Published by Stephen Rhodes

As expected, medical suspensions were handed out by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for seven fighters who participated in UFC 91, which took place on Saturday; the fighters receiving medical suspensions are:

Brock Lesnar - Suspended until December 16 with no contact during training until December 7 for precautionary reasons.
Randy Couture - Suspended until January 15 [...]

1 Comment . Nov 19, 2008
Filed under: Octagon Buzz, Aaron Riley, Brock Lesnar, Jorge Gurgel, Josh Hendricks, Nevada State Athletic Commission, Rafael dos Anjos, Randy Couture, Tamdan McCrory, UFC 91

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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 [...]

Post a comment . 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 [...]

Post a comment . 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 [...]

Post a comment . 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. [...]

Post a comment . 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. [...]

Post a comment . 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, [...]

Post a comment . 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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Another bout has been added to the UFC 91 fight card as FiveOuncesOfPain.com is reporting that Gabriel Gonzaga will return to the octagon to face UFC newbie Josh Hendricks at the UFC event, set to take place in Portland, OR on November 15; both fighters have received fight agreements, with both camps verbally agreeing to [...]

Post a comment . Sep 02, 2008
Filed under: Octagon Buzz, Gabriel Gonzaga, James Powell, Joe Stevenson, Josh Hendricks, Justin McCully, Kenny Florian, Legends of Fighting, UFC 86, UFC 91