FanHouse Paulo Thiago

After his UFC 106 victory over Anthony Johnson, Josh Koscheck proclaimed that he -- not Dan Hardy -- deserves to be the next contender to Georges St Pierre's title.

As you'll see in my rankings of the Top 10 welterweights in MMA, I think Koscheck is right -- sort of. I believe Koscheck deserves to be higher-ranked than Hardy, but I also think Hardy is more deserving of a shot at St. Pierre. The reason is simple: Koscheck has already had a fight with GSP, losing to him at UFC 74. Hardy hasn't gotten his chance yet.

So because I'd like to see GSP get a new challenge, I think Hardy is a fitting No. 1 contender, even though Hardy is just below Koscheck on the list below.

In a battle between two talented but little-known welterweights, Paulo Thiago defeated Jacob Volkmann at UFC 106.

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This is the UFC 106 live blog for Paulo Thiago vs. Jacob Volkmann, a welterweight bout on tonight's pay-per-view.

Volkmann and Thiago have been upgraded to the televised card following the cancellation of Dustin Hazelett vs. Karo Parisyan. The undefeated Volkmann makes his UFC debut.

The live blog begins below.

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Brazilian welterweight Paulo Thiago, who was left without an opponent when Thiago Alves was transferred to fight Jon Fitch at UFC 107, will remain on the UFC 106 card, taking on Minnesota Martial Arts Academy's Jacob Volkmann.

Thiago's manager Wallid Ismail has informed Brazil's Terra Magazine of the update, though the matchup becomes one of four fights yet to be officially announced for the Nov. 21 card.

The UFC formally announced Tuesday the first three bouts for UFC 107 on Dec. 12 at the FedExForum in Memphis: BJ Penn vs. Diego Sanchez, Frank Mir vs. Cheick Kongo and Thiago Alves vs. Paulo Thiago.

The promotion had booked the show with the location in mind to coincide with Memphis-born light heavyweight Quinton "Rampage" Jackson's expected fight against Rashad Evans as the culmination of their coaching feud on The Ultimate Fighter 10 series. However, Jackson's film pursuits will stall the grudge match and Penn vs. Sanchez was moved from UFC 105 to UFC 107 to have a championship bout round out the final UFC event of 2009.

The last time we spoke to Jon Fitch he talked about getting engaged the day after UFC 100. But that wasn't the only exciting thing to happen to him that weekend. Fitch won his second fight in a row (and 17th in 18 fights), defeating Paul Thiago via unanimous decision. The victory surely meant a lot to Fitch because Thiago had shockingly defeated his American Kickboxing Academy team member, Josh Koscheck, in February.

FanHouse spoke to Fitch about what's next for him and the funky goatee he sported on ESPN.com's MMA Live after the bout. The full interview is below.

It's safe to say that Jon Fitch will never forget UFC 100 weekend.

First, he defeated the previously undefeated Paulo Thiago via unanimous decision Saturday night. And then he proposed to his long-time girlfriend, Michele Cao, on Sunday.

"It's been coming for a long time," Fitch told FanHouse on Wednesday, "We've been together for five years. I've been planning -- wasn't sure how I was going to do it -- for a month or so with her mother, who helped me pick out the ring and stuff. The time was just right. I had the ring with me, so I proposed on Sunday."

Georges St. Pierre has, in his last five fights, avenged his only two career losses and beaten the three toughest opponents the UFC could find for him. He's dominated all five fights, winning all 18 rounds. So what's next for GSP?

Take a look after examining my list of the Top 10 welterweights in MMA.

This is the UFC 100 live blog for the welterweight undercard bout, Jon Fitch vs. Paulo Thiago.

You can also read up on Mike Chiappetta's live reports from Las Vegas, and follow all of the action by following me on Twitter.

The fight will start around 12:30 AM ET, after the two title fights, and the live blog begins below.