Had producers not decided to "go another way" casting "The Ultimate Fighter 8," Danny Castillo might have been a more famous fighter.

But he certainly wouldn't have been a more humble fighter, and he might not be as far ahead in his career.

With a tough stretch of two losses behind him, Castillo is ready to make his mark in the UFC in a fight against the most decorated opponent he's yet faced: Joe Stevenson.

Despite his loss at this past weekend's UFC 127 event, light heavyweight James Te Huna donated his entire fight purse to victims of Australia and New Zealand's recent flooding.

Following the show, Marshall Zelaznik, the UFC's managing director of international development, announced that the organization is matching the Kiwi's donation.

Additional thousands will be raised by a UFC 127 memorabilia auction, which runs through Wednesday.

Former WEC competitor Cub Swanson's UFC debut was put on ice this past week.

The veteran fighter was forced out of a scheduled UFC on Versus 3 bout with Erik Koch, who now meets fellow featherweight Raphael Assuncao next month UFC 128.

Swanson today told MMAjunkie.com Radio about the reason for his scratch from the card, and it was a mouthful.

Forget the usual proclamations of greatness that precede a fighter's first trip to the octagon.

Brian Bowles will be happy just to fight and emerge unscathed.

It seems it's been a while since the former WEC bantamweight champion did that. So for now, his goals remain modest, the UFC on Versus 3 fighter told MMAjunkie.com Radio.

In one of the early year's biggest female fights, Rosi Sexton narrowly edged recent Strikeforce fighter Roxanne Modafferi at Friday's Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 40 event in England.

Sexton survived her 125-pound opponent's many submission attempts but failed to put together any sustained offensive attacks in the closely contested fight.

Additionally weekend winners included Paul McVeigh, Tony Lopez, Hermes Franca, Mike Campbell and others.

Thursday's UFC on Versus 3 event will be the organization's first to air in 3D, officials today announced.

The event takes place March 3 at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville with a Diego Sanchez vs. Martin Kampmann headliner.

The 3D telecast will be made available live to those with 3D-capable TV sets through dedicated 3D channels on affiliates across the country, including Comcast XFINITY.

MMAjunkie.com Radio today features a recap of this past weekend's UFC 127 event as the guys discuss the big storylines from the pay-per-view show.

Additionally, UFC fighter Cub Swanson calls into the show to discuss an injury that recently forced him out of UFC on Versus 3 and to share his timetable for a return.

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Spike TV officials today unveiled the official 14-person welterweight cast for "The Ultimate Fighter 13."

The long-running competition-reality series debuts March 30 on Spike TV
with heavyweight contenders Brock Lesnar and Junior Dos Santos as
coaches.

As MMAjunkie.com first reported earlier this month, UFC officials
eliminated the "elimination round" from this season of the show, so the
fighters won't have to win an opening-round matchup to secure their spot
on the cast.

Ahead of his eventual majority draw with B.J. Penn at UFC 127, much of the pre-event discussion focused on Jon Fitch and his new vegan diet.

While once a massive welterweight who'd hit close to 200 pounds between fights, Fitch recently switch to an all-vegan diet that reportedly caused him to slim down prior to UFC 127.

Fitch finished strong against Penn, and his late-fight surge prevented a loss. But in our latest "Ask the Fight Doc" installment, MMAjunkie.com medical columnist Dr. Johnny Benjamin discusses whether Fitch's performance could have been affected by the dietary changes.

With a controversial victory over Jorge Rivera at this past weekend's UFC 127 event, co-headliner Michael Bisping owns three consecutive wins and a 4-1 record over his past five fights.

Contenders such as Chael Sonnen, Yushin Okami and Alan Belcher seem logical next opponents for the Brit, but another notable has throw his hat into the ring.

And it's recent title challenger Vitor Belfort.