Soon-to-be light heavyweight James McSweeney has opted not appeal his most recent UFC loss.

Lex McMahon, McSweeney's manager, today told MMAjunkie.com that the fighter instead will focus on his 205-pound debut against Tom Blackledge at UFC 120.

McSweeney, a veteran of "The Ultimate Fighter 10,"
suffered a TKO loss to UFC newcomer Travis Browne
after a fierce spell of ground and pound at The Ultimate Fighter 11
Finale in June.

Former season 10 “The Ultimate Fighter” participant James McSweeney (4-5) will be dropping to the light-heavyweight division for his next fight in the UFC. His opponent for that next fight will be fellow Brit Tom Blackledge (10-6), with both men meeting at UFC 120 in England.

McSweeney weighed in at 231 in his last fight as part of the preliminary card for the “TUF 11″ Finale, a fight in which he lost via TKO in the first round to Travis Browne. Dropping to 205 won’t be that hard of a stretch and will hopefully prove better for the former kickboxer and Muay Thai fighter. He made the announcement on Sunday via his Twitter page.

The former “TUF 10″ fighter will feel the pressure of performing in his fight with Blackledge with a 1-1 record under the UFC banner. McSweeney defeated fellow housemate Darrill Schoonover at the shows Finale to win his UFC debut.

Blackledge trains at the Wolfslair MMA Academy in Liverpool, England and will be making his UFC debut against McSweeney. He’s taken his last two fights under the M-1 Global banner, defeating both opponents in the first round. Both fights took place last year and his UFC debut will mark his first bout of 2010.

UFC 120 is set to take place on Oct. 16 at the O2 arena in England and Spike TV will broadcast the main card in North America for free via tape delay.

British fighter and "The Ultimate Fighter 10" cast member James McSweeney returns to his homeland (and the light-heavyweight division) and fights a fellow Englishman when he meets UFC newcomer Tom Blackledge at UFC 120.

McSweeney today announced the fight via Twitter.

UFC 120 takes place Oct. 16 at The O2 in London. The night's main card airs via same-day delay on Spike TV.

New York, NY, June 28, 2010 – Spike TV will telecast live coverage of the weigh-ins for the highly-anticipated “UFC 116 Lesnar-Carwin” fight card on Friday, July 2 at 7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT. The main event features a showdown between the top two heavyweight mixed martial artists in the world, UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar and interim heavyweight titlist Shane Carwin.

Spike TV also announces it will telecast the light heavyweight clash between “The Ultimate Fighter 2” alum Seth Petruzelli (14-5) and Ricardo Romero (10-1) on Saturday, July 3 at 9:00 PM ET/6:00 PM PT from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The Petruzelli fight will join the already-announced Brendan Schaub-Chris Tuchscherer fight as part of the Spike TV live Prelims.

Fighting out of Orlando, Florida, the veteran Petruzelli scored his first big victory against mixed martial great Dan Severn in January 2004, winning a three-round decision. A year later he joined the cast of “The Ultimate Fighter 2” but lost to Brad Imes in the show’s semifinals. Petruzelli gained worldwide attention in October 2008 when he defeated Kimbo Slice with a first round TKO, and riding a four fight winning streak, he returns to the Octagon to take on Ricardo Romero, making his UFC debut.

Fighting out of New Brunswick, NJ, Romero is 10-1 in his mixed martial arts career, including winning his last five straight. A highly-regarded college wrestler for Rutgers University, Romero also scored a notable victory over “The Ultimate Fighter 10” alum James McSweeney in April 2009. The Petruzelli-Romero fight will replace the Grove-Reljic fight, which will no longer air live on Spike.

Other bouts on the card might air on Spike TV, to be determined by the length of the fights.
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UPDATE: Sorry folks the wrong date was posted as the 11th when it should have been the 18th!!!!

UFC heavyweight James McSweeney's representative contends that his fighter was hit with several illegal elbows during a loss to Travis Browne this past Saturday at The Ultimate Fighter 11 finale.

Lex McMahon, McSweeney's manager, today told MMAjunkie.com that he intends to file an appeal this week with the Nevada State Athletic Commission.

However, NSAC Executive Director Keith Kizer said he does not believe Browne committed any fouls during the bout.

Welcome back to another edition of “MMA Link Club” where FiveOuncesofPain.com gets a little help from our friends to bring all of the latest ramblings from the MMA landscape to your front door. Enjoy…

Dana White Still Dreams of a Socialist Utopia for the MMA Media (CagePotato.com)

James McSweeney to Appeal TUF 11 Finale Loss to Travis Browne (MMAFighting.com)

Court McGee: I Out-Worked Everyone in That House (VIDEO) (Fight! Magazine)

It’s getting serious, James Toney is now training at M-1 Global (MiddleEasy.com)

Dan Hornbuckle: Where do we go now? (WatchKalibRun.com)

Randy Couture Helps Brock Lesnar Get Ready for Shane Carwin (MMAScraps.com)

Looking for the results of tonight’ “The Ultimate Fighter 11″ Finale and aren’t interested in reading through an encyclopedia of bout breakdown? Well then The MMA News is what your looking for.

Starting tonight at 7 PM (EST) (4 PM PST) The MMA News will carry the “Live Quick Results” for the “TUF” event which goes down at The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.

The preliminary card begins at 7 PM followed by the main card at 9 PM EST (6 PM PST), which will be carried live on Spike TV tonight!

The event is headlined by season eleven’s “TUF” finalists Court McGee and Kris McCray, with the co-main event featuring light-heavyweights Keith Jardine vs. Matt Hamill.

As we usually try and do, The MMA News will be keeping the results off the main page, so as to not drop any spoilers for anyone recording the event to watch later. To see the “Live Quick Results” click

Main Card

Middleweight bout: Court McGee def. Kris McCray via submission (rear-naked-choke) – R2, 3:41
Light Heavyweight bout: Matt Hamill def. Keith Jardine via majority decision (29-27, 29-27, 28-28)
Middleweight bout: Chris Leben def. Aaron Simpson via TKO (strikes) – R 2, 4:17
Lightweight bout: Dennis Siver def. Spencer Fisher via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Middleweight bout: Rich Attonito def. Jamie Yager via TKO (strikes) – R2, 4:25

Preliminary Card

Lightweight bout: John Gunderson def. Mark Holst via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Middleweight bout: Brad Tavares def. Seth Baczynski via decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Middleweight bout: Kyle Noke def. Josh Bryant via TKO (strikes) – R2, 3:12
Middleweight bout: Chris Camozzi def. James Hammortree via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Heavyweight bout: Travis Browne def. James McSweeney via TKO (punches) – R1, 4:32

Once again it’s on and FiveOuncesofPain.com will be here all evening to keep you up to date on all of the latest live results and happenings from “The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale“.

The TUF 11 Finale is all set to kick off tonight from The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.

FiveOuncesofPain.com’s coverage of the event will begin right here at roughly 6:45 pm ET (3:45 pm PT) when the first set of fighters touch gloves, while the main card will air on Spike TV starting at 9 pm ET (6 pm PT).

Enjoy the fights! Results are below:

Travis Browne def. James McSweeney via TKO (punches) – Round 1

Chris Camozzi def. James Hammortree via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Kyle Noke def. Josh Bryant via TKO (strikes) – Round 2

Brad Tavares def. Seth Baczynski via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

John Gunderson def. Mark Holst via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Rich Attonito def. Jamie Yager via TKO (punches) – Round 1

Dennis Siver def. Spencer Fisher via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Chris Leben def. Aaron Simpson via TKO (punches) – Round 2

Matt Hamill def. Keith Jardine via majority decision (29-27, 29-27, 28-28)

Court McGee vs. Kris McCray via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2

Court McGee and Kris “The Savage” McCray are all set to wage war to determine the middleweight champion of the eleventh installment of The Ultimate Fighter as both have successfully made weight for their scheduled showdown at “The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale“.

The TUF 11 Finale is set to take place this evening from The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas while airing live on Spike TV.

A full set of weigh-in results for the event are below:

Court McGee (185) vs. Kris McCray (184)

Matt Hamill (205) vs. Keith Jardine (205)

Chris Leben (186) vs. Aaron Simpson (186)

Spencer Fisher (156) vs. Dennis Siver (156)

Rich Attonito (186) vs. Jamie Yager (185)

John Gunderson (155) vs. Mark Holst (154)

Seth Baczynski (185) vs. Brad Tavares (185)

Josh Bryant (185) vs. Kyle Noke (185)

Chris Camozzi (185) vs. James Hammortree (186)

Travis Browne (251) vs. James McSweeney (231)