[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Dec 28, 2008]
Post-UFC 92 News and Notes

Rashad Evans, Forrest Griffin, and Quinton Jackson each earned $60,000 “fight night” bonuses for their performances last night at UFC 92. Evans and Griffins won “Fight of the Night” honors for their exciting, standup-dominated headliner while Jackson was awarded “Knockout of the Night” for his first-round knockout of Wanderlei Silva. No “Submission of the Night” bonus was awarded as the ten-bout card failed to have a single bout finished via submission.

Forrest Griffin suffered a broken hand during his main event loss to Rashad Evans and went to a hospital after the fight for treatment. Details on the injury aren’t yet known,including when the injury was suffered, the severity of the injury, and how long Griffin will have to be off before resuming training and ultimately returning to the octagon.

More post-UFC 92 news and notes, including details on “Rampage’s” next fight, are after the jump…

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Dec 28, 2008]
Video: Dana White's UFC 92 Video Blog For December 26th
[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Dec 27, 2008]
UFC 92

Welcome to MMAFrenzy.com’s live coverage of UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008, which took place on Saturday December 27th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and airs live on pay-per-view.

MMAFrenzy.com provided live results from the ten-bout card, which was headlined by a light heavyweight championship bout as current title-holder Forrest Griffin took on challenger Rashad Evans. Interim UFC heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira put his title on the line in the evening’s co-main event against former champion Frank Mir and light heavyweights Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Wanderlei Silva squared off for the third time in UFC 92’s other featured matchups.

MMAFrenzy.com’s live coverage of UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008, which has concluded, is after the jump…

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Dec 27, 2008]
UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 Weigh-In Replay
[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Dec 27, 2008]
Video: Dana White's UFC 92 Video Blog For December 24th and 25th
[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Dec 26, 2008]
UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 Weigh-In Results

All twenty fighters slated to compete tomorrow night at UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 successfully weighed-in for their bouts today at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, which will host tomorrow’s pay-per-view event.

UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Forrest Griffin tipped the scales at 205 pounds for the UFC 92 headliner, while challenger Rashad Evans weighed-in at 203 pounds.

Challenger Frank Mir will hold a slight weight advantage in the UFC 92 co-main event, weighing in at 251 pounds compared to UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira’s 246 pounds.

Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Wanderlei Silva weighed in at 206 pounds and 203 pounds respectively for their highly anticipated light heavyweight rematch.

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Dec 26, 2008]
Veteran Justin Eilers Killed, Suspect Arrested

UFC, WEC, and EliteXC veteran Justin Eilers died early this morning as the result of a single gun shot wound to the chest suffered during a domestic dispute at the home of an acquaintance in Canyon County, Idaho.

According to reports, Eilers had gathered at the house with relatives and friends to celebrate Christmas but an argument reportedly arose between Eilers and his ex-girlfriend, who was also present at the residence. The dispute then escalated, culminating with James Robert Malec, believed to be the girlfriend of Eilers’ mother, shooting Eilers once in the chest with several family members witnessing the shooting.

Eilers holds a 19-7-1 record as a professional fighter, including a 1-3 mark in the UFC. Following an 8-2-1 start to his career, Eilers debuted in the octagon, stopping Mike Kyle via first-round knockout. Despite losing to Paul Buentello at UFC 51, Eilers challenged Andrei Arlovski for the heavyweight title, losing in the first-round due to a knee injury. A third-consecutive loss suffered to Brandon Vera marked Eilers’ last appearance in the UFC but after winning 10 of his next 11 bouts Eilers challenged Antonio Silva for the first-ever EliteXC heavyweight championship, losing via second-round TKO.

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Dec 26, 2008]
Video: Dana White's UFC 92 Video Blog For 12-23-2008
[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Dec 25, 2008]
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays From MMAFrenzy.com

MMAFrenzy.com wishes all of it’s readers a very merry Christmas and happy holidays! This site wouldn’t be the success it is without it’s wonderful community and I wish you all the very best this holiday season.

UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008, boasting one of the best lineups a fight fan could wish for, is only days away and MMAFrenzy.com is the place to be before, during, and after the stacked pay-per-view event. We’ll be on hiatus until 12:00 noon ET Friday when we’ll resume with the latest MMA news, extensive pre-UFC 92 coverage, live weigh-in video and results, and more.

In the meantime, if you’re hanging out on the site feel free to use this post as an open thread to share your holiday wishes as well as any news that breaks between now and mid-Friday.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

– Kris Karkoski, MMAFrenzy.com Owner and Editor

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Dec 24, 2008]
Video: Dana White's UFC 92 Video Blog For 12-22-2008