http://www.mmaplayground.com/rss.aspxThe 20 most recent MMA news stories and headlines from around the web.(c) 2012 MMAPlayground.com5WEC veteran Casey Olson will return to the cage after nearly two years on the shelf, dropping to bantamweight to take on Cody Gibson in the main event of Tachi Palace Fights 12. Tachi Palace Entertainment Coordinator Jeremy Luchau notified Sherdog.com of the development on Friday. TPF 12 takes place March 9 at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Lemoore, Calif. “Second Coming” will also feature a featherweight title defense from Georgi Karakhanyan, as “Insane” squares off with Micah Miller. http://www.mmaplayground.com/forums/topic51420-1.html2/3/12 6:35PMThe lineup, including the preliminary and main cards, is set for next month's "Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey" event. The show takes place March 3 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The main card, including a title fight between female bantamweight champion Miesha Tate (12-2 MMA, 5-1 SF) and Ronda Rousey (4-0 MMA, 2-0 SF), airs on Showtime. Prelims air on Showtime Extreme. http://www.mmaplayground.com/forums/topic51418-1.html2/3/12 6:24PMDeerfield Beach, FL - Authentic Sports Management today announced that its own former UFC middleweight and Sengoku Champion "The Sandman" Jorge Santiago will take on former Bellator competitor and fellow Brazilian Leonardo Pecanha as the main event of Titan Fighting Championship's March 2 card in Kansas City, Kansas. "Titan Fighting 21" will take place inside Memorial Hall and HDNet will deliver the entire main card live starting at 9:00 p.m. ET. "I can't wait to fight for Titan on March 2nd and to show everybody that "The Sandman" is back and more dangerous than ever before," said Santiago. "I train with the best coaches and some of the best fighters in the world, I've never felt better or more ready, and at Titan Fighting 21 I'm going to make a fight nobody will forget - especially Leonardo Pecanha." http://www.mmaplayground.com/forums/topic51415-1.html2/3/12 3:42PMThe UFC's flyweight division is kicking off quickly in 2012, and the promotion's third event on network television today received a second 125-pound affair. UFC officials today announced that Louis Gaudinot (5-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) and John Lineker (19-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will meet at UFC on FOX 3. Verbal agreements are in place for the matchup, and bout agreements are expected to be finalized shortly. UFC on FOX 3 takes place May 5 at IZOD Center in East Rutherford, N.J. The main card airs on FOX, and prelims are expected to air on FUEL TV. Gaudinot vs. Lineker likely will be part of the prelims. http://www.mmaplayground.com/forums/topic51413-1.html2/3/12 3:02PMThe fighter formerly known as Jon Koppenhaver has led a life that is fitting for a legally named War Machine. He went 1-1 in the UFC and was released for making unfortunate comments about Evan Tanner, and general difficulty. Then he signed with Bellator and was released for posting really, really unfortunate things about President Obama on his MySpace. He tried a career in porn, which was shut down when he beat up more or less an entire room of people at a party attended by porn professionals. And he recently got out of a year in County for felony assault. He signed wiih Bellator, and was planning on fightng soon, but now he reports on twitter that is going back to lock up for a year. http://www.mmaplayground.com/forums/topic51408-1.html2/3/12 9:53AMThe fight card for Strikeforce's March 3 event in Ohio continues to fill, and a pair of middleweight contests were today added to the schedule. MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) confirmed with sources close to the event that Derek Brunson faces former Strikeforce champ Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza, and Lumumba Sayers meets Scott Smith. http://www.mmaplayground.com/forums/topic51402-1.html2/3/12 12:18AMFormer Strikeforce light-heavyweight champion Dan Henderson has put himself in limbo, according to UFC president Dana White. "Dan Henderson's in a position right now where it looks like he wants to wait for Jon Jones," White said today. Earlier this month, White said Henderson (29-8 MMA, 5-2 UFC) turned down a fight with Antonio Rogerio Nogueira at UFC on FUEL 2. Henderson soon after defended his decision in an interview with Clinch Gear Radio, saying he thought it was undecided whether he or Rashad Evans would get the first crack at champ Jon Jones and that he didn't think a fight with Nogueira was interesting for the fans. Henderson also clarified that he would have taken the fight had it been three rounds instead of the five-round length currently in place for headlining fights. Of course, that was before Evans secured a title shot by beating Phil Davis at this past Saturday's UFC on FOX 2. http://www.mmaplayground.com/forums/topic51401-1.html2/2/12 10:49PM