Published by Stephen Rhodes

Due to an unfortunate injury, Frankie Edgar has been forced to pull out of the UFC “Fight for the Troops” event on December 10; however, an able replacement has been found in the form of Jim Miller.  Prior to the injury, Edgar had came off a victory over Hermes Franca in July while Miller is fresh [...]

Post a comment . Dec 03, 2008
Filed under: Octagon Buzz, Frankie Edgar, Jim Miller, UFC: Fight for the Troops

Published by Stephen Rhodes

Below is the final fight card for UFC: Fight for Our Troops, scheduled to take place on December 10 at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, NC (in partnership with Ft. Bragg):
     Main Card

Josh Koscheck vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida
Jonathan Goulet vs. Mike Swick
Razak Al-Hussan vs. Steve Cantwell
Tim Credeur vs. Nate Loughran
Frankie Edgar vs. Matt Wiman

     Preliminary Card

Brodie [...]

Post a comment . Nov 26, 2008
Filed under: MMA Calendar, Octagon Buzz, Ben Saunders, Brandon Wolff, Brodie Farber, Corey Hill, Dale Hartt, Eddie Sanchez, Frankie Edgar, Johnny Rees, Jonathan Goulet, Josh Koscheck, Justin McCully, Luigi Fioravanti, Matt Wiman, Mike Swick, Nate Loughran, Razak Al-Hassan, Steve Bruno, Steve Cantwell, Tim Credeur, UFC: Fight for our Troops, Yoshiyuki Yoshida

Published by Stephen Rhodes

Due to a shoulder injury, Gleison Tibau had to withdraw from his bout with Hermes Franca at UFC 90 and will be replaced by Marcus Aurelio, according to Sherdog; the bout would be the first for Aurelio since his loss to Tyson Griffin at UFC 86 while Franca is coming off a loss himself to [...]

Post a comment . Sep 01, 2008
Filed under: Octagon Buzz, Frankie Edgar, Gleison Tibau, Hermes Franca, Marcus Aurelio, Sean Sherk, Tyson Griffin, UFC 73, UFC 86, UFC 90, UFC Fight Night 14

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About one week ago I wrote about IFL champion Dan Miller signing with the Ultimate Fighting Championship; Miller’s first opponent in the UFC has been revealed as according to Matthew Brothers of Fightline.com, Miller will make his UFC debut against Rob Kimmons at UFC Fight Night 15 on September 17 in Omaha, NE and will be [...]

Post a comment . Jul 30, 2008
Filed under: Octagon Buzz, Cage Fury Fighting Championships, Dan Miller, Frankie Edgar, IFL, Rob Kimmons, Rob Yundt, Spike TV, UFC Fight Night 15, Xtreme Couture

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UFC lightweight fighter Frankie Edgar is a rising star in the promotion, as evidenced by his impressive win over Hermes Franca at UFC Fight Night 14.  Matthew R. Brothers of Fightline.com was granted an interview by Edgar; he discusses a wide variety of subjects.  Some excerpts from the interview:
Matthew Brothers: “First of all Frank I [...]

Post a comment . Jul 25, 2008
Filed under: Octagon Buzz, Frankie Edgar, Hermes Franca, UFC Fight Night 14

Published by Stephen Rhodes

Below are the Octagon Buzz MMA rankings for the lightweight division:

B.J. Penn
Takanori Gomi
Joachim Hansen
Tatsuya Kawajiri
Shinya Aoki
Gesias Calvancante
Eddie Alvarez
Kenny Florian
Roger Huerta
Frankie Edgar

Post a comment . Jul 23, 2008
Filed under: Rankings, B.J. Penn, Eddie Alvarez, Frankie Edgar, Gesias Calvancante, Joachim Hansen, Kenny Florian, MMA, Roger Huerta, Shinya Aoki, Takanori Gomi, Tatsuya Kawajiri

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As is per custom, a list of medical suspensions were handed out after the UFC Fight Night 14 event that took place on Saturday; the below list was provided by the Nevada State Athletic Commission:
James Irvin - Suspended until Sept. 3 with no contact until Aug. 19 due to a right-cheek laceration
Hermes Franca - Suspended [...]

Post a comment . Jul 21, 2008
Filed under: Octagon Buzz, Anthony Johnson, Brad Blackburn, Brodie Farber, Cain Velasquez, Cale Yarbrough, Frankie Edgar, Hermes Franca, Jake O'Brien, James Giboo, James Irvin, Nate Loughran, Nevada State Athletic Commission, Rory Markham, Tim Credeur, UFC Fight Night 14

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Below are the salaries that the fighters from UFC Fight Night 14 earned; the information is provided by the Nevada State Athletic Commission*:

Anderson Silva: $200,000 (no win bonus issued)
James Irvin: $20,000 
Brandon Vera: $200,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus)
Reese Andy $15,000
Frankie Edgar: $26,000 ($13,000 win bonus)
Hermes Franca : $17,000
Cain Velasquez: $14,000 ($7,000 win bonus)
Jake O’Brien: $11,000
Kevin [...]

Post a comment . Jul 21, 2008
Filed under: Octagon Buzz, Anderson Silva, Anthony Johnson, Brad Blackburn, Brandon Vera, Brodie Farber, C.B. Dollaway, Cain Velasquez, Cale Yarbrough, Dale Hartt, Frankie Edgar, Hermes Franca, Jake O'Brien, James Gaboo, James Irvin, Jesse Taylor, Johnny Rees, Kevin Burns, Nate Loughran, Reese Andy, Rory Markham, Shannon Gugerty, Tim Credeur, UFC Fight Night 14

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Easily the fight of the night.

Post a comment . Jul 20, 2008
Filed under: Videos, Frankie Edgar, Hermes Franca, UFC Fight Night 14

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To the victor - or in this case the victors - go the spoils; the Ultimate Fighting Championship announced their winners of the Knockout of the Night, Submission of the Night and Fight of the Night at UFC Fight Night 14 - the winners pocketed $25,000 each.  The winners are:

Rory Markham (Knockout of the Night) [...]

Post a comment . Jul 20, 2008
Filed under: Octagon Buzz, Brodie Farber, C.B. Dollaway, Frankie Edgar, Hermes Franca, Jesse Taylor, Rory Markham, UFC Fight Night 14, Ultimate Fighting Championship