After UFC 111 took place Saturday night, medical suspensions were handed down by the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board – six, to be exact.
Besides the 90-day suspension handed down to Rousimar Palhares for failing to release a hold at the referee’s behest, the following fighters received medical suspensions:
Frank Mir (30 days). Suspended for precautionary [...]
It looks like Spike TV will offer up a MMA appetizer again as the network announced that two of the prelimimary bouts, scheduled to take place at UFC 111, will air as part of their “UFC Prelims” lead-in show oin March 27.
The hour-long show will feature two live preliminary bouts, the 170-pound battle between Ricardo [...]
A pair of welterweights, Martin Kampmann and Rory Markham, are being targeted for UFC 108; according to sources – and is usually the case between two prospective fighters – both Kampmann and Markham have verbally agreed to the bout but no agreements have been signed as of yet.
UFC 108 has not been announced yet by the [...]
Below are the final card results for UFC 95, which took place Saturday at the O2 Arena in London, England:
Diego Sanchez defeated Joe Stevenson, unanimous decision
Dan Hardy defeated Rory Markham (TKO – strikes), Round 1
Nate Marquardt defeated Wilson Gouveia (TKO – strikes), Round 3
Demian Maia defeated Chael Sonnen (triangle choke), Round 1
Paulo Thiago defeated Josh [...]
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1 Comment »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 [...]
Because UFC 95 will be televised for free on Spike TV, you can rest assured that the true marquee fighters of the promotion won’t be in the confines of the octagon; however, some decent names will be part of UFC 95, set to take place on February 21 at O2 Arena in London, England. UFC [...]
As is per custom, a list of medical suspensions were handed out after the UFC Fight Night 14 event that took place on Saturday; the below list was provided by the Nevada State Athletic Commission:
James Irvin – Suspended until Sept. 3 with no contact until Aug. 19 due to a right-cheek laceration
Hermes Franca – Suspended [...]
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 [...]
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To the victor – or in this case the victors – go the spoils; the Ultimate Fighting Championship announced their winners of the Knockout of the Night, Submission of the Night and Fight of the Night at UFC Fight Night 14 – the winners pocketed $25,000 each. The winners are:
Rory Markham (Knockout of the Night) [...]
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