The semifinals have been completed and the finals are now set for The Ultimate Fighter 8, which will take place on December 13; below is the final fight card for the event:
Main card (televised):
Philipe Nover vs. Efrain Escudero
Ryan Bader vs. Vinicius Magalhaes
Wilson Gouveia vs. Jason McDonald
Kevin Burns vs. Anthony Johnson
Junie Browning vs. Dave Kaplan
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You just knew after the end result of their initial meeting in the octagon, a rematch was in the making; according to MMAjunkie.com, that bout will in fact happen. The fight in question is the controversial Kevin Burns vs. Anthony Johnson bout; specifically, the Burns-Johnson bout will take place during the The Ultimate Fighter 8 [...]
As expected, the appeal that was filed by Anthony Johnson regarding his TKO loss in July was rejected by the Nevada State Athletic Commission, according to MMAFrenzy.com and as confirmed by NSAC Executive Director Keith Kizer; the reasoning, according to Kizer, was…
“Based on advice from the Nevada Attorney General’s office, the appeal was rejected due [...]
Anthony Johnson with an update on the current state of his eye injury and the controversial decision in his loss to Kevin Burns at UFC Fight Night 14.
It is always good news to hear when a MMA fighter has successful surgery; this would be the case for Anthony Johnson as according to MMAWeekly.com, Johnson had successful surgery to repair damage done to his eye during UFC Fight Night 14 by Kevin Burns last Saturday. According to Johnson,
“I had surgery. It was pretty intense [...]
If any of you saw the Kevin Burns-Anthony Johnson fight, then you saw the decision at the end of the fight - a TKO win for Burns. You probably also saw the fight in question, as well; the eye-pokes, especially - which contributed to the win for Burns. Not surprisingly, according to Mixedmartialarts.com’s forum, Johnson’s [...]
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 [...]
For those of you who are either watching Affliction: Banned or for whatever reason do not have access to SPIKE TV, Octagon Buzz will provide LIVE coverage of UFC Fight Night 14: Silva vs. Irvin!!! Stay tuned to Octagon Buzz for live, real-time coverage of the event; the first fight will start at 8:00 PM [...]
Saturday is going to be a big day of MMA action - you have Affliction: Banned then you have UFC Fight Night 14; the choice is yours. For those of you who choose to watch UFC Fight Night 14, then Octagon Buzz has a preview and predictions for the UFC event, which will take place [...]
Anthony Johnson talks about UFC Fight Night 14, his opponent at UFN 14, Kevin Burns and *gasp* dog fighting.
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