When "Pee Wee" gets to the Octagon on June 11, tell 'em "Large Marge" sent him.
Dave Herman may have remembered the Alamo, but he forgot about Sengoku, ditching the struggling Japanese mixed martial arts promotion for greener pastures in the deserts of Las Vegas, according to MMA Weekly (expanding on an initial report by MMA Fighting).
Following a messy legal battle with Bellator Fighting Championship in early 2010, Herman submitted Michael Kita (Omoplata) at BFC 31 last September. The victory over "Masakra" returned him to the win column after being disqualified for illegal knees against Rameau Thierry Skoudjou in Abu Dhabi.
The 6'5" Herman is 20-2 over the course of his five year career and he's finished 19 of his 20 victims (14 KO/TKO's, 5 submissions). He's an intriguing addition to the UFC's already blossoming heavyweight division.
Set to meet the former Bellator bumrusher is British "Bear" Rob Broughton.
The Liverpool native made his Octagon debut against Vinicius Kappke de Queiroz at UFC 120 across the pond last October, finishing the "Spartan" with a third round rear naked choke.
It was his fifth straight win and fifteenth overall. But will he be ready to play spoiler in "Pee Wee's" debut?
UFC 131 is expected to feature a main event between Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 13 coaches Junior dos Santos and Brock Lesnar. The winner will likely face division champion Cain Velasquez for the heavyweight title when the champ returns from shoulder surgery.
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