MMAFighting broke the news that lightweight Gilbert Burns signed a new multi-fight deal with the UFC.
Burns (12-2) is coming off a second-round TKO victory over Jason Saggo at UFC 215, which pushed his octagon record to 5-2. The 31-year-old has won four of his five fights by stoppage and has never been fished in his career. Stay tuned to MMAOddsbreaker for when Burns next fight will be.
Jim Wallhead flagged by USASA, faces potential anti-doping violation UFC officials announced that Jim Wallhead has been notified of a potential UFC anti-doping policy violation based on an out-of-competition sample collected on Oct. 7. Wallhead (29-11 ) recently pulled out of a UFC Fight Night 118 matchup against Warlley Alves and was replaced by Salim Touahri.Wallhead responded to the notification on his Facebook.