Shine Fights today announced that welterweights Nick Thompson and Eduardo Pamplona will meet at the promotion’s “Worlds Collide: Mayorga vs. Thomas” event, which takes place on May 15 in Fayetteville, North Carolina and features a main event between Ricardo Mayorga and Din Thomas: Shine Fights is excited to announce the official signing of a bout between former Bodog Welterweight Champion Nick “The Goat” Thompson (38-12-1) and Brazilian veteran Eduardo Pamplona (12-2). The bout will take place on the main card at “Worlds Collide: Mayorga vs. Thomas,” which will be held at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, North Carolina on May 15, 2010. “Worlds Collide” will be broadcast live on Pay Per View. Known as two of the most exciting welterweights in the world, both fighters will be making their debut with Shine Fights, and each fighter is looking to secure a place in the title picture with a victory. Thompson, one of the most respected fighters in the sport, has fought all over the world, including in organizations such as the UFC, Bodog, Sengoku, EliteXC, and Strikeforce

Lightweights Chris Horodecki (13-2 MMA, 0-1 WEC) and Ed Ratcliff (7-2 MMA, 3-2 WEC) have agreed to fight at the tentatively planned WEC 49 event in June, MMAjunkie.com has learned from sources close to the competitors. Initial reports suggested WEC 49 could take place on June 20 at the Stampede Corral in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, though WEC officials declined to confirm the event. A source close to the show said the event is not official and that a date and venue are still being finalized. If signed, the fight will likely take place on the televised portion of WEC 49.

( Antiperspirant is for pussies, apparently. Photo courtesy of Esquire . ) Though all of the big-money fights scheduled for the spring/summer promise to turn their fortunes around, Zuffa has taken some serious hits lately.

Dave Meltzer of Yahoo! Sports gives us an update on the fight status of Fedor Emelianenko and talks about the on-going renegotiations that are taking place between his M-1 management team and Strikeforce. Kogan allowed that M-1 Global was disappointed in what happened with the promotion of the last fight, but was quick to say the problem wasn’t with Strikeforce. He said he was disappointed in media coverage of the event because the M-1 Global name in stories on the show wasn’t featured more visibly.

Roger Gracie, a 2005 ADCC champion, finally is set to make his Strikeforce debut on May 15.

Fan favorite and the always-entertaining Clay Guida today joins MMAjunkie.com Radio to discuss his upcoming UFC on Versus 1 bout with Shannon Gugerty. The UFC lightweight looks to get back in the title picture with a win on the Colorado card.

Sean Loeffler has joined Bellator Fighting Championships’ season-two middleweight tournament and meets previously announced participant Bryan Baker in an opening-round matchup next month at Bellator 16. MMAjunkie.com today confirmed that matchup and two others for the April 29 card with a source close to the event.