~ Deep 43: Impact will feature featherweight champion Dokonjonosuke Mishima defending his title against Dream veteran Takafumi Otsuka and Masakazu Imanari putting his 137-pound crown on the line against Tomohiko Hori. Also on the card, UFC veteran and former Deep middleweight titlist Ryo Chonan will make his return to the promotion in which he first made his name. The event is scheduled for August 23.



~ Javier Vasquez (13-2) vs. L.C. Davis (13-2) in a featherweight contest has officially been added to Affliction: Trilogy.



~ Despite his current legal woes, Kazuo Misaki will still fight fellow middleweight Kazuhiro Nakamura at World Victory Road's Aug. 2 Sengoku Ninth Battle event. But he'll receive no pay for the bout, he no longer will earn a title shot with current champ Jorge Santiago if he wins, and an indefinite suspension goes into effect immediately after the fight. Nakamura will still receive a title shot if he wins.



~ Shark Fight is hosting the aptly named "Shark Fight 5.5: Nothing to Lose" on July 18 in Amarillo, Texas, and is offering free admission to all attendees. UFC veteran Douglas Evans (6-5) will meet Doug Frey (5-1) in the evening's main event for Shark Fight's vacant featherweight title, while fellow UFC veteran Nissen Osterneck (5-2) is also scheduled to appear. The event was scheduled for June 27 but the weather forced the cancellation of the event. The event will be held at Gamboa's Outdoor Event Center in Amarillo, and the free tickets may be picked up at the Shark Fight store in Amarillo's Westgate Mall beginning July 6.