Several San Diego police swarmed in on former UFC bad boy War Machine last night and threw a spit bag on his head after cops say the dude assaulted someone with a deadly weapon.

TMZ has learned Machine — which is the fighter’s legal name — was arrested outside a bar called Thruster’s Lounge around 11 pm.

Law enforcement sources tell us Machine and another male were fighting with bouncers — and when cops tried to approach the situation, War Machine took off running.

Eventually, cops caught up with the 28-year-old, threw him in handcuffs, and for some reason, put a spit bag over his head … which is generally applied when the perp gets a little too aggressive with his oral fluids.

Machine was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon — though it’s unclear what the weapon is. He’s currently being held in a SD jail.

Operating room spies tell TMZ Thiago Alves just underwent an 8 hour operation to separate an artery from a vein in his brain.

Dana White tells TMZ the operation — in a New York City hospital — was a complete success and Pitbull‘s first words … “When can I start training again?”

Dana’s answer … a couple of weeks.

We’re told Pitbull will be in ICU for the next two days.

Photo Props: MMA Weekly

UFC The Ultimate Fight Night 21: The lightweight showdown between two-time title challenger Kenny “Ken-Flo” Florian and Japanese superstar and former PRIDE champion Takanori Gomi “The Fireball Kid”. This bout will headline the latest edition of Spike TV’s hit UFC Fight Night series, which airs at 8 pm ET/PT.

All the fighters made weight.

Main Event (On Spike TV):

-Kenny Florian (156) vs. Takanori Gomi (155)

Co-main Event (On Spike TV):

-Roy Nelson (263) vs. Stefan Struve (248)

Main Bouts (On Spike TV):

-Nate Quarry (186) vs. Jorge Rivera (186)

-Ross Pearson (156) vs. Dennis Siver (156)

Preliminary Bouts (Non-Televised):

-Andre Winner (156) vs. Rafaello Oliveira (156)

-Jacob Volkmann (155) vs. Ronys Torres (155)

-Rob Emerson (154) vs. Nik Lentz (155)

-Caol Uno (156) vs. Gleison Tibau (156)

-Lucio Linhares (184) vs. Yushin Okami (184)

-Gerald Harris (186) vs. Mario Miranda (186)

-Charlie Brenneman (170) vs. Jason High (170)

Kenny Florian Battles Takanori Gomi Tonight On Spike
Plus, The Ultimate Fighter season 10 winner Roy Nelson faces off against Stefan Struve – UFC Fight Night Live® starting at 8pm ET/PT only on SPIKE

The Ultimate Fighter Premieres Tonight
Coaches Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz lead a new group of UFC® hopefuls – immmediately following UFC Fight Night® on SPIKE

Kurt Pellegrino head plants Camoes

At UFC 111 Fabricio Camoes took Kurt Pellegrino‘s back, and locked in what appeared to be a definitive rear naked choke. Batman then executed a defense not taught in gi class – he dove forward, with their combined weights driving Camoes straight onto his head. In the next round Pellegrino returned the submission favor, ending it with a 65k winning submission of the night rear naked choke.

“To be honest with you, he was completely knocked out. He froze. I turned around  and his eyes were rolled in the back of his head. He was like frozen and stuck on me. When I was able to get around, I thought they were going to stop the fight. When I turned around, he was out. By just me hitting him a little bit, it kind of woke him up.”

“It was the weirdest thing,” said Pellegrino.

Palhare did not release his hold after Tomasz Drwal tapped out

Rousimar Palhares: (through his interpreter and manager Alex Davis)
“I had no intention to hurt Tomasz. I never have; I am not like that.”
“Unfortunately, there have been cases in the past where guys have tapped and then said they hadn’t tapped. This happened in a match in the UFC between my trainer, Murilo Bustamante, and Matt Lindland. Our attitude is to hold the position until the ref interrupts to avoid this happening to us again.”
“I did not think the suspension was fair. I did not have any intent of hurting Drwal. It was in the heat of battle, and I wanted to make sure I did not lose the position. I was just waiting for the ref to interrupt the match.”

Main event:
155 lbs.: Kenny Florian (12-4) vs. Takanori Gomi (31-5)

Co main Event:
265 lbs.: Roy Nelson (14-4) vs. Stefan Struve (19-3)

Main card (Televised):

185 lbs.: Nate Quarry vs. Jorge Rivera
155 lbs.: Ross Pearson vs. Dennis Siver

Under card (May not be broadcast):
155 lbs.: Rob Emerson vs. Nik Lentz
155 lbs.: Gleison Tibau vs. Caol Uno
155 lbs.: Rafaello Oliveira vs. Andre Winner
155 lbs.: Ronys Torres vs. Jacob Volkmann
185 lbs.: Gerald Harris vs. Mario Miranda
170 lbs.: Charlie Brenneman vs. Jason High

Click here- Watch LIVE weigh-ins today at 4PM ET!

Photo by SB Nation

Main Card

- Georges St-Pierre def. Dan Hardy via unanimous decision (50-43, 50-44, 50-45)

- Shane Carwin def. Frank Mir via KO (strikes) – R1, 3:48

- Kurt Pellegrino def. Fabricio Camoes via submission (rear naked choke) – R2, 4:20

- Jon Fitch def. Ben Saunders via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

- Jim Miller def. Mark Bocek via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Preliminary Card (Spike TV)

- Nate Diaz def. Rory Markham via TKO (strikes) – R1, 2:47

- Ricardo Almeida def. Matt Brown via submission (rear naked choke) – R2, 3:30

Preliminary Card (Un-aired)

***- Rousimar Palhares def. Tomasz Drwal via submission (heel hook) – R1, 0:45

- Jared Hamman def. Rodney Wallace via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

- Matthew Riddle def. Greg Soto via disqualification (illegal upkick) – R3, 1:30

*** Middleweight Rousimar Palhares, who defeated Tomasz Drwal via heel-hook, was suspended 90 days for failing to release the hold. The dangerous lock, which can quickly cause serious damage to the knee of a competitor, is often banned in lower-level competitions. Palhares latched on to Drwal and cranked hard even as the Polish slugger tapped repeatedly. Palhares had to be pried off of his foe by referee Kevin Mulhall before finally releasing the hold.

Main Bouts:
Georges St-Pierre (170) vs. Dan Hardy (170)
Frank Mir (265) vs. Shane Carwin (265)

Photo by Fight Scoops

Kurt Pellegrino (155) vs. Fabricio Camoes (155)
Jon Fitch (171) vs. Ben Saunders (169)
Jim Miller (155) vs. Mark Bocek (154)

On Spike:
Nate Diaz (171) vs. Rory Markham (177)**
Ricardo Almeida (170) vs. Matt Brown (170)

Preliminary Bouts:
Rousimar Palhares (186) vs. Tomasz Drwal (185) 
Rodney Wallace (206) vs. Jared Hamman (205) 
Matt Riddle (170) vs. Greg Soto (170)

**Rory Markham (7 lbs overweight) has been levied a one thousand dollar ($1,000.00) weigh-in purse penalty from the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board to his opponent Nate Diaz.

 

ALL ACCESS Free Preview Weekend on SHOWTIME

From Thursday, March 25 through Sunday, March 28, viewers across the country have the opportunity to sample the premium network’s award-winning programming.

Tonight: Friday March 26 at 11:45 PM EST

STRIKEFORCE welcomes the return of Lavar “Big” Johnson to the cage after a holiday tragedy nearly took the life of the promising heavyweight. He faces the undefeated “Tongan Warrior” Lolohea Mahe in the STRIKEFORCE Challengers 7 main event.

A slimmed down Ron “Abongo” Humphrey returns to the cage to face George Bush III in the light heavyweight division.

Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belts square off as 8-time STRIKEFORCE veteran Luke Stewart battles highly decorated ground wizard André Galvão.

Undefeated striker Zoila Frausto and submission wrestling standout Meisha Tate battle to get one step closer to the 135 pound women’s title.

And in the SHOWTIME® telecast’s opening bout, NCAA Division 1 wrestler Justin Wilcox faces 10-1 southpaw Shamar Bailey.

Lolohea Mahe (4-1) +125 vs. Lavar Johnson (13-3) -155

Abongo Humphrey (5-1) +110 vs. George Bush (5-1) -140

Andre Galvao (3-1) -360 vs. Luke Stewart (6-2) +280

Zoila Frausto (4-0) +135 vs. Miesha Tate (8-2) -165

Shamar Bailey (10-1) +105 vs. Justin Wilcox (8-3) -135