LAS VEGAS - Had it not been for Joseph Benavidez's stunning finishes of
Rani Yahya and Miguel Torres, WEC bantamweight contender Scott Jorgensen may have already had his title shot.

But following Jorgensen's "Fight of the Night" win over Brad Pickett at
Wednesday's WEC 50 event in Las Vegas, even the notoriously fence-riding
General Manager of the WEC, Reed Harris, had to admit "Young Guns" was a
pretty clear-cut option for champion Dominick Cruz's next bout.

"I can't (see a reason not to give Jorgensen a shot)," Harris told MMAjunkie.com.

LAS VEGAS - Maciej Jewtuszko, Anthony Pettis, Scott Jorgensen and Brad Pickett each earned $10,000 "Fight Night" bonuses for their performances at Wednesday's WEC 50 event.

Jewtuszko earned the night's "Knockout of the Night" award, Pettis picked up the "Submission of the Night" bonus, and Jorgensen and Pickett earned "Fight of the Night" honors.

MMAjunkie.com learned of the bonus winners and award amounts while in WEC 50's post-event press conference.

Welterweights Brian Foster and Forrest Petz are now official for the preliminary card of UFC Fight
Night 22.

UFC officials today announced the contest, which had been previously confirmed by MMAjunkie.com.

Featuring a middleweight contest between top contenders Nate Marquardt
and Rousimar Palhares, UFC Fight Night 22 takes place Sept. 15 at the
Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas, and airs live on Spike TV.

A middleweight bout between Nate Marquardt and Rousimar Palhares initially scheduled for UFC 118 has been moved to UFC Fight Night 22 and now serves as the night's main event.

Sources close to the event today confirmed the change with MMAjunkie.com.

The UFC Fight Night 22 headliner slot opened when Alan Belcher was forced out of his bout with Demian Maia due to detached retina that required surgery.

SAN DIEGO - Takanori Gomi, Charles Oliveira, Brian Stann and Mike Massenzio each earned $40,000 fight-night bonuses for their performances
at Sunday's UFC on Versus 2 event.

Gomi earned the "Knockout of the Night" award, Oliveira picked up the
"Submission of the Night" bonus, and Stann and Massenzio earned
"Fight of the Night" honors.

MMAjunkie.com learned of the award winners and bonus amounts while at the UFC on Versus 2 post-event press conference.

An upcoming middleweight bout between strikers Jorge Rivera and Alessio Sakara will have to wait for now as a broken arm has sidelined Rivera. Just at fast as Rivera’s injury was made, a new opponent has stepped up for the fight: Gerald Harris.

News of the replacement for the injured Rivera come sfrom a recent report at MMAJunkie.com.

Harris earned some popularity with his vicious slam of David Branch at UFC 116, a slam that made ESPN’s Sportcenter and a new fan in Lebron James. Fans of the sport have compared the slams of Harris to that of Quinton “Rampage” Jackson during Jackson’s run in PRIDE. Since his return to the UFC in 2010, Harris has fought three times and has racked up three wins earning him a “Fight of The Night” and a “Knockout of The Night” bonus. Harris has victories over John Salter, Mario Miranda, and David Branch.

Sakara has been with the promotion since October of 2005 and has gone 6-4 in the promotion with victories over Elvis Sinosic, Thales Leites, and recently James Irvin. The heavy-handed Italian originally started in the UFC at 205 pounds, but has gone 4-1 since making the move down to 185. Sakara was scheduled to face Nate Marquardt at UFC 116, but pulled out after the death of his father.

UFC 118 occurs on August 18 and will emanate from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.

Tickets for the UFC's return to the Lone Star State are on sale today.

As officially announced on Monday, UFC Fight Night 22 takes place Sept. 15 at the Frank Erwin Center on the campus of the University of Texas in Austin.

Tickets for the Spike TV-televised event start at just $30 and max out $185 for floor seats.

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Tickets for the UFC's return to the Lone Star State are on sale this week.

As officially announced on Monday, UFC Fight Night 22 takes place Sept. 15 at the Frank Erwin Center on the campus of the University of Texas in Austin.

Tickets for the Spike TV-televised event start at just $30 and max out $185 for floor seats.

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - You see some interesting things in Las Vegas at six on a Sunday morning. Nearly two weeks ago, Chris Leben was leaving The Palms hotel, catching a cab to the airport following his stirring Knockout of the Night win over Aaron Simpson the night before.