Heavyweight up-and-comer Cain Velasquez and established welterweight Josh Koscheck could be the next UFC fighters to be cut by the UFC for refusing to sign a lifetime video game agreement with the promotion.

Jon Fitch and Christian Wellisch were both cut on Wednesday for refusing to sign the contract and, according to Yahoo Sports, the UFC is no longer willing to work with American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) or fighters represented by DeWayne Zinkin and Bob Cook.

Both Velasquez and Koscheck, along with Fitch and Wellisch, train out of AKA and are also poised to decline the agreement and face an immediate termination of their contract. Welterweight Mike Swick, who also trains at AKA, has contacted the UFC and confirmed his intention to continue to fight for the promotion.

Recent welterweight championship challenger Jon Fitch (19-3) was released by the UFC today after refusing to sign away his lifetime video game rights to the promotion, according to MMA Mania.

Heavyweight Christian Wellisch (8-4) was also cut by the UFC after failing to sign the agreement.

Spike TV and the UFC today announced that welterweights Anthony Johnson (5-2) and Kevin Burns (7-2) will headline The Ultimate Fighter 8: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale, rematching their July 19th meeting at UFC Fight Night 14 that saw Burns defeat Johnson via TKO due to an eye poke.

Middleweights Jason MacDonald (21-10) and Wilson Gouveia (11-5) will clash in the co-main event.

UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva has not yet been offered the UFC 95 headlining bout against Chuck Liddell on February in London, but he would be “honored” to fight Liddell if given the chance.

Silva’s manager, Ed Soares, today confirmed the news with CagePotato.com.

“We haven’t been offered that fight. It’s just a rumor at this point,” said Soares.

EliteXC welterweight title-holder Jake Shields, in a recent interview with Newsday, revealed his intention to sign with the UFC and challenge UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre for the title.

“For me, I’m looking for top competition,” Shields said. “I want to prove I’m the best fighter in the world. Georges St. Pierre, it’s an opportunity to fight him and show I’m the best.”

World Extreme Cagefighting today finalized the fight card for WEC 37: Torres vs. Tapia, which takes place on December 3rd at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas and airs live on Versus.

A bantamweight championship bout headlines the eleven-bout card as 135-pound title-holder Miguel Torres takes on challenger Manny Tapia.

World Extreme Cagefighting, ahead of its December middleweight and light heavyweight merger with the UFC, has released former 185-pound champion Paulo Filho.

Filho’s manager, Ed Soares, confirmed the release today with CagePotato.com.

“We’ve recevied paperwork that they’re releasing him from his contract,” said Soares. “He’s had a rough year. We have faith that he’ll be back.”

Middleweights Scott Smith and Terry Martin will battle in the co-main event of Strikeforce: Destruction on November 21st at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, the promotion has announced.

Duane Ludwig vs. Yves Edwards, Bobby Southworth vs. Renato “Babalu” Sobral, Kim Couture vs. Lina Kvokov, and Joe Riggs vs. Luke Stewart are also slated to be featured on the HDNet-broadcast main card.

Newly-crowned UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar was the top earner at UFC 91, earning $450,000 for his second-round TKO of former title-holder Randy Couture, who received $250,000 for his losing effort.

The total disclosed payroll for the event was $1,118,000.

The UFC has awarded Aaron Riley, Jorge Gurgel, Dustin Hazelett, and Jeremy Stephens with $60,000 bonuses for their performances on Saturday at UFC 91: Couture vs. Lesnar in Las Vegas.

Riley and Gurgel took home “Fight of the Night” honors for their standup brawl that saw Riley unanimously edge Gurgel 29-28 on the judge’s score cards.