Stephan Bonnar, finalist in the original season of "The Ultimate Fighter," returns to where it all began.

Well, kind of.

While he'll compete at a different venue that the night of his legendary April
2005 battle with Forrest Griffin, Bonnar will fight Igor
Pokrajac in Las Vegas on a live finale of "The
Ultimate Fighter." This time, it's the soon-to-debut 12th season.

As far as storylines go, the UFC 117 bout between Ricardo Almeida and
Matt Hughes has plenty, and they all center on revenge.

Hughes defeated Almeida in a grappling match back in 2000. Ten years later, Hughes beat
Almeida's teacher, Renzo Gracie, at UFC 112 in April. Surely that must
get Almeida's blood boiling, right?

Not exactly.

Michael DiSanto, UFC - It all started on April 2, 2004—officially, at least. Unofficially, it began at least two years earlier.
On June 22, 2002, Chuck Liddell scored a late knockdown to secure a unanimous decision victory over mixed martial arts mega star Vitor Belfort. It was Liddell's ninth consecutive professional victory and sixth in a row in the UFC. He was, beyond a shadow of a doubt, the number one contender for the 205-lb belt then worn by Tito Ortiz.

"On April 24th and 25th, 2010, the WPA came to Corpus Christi. The first day showcased the youth division. It was an awesome sight to see such determination in the young eyes of these competitors. It struck a nerve with me and reminded me why we all powerlift. We do this because we enjoy it. We do this because we love to push ourselves further than we thought possible. Our youth are the future of the sport we hold dear. Teach them well and hopefully they can continue our family tradition: POWERLIFTING!" -Johnny Vasquez

Now that the buzz from April's "WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber" event and a lauded Leonard Garcia def. Chan Sung Jung fight has cooled off, we take a bigger-picture look at the fight.

In our latest MMAjunkie.com/"Inside MMA" poll, we asked which fight did the most to publicize its hosting organization.

Was it Garcia vs. Jung, the UFC's legendary Forrest Griffin vs. Stephan Bonnar fight - or perhaps Bellator's Toby Imada vs. Jorge Masvidal or Strikeforce's Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers?

On April 24, 2010, 11-year old Maryana Naumova (44K/97lbs) posted an unofficial Russian national raw bench press record of 107 pounds for the teenage 13-17 age division. She took a fourth attempt at 110 pounds, but was not successful.

MONTREAL - UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar did the unthinkable when he outpointed former belt-holder B.J. Penn in their April meeting at UFC 112.

Now he says he's ready to do it again.

While some MMA fans have expressed their frustration that Penn has been
issued an immediate rematch of the massive upset, Edgar said he welcomes
the challenge and looks forward to proving the first result was no
fluke.

MONTREAL - Following April's UFC 112 event in Abu Dhabi, UFC president
Dana White made little attempt to hide his displeasure with his
middleweight champion, Anderson Silva.

After Silva first taunted, then avoided, challenger Demian Maia, White
called the fight an "embarrassment," and promised to "make it up" to the
fans.

On Thursday, at the pre-event press conference for UFC 113 at Montreal's
Bell Centre, White said that atonement is still forthcoming.

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Ever since his release from the UFC after an April 2009 loss to Nate Quarry, Jason MacDonald's goal was a singular and nearly obsessive one - to get back to the Octagon.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (April 27, 2010) — Bellator Fighting Championships and the Kansas City Power & Light District will host a pre-event press conference and fighter weigh-in this Wednesday, April 28th, from the K.C. Live stage at the Kansas City Power & Light District.

All members of the media and all fans are cordially invited to attend.

The event will begin promptly at 8 p.m. and will feature all 16 featured fighters scheduled to compete in Thursday’s night’s nationally-televised Bellator 16 event at the same venue including Bryan “The Beast” Baker, Sean “The Destroyer” Loeffler, Alexander “Storm” Shlemenko, Matt Major, Jared Hess, Ryan McGivern, Eric Schambari and Luke Zachrich as well as eight locally based fighters who will compete in the evening’s Local Featured Fights and Bellator founder and CEO Bjorn Rebney.

In addition, the pre-event press conference and weigh-in will also be streamed LIVE at www.Bellator.com.

Thursday’s event is the first of four exciting, nationally televised “Fight Night Live” Bellator Fighting Championship events to be held at KC Live!

Prior to the fights, fans can also enjoy a special performance by Freedom, a premiere Navy rock band, as part of “Navy Week” being celebrated throughout Kansas City April 26 – April 30, 2010.

FIGHT NIGHT LIVE
BELLATOR FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIPS DETAILS:

Date: Thursday, April 29, 2010
Time: 4:30 p.m.–“Freedom” Navy Rock Band performs live on Walnut St. Stage
6 p.m.–Doors open to public
7 p.m.–Fights begin (nationally televised)
Location: KC Live! in the Kansas City Power & Light District (on Grand Blvd between 13th Street and Walnut Street)
Event is RAIN or SHINE (in cases of severe weather, check www.powerandlightdistrict.com for details)

For more information, visit Bellator.com or www.powerandlightdistrict.com