Published by Stephen Rhodes

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), [...]

Post a comment . 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

Published by Stephen Rhodes

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 [...]

Post a comment . 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

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

On Thursday, according to Thomas Gerbasi of UFC.com, the UFC announced that Kurt Pellegrino and Thiago Tavares - fresh off bouts against Nate Diaz and Matt Wiman, respectively - will meet in the octagon as part of four undercard bouts that will take place at UFC 88 on September 6 in Atlanta, GA.  Below is [...]

Post a comment . Jul 24, 2008
Filed under: MMA Calendar, Octagon Buzz, Chuck Liddell, Dan Henderson, Dong Hyun Kim, James Lee, Karo Parisyan, Kurt Pellegrino, Matt Brown, Matt Hamill, Matt Wiman, Nate Diaz, Rashad Evans, Rich Franklin, Roan Carneiro, Rousimar Palhares, Ryo Chonan, Thiago Tavares, Tim Boetsch, UFC, UFC 88, Yoshiyuki Yoshida