Salter and late replacement and returning Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran Jason MacDonald is now official for next week’s UFC 113 event.

MMAjunkie.com first reported the fight earlier this week, and UFC executives recently made it official.

MacDonald is a late replacement for David Loiseau, who was a replacement for Nick Catone (back injury). Loiseau was forced off the card earlier this week due to a delay in getting his license.