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Update: St-Pierre and Hardy “Not Under Consideration” For TUF 11 Coaching Gigs
Nov 17, 2009 - 11:13 am ET | 43 Comments
Update: St-Pierre and Hardy “Not Under Consideration” For TUF 11 Coaching Gigs

UFC welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre and top contender Dan Hardy are “not under consideration” to be coaches on The Ultimate Fighter 11, according to Heavy.com. Yesterday, The Telegraph reported that St-Pierre and Hardy could appear as coaches on the reality series, likely delaying a matchup between the pair from February or March until mid-2010.

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Watch Today’s WEC 44 Weigh-Ins Live on MMAFrenzy.com at 7pm ET
Nov 17, 2009 - 10:49 am ET | 1 Comment
Watch Today’s WEC 44 Weigh-Ins Live on MMAFrenzy.com at 7pm ET

Fighter weigh-ins for “WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo” will take place today at The Pearl at the Palms in Las Vegas beginning at 7pm ET. The Pearl also hosts tomorrow’s Versus-televised event, which is headlined by WEC featherweight champion Mike Brown vs. challenger Jose Aldo.

Watch the weigh-ins live on MMAFrenzy.com by clicking here or visit http://mmafrenzy.com/ufc-video/

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Brock Lesnar Suffering From Bacterial Infection, Could be Released From Hospital Soon
Nov 17, 2009 - 10:29 am ET | 28 Comments
Brock Lesnar Suffering From Bacterial Infection, Could be Released From Hospital Soon

UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar is suffering from a bacterial infection in his intestinal tract, according to the Associated Press. The previously-undiagnosed illness will keep Lesnar out of action indefinitely, though he could be released from the hospital soon, UFC President Dana White told the AP.

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Dana White: There’s a Possibility Brock Lesnar Will Never Fight Again
Nov 16, 2009 - 4:34 pm ET | 48 Comments
Dana White: There’s a Possibility Brock Lesnar Will Never Fight Again

UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar, sidelined indefinitely from an undisclosed illness, is likely to require “major surgery” and may never fight again, UFC President Dana White today told TMZ.com.

According to White, Lesnar, who is also suffering from mono, has been hospitalized since collapsing during a trip to Canada last week. He will reportedly be transferred to the Mayo Clinic, where he’d undergo surgery for a “intestinal disorder”.

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UFC Fight Night 20 Announced for January 11 in Virginia Featuring Maynard-Diaz, Escudero-Dunham
Nov 16, 2009 - 12:48 pm ET | 15 Comments
UFC Fight Night 20 Announced for January 11 in Virginia Featuring Maynard-Diaz, Escudero-Dunham

The UFC will host its first event in Virginia on January 11 as UFC Fight Night 20 takes place at the Patriot Center in Fairfax just outside of Washington, D.C. The Spike TV-televised event is headlined by a lightweight matchup between contenders Gray Maynard and Nate Diaz, while Efrain Escudero takes on Evan Dunham in the evening’s co-main event.

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Rashad Evans vs. Thiago Silva New Main Event for UFC 108
Nov 16, 2009 - 10:13 am ET | 25 Comments
Rashad Evans vs. Thiago Silva New Main Event for UFC 108

A matchup between light heavyweight contenders Rashad Evans and Thiago Silva will headline UFC 108 on January 2 in Las Vegas, the UFC today announced.

Heavyweight contenders Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Cain Velasquez were to meet in the card’s main event, which was announced just last week, but Nogueira was forced to withdraw from the bout due to a severe staph infection in his left elbow.

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Report: Georges St-Pierre and Dan Hardy Possible Coaches for The Ultimate Fighter 11
Nov 16, 2009 - 12:00 am ET | 60 Comments
Report: Georges St-Pierre and Dan Hardy Possible Coaches for The Ultimate Fighter 11

UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and top contender Dan Hardy are under consideration to be coaches for The Ultimate Fighter 11, according to The Telegraph.

With a recent rash of injuries shelving many of the UFC’s headliners from early-2010 action, the news comes as a surprise as it delays St-Pierre’s return against Hardy from March or April to July or later, removing yet another draw from the promotion’s available roster for the first half of next year.

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FightTrends.com Giveaway: Six Deuce T-Shirts
Nov 15, 2009 - 7:28 pm ET | 3 Comments
FightTrends.com Giveaway: Six Deuce T-Shirts

FightTrends.com, part of the MMAFrenzy.com Network, has teamed up with Six Deuce to give away five t-shirts to a handful of lucky FightTrends.com readers in honor of Fedor Emelianenko’s victory earlier this month in Strikeforce.

Find out how to enter after the jump and also be sure to check out FightTrend’s interview with Six Deuce by clicking here.

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Bisping, Kang, Siver, and Etim Earn UFC 105 Bonuses
Nov 15, 2009 - 3:05 pm ET | 10 Comments
Bisping, Kang, Siver, and Etim Earn UFC 105 Bonuses

Michael Bisping, Denis Kang, Dennis Siver, and Terry Etim each earned $40,000 “fight night” bonuses for their performances at Saturday’s UFC 105 event in Manchester, England.

UFC 105, which was headlined by Randy Couture vs. Brandon Vera, drew a European-record attendance of 16,693, generating a live gate of more than $2 million.

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Brock Lesnar Out Indefinitely as Illness Worsens; Nogueira Withdraws From UFC 108 Matchup with Velasquez
Nov 15, 2009 - 12:40 am ET | 38 Comments
Brock Lesnar Out Indefinitely as Illness Worsens; Nogueira Withdraws From UFC 108 Matchup with Velasquez

UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar will be sidelined indefinitely as he continues to suffer from illnesses that recently forced him to postpone his scheduled title defense against Shane Carwin, while Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira has been forced to withdraw from his matchup with fellow heavyweight contender Cain Velasquez which was to headline UFC 108.

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UFC 105 Results: Couture Edges Vera, Hardy Tops Swick, Bisping Drops Kang
Nov 14, 2009 - 11:13 pm ET | 52 Comments
UFC 105 Results: Couture Edges Vera, Hardy Tops Swick, Bisping Drops Kang

Randy Couture and Dan Hardy each moved one step closer to title shots in their respective divisions on Saturday with unanimous decision wins at UFC 105 in Manchester, England. Couture edged Brandon Vera in the UFC 105 main event, while Hardy topped Mike Swick in the evening’s co-headliner.

Michael Bisping, Matt Brown, and Ross Pearson were also victorious on the UFC 105 main card.

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Visit MMAFrenzy.com Beginning at 11pm ET for UFC 105 Results, Recap, and Post-Fight News
Nov 14, 2009 - 9:28 am ET | 15 Comments
Visit MMAFrenzy.com Beginning at 11pm ET for UFC 105 Results, Recap, and Post-Fight News

Today’s UFC 105 event at the MEN Arena in Manchester, England, headlined by Randy Couture vs. Brandon Vera, airs for free on tape-delay on Spike TV beginning at 8pm ET.

MMAFrenzy.com will be taking a break from our traditional live coverage for UFC 105, but stop back after the fights tonight beginning at 11pm for our UFC 105 recap, results, and complete post-fight coverage. We will resume our live MMA coverage next Saturday for UFC 106

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UFC 105 Weigh-In Results: All Fighters Make Weight
Nov 13, 2009 - 11:29 am ET | 26 Comments
UFC 105 Weigh-In Results: All Fighters Make Weight

All 22 UFC 105 fighters, including headliners Randy Couture and Brandon Vera, successfully made weight on Friday for Saturday’s event at the MEN Arena in Manchester, England.

Both Couture and Vera tipped the scale at 204 pounds, while welterweight contenders Mike Swick (170) and Dan Hardy (171) and middleweight notables Michael Bisping (186) and Denis Kang (185) also made weight without issue.

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