Published by Stephen Rhodes
The below salaries are for the fighters who partcipated at UFC 91: Couture vs. Lesnar; the figures were provided by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Please bear in mind that the below numbers represent base salaries only and do not include sponsorship deals or other “unreported bonuses”:
Brock Lesnar: $450,000 ($250,000 to show, $200,000 to win), Randy [...]
. Nov 18, 2008
Filed under: Octagon Buzz, Aaron Riley, Alvin Robinson, Brock Lesnar, Demian Maia, Dustin Hazelett, Gabriel Gonzaga, Jeremy Stephens, Joe Stevenson, Jorge Gurgel, Josh Hendricks, Kenny Florian, Mark Bocek, Matt Brown, Nate Quarry, Nevada State Athletic Commission, Rafael dos Anjos, Randy Couture, Ryan Thomas, Tamdan McCrory, UFC 91
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Below are the final card results for UFC 91: Couture vs. Lesnar, which took place in Las Vegas, NV on Saturday:
Matt Brown defeated Ryan Thomas (armbar), 0:57 of Round 2
Mark Bocek defeated Alvin Robinson (rear-naked choke), 3:16 of Round 3
Jeremy Stephens defeated Rafael dos Anjos (KO), 0:39 of Round 3
Aaron Riley defeated Jorge Gurgel, unanimous [...]
. Nov 16, 2008
Filed under: Fight Results, Aaron Riley, Alvin Robinson, Brock Lesnar, Demian Maia, Dustin Hazelett, Gabriel Gonzaga, Jeremy Stephens, Joe Stevenson, Jorge Gurgel, Josh Hendricks, Kenny Florian, Mark Bocek, Matt Brown, Nate Quarry, Rafael dos Anjos, Randy Couture, Ryan Thomas, Tamdan McCrory, UFC 91
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Below are the final weigh-in results for UFC 91, scheduled to take place on Saturday in Las Vegas:
Main Card:
Randy Couture (220) vs. Brock Lesnar (265)
Kenny Florian (156) vs. Joe Stevenson (156)
Gabriel Gonzaga (256) vs. Josh Hendricks (238)
Demian Maia (185) vs. Nate Quarry (185)
Dustin Hazelett (170) vs. Tamdan McCrory (170)
Preliminary Card:
Jorge Gurgel (155) vs. Aaron Riley [...]
. Nov 14, 2008
Filed under: MMA Calendar, Octagon Buzz, Aaron Riley, Alvin Robinson, Brock Lesnar, Demian Maia, Dustin Hazelett, Gabriel Gonzaga, Jeremy Stephens, Joe Stevenson, Jorge Gurgel, Josh Hendricks, Kenny Florian, Mark Bocek, Matt Brown, Nate Quarry, Rafael dos Anjos, Randy Couture, Ryan Thomas, Tamdan McCrory, UFC 91
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Below is the updated card for UFC 91, scheduled to take place on November 15 in Las Vegas*:
Main Card:
Randy Couture vs. Brock Lesnar
Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Josh Hendricks
Joe Stevenson vs. Kenny Florian
Demian Maia vs. Nathan Quarry
Amir Sadollah vs. Nick Catone
Preliminary Card:
Dustin Hazelett vs. Tamdan McCrory
Jeremy Stephens vs. Rafael dos Anjos
Alvin Robinson vs. Mark Bocek
Jorge Gurgel vs. [...]
. Oct 31, 2008
Filed under: MMA Calendar, Aaron Riley, Alvin Robinson, Amir Sadollah, Brock Lesnar, Demain Maia, Dustin Hazelett, Gabriel Gonzaga, Jeremy Stephens, Joe Stevenson, Jorge Gurgel, Josh Hendricks, Kenny Florian, Mark Bocek, Nathan Quarry, Nick Catone, Rafael dos Anjos, Randy Couture, Ryan Thomas, Tamdan McCrory, UFC 91
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Below is the updated fight card for UFC 91: Couture vs. Lesnar, set to take place on November 15 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV*:
Randy Couture vs. Brock Lesnar
Kenny Florian vs. Joe Stevenson
Amir Sadollah vs. Nick Catone
Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Josh Hendricks
Nate Quarry vs. Demian Maia
Dustin Hazelett vs. Tamdan McCrory
Jorge Gurgel vs. [...]
. Oct 11, 2008
Filed under: MMA Calendar, Aaron Riley, Alvin Robinson, Amir Sadollah, Brock Lesnar, Demian Maia, Dustin Hazelett, Gabriel Gonzaga, Jeremy Stephens, Joe Stevenson, Jorge Gurgel, Josh Hendricks, Kenny Florian, Mark Bocek, Matt Riddle, Nate Quarry, Nick Catone, Rafael dos Anjos, Randy Couture, Ryan Thomas, Tamdan McCrory, UFC 91
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Yet another bout has been added to the UFC 91 card as it has been learned that The Ultimate Fighter 7 cast member Matthew Riddle will take on Ryan Thomas at the event, which will take place on November 15 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV.
Riddle, a relative newcomer to MMA, [...]
. Oct 04, 2008
Filed under: MMA Calendar, Octagon Buzz, Alvin Robinson, Amir Sadollah, Brock Lesnar, Dustin Hazelett, Gabriel Gonzaga, Jeremy Stephens, Joe Stevenson, Josh Hendricks, Kenny Florian, Mark Bocek, Matthew Riddle, Nick Catone, Rafael dos Anjos, Randy Couture, Ryan Thomas, Tamdan McCrory, UFC 91
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Below is the UFC programming schedule for September 15-21, of which it is to be televised on Spike TV:
UFC: Best of 2007
Monday, September 15 (9:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT)
Three hours of non-stop action - the best of UFC in 2007. The broadcast will feature some of the top performances that took place inside the octagon [...]
. Sep 10, 2008
Filed under: MMA Calendar, Anderson Silva, Chuck Liddell, Cole Miller, Edilberto Crocata, Gabriel Gonzaga, Georges St. Pierre, Jeremy Stephens, Leonard Garcia, Luke Cummo, Matt Serra, Mirko Filipovic, Nate Marquardt, Quinton Jackson, Roger Huerta, The Ultimate Fighter 8, UFC, UFC Fight Night 15, Wanderlei Silva
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For reasons that remain unclear as of this writing, Melvin Guillard has been dropped from the UFC 90 card and replaced by Shannon Gugerty as the scheduled opponent for Spencer Fisher, according to Sherdog; UFC 90 is scheduled for October 25 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL.
Fighting out of the Miletich camp in Bettendorf, [...]
. Sep 09, 2008
Filed under: Octagon Buzz, Dale Hartt, Jeremy Stephens, Melvin Guillard, Shannon Gugerty, Spencer Fisher, The Ultimate Fighter 7, UFC 90, UFC Fight Night 14
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Yet another fight has been added to the UFC 91 card, set to take place on November 15 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV, according to MMAJunkie.com; Jeremy Stephens will take on UFC newcomer Rafael dos Anjos in a lightweight battle. Both fighters have agreed to the fight and bout agreements [...]
. Sep 04, 2008
Filed under: Octagon Buzz, Fury Fighting Championship, Jeremy Stephens, PAncrase, Rafael dos Anjos, UFC 91
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Below is the UFC programming schedule that will be on Spike for the week of July 28-August 3:
UFC: Unleashed: Liddell vs. Silva, telecasts Wednesday, July 30 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT)
After many years of the prospect of Chuck Liddell and Wanderlei Silva facing off, they finally meet in the octagon at UFC 79.
Ultimate Iceman: Chuck Liddell, [...]
. Jul 24, 2008
Filed under: MMA Calendar, Octagon Buzz, Anderson Silva, Chuck Liddell, Din Thomas, Eric Schafer, Jeremy Stephens, John Halverson, Mike Nickels, Nate Marquardt, Rob McDonald, Roger Huerta, Stephan Bonnar, UFC, UFC 79, UFC Unleashed, Wanderlei Silva