Former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell and Charles Lewis Jr., the late co-founder of the popular TapouT company, will be the newest inductees into the UFC Hall of Fame.

UFC President Dana White today posted the news on his personal Twitter account.

The UFC Hall of Fame inductions take place this Friday, July 10, at 6:30 p.m. PT (local time) during the UFC Fan Expo at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

Liddell and Lewis will join a list of UFC hall-of-famers that currently includes Royce Gracie, Ken Shamrock, Dan Severn, Randy Couture and Mark Coleman. Lewis will be the UFC Hall of Fame's first non-fighter inductee.

The 39-year-old Liddell was essentially a no-brainer as a choice for the hall. The MMA superstar is perhaps the most popular fighter in UFC history with a career 21-7 record, which includes a 16-6 mark in the UFC. His 16 wins in the organizations remain a UFC record.

"The Iceman," who turned pro in 1998, made his MMA and UFC debut at UFC 17. He won the UFC's light-heavyweight title in 2005 and made four consecutive title defenses before losing the belt to Quinton Jackson in 2007.

Although UFC President Dana White announced Liddell's retirement following the fighter's knockout loss to Mauricio "Shogun" Rua back in April, Liddell hasn't ruled out a return to the organization sometime in 2010.

Lewis, meanwhile, enters the hall posthumously. The longtime MMA enthusiast and UFC sponsor died in an automobile accident in California on March 11 when his vehicle was struck by another car.

Two days after the accident, the driver of the second car was charged with multiple felonies, including vehicular manslaughter and his third DUI offense.

Lewis, 45, founded TapouT Clothing Inc. in 1997 with a trunk full of T-shirts and a few thousand dollars of start-up money. Over the past decade, he and his partners have made the company the biggest apparel success story in MMA history.

Tapout, which grossed just $30,000 in sales in 1999, pushed that number to more than $100 million in 2008 alone. The company now has licensed retailers (including the likes of Dillard's and Champs) around the world and is one of the UFC's most prominent sponsors.

Lewis was a fixture at MMA events around the world, and his company sponsored numerous fighters. He also appeared in a TapouT TV show that airs on Versus.

COLOGNE, Germany – Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic's return to the UFC was a short one.

Not long after stopping Mostapha Al-Turk in the first round of UFC 99 on Saturday at Lanxess Arena in his first fight in the UFC since back-to-back losses in 2007, Filipovic informed UFC president Dana White that he had signed a three-fight contract with the Japanese-based DREAM organization.

White had signed Filipovic less than a month ago to a one-fight deal, the first time in more than nine years that he'd done that. He had worked out terms on two additional fights, but said he'd only put pen to paper for Saturday's bout.

He brought Filipovic back because he knew the Croat is still very popular, and Filipovic insisted he wanted to make a run for the title.

That proved not to be the truth. After turning down much tougher opposition, including Cain Velasquez, who defeated Cheick Kongo later on the card, he wound up with the lightly regarded Al-Turk.

But instead of getting a shot at big names like Randy Couture or Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and fighting his way into title contention, Filipovic opted to bolt for Japan.

"Isn't that a dirty [expletive] thing to do?" White asked rhetorically after being queried about Filipovic's deal with DREAM. "He [expletived] me. The first time in the history of the company I do one over the phone. He promised me a three-fight deal and he [expletived] me."

Filipovic looked unsteady and hardly impressive in defeating Al-Turk, who is winless in the UFC. He never landed one of his vaunted kicks and the fight ended not from a punch but when he poked Al-Turk in the eye with his finger.

Referee Dan Miragliotta didn't see the poke, so it was regarded as a clean blow and Filipovic won by stoppage.

Filipovic was fighting five months to the day after knee surgery, one of several injuries he said kept him from performing at his best in his first stint in the UFC. Before the fight, he called his 1-2 UFC record "the black spot" on his career.

While speaking with reporters on a prefight conference call, Filipovic seemed enthused about his return and said he was gunning for a title shot. All the while, he apparently knew he was in it for a one-fight deal.

He texted White on the UFC exec's cellular phone and told him he wanted to return. White said Filipovic declined numerous opponents.

Apparently, Filipovic, who is from Croatia, wanted to fight in Germany and use the UFC bout as a tuneup. He did and is now DREAM bound, but he'll almost certainly never fight in the UFC again.

"He didn't keep his word," White said, who said he'd had a two-hour talk with Filipovic on the day "Cro Cop" texted and asked to be able to return. "He talked about honor and all this other [expletive] and he [expletived] me.

"He fed me this bull [expletive] about wanting to take a run for the title, and what I think he did was, he went out and did this. He turned down every other [expletive] fighter I offered him, because I needed him to fight Cain. He didn't just poke Al-Turk; he poked me, too."

As is his custom, Filipovic skipped the postfight news conference and could not be reached to comment on the DREAM deal.

Rich Franklin, Wanderlei Silva, Mike Swick and Terry Etim each earned $60,000 "fight night" bonuses for their performances at "UFC 99: The Comeback."

UFC 99 took place Saturday at Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, and aired live on pay-per-view. The bonus amounts were on par with the $60,000 awards issued at UFC 98 in May and up significantly from the $40,000 awards issued at UFC 95, the organization's most recent European-held event.

The UFC announced the bonuses at the UFC 99 post-fight press conference and were confirmed by MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).

A catchweight bout at 195 pounds, the evening's main event between former UFC champion Franklin and former PRIDE title-holder Silva lived up to the hype surrounding the contest. While "The Axe Murderer" waited until the later stages of the fight to attack with the reckless abandon that has been his career hallmark, he did put "Ace" in trouble at various points of the night.

Franklin, though, methodically picked apart his foe, utilizing his speed and reach to frustrate Silva to earn the unanimous-decision win. The toe-to-toe battle that ended with a wild flurry in the clinch brought fans to their feet and earned the two the evening's "Fight of the Night" award.

Welterweight rivals Dan Hardy and Marcus Davis had a firm hold on the bonus for their split-decision battle earlier in the evening until the main event stole the show.

While Swick's welterweight showdown with Ben Saunders started slowly, resulting in jeers from the audience and some audible trash-talking on the ground in the opening round, "Quick" changed things rapidly in the second. Sensing an opening, Swick charged forward with a flurry. Several shots in the barrage connected, including a right hand to the temple, which earned Swick the evening's "Knockout of the Night" award.

Lacking any submission wins on the evening's main card, the organization was forced to turn to the preliminary card for the "Submission of the Night" award. Englishman Etim's exciting bout with Justin Buchholz came to an abrupt win in the second frame when he locked in a deep D'arce choke. The result earned Etim his third-straight win and the sizable bonus check.

For complete coverage of "UFC 99: The Comeback," check out the UFC Events page of MMAjunkie.com.

Any claim former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia may have retained as a top-10 fighter crashed to the ground along with "The Maine-iac's" 6-foot-8 frame on Saturday night in Birmingham, Ala.

In a contest that has was relocated and rescheduled due to sanctioning challenges, Sylvia was knocked out in just 10 seconds by 48-year-old former boxing heavyweight champion Ray Mercer (1-0).

The bout served as the main event of "Adrenaline MMA III: Bragging Rights" at Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center in Birmingham, Ala.

A report from NextMMAFighter.com stated that a missed kick by Sylvia led to a powerful right hand from Mercer that ended the fight.

Prior to the contest, Mercer told The Birmingham News exactly what he had planned for the contest.

"I'm not going to be kicking," Mercer said. "I'm going to wear shoes and all that. I want him to know straight up where I'm coming from. I am a boxer, I'm not a MMA fighter."

Mercer's only prior exposure to MMA was a 2007 submission loss in an exhibition contest with Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson. Sylvia has now dropped four of his past five contests.

While the bout was intended to a boxing match, regulation challenges from the Association of Boxing Commissions forced Adrenaline MMA III promoter Monte Cox on Thursday to change the contest to a mixed martial arts fight.

In other notable action, Jeremy Horn (81-19-5) earned a first round submission win over Chris Davis (5-1), while Rich Clementi (33-14-1) submitted Sasuke Zapata (17-2), also in the opening frame.

While there was no television or internet broadcast of Adrenaline MMA III, Cox told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that HDNet would be on hand to film highlights for Friday's edition of "Inside MMA."

Rich Franklin defeats Wanderlei Silva via Unanimous Decision
Cain Velasquez defeats Chiek Kongo via Unanimous Decision
Mike Swick defeats Ben Saunders via TKO (Strikes) R2
Mirko Filipovic defeats Mustapha Al-Turk via TKO (Strikes) R1
Spencer Fisher defeats Caol Uno via unanimous decision
Dan Hardy defeats Marcus Davis via split decision
Terry Etim defeats Justin Buccholz via submission (D’arce choke) R2
Denis Siver defeats Dale Hartt via submission (rear-naked choke) R1
Paul Taylor defeats Peter Sobotta via unanimous decision
Paul Kelly defeats Roli Delgado via unanimous decision
Stefan Struve defeats Denis Stojnic via submission (rear naked choke) 2:37 R2
John Hathaway defeats Rick Story via unanimous decision

Influential '90s alt-metal act FAITH NO MORE kicked off its reunion tour earlier tonight (Wednesday, June 10) with a headlining performance at the Brixton Academy in London, England. 

The 1986 sci fi adventure, Flight of the Navigator, is set for a remake!

The film, which will be penned by Wild Hogs and Arrested Development alum Brad Copeland, tells the story of a 12-year-old boy who is abducted by an alien spacecraft and reappears eight years later not phased by time and with no memory of what happened. When NASA scientists discovers the spacecraft and the boy's origins, they try to exploit him. All the while, he attempts to escape and reunite with his family.

Flight only grossed $17 million during its initial release but became a cult hit when released on now-extinct VHS.

Lyoto Machida def. Rashad Evans via TKO (strikes) -
Round 2, 3:57 (to become new UFC light-heavyweight champion)

Matt Hughes def. Matt Serra via unanimous decision

Drew McFedries def. Xavier Foupa-Pokam via TKO (strikes) - Round 1, 0:37

Chael Sonnen def. Dan Miller via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

Frankie Edgar def. Sean Sherk via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

Brock Larson def. Mike Pyle via submission (arm-triangle choke) -
Round 1, 3:06

Tim Hague def. Pat Barry via submission (guillotine choke) - Round 1, 1:43

Kyle Bradley def. Phillipe Nover via TKO (strikes) Round 1, 1:03

Krzysztof Soszynski def. Andre  Gusmao via TKO (strikes) - Round 1, 3:17

Yoshiyuki Yoshida def. Brandon Wolff via submission (guillotine choke) -
Round 1, 2:24

George Roop def. Dave Kaplan via split decision (29-28, 27-30, 30-27)