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Frank Shamrock, Cesar Gracie face off in first sanctioned MMA event in California
Published 1/25/2007 by PJ Swenson at Sharkspage
... [Update] With the UFC on the Spike Network, the Japan-based ...

UFC, Pride merger brings hyperbole normally reserved for Tiger Woods
Published 3/28/2007 by William K. Wolfrum at William K. Wolfrum
... Not quite up to the level of that narcissistic claim, but impressive in its own right is the maniacal enthusiasm displayed by Ultimate Fighting Championship's Lorenzo Fertitta after the UFC bought out rival ...

Extremely Tardy Pistons-Bulls Game Notes
Published 4/2/2007 by Ryan Jones at SLAM Online
... On the pressbox TVs, the pregame feed shows “highlights” of some of the nastier moments in the Pistons-Bulls rivalry, including an Isiah Thomas swinging elbow on Bill Cartwright that’s straight UFC, and which I’d somehow totally forgotten about. Simultaneously, there are current Bulls players being shown on the bigscreen trying to be funny as they remind (re: threaten) the fans about behaving during the game. This makes me sad. ...

Doomsday Oliver
Published 4/22/2007 by Jeff Brohel at Metsquire
... And, finally, I'm a huge boxing fan, but until last night I had never sat down and watched a UFC - Ultimate Fighting Championship event. Usually the UFC fight nights are pay per view, but last night they broadcast UFC 70 for free on Spike, so I thought I would see what all the kids are watching. ...

Futures Game: Sleeper Prospects Wake Up
Published 7/10/2007 by Marc Hulet at Baseball Analysts
... My two favorite athletes out of Huntington Beach, California are UFC fighter Tito Ortiz (despite his disappointing draw with Rashad Evans at UFC 73 on Saturday night) and surfer-turned-hurler ...

Exclusive Interview with UFC ring girl Ali Sonoma
Published 7/25/2007 by D Wizzle at D Wizzle's World
... Hey, the pleasure is all mine. Thank you! Cheers and God Bless! Oh, also check out www.ufc.com for upcoming fights and ...

Randy Couture Scheduled for Today’s “Rome is Burning”
Published 8/17/2007 by UFC Junkie at UFC
... According to UFC.com, the segment on Couture will feature the fighter’s training regime for the fight, his UFC 68 win over Tim Sylvia, and his thoughts on Gonzaga. ...

Friday Afternoon Linkin Park
Published 8/24/2007 by Parkes at Drunk Jays Fans
... Speaking of grappling, there’s a UFC card on Saturday night that actually looks half decent. If you’re ...

Dana White is PISSED
Published 8/31/2007 by sammich at Log's Blog
... UFC ...

UFC 75 Weigh-Ins Airing Via Tape Delay
Published 8/31/2007 by UFC Junkie at UFC
... Thanks to a five-our time difference between London and the U.S. East Coast, next week’s UFC 75 weigh-ins will air via tape delay on UFC.com, ...

Reminder: UFC 75 Weigh-Ins Air via Tape Delay Tomorrow
Published 9/6/2007 by MMA Junkie at UFC
... Thanks to a five-hour time difference between London and the U.S. East Coast, tomorrow’s UFC 75 weigh-ins will air via tape delay on UFC.com, ...

“UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion” Weigh-In Results (Updated Live)
Published 9/7/2007 by MMA Junkie at UFC
... We’ll have the weigh-in results posted live here on MMAjunkie.com, but a tape-delayed airing of the event can be watched on UFC.com, ...

UFC Fight Night 11 Weigh-Ins Set for Tomorrow
Published 9/17/2007 by MMA Junkie at UFC
... The event is free and open to the public. However, the weigh-ins won’t be televised. UFC.com, ...

Jon Fitch
Published 9/21/2007 by SkinDog at Construda
... at UFC 76 in Anaheim California. Jon was born and raised right in our backyard of Fort Wayne Indiana, we(skindog) attended the same high school. Fitch is relatively new to UFC, but has become well respected among the MMA industry. Jon is 19-2 as a fighter and is undefeated in his last six UFC matches. UFC.com declared Fitch as the ...

UFC 77 Weigh-Ins Today at 4 p.m. ET
Published 10/19/2007 by MMA Junkie at UFC
... Fans in the Cincinnati area can attend the event free of charge. Additionally, the weigh-ins will air online at UFC.com, MMAjunkie.com partner site ...

UFC Press Conference Airs at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT
Published 10/30/2007 by MMA Junkie at UFC
... The press conference can be viewed live online at UFC.com or at MMAjunkie.com content-partner site ...

Sean Sherk decision postponed by CSAC until Nov. 13; Baroni suspension reduced
Published 10/31/2007 by MMAmania at UFC blog for UFC news, results, videos, rumors, fights, pics and tickets -- MMAmania.com
... From UFC.com: ...

Open casting call for ‘The Ultimate Fighter 7′ on Nov. 19
Published 11/7/2007 by carias at Keep Punching
... arts, and I’m looking forward to seeing both the fans in Newark at UFC 78 and all the rising talent at our casting call on Nov. 19,” UFC president Dana White said in a statement. White will oversee the auditions and talent evaluations and he will be joined by Craig Piligian, executive producer of “The Ultimate Fighter, and Brian J. Diamond, Spike TV’s co-executive producer and senior vice president of sports and specials. Interested applicants are encouraged to sign up in advance at ufc.com or ...

UFC 80: Tickets for ‘Rapid Fire’ in Newcastle England on sale November 7
Published 11/7/2007 by MMAmania at UFC blog for UFC news, results, videos, rumors, fights, pics and tickets -- MMAmania.com
... UFC Newsletter Presale: Friday, November 9 at 5 a.m. ET ...

Bisping vs. Evans: Battle of the bloggers
Published 11/7/2007 by Sam Caplan at Five Ounces of Pain
... I guess you could say that Evans perhaps started the war of words with this passage: ...

For Love of the Fight: Toughman Is Not MMA
Published 11/13/2007 by Jen Aniano at Bleacher Report
... better themselves in their respective sports. Time with family and friends gets sacrificed to train—all for the love of competition. In the end, the real warriors deserve better than to be equated with the garbage fighters in contests like Toughman. Don't believe how easy it is to get into Toughman? Just check out the site: http://www.toughmancontest.com/ Don't believe how hard fighters and boxers have to train? Just do your research: http://www.ufc.com/ http://www.sherdog.com/ ...

Online, NBA And NHL Are Neck And Neck
Published 11/15/2007 by Eric at Off Wing Opinion
... Still, with the way folks talk, you'd think the league ought to be dead and buried. And here's something else I'm seeing: According to that footnote at the end, the Turner number at about 3.8 million per month is the aggregation of PGATour.com, PGA.com and NASCAR.com. I wonder how the NHL would fare against any of those sites if they were broken out individually. And don't think I didn't notice the WWE right behind the NHL. Another question that comes to mind -- why no numbers for UFC.com ? Trackback Pings TrackBack URL for this entry: ...

Let’s Get It On…One More Time
Published 11/26/2007 by Ariel Helwani at Jarry Park - The Coliseum Of Combat Sports
The UFC held a conference call today to officially announce that Georges St. Pierre (14-2-0) (right) will be replacing the injured Matt Serra at UFC 79 to challenge Matt Hughes (41-5-0) (left) for the interim Welterweight title. Hot diggity, the UFC really worked their magic with this one. Sure, we all wanted to see Serra and Hughes settle their differences once and for all but Hughes-GSP III is just as intriguing. And, one has to believe, Dana White will be all smiles regardless of who walks away with the interim title come 12/29. If GSP wins, it will potentially set ...

Vas-y GSP!
Published 11/29/2007 by Ariel Helwani at Jarry Park - The Coliseum Of Combat Sports
We have spies scouring gyms and dojos across North America to bring you the latest in combat sports and here’s proof: Georges St. Pierre, the man who will be facing Matt Hughes at UFC 79 (haven’t you heard?) sparring with the current reigning and defending WBA Light Middleweight Champion Joachim Alcine. Be afraid, Matt. Be very afraid. Who said boxing and MMA can’t co-exist? As a proud Montrealer this photo makes me all warm inside.

George Sotiropoulous: “I didn’t know I had 5 minutes to recover”
Published 12/6/2007 by Sam Cupitt at Five Ounces of Pain
On a video interview with TUF 6 semi-finalist George Sotiropoulous on UFC.com, the Australian states that he was unaware that he had 5 minutes to recover from the accidental poke in the eye he suffered from Tommy Speer. Favoured to make it to the final and fight Mac Danzig, Sotiropoulous was instead knocked down and then pounded out in the first round of his semi final matchup. In the video interview conducted by UFC.com post fight the Team Serra fighter states how after he sufferred the poke in the eye he was seeing double vision. He ...

A TUF Night To Predict
Published 12/7/2007 by Ariel Helwani at Jarry Park - The Coliseum Of Combat Sports
... but if you’re looking for a cheaper alternative to fill your appetite of combat sports tomorrow night you must check out the The Ultimate Fighter Finale on ...

‘Special’ announcement tonight during UFC The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 6 Finale
Published 12/8/2007 by MMAmania at UFC blog for UFC news, results, videos, rumors, fights, pics and tickets -- MMAmania.com
From UFC.com: “Watch the Ultimate Fighter Finale on Spike TV (9pm ET/PT) for a special announcement made by UFC President, Dana White.” We’re not going to speculate on this one. But there is some chatter that UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Forrest Griffin will be announced as the coaches for the next installment (season seven) of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) mixed martial arts reality series. Feel free to comment on this rumor or provide your own conspiracy ...

UFC’s Special Announcement: “Rampage” and Griffin Are “TUF 7″ Coaches
Published 12/8/2007 by MMA Junkie at MMAjunkie.com Articles
The UFC will make a special announcement at tonight’s “The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra” live finale, and the news will likely be that current UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and “The Ultimate Fighter 1” winner Forrest Griffin will be rival coaches on “The Ultimate Fighter 7.“ MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) was the first to report that Jackson and Griffin were being considered for the coaching slots on the show. “The Ultimate Fighter 7,” the seventh installment of the ...

Report: Rampage and Forrest to serve as coaches for TUF 7
Published 12/8/2007 by Sam Caplan at Five Ounces of Pain
UFC.com has indicated that the UFC will be making a special announcement during tonight’s telecast of the live season finale of The Ultimate Fighter 6. According to Dann Stupp of MMAjunkie.com, the UFC is likely to reveal tonight that Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Forrest Griffin will serve as coaches for the upcoming seventh season of The Ultimate Fighter, which is expected to begin filming in late January. Stupp adds in his report that it is not yet known whether Jackson and Griffin will fight each other after ...

"Special Announcement" Tonight On TUF
Published 12/8/2007 by Michael Rome <info@bloodyelbow.com> at Bloody Elbow: Front Page Posts
According to UFC.com, Dana White will be making a special announcement tonight on the Ultimate Fighter finale.  Most people expect it to be the announcement of Rampage and Forrest as TUF coaches. ...

Weigh-In Results for UFC 79
Published 12/29/2007 by Performify at MMAjunkie.com Articles
All 20 fighters set to compete at tomorrow’s UFC 79: made weight during today’s official weigh-ins. The weigh-ins took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, the same venue that hosts the following night’s pay-per-view event. The show features a main event between Georges St. Pierre and Matt Hughes for the UFC’s interim welterweight title, as well as a long-awaited bout between former UFC champ Chuck Liddell and former PRIDE champ Wanderlei Silva. We also get to see the UFC debut of Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou and the return of top prospect Melvin Guillard from a drug ...

UFC 79: Weigh-In Results
Published 12/29/2007 by Paul Balsom at Five Ounces of Pain
... Roan Carneiro (170) vs. Tony DeSouza (170) Doug Evans (155) vs. Mark Bocek (155) Chuck Liddell tried to add some last second hype to his fight with an intense staredown with Silva, followed by a middle finger and on-stage scuffle.  For those interested in the drama, this may be an enjoyable watch on replay.  In other related news, Matt Hughes is definitely not the crowd favorite. More info on UFC.com.

Mac Danzig is Face of New PETA Campaign
Published 1/2/2008 by Luke Thomas <info@bloodyelbow.com> at Bloody Elbow: Front Page Posts
... Ultimate Fighting champion Mac Danzig, best known as the winner of Spike TV's Ultimate Fighter 6, devours fighters not flesh. At 155 pounds of pure fighting fury, Danzig is tough enough in the ring, but when it comes to animal abuse, the 27-year-old Danzig--who is vegan--takes no prisoners. Back before joining in the UFC, Mac did a Q&A with PETA. Now that he's a household name, Mac's back and we're pleased to announce that he's starring in two hard-hitting public service announcements for peta2's veggie testimonial series. ...

UFC 81: Thales Leites Breaks Hand, Out of Bout Against Marquardt
Published 1/8/2008 by Kris Karkoski at MMAFrenzy.com
... The UFC has announced that Thales Leites suffered a broken right hand during a training session yesterday and has been forced to withdraw from his main card fight against Nate Marquardt. According to the announcement the injury will require surgery which will be completed later this week.A replacement for the bout has yet to be named. ...

Leites Pulls Out of UFC 81 With Broken Hand
Published 1/8/2008 by John Chandler at MMA on Tap
Thales Leites has been forced to pull out of his scheduled middleweight bout against Nate Marquardt at UFC 81: Breaking Point after suffering a broken hand during a training session yesterday. The UFC made the announcement on their official website this afternoon. Since losing a unanimous decision to Martin Kampmann at The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale, Leites has knocked off three straight wins over Pete Sell, Floyd Sword, and Ryan Jensen in consecutive UFC events. Leites is expected to undergo surgery on his hand at ...

UFC 81: Nate Marquardt vs. Thales Leites scratched … again
Published 1/8/2008 by MMAmania at UFC blog for UFC news, results, videos, rumors, fights, pics and tickets -- MMAmania.com
... This time the 185-pound showdown was set for UFC 81: “Breaking Point” on February 2 from the Mandalay Bay Events Center. However, the Brazilian broke his hand during training and will have to undergo surgery, according to UFC.com. ...

No More Leites vs. Marquardt at UFC 81
Published 1/8/2008 by Nick Thomas <info@bloodyelbow.com> at Bloody Elbow: Front Page Posts
According to ufc.com: A broken right hand suffered in training Monday has forced middleweight contender Thales Leites to withdraw from his UFC 81 bout against Nate Marquardt.  Leites, winner of three in a row in the Octagon, will undergo surgery on the hand ...

Jeremy Horn vs. Nate Marquardt at UFC 81
Published 1/9/2008 by MMA Junkie at UFC
With Thales Leites scratched from a UFC 81 fight with Nate Marquardt (25-7-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) due to a broken right hand, 100-fight veteran Jeremy Horn (79-16-5 MMA, 6-4 UFC) has been tapped as a late replacement. UFC.com today posted the announcement. UFC 81 takes place Feb. 2 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and airs live on pay-per-view. Marquardt, a former top middleweight contender, was set to return from his July 2007 loss to UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva against surging 185-pound contender Leites. However, for the second time, Leites ...

UFC 81: Jeremy Horn To Face Marquardt
Published 1/9/2008 by Kris Karkoski at MMAFrenzy.com
... The UFC has announced that Jeremy Horn (79-16-5 MMA, 6-4 UFC) will replace an injured Thales Leites and take on Nate Marquardt in a main card middleweight bout at UFC 81: Breaking Point next month.Horn’s MMA career stretches all the way back to 1996 with 100 professional fights to his credit. Horn, who holds a UFC victory over former light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell, last fought for the promotion from 2005-2006 winning back-to-back fights against Chael Sonnen and Trevor Prangley. He last fought for the IFL and Art of War promotions going 1-2 with a victory against ...

UFC 81: Jeremy Horn vs. Nate Marquardt
Published 1/9/2008 by MMAmania at UFC blog for UFC news, results, videos, rumors, fights, pics and tickets -- MMAmania.com
... Veteran Jeremy Horn (79-16-5) will fill-in for the injured Thales Leites against Nate Marquardt (25-7-2) at UFC 81: “Breaking Point” on February 2 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, according to UFC.com. ...

Jeremy Horn back in the UFC; to face Marquardt at UFC 81
Published 1/9/2008 by Sam Caplan at Five Ounces of Pain
According to UFC.com’s Thomas Gerbasi, Jeremy Horn has been tapped as the injury replacement for Thales Leites against Nathan Marquardt at UFC 81 on February 2 in Las Vegas. It is not known whether Horn will be competing on a one-fight basis or if he’s been signed to a long-term contract. Leites was scratched after suffering a hand injury while training. Horn, who has fought in the UFC before, and even fought and lost in the main event of UFC 54 against Chuck Liddell, who he had ...

Octagon Girls Featured on E! Tonight
Published 1/12/2008 by Nick Thomas <info@bloodyelbow.com> at Bloody Elbow: Front Page Posts
Tune in to the E! Original Special tonight as they profile the famed Octagon Girls of the UFC in a Countdown of Las Vegas' 12 Sexiest Jobs. The special premieres tonight at 6pm ET/PT and features an up-close look at UFC Octagon Girls Arianny Celeste and Edith Labelle.

UFC scraps plans for U.K. show in March
Published 1/16/2008 by Steve Sievert (cycling.notebook@earthlink.net) at Brawl Sports
The UFC has decided against staging UFC 83 in Manchester, England and is working to relocate the show to the U.S. Although a source I spoke with confirmed that the U.K. event has been cancelled, no specific were provided as to why. However, the show will go on, only here in the states. The original plan was for the March 8 event to be held at M.E.N. Arena, which was the venue for UFC 70 in April 2007. The show played to a sellout crowd of 14,921 and generated a gate of more than $2.5 million. With numbers like those, it's highly likely ...

With Loss of Drwal vs. Heath, UFC 81 Features Just Eight Fights
Published 1/21/2008 by MMA Junkie at UFC
Tomasz Drwal suffered a knee injury that has forced him out of a UFC 81 fight with David Heath. The UFC will not book a replacement and instead will feature just eight fights on the Feb. 2 card. UFC 81 takes place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and features a main event of Tim Sylvia vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira for the UFC’s interim heavyweight title. Additionally, former WWE performer Brock Lesnar takes on former UFC heavyweight champ Frank Mir. The news of the scrapped Drwal-Heath fight was reported today by UFC.com. The bout was originally scheduled ...

UFC 81: Heath-Drwal Dropped, Event Continues With 8 Fights
Published 1/22/2008 by Kris at MMAFrenzy.com
From UFC.com’s Thomas Gerbasi: A knee injury has forced light heavyweight Tomasz Drwal to withdraw from his February 2nd bout with David Heath on the UFC 81 card in Las Vegas.  No replacement will be made for this fight, and UFC 81, which is headlined by the interim UFC heavyweight title fight between Tim Sylvia and Antonio Rodrigo ‘Minotauro’ Nogueira, and the UFC debut of Brock Lesnar against Frank Mir, will carry on with eight bouts. ...

UFC 81: David Heath vs. Tim Boetsch
Published 1/22/2008 by Kris at MMAFrenzy.com
From UFC.com’s Thomas Gerbasi: February 2nd’s UFC 81 card in Las Vegas is back up to a full slate of nine fights after Pennsylvania light heavyweight prospect Tim Boetsch agreed to step into the Octagon to face David Heath. Boetsch (6-1 in pro MMA) replaces Tomasz Drwal, who was forced to withdraw from the Heath bout due to injury. Boetsch (6-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) started his career with 6-straight stoppage victories but was defeated by Vladimir Matyushenko in his IFL debut in August. For more on UFC 81 check out the ...

UFC.com: Tim Boetsch set to face David Heath at UFC 81
Published 1/22/2008 by Sam Caplan at Five Ounces of Pain
... Well, UFC.com is reporting something completely different. Apparently Tim Boetsch, and not Ruiz, will be taking on Heath: ...

Snapshot of the Day
Published 1/24/2008 by Nick Thomas <info@bloodyelbow.com> at Bloody Elbow: Front Page Posts
I can't get enough of Brock Lesnar's chest tattoo.

UFC 82: Evan Tanner vs. Yushin Okami official
Published 1/26/2008 by MMAmania at UFC blog for UFC news, results, videos, rumors, fights, pics and tickets -- MMAmania.com
... 170 lbs.: Jon Fitch (15-2) vs. Chris Wilson (13-3)* 185 lbs.: Evan Tanner (32-6) vs. Yushin Okami (21-4) 170 lbs.: Josh Koscheck (9-2) vs. Dustin Hazelett (10-3) Hvywt: Cheick Kongo (11-3-1) vs. Heath Herring (27-13)* Hvywt.: Andrei Arlovski (11-5) vs. Jake O’Brien (10-0)* 155 lbs.: Jorge Gurgel (11-3) vs. John Halverson (16-5)* 170 lbs.: Luke Cummo (6-4) vs. Luigi Fioravanti (11-3)* *Fight not yet officially confirmed by UFC.com. That’s a ton of fantastic match ups and more than likely not enough ...

Yundt to Replace Belcher at UFC 81
Published 1/31/2008 by Nick Thomas <info@bloodyelbow.com> at Bloody Elbow: Front Page Posts
According to ufc.com: Unbeaten UFC newcomer Rob Yundt (7-0) has stepped in on short notice to replace middleweight up and comer Alan Belcher against Ricardo Almeida on Saturday night's UFC 81 card in Las Vegas.  Belcher was forced to withdraw from the ...

UFC 81: Yundt To Fill In For Ill Belcher
Published 1/31/2008 by Kris at MMAFrenzy.com
The UFC announced earlier today on UFC.com that Alan Belcher has been forced to withdraw from his UFC 81 bout against Ricardo Almeida due to a severe case of bronchitis. Undefeated UFC newcomer Rob Yundt will now take on Almedia this Saturday. Yundt (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has fought exclusively in the Alaska Fighting Championships promotion, winning all six of his professional fights. In his last fight at AFC 40 in October, Yundt defeated Oscar Granado via technical knockout in just 53-seconds. For more on UFC 81 check out the ...

UFC 81: UFC Newcomer Rob Yundt to Replace Alan Belcher
Published 1/31/2008 by Paul Balsom at Five Ounces of Pain
... Yundt boasts a 7-0 record coming into the bout against Almeida. No word has been made as to whether the fight will move down to the preliminary card or stay a part of the pay-per-view broadcast. As of right now, UFC’s Event Page has the Yundt/Almeida bout still listed as a part of the televised card. ...

UFC makes Serra vs. St. Pierre II official; over 13,000 tickets sold for UFC 83
Published 2/4/2008 by Sam Caplan at Five Ounces of Pain
... The UFC held a press conference Monday morning at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada to officially announce that UFC 83 will be held there on April 19. UFC president Dana White presided over the press conference, which aired on Yahoo! as well as UFC.com. ...

Georges St. Pierre & Matt Serra Press Conference Today
Published 2/4/2008 by admin at MMA Punch
Today at 7PM/PT the UFC will hold a press conference to discuss UFC 83. What exactly they will talk about I don’t know, but you can find out for yourself by hittin up UFC.com at 7 to watch it live.

UFC Fight Night 13: Stephan Bonnar Injured, Withdraws From Bout Against Hamill
Published 2/12/2008 by Kris at MMAFrenzy.com
... UFC.com has issued the following statement announcing injuries to Stephan Bonnar and Patrick Cote that have forced them to withdraw from scheduled April bouts: ...

Yahoo! Sports to Carry UFC 82 Weigh-Ins Live; Nogueira Booked for Q&A
Published 2/18/2008 by MMA Junkie at UFC
Weigh-ins for UFC 82 will take place next Friday, Feb. 29 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The event is open to the public and will also be carried live by MMAjunkie.com‘s (www.mmajunkie.com) partner site, Yahoo! Sports, as well as UFC.com and other online outlets. Doors to the event open at 3 p.m. ET, and the first fighter hits the scale at approximately 4 p.m. ET. Members of the UFC’s fan club can gain early entrance to the event for an exclusive question-and-answer session with Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, the UFC’s interim heavyweight ...

Joe Veres confirms release from the UFC
Published 2/23/2008 by Sam Caplan at Five Ounces of Pain
Lightweight fighter Joe Veres confirmed his release from the UFC via a message board post under his official account on the Underground Forum at MMA.tv. Veres was 0-2 while competing in the UFC. He made his debut for the promotion at UFC Fight Night 11 on September 19 and was knocked out by Gray Maynard just 0:09 into round one. He last fought at UFC Fight Night 12 on January 23, where he lost to Corey Hill via TKO at 0:37 of round two. Veres is just one of multiple fighters to have been ...

UFC 82 Weigh Ins / Special Announcement
Published 2/28/2008 by Todd Yeakle at Red Sweat
... Another UFC champion, not on the card, will be making a special appearance at Fridays weigh ins. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira will be on the scene to answer questions in an exclusive Q&A available only to members of the UFC fan club. For more details and options for viewing the UFC 82 weigh ins visit UFC.com. ...

UFC to Make “Special Announcement” Today
Published 2/28/2008 by MMA Junkie at UFC
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The UFC today hosts a pre-UFC 82 press conference, and while Saturday’s pay-per-view event and headline bout between UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva and Dan Henderson will be at the forefront of the conversation, it won’t be a the only topic of discussion. The organization reports on UFC.com that UFC president Dana White “will be making a major announcement” at today’s media luncheon and conference, which takes place at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The same venue hosts Saturday’s event. No other details ...

Special UFC announcement coming today at 1 p.m.
Published 2/28/2008 by MMAmania at UFC blog for UFC news, results, videos, rumors, fights, pics and tickets -- MMAmania.com
... UFC President Dana White will make a special announcement this afternoon during the UFC 82: “Pride of a Champion” pre-fight press conference at 1 p.m. ET, according to UFC.com. ...

UFC Press Conference Special Announcement
Published 2/28/2008 by Luke Thomas <info@bloodyelbow.com> at Bloody Elbow: Front Page Posts
According to UFC.com: UFC® President Dana White will be making a major announcement at the UFC® 82 PRIDE OF A CHAMPION pre-fight press conference in Columbus, Ohio. UFC.COM will feature the official announcement at 1pm EST. Look for video highlights of the press ...

UFC To Make Major Announcement Later Today
Published 2/28/2008 by Kris at MMAFrenzy.com
From UFC.com: UFC President Dana White will be making a major announcement at the UFC 82 PRIDE OF A CHAMPION pre-fight press conference in Columbus, Ohio. UFC.COM will feature the official announcement at 1pm EST. Look for video highlights of the press conference featuring Dana White, along with a special guest, making the announcement later in the day. Stay tuned to UFCDaily.com later today for news on the announcement. ...

UFC 82: Weigh In Results
Published 3/1/2008 by Sam Cupitt at Five Ounces of Pain
All fighters made weight today for tomorrow’s UFC 82: Pride of a Champion. It was a fairly uneventful weigh in with the highlights being the love given to both Andrei Arlovski and Evan Tanner. You can check out video of the weigh-in on UFC.com. The official results are as follows: Main Card Anderson Silva (185) vs. Dan Henderson (184.5) Heath Herring (248) vs. Cheick Kongo (233.5) Chris Leben (185) vs. Alessio ...

UFC 82 Weigh In Results
Published 3/1/2008 by Todd Yeakle at Red Sweat
... Chris Leben (185) vs Alessio Sakara (185) Yushin Okami (184.5) vs Evan Tanner (185) Jon Fitch (170) vs Chris Wilson (169.5) Andrei Arlovski (241) vs Jake O’Brien (231.5) - Prelim Luke Cummo (170) vs Luigi Fioravanti (170.5) - Prelim Dustin Hazelett (170) vs Josh Koscheck (169.5) - Prelim David Bielkheden (170) vs Diego Sanchez (169.5) - Prelim Jorge Gurgel (154.5) vs John Halverson (155) - Prelim Click here to see the UFC 82 weigh in ...

Shogun Re-Injures Knee / Out of UFC 85
Published 3/5/2008 by Todd Yeakle at Red Sweat
... Liddell’s new opponent has yet to be named but according to the UFC, he will be announced shortly. Chuck is coming off of his huge win over "The Axe Murderer" and will be looking to string together some more wins. Chuck dominated the light heavyweight division for over three years until finally being stopped by Quinton Jackson at UFC 71 in May of 2007. ...

Spencer Fisher out of UFN 13 due to injury
Published 3/18/2008 by Sam Cupitt at Five Ounces of Pain
Sherdog.com reported yesterday that exciting lightweight, Spencer Fisher  has pulled out with his upcoming fight with Marcus Aurelio due to a shoulder injury. The bout was meant to take place on the un-televised portion of UFC Fight Night 13  on April 2nd. UFC.com made the news official with a quick update on their homepage. On Monday, lightweight contender Spencer Fisher was forced to withdraw from his UFC Fight Night bout against Marcus Aurelio on April 2nd due to a shoulder injury. A ...

UFC Newcomer Roberts To Face Aurelio at UFC Fight Night 13
Published 3/20/2008 by Kris at MMAFrenzy.com
... UFC.com has announced that UFC newcomer Ryan Roberts has agreed to take on Marcus Aurelio on April 2nd at UFC Fight Night 13 in place of an injured Spencer Fisher: ...

Ryan Roberts to replace Fisher at UFN 13
Published 3/21/2008 by Sam Cupitt at Five Ounces of Pain
UFC newcomer, Ryan “Are You Ready” Roberts  will replace Spencer Fisher as Marcus Aurelio’s opponent when UFC Fight Night 13 takes place on April 2nd. The news comes from the UFC’s official website, UFC.com: Nebraska’s Ryan “Are You Ready” Roberts will enter the UFC Octagon for the first time on April 2nd when he takes on veteran Marcus Aurelio in a lightweight bout on the UFC Fight Night Card in Broomfield, Colorado. Roberts ...

Marcus Aurelio vs. Ryan Roberts UFC Fight Night 13 bout confirmed
Published 3/21/2008 by MMAmania at UFC blog for UFC news, results, videos, rumors, fights, pics and tickets -- MMAmania.com
Ryan Roberts (8-2) — not Jim Miller as previously reported — will fill-in for the injured Spencer Fisher and fight Marcus Aurelio (15-5) at UFC Fight Night 13 at the Broomfield Event Center in Broomfield, Colo., on April 2, according to UFC.com. Miller, according to a separate report from FiveOuncesOfPain.com, was approached about taking the fight; however, he is currently under contract with the International Fight League (IFL), making an appearance in the Octagon in less than two all but impossible. Roberts –- who will be making his UFC debut – is a veteran of the ...

Casting Call for “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 8
Published 3/25/2008 by Matt C. at Five Ounces of Pain
... MMA fighters in the 155 lb weight class (lightweights) and 205 lb weight class (light heavyweights) WHY: Spike TV and the UFC® are looking for serious aspiring mixed martial arts fighters who think they have what it takes to compete in the world’s preeminent MMA organization. HOW: Interested applicants (must be over 21) are encouraged to sign up in advance at ufc.com or spike.com. Overseeing the tryouts will be: Dana ...

UFC 83 weigh-in details and info for Serra vs. St. Pierre 2 PPV event
Published 4/16/2008 by MMAmania at UFC blog for UFC news, results, videos, rumors, fights, pics and tickets -- MMAmania.com
... In fact, ESPN.com, NBCSports.com, Sympatico MSN, Yahoo!Sports.com and FoxSports.com will all air the weigh-in for UFC 83 LIVE on their Web sites this Friday, according to UFC.com. ...

UFC 83 weigh-in details and info for Serra vs. St. Pierre 2 PPV event
Published 4/16/2008 by Chewy at MMAdness
... In fact, ESPN.com, NBCSports.com, Sympatico MSN, Yahoo!Sports.com and FoxSports.com will all air the weigh-in for UFC 83 LIVE on their Web sites this Friday, according to UFC.com. ...

UFC 83 Betting Odds
Published 4/17/2008 by Nick Thomas <info@bloodyelbow.com> at Bloody Elbow: Front Page Posts
... You can catch today's press conference at noon on UFC.com.

Clementi to Replace Emerson at UFC 84
Published 4/22/2008 by John Chandler at MMA on Tap
... Despite competing this past weekend in a three-round war against Sam Stout, lightweight contender Rich Clementi has agreed to step in for an injured Rob Emerson and take on Terry Etim at UFC 84: Ill Will on May 24th. The Ultimate Fighting Championship officially announced the change this afternoon on their website. Clementi used superior striking skills to win a hard-fought split decision over Shawn Tompkins-trained Sam Stout at UFC 83: Serra vs. St. Pierre II this past Saturday. The win was Clementi’s fifth in a row and third ...

Rich Clementi vs. Terry Etim UFC 84 fight confirmed
Published 4/23/2008 by Chewy at MMAdness
No rest for the weary. Rich Clementi (31-12-1) — who just defeated Sam Stout via split decision this past weekend at UFC 83: “Serra vs. St. Pierre 2” — will fill-in for an injured Rob Emerson and fight Terry Etim (10-1) in a lightweight bout at UFC 84: “Ill Will” on May 24 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. No cause of the Emerson injury was revealed. Clementi is on a sweet five-fight win streak, three of which were inside the Octagon. “No Love” has wins over Melvin Guillard and Anthony Johnson in addition to his win over Stout at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. ...

Rich Clementi vs. Terry Etim UFC 84 fight confirmed
Published 4/23/2008 by MMAmania at UFC blog for UFC news, results, videos, rumors, fights, pics and tickets -- MMAmania.com
No rest for the weary. Rich Clementi (31-12-1) — who just defeated Sam Stout via split decision this past weekend at UFC 83: “Serra vs. St. Pierre 2” — will fill-in for an injured Rob Emerson and fight Terry Etim (10-1) in a lightweight bout at UFC 84: “Ill Will” on May 24 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. No cause of the Emerson injury was revealed. Clementi is on a sweet five-fight win streak, three of which were inside the Octagon. “No Love” has wins over Melvin Guillard and Anthony Johnson in addition to his win over Stout at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. ...

Emerson Out, Clementi In At UFC 84
Published 4/23/2008 by Kris at MMAFrenzy.com
From UFC.com: Lightweight contender Rich “No Love” Clementi is taking no time off after his three round win over Sam Stout at UFC 83 last Saturday. Instead, the pride of Slidell, Louisiana will be back in the gym preparing for a May 24th bout against UK rising star Terry Etim on the star-studded UFC 84 card at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena. Clementi replaces Rob Emerson, who was forced to withdraw from the bout against Etim due to injury. For more on UFC 84 check out the MMAFrenzy.com rumors section. ...

Brock Lesnar to Officially Headline ‘Seek and Destroy’
Published 5/18/2008 by ben at Cage Potato - MMA News, Knockout Videos, and the Hottest Ring Girls
(Lesnar socks Frank Mir with one of his XXXXL gloves at UFC 81.) The UFC released an official statement late last night on UFC.com announcing that the heavyweight fight between ex-WWE star Brock Lesnar and UFC Hall-of-Famer Mark Coleman will be the official headlining match for UFC 87, which has been dubbed “Seek and Destroy.” UFC 87 will take place August 9th at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota; tickets go on sale next Sunday at noon CT. Considering ...

UFC 87: Seek And Destroy Made Official
Published 5/19/2008 by Tim Ngo at 5thRound.com - UFC 88 Play-by-Play, UFC News, MMA News, Interviews
... year history,” stated Andy Warg, Director of Booking, Target Center. Tickets for UFC 87: SEEK AND DESTROY will go on sale Sunday, May 25 at 12 Noon CT and will be priced at $600, $400, $250, $125, $75 and $50. Tickets for UFC 87 will be available at Target Center’s Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, online at ticketmaster.com or by calling 651.989.5151. UFC® Fight Club™ members will have the opportunity to purchase tickets to this event Thursday, May 22 at 10am CT via the website www.ufc.com . A special Internet ticket pre-sale will be available to UFC newsletter ...

UFC 85: James Irvin Injured
Published 5/20/2008 by Nick Thomas at Bloody Elbow: Front Page Posts
... According to ufc.com: A broken foot has forced light heavyweight James Irvin to withdraw from his UFC 85 showdown with Rashad Evans (16-0-1) at London’s O2 Arena. Stepping up to replace ‘The Sandman’ against Evans is Brazil’s Luiz Cane (8-1), who was originally scheduled to face Jason Lambert on the June 7th card. ...

UFC 85: James Irvin Out, Luiz Cane In Against Rashad Evans
Published 5/21/2008 by Kris at MMAFrenzy.com
From the official announcement: A broken foot has forced light heavyweight James Irvin to withdraw from his UFC 85 showdown with Rashad Evans at London’s O2 Arena. Stepping up to replace ‘The Sandman’ against Evans is Brazil’s Luiz Cane, who was originally scheduled to face Jason Lambert on the June 7th card. Here’s an updated card for the June 7th event that has gone through a series of changes in recent weeks: Main Card Matt Hughes vs. Thiago Alves Michael Bisping vs. Jason ...

UFC 87: GSP vs. Fitch; Coleman Injured
Published 5/22/2008 by Nick Thomas at Bloody Elbow: Front Page Posts
... According to ufc.com: The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s initial trip to Minnesota on August 9th just got bigger with today’s signing of the UFC Welterweight Title bout between Champion Georges St-Pierre and number one contender Jon Fitch, which will headline the UFC 87 card at Target Center. In other action on the UFC 87 card, heavyweight sensation Brock Lesnar returns home for a pivotal bout in his rise up the UFC ranks. Lesnar was originally scheduled to face UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman on August 9th, but a knee injury has forced ...

Coleman injured, forced off UFC 87
Published 5/23/2008 by Chewy at MMAdness
... Mark “The Hammer” Coleman will no longer face Brock Lesnar in the UFC 87: “Seek and Destroy” co-main event after suffering a knee injury, according to UFC.com. ...

Coleman injured, forced off UFC 87
Published 5/23/2008 by Jesse Holland at UFC blog for UFC news, results, videos, rumors, fights, pics and tickets -- MMAmania.com
... Mark “The Hammer” Coleman will no longer face Brock Lesnar in the UFC 87: “Seek and Destroy” co-main event after suffering a knee injury, according to UFC.com. ...

New music on the way for the UFC
Published 5/23/2008 by Sam Caplan at Five Ounces of Pain
... , kicking around the local club scene for six years, has signed an agreement with the UFC to use 17 of the group’s songs during upcoming events. Ultimate Fighting Championship , based in Las Vegas, is the largest mixed martial arts organization in the world so the band should gain some degree of instant fame. Why am I even bringing this up? Because I’ve been extremely critical of the UFC for using the same dated rap/metal music beds on its telecasts for what seems like the last 5-6 years. It’s time to “freshen” the broadcasts up a bit. Hopefully Hard 8’s music doesn’t suck and ...

The Best Photos of UFC 84
Published 5/27/2008 by ben at Cage Potato - MMA News, Knockout Videos, and the Hottest Ring Girls
Wanderlei Silva UFC 84 ( Wandy’s triumph; courtesy of UFC.com ) BJ Penn Sean Sherk UFC 84 ( Penn outboxes Sherk; courtesy of Sherdog ) Tito Ortiz armbar UFC 84 ( Tito Ortiz comes within a ball-hair of submitting Lyoto Machida; courtesy of Las Vegas Sun ) Michael Jackson at UFC 84 ( Michael Jackson takes in the fights; courtesy of TMZ ) Dong Hyun Kim Jason Tan UFC 84 ( Dong Hyun Kim drops Jason Tan on his head; courtesy of UFC.com ) Goran Reljic Wilson Gouveia UFC 84 ( Goran “Cro Cop Jr.” Reljic makes his frightening debut; courtesy of ...

UFC 85: Matt Hughes vs. Thiago Alves
Published 6/3/2008 by Carlos Arias at Keep Punching
... Boxing FightNews.com HBO Boxing International Fight League King of the Cage Mac Danzig MaxBoxing.com MMAFighting.com MMAWeekly.com No Limits North American MMA Expo Pound4Pound.com ProElite.com Sherdog.com Showtime Boxing Strikeforce TAGG Radio The Contender The Ultimate Fighter TheFightNetwork.com Total Combat Total Fighting Alliance Ultimate Fighting Championships WordPress.com WordPress.org World Extreme ...

Win-or-Get-Fired Alert: Gabriel Gonzaga
Published 6/4/2008 by ben at Cage Potato - MMA News, Knockout Videos, and the Hottest Ring Girls
(Gonzaga’s game-plan begins to fall apart at UFC 80; photo courtesy of UFC.com.) How far the mighty fall: Once the UFC’s #1 heavyweight contender, Gabriel Gonzaga will reportedly be facing Team Punishment journeyman Justin McCully in his next bout, at UFC 86 (July 5th, Las Vegas). McCully will be looking for his second win in the Octagon, after defeating Antoni Hardonk by decision at UFC Fight Night 9 in April 2007; he hasn’t competed since then. The match is particularly important for Gonzaga, who’s been ...

BetUS.com Presents: MMA Betting for ‘Tards
Published 6/6/2008 by ben at Cage Potato - MMA News, Knockout Videos, and the Hottest Ring Girls
Matt Hughes Thiago Alves UFC MMA (Photo courtesy of UFC.com .) Nothing amps up the drama of watching a sporting event like knowing you have a little extra riding on the outcome. ...

UFC 85: “Bedlam” — Live Results
Published 6/7/2008 by ben at Cage Potato - MMA News, Knockout Videos, and the Hottest Ring Girls

Brandon Vera: “That ref sucks.”
Published 6/8/2008 by Sam Cupitt at Five Ounces of Pain
Brandon Vera was a very angry man at the post fight press conference, video of which can be found here . Vera was very disappointed at Fabricio Werdum’s comments at the post fight press conference with Werdum stating that he didn’t want an immediate rematch with Vera and that he should “go to the queue again” which according to Vera is in direct contrast to comments he made directly after the fight. When asked about his thoughts on the fight and what he thought he deserved after it, Vera replied: I’ve got a lot to say about that ...

Four more bouts officially added to UFC 87
Published 6/14/2008 by Sam Cupitt at Five Ounces of Pain
The UFC’s official website , UFC.com , has announced four additional bouts for August 9th’s UFC 87: Seek and Destroy . A heavyweight tilt between Cheick Kongo (11-4-2) and UFC newcomer Dan Evensen (10-2), a very intriguing lightweight bout between Frankie Edgar (8-1) and Hermes Franca (18-6) and two welterweight fights featuring Chris Wilson (13-4) vs. Steve Bruno (11-3) and Ben Saunders (5-0-2) vs. Jared Rollins (6-4). It is interesting to note that both Chris Wilson vs. Steve Bruno and Ben Saunders ...

EliteXC
Published 6/16/2008 by Carlos Arias at Keep Punching
... Boxing FightNews.com HBO Boxing International Fight League King of the Cage Mac Danzig MaxBoxing.com MMAFighting.com MMAWeekly.com No Limits North American MMA Expo Pound4Pound.com ProElite.com Sherdog.com Showtime Boxing Strikeforce TAGG Radio The Contender The Ultimate Fighter TheFightNetwork.com Total Combat Total Fighting Alliance Ultimate Fighting Championships WordPress.com WordPress.org World Extreme ...

Gerald Harris’s ‘TUF 7′ Blog: Episode 12
Published 6/19/2008 by ben at Cage Potato - MMA News, Knockout Videos, and the Hottest Ring Girls
(Amir and his hail-Mary armbar against CB. Photo courtesy of UFC.com.) Every Thursday morning, Team Rampage member Gerald Harris blogs his reactions to each episode of The Ultimate Fighter 7 on CagePotato.com. Here’s what he had to say about last night’s insane ep, which we’ve already summarized here. *** Damn, what a season! Now, I can’t sit here and say it was the best season ever, because I didn’t watch many of the previous TUF shows, the finale hasn’t happened yet, and who am I to ...

TUF 7 Finale Weigh-In Results
Published 6/21/2008 by Nick Thomas at Bloody Elbow: Front Page Posts
... Tanner (186) CB Dollaway (185) VS Amir Sadollah (185) Luigi Fioravanti (171) VS Diego Sanchez (170) Jeremy Stephens (155) VS Spencer Fisher (156 ) Dante Rivera (185) VS Matt Riddle (185) Dustin Hazelett (170) VS Josh Burkman (170) Drew McFedries (185) VS Marvin Eastman (186) Matt Arroyo (170) VS Matt Brown (170) Dean Lister (185) VS Jeremy Horn (186) Cale Yarbrough (186) VS Tim Credeur (185) Rob Yundt (185) VS Rob Kimmons (185) Video and pictures coming soon. Catch the fights live tomorrow night on Spike TV 9pm ...

Video: Josh Burkman vs. Dustin Hazelett Free on UFC.com
Published 6/22/2008 by CagE at Cage Today - MMA News, Results, UFC blog, Ultimate Fighter, Rumors, Video and Opinion
The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale “Fight of the Night” video between Josh Burkman and Dustin Hazelett free ...

$20,000 TUF 7 Finale Bonuses Go to McFedries, Hazelett, Burkman
Published 6/22/2008 by ben at Cage Potato - MMA News, Knockout Videos, and the Hottest Ring Girls
... Fight of the Night: Dustin Hazelett (again) and Josh Burkman for their two-round war; their fight can be seen free on UFC.com. ...

Sanchez, Hazelett Top TUF 7 Finale Payouts
Published 6/23/2008 by ben at Cage Potato - MMA News, Knockout Videos, and the Hottest Ring Girls
(Dustin Hazelett earning his bonus money. Photo courtesy of UFC.com.) The list of official salaries from the Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale has been released by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. The numbers are below; each winning fighter’s payout represents a doubling of his base salary. Diego Sanchez: $70,000 Dustin Hazelett: $64,000 (includes $20,000 Submission of the Night bonus and $20,000 Fight of the Night bonus) Drew McFedries: $46,000 (includes ...

Andre Gusmao vs. Tomasz Drwal at UFC 87
Published 6/25/2008 by Sam Caplan at Five Ounces of Pain
... Undefeated light heavyweight prospect Andre Gusmao will make his UFC debut at UFC 87 on August 9 in a match against Tomasz Drwal , according to UFC.com . Gusmao, 5-0, previously fought in the IFL , where he holds two career wins over Mike Ciesnolevicz . The 31-year old Brazilian native is known for his strong submission work on the ground, as well as some dynamic striking that he began to display towards the latter part of his IFL tenure. Drwal, a native of Poland, made his his UFC debut at UFC 75 in London last September, where he lost to Thiago Silva via second ...

UFC 86 Countdown Times
Published 6/30/2008 by Michael Rome at Bloody Elbow: Front Page Posts
... On top of doing an underwhelming job hyping the upcoming Jackson/Griffin fight, the UFC and Spike TV have scheduled the "Countdown to UFC 86" show for the following times: ...

List of Sports Bars Showing UFC 86
Published 6/30/2008 by themmapost.com (noreply@blogger.com) at MMA News and UFC News: The MMA Post
Taken from UFC.com BPXA - Milne Point Milne Point AK 907 670-3342 Fox & Hound @ Birmingham Birmingham AL 205 968-3823 Hooters @ E Birmingham Birmingham AL 205 437-1880 Hooters @ Homewood Birmingham AL 205 940 9145 Hooters @ Trussville Birmingham AL 205 655 9475 Hooters @ Daphne Daphne AL 251 625-3910 Hooters @ Dothan Dothan AL 334 673 4668 Buffalo Wild Wings @ Hoover Hoover AL 205 983-9464 Indigo Joes @ Hoover Hoover AL 205-408-1021 Buffalo Wild Wings @ Huntsville Huntsville AL 256 650-4115 Buffalo Wild Wings @ Huntsville (University) Huntsville AL 256 ...

Jorge Gurgel vs. Cole Miller Streaming On UFC.com
Published 7/6/2008 by ChrisNelson at Bloody Elbow: Front Page Posts
... Last night's undercard bout between Jorge Gurgel and Cole Miller is streaming for free right now on the front page of UFC.com. It's an exciting fight with a great finish that earned one of the fighters a tidy bonus - definitely recommended viewing. ...

More free prelim goodness
Published 7/6/2008 by fightlinker at Fightlinker.com
... July 6, 2008 – 12:16 pm by fightlinker [image] Continuing it’s unusual trend of giving away a prelim fight for free on UFC (which I love), the UFC has Jorge Gurgel vs Cole Miller up on the frontpage for your viewing pleasure. Mind you, I doubt there were many people who were willing to pay to see Jorge Gurgel fight anyways. But the fight is certainly better than any match on the UFC 86 main card (not including Rampage/Griffin, which in my opinion declared independence from the rest of that shitty event and stands on it’s own as a fight now).

Anderson Silva vs. Rich Franklin I on UFC.com
Published 7/8/2008 by Luke Thomas at Bloody Elbow: Front Page Posts
To defeat Affliction, the UFC is really turning their July 19th event in "The Anderson Silva Show", which I tend to think is genius. While the UFC's card that night overall isn't as good as Affliction's, the talking points of "free fights" and "greatest fighter in the world on Spike TV" are far more effective than any argument being used by Affliction. Hats off to the UFC for smart messaging. I'd further add that clearly the strategy of using UFC.com to showcase various fights for UFC objectives is working. Watching a one off fight on UFC.com ...

Video: Rich Franklin on Silva vs. Irvin
Published 7/10/2008 by ben at Cage Potato - MMA News, Knockout Videos, and the Hottest Ring Girls
... Ace does his best to make the match sound competitive, but it’s pretty obvious who his money’s on in this one. FYI, the rest of the “Silva vs. Irvin” lineup is looking like this: ...

“Silva vs. Irvin” Weigh-In Results; Irvin Over on First Try
Published 7/19/2008 by ben at Cage Potato - MMA News, Knockout Videos, and the Hottest Ring Girls
(Photo courtesy of UFC.com; more weigh-in photos here.) MAIN CARD Anderson Silva (206) vs. James Irvin (206)* Brandon Vera (204) vs. Reese Andy (206) Frank Edgar (155) vs. Hermes Franca (155) Jake O’Brien (236) vs. Cain Velasquez (236) Anthony Johnson (170) vs. Kevin Burns (171) CB Dollaway (186) vs. Jesse Taylor (184) UNDERCARD Brodie Farber (171) vs. Rory Markham (170) Johnny Rees (183) vs. Nate Loughran (183) James ...

Full Salary Payouts for “Silva vs. Irvin”
Published 30 days ago by ben at Cage Potato - MMA News, Knockout Videos, and the Hottest Ring Girls
(Photo courtesy of the UFC.) The UFC’s impromptu SpikeTV card cost them $623,000 in fighter payroll, the breakdown of which is below (props to MMAJunkie). Looks like Anderson Silva is now making a lot more than he did for his last fight, though that could just be a one-time bump for helping suck some of the interest from “Banned.” Here are the numbahs: Anderson Silva: $200,000 (no win bonus issued) Brandon Vera: $200,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus) Frankie Edgar: $51,000 (includes ...

UFC 90 Coming to Chicago with Anderson "The Spider" Silva - The World's Greatest Pound for Pound Fighter
Published 23 days ago by Joe Batterz (noreply@blogger.com) at Sport Syndicate
... way to introduce Chicago to the UFC than with the championship fight Anderson Silva vs. Patrick Cote." Tickets for UFC 90: SILVA vs. COTE will go on sale Monday, August 18 at 10am CT starting at $50. Tickets will be available at Allstate Arena Box Office, all Ticketmaster Ticket Centers, Charge-By-Phone at (312) 559-1212 or online at ticketmaster.com. UFC® Fight Club™ members will have the opportunity to purchase tickets to this event Friday, August 15 at 10am CT via the website www.ufc.com . A special Internet ticket pre-sale will be available to UFC newsletter subscribers ...

UFC Announces UFC 90: Silva vs. Cote
Published 23 days ago by Luke Thomas at Bloody Elbow: Front Page Posts
... UFC® Fight Club™ members will have the opportunity to purchase tickets to this event Friday, August 15 at 10am CT via the website www.ufc.com.  A special Internet ticket pre-sale will be available to UFC newsletter subscribers Sunday, August 17 starting at 10am CT.  To access this presale, users must register for the UFC newsletter through ...

UFC 90 Gets Fisher/Guillard, Franca/Tibau; Sherk vs. Griffin Rumored
Published 15 days ago by ben at Cage Potato - MMA News, Knockout Videos, and the Hottest Ring Girls
(Melvin Guillard shuts down Dennis Siver. Photo courtesy of UFC.com.) MMA Weekly has confirmed that UFC 90 (October 25th, Chicago) will feature a lightweight bout between Spencer Fisher and Melvin Guillard. Fisher (21-4, 6-3 UFC) is coming off a decision win against Jeremy Stephens at the TUF 7 finale in June, while Guillard (21-7-2, 4-3 UFC) is coming off a 36-second KO of Dennis Siver, which won him the “Knockout of the Night” bonus at last month’s UFC 86. Seems like a decent matchup, though ...

F*CKING FINALLY: Jason Lambert Dropping to Middleweight!
Published 13 days ago by ben at Cage Potato - MMA News, Knockout Videos, and the Hottest Ring Girls
... , which will take place at UFC 88 (September 6th, Atlanta) against Jason “Dooms” Day. Though he holds impressive wins against Terry Martin, Matt Horwich, Renato “Babalu” Sobral, and ...

UFC 87 Undercard Results
Published 11 days ago by ben at Cage Potato - MMA News, Knockout Videos, and the Hottest Ring Girls
(NERD FIGHT!!! Photo courtesy of UFC.com.) For those who are particularly sensitive to spoilers — even when they technically aren’t spoilers at all — results from the “Seek and Destroy” undercard are after the jump. Related: UFC 87: The New Guys Ben Saunders def. Ryan Thomas via armbar, 2:28 of round 2 Chris Wilson vs. Steve Bruno Andre Gusmao vs. Jon Jones Cheick Kongo vs. Dan Evensen Luke Cummo vs. Tamdan McCrory

“UFC 87: Seek and Destroy” — Live Results and Observational Humor
Published 10 days ago by ben at Cage Potato - MMA News, Knockout Videos, and the Hottest Ring Girls
(Photo courtesy of UFC.com.) It’s time, baby. Jon Fitch attempts to steal Georges St. Pierre’s welterweight belt, Kenny Florian and Roger Huerta throw down in a lightweight #1 contender “definitely in the mix” match, and Brock Lesnar smash face. Hit that “more” link and refresh the page every few minutes to read all the latest from the Target Center in Minneapolis, MN. Low prices every day — caged death tonight.

Catch Luke Cummo vs. Tamden McCrory for free on UFC.com.
Published 10 days ago by Nick Thomas at Bloody Elbow: Front Page Posts
... Catch Luke Cummo vs. Tamden McCrory for free on UFC.com.

Media Recap of UFC 87: Seek and Destroy
Published 10 days ago by John Chandler at MMA on Tap
... A roundup of coverage concerning last night’s event in Minnesota: MMA on Tap: UFC 87 Post-Fight Press Conference Video | St. Pierre Defeats Fitch; Penn Rematch Looms | MacDonald Falls on UFC 87 Undercard | UFC 87: Seek and Destroy Live Results Rogers Sportsnet: CP Writeup and Highlights UFC: Tamdan McCrory vs. Luke Cummo Prelim Video (Full Fight) USA Today: St-Pierre retains title with decision win Yahoo! Sports: Huerta frustrated ...

“Seek and Destroy” Live Gate and Medical Suspensions
Published 9 days ago by ben at Cage Potato - MMA News, Knockout Videos, and the Hottest Ring Girls
(Photo courtesy of UFC.com) Some fun facts coming out of Minneapolis… According to Dana White, the Target Center hosted 15,082 spectators for UFC 87, and banked a live gate total of $2,252,000, breaking the venue’s former record gate ($2,062,000) set by a Billy Joel/Elton John concert in 2001. It was the first UFC event held in Minnesota, and White hinted that the UFC could return to the Land of 10,000 Lakes in the future. As for medical suspensions, the fighters of “Seek and Destroy” ...

Weekend Quote Roundup: Assassin, Predator, Hellboy + More
Published 2 days ago by ben at Cage Potato - MMA News, Knockout Videos, and the Hottest Ring Girls
(Photo courtesy of UFC.com.) “It was interesting…karma comes around. Honestly what I thought of it was that Karma’s a bitch with a red dress.” — Houston Alexander on James Irvin’s loss to Anderson Silva. Alexander also told TheMMANews that he’s renewed his UFC contract for an additional four fights. “Joe Silva was telling me to lose some weight and gain some muscle. He said I need the UFC look.” — Roy Nelson on the UFC’s “No Fatties” policy. ...

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