Published by Stephen Rhodes
Yet another bout has been added to the UFC 95 card, which takes place on February 17 at O2 Arena in London, England; the added bout features Dan Hardy going up against Rory Markham in a battle of welterweights.
Hardy signed with the UFC in 2008 and defeated Akihiro Gono at UFC 89 in October; it [...]
. Jan 06, 2009
Filed under: MMA Calendar, Octagon Buzz, Chael Sonnen, Dan Hardy, Demian Maia, Diego Sanchez, Joe Stevenson, Josh Koscheck, Junior dos Santos, Justin Buchholz, Nate Marquardt, Neil Grove, Paulo Thiago, Rory Markham, Shannon Gugerty, Stefan Struve, Terry Etim, Tom Lawson, UFC 95, Wilson Gouveia
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As the saying goes, to the victors go the spoils; in the case of four fighters who participated at UFC Fight Night 16: Fight for our Troops on Wednesday, it was in the form of $30,000 bonuses. The bonuses were announced at the post-fight press conference and were awarded to the following fighters:
Jim Miller ($30,000), [...]
. Dec 11, 2008
Filed under: Octagon Buzz, Fight of the Night, Jim Miller, Josh Koscheck, Knockout of the Night, Matt Wiman, Steve Cantwell, Submission of the Night, UFC Fight Night 16
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Below are the final card results for UFC Fight Night 16: Fight for our Troops, which took place at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, NC:
Justin McCully defeated Eddie Sanchez, unanimous decision
Dale Hartt defeated Corey Hill (TKO - ref stoppage, broken leg), 0:20 of Round 2
Ben Saunders defeated Brandon Wolff (TKO - strikes), 1:49 of Round [...]
. Dec 11, 2008
Filed under: Fight Results, Ben Saunders, Brandon Wolff, Brodie Farber, Corey Hill, Dale Hartt, Eddie Sanchez, Jim Miller, 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 Night 16, Yoshiyuki Yoshida
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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 [...]
. 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
Perhaps it was a result of the weakened economy or just playing hardball is up for debate, but according to Fightline.com, three UFC fighters have been released from the organization; the 3 fighters in question are Jon Fitch, Christian Wellisch and Marcus Aurelio. Other fighters on the bubble include Josh Koscheck and Cain Velasquez. According [...]
. Nov 20, 2008
Filed under: Octagon Buzz, Affliction, Cain Velazquez, Christian Wellisch, Dana White, Jon Fitch, Josh Koscheck, Marcus Aurelio, UFC
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Below are the final card results for UFC 90: Silva vs. Cote, which took place Saturday night at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL:
Pete Sell defeated Josh Burkman, unanimous decision
Hermes Franca defeated Marcus Aurelio, unanimous decision
Dan Miller defeated Matt Horwich, unanimous decision
Spencer Fisher defeated Shannon Gugerty (triangle choke), 3:56 of Round 3
Thales Leites defeated Drew McFedries [...]
. Oct 26, 2008
Filed under: Fight Results, Anderson Silva, Dan Miller, Drew McFedries, Fabricio Werdum, Gray Maynard, Hermes Franca, Josh Burkman, Josh Koscheck, Junior dos Santos, Marcus Aurelio, Matt Horwich, Patrick cote, Pete Sell, Rich Clementi, Sean Sherk, Shannon Gugerty, Spencer Fisher, Thales Leites, Thiago Alves, Tyson Griffin, UFC 90
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Below are the final weigh-in results for UFC 90, scheduled to take place on October 25 at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL:
Patrick Cote (183) vs. Anderson Silva (184)
Thiago Alves (171) vs. Josh Koscheck (170)
Junior dos Santos (234) vs. Fabricio Werdum (256)
Tyson Griffin (155) vs. Sean Sherk (156)
Gray Maynard (155) vs. Rich Clementi (156)
Drew McFedries (186) [...]
. Oct 24, 2008
Filed under: MMA Calendar, Octagon Buzz, Anderson Silva, Dan Miller, Drew McFedries, Fabricio Werdum, Gray Maynard, Hermes Franca, Josh Burkman, Josh Koscheck, Junior dos Santos, Marcus Aurelio, Matt Horwich, Patrick cote, Pete Sell, Rich Clementi, Sean Sherk, Shannon Gugerty, Spencer Fisher, Thales Leites, Thiago Alves, Tyson Griffin, UFC 90
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Just a reminder that Octagon Buzz will provide live, real-time coverage of the entire UFC 90: Silva vs. Cote card on Saturday, October 25; coverage will start at 7:30 PM (ET), with the first preliminary bout starting around 7:45 PM (ET). Below is the final fight card for UFC 90: Silva vs. Cote:
Main Card:
Anderson Silva vs. [...]
. Oct 23, 2008
Filed under: MMA Calendar, Octagon Buzz Exclusive, Anderson Silva, Dan Miller, Drew McFedries, Fabricio Werdum, Gray Maynard, Hermes Franca, Josh Burkman, Josh Koscheck, Junior dos Santos, Marcus Aurelio, Matt Horwich, Patrick cote, Pete Sell, Rich Clementi, Sean Sherk, Shannon Gugerty, Spencer Fisher, Thales Leites, Thiago Alves, Tyson Griffin, UFC 90
Published by Stephen Rhodes
Just a heads-up to all of the faithful readers of Octagon Buzz - we will provide live, real-time coverage of UFC 90: Silva vs. Cote this Saturday (October 25); we will cover the preliminary bouts starting at 7:30 PM (ET), with the first bout starting at about 7:45 PM (ET), so get here early. Here is [...]
. Oct 22, 2008
Filed under: MMA Calendar, Octagon Buzz Exclusive, Anderson Silva, Dan Miller, Drew McFedries, Fabricio Werdum, Gray Maynard, Hermes Franca, Josh Burkman, Josh Koscheck, Junior dos Santos, Marcus Aurelio, Matt Horwich, Patrick cote, Pete Sell, Rich Clementi, Sean Sherk, Shannon Gugerty, Spencer Fisher, Thales Leites, Thiago Alves, Tyson Griffin, UFC 90
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Josh Koscheck is going to be one busy fighter between now and the end of this year as he confirmed at a press conference promoting UFC 90 that he intends to participate in two bouts within the next 60 days; Koscheck will take on Thiago Alves on October 25. Assuming that Koscheck gets out of [...]
. Oct 17, 2008
Filed under: Octagon Buzz, Josh Koscheck, Thiago Alves, UFC 90, UFC Fight Night 16, Yoshiyuki Yoshida