Many of the manueverings behind the scenes in MMA never see the light of day. Until now. Welcome to the Industry Insider!

The Ultimate Fighter 11

While Kimbo Slice lights up the ratings on the tenth season of The Ultimate Fighter, the UFC is already making plans for season 11. Heavy.com has learned that tryouts are planned for October 25th in Los Angeles.

While season 10 has focussed on the heavyweights, tryouts are being held this time in the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions. No final decisions have been made about the weight class.

As the WEC Turns

Urijah Faber has one fight remaining on his WEC contract. He and Zuffa are far apart on contract terms. The WEC's other superstar, Miguel Torres is also unhappy with his current contract. Superstar disatisfaction is the main reason thatZuffa is considering merging the WEC into the UFC. It would give Faber and Torres bigger potential paydays on PPV.

The Versus network, home to the WEC, was so worried that the promotion was leaving that they opened up tentative talks with Bellator, the Latino friendly group looking for a home after leaving ESPN Deportes earlier this year. As unhappy as WEC fighters are, it's nothing compared to Bellator's woebegone warriors. The promotion will be in a holding pattern through March at the earliest and in the meantime many fighters are desperate to make ends meet.

Trigg Tragedy

The real reason Frank Trigg was dropped from his UFC contract and then quickly undropped? Dana White was furious when he found out Trigg was a part of the upcoming EA Sports MMA video game. White had decreed no one who had signed with EA, in competition with his own UFC games, would ever fight for his promotion.

When he found out about Trigg, White was livid. Cooler heads prevailed, but look for Trigg to get another tough fight. If he loses again, he's gone.