Had producers not decided to "go another way" casting "The Ultimate Fighter 8," Danny Castillo might have been a more famous fighter.

But he certainly wouldn't have been a more humble fighter, and he might not be as far ahead in his career.

With a tough stretch of two losses behind him, Castillo is ready to make his mark in the UFC in a fight against the most decorated opponent he's yet faced: Joe Stevenson.

Despite his loss at this past weekend's UFC 127 event, light heavyweight James Te Huna donated his entire fight purse to victims of Australia and New Zealand's recent flooding.

Following the show, Marshall Zelaznik, the UFC's managing director of international development, announced that the organization is matching the Kiwi's donation.

Additional thousands will be raised by a UFC 127 memorabilia auction, which runs through Wednesday.

Former WEC competitor Cub Swanson's UFC debut was put on ice this past week.

The veteran fighter was forced out of a scheduled UFC on Versus 3 bout with Erik Koch, who now meets fellow featherweight Raphael Assuncao next month UFC 128.

Swanson today told MMAjunkie.com Radio about the reason for his scratch from the card, and it was a mouthful.

Forget the usual proclamations of greatness that precede a fighter's first trip to the octagon.

Brian Bowles will be happy just to fight and emerge unscathed.

It seems it's been a while since the former WEC bantamweight champion did that. So for now, his goals remain modest, the UFC on Versus 3 fighter told MMAjunkie.com Radio.

In one of the early year's biggest female fights, Rosi Sexton narrowly edged recent Strikeforce fighter Roxanne Modafferi at Friday's Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 40 event in England.

Sexton survived her 125-pound opponent's many submission attempts but failed to put together any sustained offensive attacks in the closely contested fight.

Additionally weekend winners included Paul McVeigh, Tony Lopez, Hermes Franca, Mike Campbell and others.

Thursday's UFC on Versus 3 event will be the organization's first to air in 3D, officials today announced.

The event takes place March 3 at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville with a Diego Sanchez vs. Martin Kampmann headliner.

The 3D telecast will be made available live to those with 3D-capable TV sets through dedicated 3D channels on affiliates across the country, including Comcast XFINITY.

MMAjunkie.com Radio today features a recap of this past weekend's UFC 127 event as the guys discuss the big storylines from the pay-per-view show.

Additionally, UFC fighter Cub Swanson calls into the show to discuss an injury that recently forced him out of UFC on Versus 3 and to share his timetable for a return.

MMAjunkie.com Radio airs from 12-2 p.m. ET (9-11 a.m. PT) live from the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino's Race & Sports Book. Listen to and watch a video stream of the two-hour show at www.mmajunkie.com/radio.

New York, NY, February 28, 2011 – The 13th season of Spike TV’s popular original series, “The Ultimate Fighter” will feature 14 of the best unsigned mixed martial artists in the welterweight division (170 lbs) competing for a six-figure contract with the preeminent mixed martial organization in the world, The Ultimate Fighting Championship®. The new season premieres Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at 9:00 PM ET/PT featuring Brock Lesnar and Junior dos Santos as coaches, two of the most intriguing figures in the sport of mixed martial arts. <br><Br> From San Diego, CA to New Orleans, LA, to Dusseldorf, Germany, the 14 fighters have all gathered in Las Vegas with one goal – to become the next “The Ultimate Fighter.” During the ten episode run of the show, under the tutelage of coaches Lesnar and dos Santos, the competitors endure a grueling regimen of jiu-jitsu, judo, Muay Thai, karate, boxing and wrestling. The intense competition among the fighters continues after they leave the gym – at the Ultimate Fighter House. These warriors must live together, knowing that any day they might be forced to fight each other in the famed UFC Octagon™. <Br><Br> The two finalists will square off in a live finale on Spike TV Saturday, June 4, where the winner will be declared “The Ultimate Fighter” and net the six-figure contract. UFC President Dana White will once again serve as host of the series.<Br><Br> The following are the members of this season’s cast: <Br><Br> Name: Nordin “Fist of Tangier” Asrih<Br> Age: 32<Br> Trains: Dusseldorf, Germany – Pride Gym<Br> MMA record: 16-5-1<Br><Br> Name: Shamar Bailey<Br> Age: 28<Br> Trains: Indianapolis, IN – Integrated Fighting Systems<Br> MMA record: 10-3<Br><Br> Name: Len “The Liger” Bentley<Br> Age: 27<Br> Trains: Olympia, WA – Victory Athletics<Br> MMA record: 9-4-0<Br><Br> Name: Michael “Mick” Bowman<Br> Age: 26<Br> Trains: Liverpool, England – Wolfslair<Br> MMA record: 7-2-0<Br><Br> Name: Keon “The Black Assassin” Caldwell<Br> Age: 26<Br> Trains: Moultrie, GA – Team Reality<Br> MMA record: 8-1<Br><Br> Name: Chris “C-Murder” Cope<Br> Age: 28<Br> Trains: San Diego, CA – Arena MMA<Br> MMA record: 4-1<Br><Br> Name: Zachary Davis<Br> Age: 26<Br> Trains: Rockville, MD – Evolve / Team Lloyd Irvin<Br> MMA record: 4-1-0<Br><Br> Name: Anthony “El Cucuy” Ferguson<Br> Age: 26<Br> Trains: Ventura, CA – Knuckleheadz Boxing<Br> MMA record: 10-2-0<Br><Br> Name: Clay Harvison<Br> Age: 30<Br> Trains: Marietta, GA – X3 Sports<Br> MMA record: 6-1-0<Br><Br> Name: Myles “Fury” Jury<Br> Age: 22<Br> Trains: San Diego, CA – Victory<Br> MMA record: 9-0<Br><Br> Name: Ryan McGillivray<Br> Age: 24<Br> Trains: Edmonton, Alberta Canada – Legends Training Centre<Br> MMA record: 11-4-1<Br><Br> Name: Ramsey Nijem<Br> Age: 22<Br> Trains: Orem, UT – River Academy / The Pit<Br> MMA record: 4-1-0<Br><Br> Name: Charlie “Superstar” Rader<Br> Age: 29<Br> Trains: New Orleans, LA – Power MMA<Br> MMA record: 16-5<Br><Br> Name: Javier “Chunty Boy” Torres<Br> Age: 25<Br> Trains: Las Vegas, NV – Team Tompkins<Br> MMA record: 3-0-0<Br><Br> Extended bios for this year’s cast can be found at ultimatefighter.com. During the season, viewers can also find exclusive extended footage from each episode, an exclusive video leak of the upcoming episode, and five episodes of the popular web series “The Ultimate Fighter: The Aftermath,” hosted by UFC veteran Stephan Bonnar. <Br><Br> Craig Piligian of Pilgrim Films and Television, Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana White of Zuffa, LLC, and Kevin Kay of Spike TV are the show's executive producers. Brian J. Diamond, senior vice president, sports & specials, Spike TV is co-executive producer and Christopher Martello is executive in charge of production for Spike TV.

Spike TV officials today unveiled the official 14-person welterweight cast for "The Ultimate Fighter 13."

The long-running competition-reality series debuts March 30 on Spike TV with heavyweight contenders Brock Lesnar and Junior Dos Santos as coaches.

As MMAjunkie.com first reported earlier this month, UFC officials eliminated the "elimination round" from this season of the show, so the fighters won't have to win an opening-round matchup to secure their spot on the cast.

First Jorge Rivera's camp responded to being spit at by Michael Bisping at UFC 127 and now Rivera himself has come out and given his thoughts on the bout, the illegal knee, and the spiting incident following the fight:<Br><Br> "That knee was deliberate, and I'll tell you exactly how I know this, I went to sweep him, and first of all, I want to say that he was at the press conference talking about how he's the better fighter, he's got better jiu-jitsu, better wrestling, but he takes me down, fine. I go to sweep him and he holds on to the fence. He holds on to the fence the whole time. ...And then, within 30 or 40 seconds of doing that, he knees me [illegally] in the head. I'm on all fours, he winds up and knees me in the head. Then he puts his hands up, walks over to my corner and says, 'He's the p-ssy.' Now if that wasn't deliberate, I don't know what the f-ck is. ... I promoted the hell out of this fight, I talked a lot of sh-t about this fight, I talked a lot of sh-t about him, and it's my job as a professional to go out there and do what I do. ... You've seen all the videos. Did I ever mention one thing about this man's family in any way shape or form? We're all fairly educated, right? Show me where I did that. Just show me where I did that, and then he'll get his apology. But I'm not a classless piece of sh-t like he is, so I would never f-cking do that."<br><Br> Props: <a href=http://www.mmafighting.com>MMAFighting.com</a>