A bicep injury has forced rising middleweight star Paulo ‘Borrachinha’ Costa from his UFC Fight Night 128 date with Uriah Hall. (Sherdog)

Ireland’s Joe Duffy says the rehabilitation work he is receiving at the UFC Performance Institute as he recovers from a torn labrum is “priceless”. (MMA Junkie)

The UFC have taken a novel approach to the promotion of the upcoming Tony Ferguson vs. Khabib Nurmgomedov bout, releasing a video featuring an imaginary text message exchange between the two fighters, as well as from Conor McGregor and Dana White. (Middle Easy)

Two new bouts have been confirmed for the UFC’s trip to Chile in May, including the return of light heavyweight prospect Jared Cannonier. (Sherdog)

Former UFC fighter Tiki Ghosn has spoken about managing current Bellator fighter Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson, saying that Jackson was taken advantage of by a litany of former managers. (MMA Junkie)

Ronda Rousey told Ellen DeGeneres that the slap she delivered to Stephanie McMahon recently on WWE programming was “a real slap” and that “there was no way to fake that.” (Sporting News)

Demetrious Johnson is not interested in competing at 135-pounds, even if he wins the title from T.J. Dillashaw. (MMA Fighting)

Amanda Nunes has explained why any potential match-up with featherweight champion Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino isn’t in her immediate plans. (MMA Fighting)

Luke Rockhold and Michael Bisping have renewed their rivalry on social media ahead of speculation of a possible rubber match between the two. The score currently stands at one win apiece. (Twitter)

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu phenom Dillon Danis has begun training at SBG Ireland ahead of his professional debut with Bellator in April. (Twitter)