Archive for August, 2009

UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira – Fight Bonuses

With UFC 102 now a distant memory, not only did four fighters earn their regular pay along with sponsor money, they also earned fight bonuses; each fighter earned $60,000 apiece. Below are the recipients of the fight bonuses; bonuses were earned for: Submission of the Night, Knockout of the Night and Fight of the Night:

Submission [...]

UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira – Final Card Results

Below are the final card results from UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira, which took place Saturday night from the Rose Garden in Portland, OR:
Preliminary Card:

Evan Dunham defeated Marcus Aurelio, split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
Mark Munoz defeated Nick Catone, split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28)
Todd Duffee defeated Tim Hague (knockout – strikes), :07 of Round 1
Mike Russow [...]

Lauzon Pulled From UFC 103, Looking For Replacement

Because of injury, Dan Lauzon will be unable to participate in UFC 103, according to MMAWEEKLY sources; he apparently suffered a back injury in training recently and will not be ready in time for the September 19 event.
He will undergo an MRI relatively soon to determine the full extent of the injury.  As of this [...]

WCF 8 Tickets On Sale Now

Boston Mass. – World Championship Fighting today announced four featured fights for their September 26th show at the Shriners Auditorium in Wilmington, Mass. In what promises to be a war, WEC Veteran Mike Campbell makes his return to World Championship Fighting when he takes on the ultra-tough brawler, Mike Medrano. When Campbell last fought for [...]

Fight Card Subject To Change: Lesnar-Carwin, Velasquez-Rothwell Now on for the UFC

UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar’s (4-1) next opponent and challenger has been determined, according to multiple MMA websites , and it’s almost as if the champ will be looking in a mirror. Shane Carwin (11-0) is another massive heavyweight with a strong amateur wrestling background, as well as devastating power in his hands. If anybody [...]

Ortiz, Coleman To Meet At UFC 106

Now that Tito Ortiz and UFC president Dana White have kissed and made up, the next logical step is to find a suitable opponent for Ortiz.  You can certainly say that they accomplished that goal as it has been announced that Tito Ortiz will lock up with Mark Coleman at UFC 106, set to take [...]

FightZone TV To Air Art Of Fighting Event Featuring Kimbo Slice Slayer Seth Petruzelli

Lou sent this in:
The Event will be held At USF Sun Dome in Tampa, FL on August 22nd and taped for a later airing.
Art of Fighting is proud to present its fourth mixed martial arts (MMA) event in the state of Florida and its first event in Tampa Bay. After three successful events in Sarasota, [...]

Meet Randy Couture This Saturday

Make your plans now to come down to the Golden Nugget and meet Randy Couture and other top MMA pros at the second annual No-Limit Texas Hold ‘Em poker tournament.

TEXAS HOLD-EM POKER TOURNAMENT
OPERATION: ALL IN
WHEN: August 22, 2009
WHERE: Las Vegas, NV
CASINO: Golden Nugget – Grand Ballroom
ENTRY: $330 w/ $100 ReBuys

CONTACT: John Coville (G.N.)
INFO:
702.385.7111 (G.N.)
REGISTER: [...]

Profile: Silver Star, Who Sponsors UFC Fighters like GSP, Anderson Silva, and Rich Franklin

Silver Star is on of the top MMA clothing brands out there, sponsoring top stars like UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva, UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre, Yoshihiro Akiyama, Chuck Liddell, Sean Sherk, Frank Trigg, Rich Franklin, Rashad Evans, Rob Emerson, Clay Guida, Antonio “Minotauro” Nogueira, Thiago Silva, Jon Jones, and Urijah Faber. I recently spoke [...]

Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg – Card Results

Below are the final card results from Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg. which took place Saturday from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, CA:

Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos defeated Gina Carano (TKO – strikes), 4:59 of Round 1
Gegard Mousasi defeated Renato “Babalu” Sobral (TKO – punches), 1:00 of Round 1
Gilbert Melendez defeated Mistsuhiro Ishida (TKO – strikes), 3:56 [...]

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