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May 23, 2013: Heavyweight contender Alistair Overeem returns to action on August 17 to face Travis Browne, UFC officials confirmed to ESPN.com on Wednesday

May 22, 2013: Josh Barnett has agreed a deal to bring him back to the UFC, more than a decade after he won the heavyweight title

May 22, 2013: Roy Nelson's reward for beating Cheick Kongo will be a heavyweight showdown with Stipe Miocic, the UFC announced on Tuesday

May 22, 2013: A light-heavyweight bout between former UFC champion Rashad Evans and Dan Henderson has been promoted to the main event of UFC 161 on June 15 in Winnipeg, Canada

May 21, 2013: Vitor Belfort has asked for forgiveness after he called for a journalist to be beaten up at the recent UFC Brazil post-fight press conference

May 21, 2013: It's a second opportunity for Cain Velasquez - a do-over, so to speak. For the second time as a pro, Velasquez seeks the first successful defence of his UFC heavyweight title

May 20, 2013: Mark Hunt will fight Junior Dos Santos in the UFC 160 co-main event after he was finally granted a visa to fly to the United States

May 20, 2013: UFC 161 looks set to lose its main event after Tatame reported that Renan Barao had suffered a foot injury ahead of his interim bantamweight title defence against Eddie Wineland

May 19, 2013: Vitor Belfort outclassed Luke Rockhold with one of the finishes of the year to cap off a great night in Brazil

May 17, 2013: The UFC has suspended lightweight Nate Diaz indefinitely for derogatory tweets he wrote about bantamweight Bryan Caraway on his Twitter account Thursday

May 16, 2013: Wanderlei Silva is confident he will knock out Chael Sonnen, if UFC gives the green light to the fight

May 15, 2013: The UFC expects Mark Hunt to be cleared for travel ahead of UFC 160, despite his recent visa issues threatening the co-main event with Junior Dos Santos

May 15, 2013: Pat Healy is set to lose $135,000 after he tested positive for marijuana following his recent victory over Jim Miller at UFC 159

May 14, 2013: The UFC recently promised that the forthcoming event in Boston would feature one of the best ever line-ups, and the tone has been set by the first two announced bouts

May 13, 2013: Chris Weidman has brushed aside the potential impact of Anderson Silva's fear factor in their forthcoming title fight, and questioned the Brazilian's attitude after his recent media fail

May 9, 2013: Veteran featherweight Leonard Garcia, whose aggressive fighting style made him a fan favorite, announced on Wednesday that UFC released him

May 9, 2013: Urijah Faber has told ESPN he would not hesitate in accepting a fight with Brad Pickett, and would happily meet the Brit in the UK

May 8, 2013: Former UFC interim heavyweight champion Shane Carwin announced his retirement on Tuesday night

May 7, 2013: Former middleweight champion Rich Franklin has his sights set on a swansong showdown with Michael Bisping after conceding that his time as a title contender is all but over