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UFC Welterweight Anthony Johnson Arrested for Alleged Domestic Violence
Jul 9, 2009 - 7:55 pm ET | 28 Comments
UFC Welterweight Anthony Johnson Arrested for Alleged Domestic Violence

MMAFrenzy.com has confirmed with the Hayward, California Police Department that UFC welterweight Anthony Johnson was arrested on June 27 on multiple charges relating to an alleged domestic violence incident involving his ex-girlfriend.

The charges include domestic violence, battery with a special relationship, criminal threats, and damaging a cell phone. Though he was arrested on felony charges, the District Attorney filed misdemeanor charges, each of which is punishable by up to a year in county jail and an undisclosed fine if convicted.

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Exclusive: Lashley Won’t Fight Frye, Next Opponent To Be Announced Soon
Jul 6, 2009 - 10:00 pm ET | 16 Comments
Exclusive: Lashley Won’t Fight Frye, Next Opponent To Be Announced Soon

A rumored bout between Bobby Lashley and Don Frye will not take place, according to Lashley’s agent “Method”, who posted on Monday in the MMAFrenzy.com Forums that reports of the matchup are “not true” and that the heavyweight prospect’s next fight will be announced in the coming weeks.

Method says one name you can cross off the list of potential opponents is Strikeforce heavyweight contender Brett Rogers, with an opponent for Lashley’s next fight already determined but not yet been finalized.

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Eric Schafer vs. Tomasz Drwal Signed For The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale
Apr 19, 2009 - 5:33 pm ET | 2 Comments
Eric Schafer vs. Tomasz Drwal Signed For The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale

Light heavyweights Eric Schafer and Tomasz Drawl have signed contracts to fight at The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale on June 20th in Las Vegas. MMAFrenzy.com learned of the 205-pound matchup on Sunday from a source close to one of the fighters.

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Exclusive: NSAC Rejects Anthony Johnson’s Appeal
Sep 12, 2008 - 6:46 pm ET | 37 Comments

Anthony Johnson’s appeal to the Nevada State Athletic Commission of a controversial July 19th TKO loss to Kevin Burns due to an eye poke at UFC Fight Night 14 has been denied.
Nevada State Athletic Commission Executive Director Keith Kizer today confirmed the appeal rejection to MMAFrenzy.com (www.mmafrenzy.com) via email.
“Based on advice from the Nevada Attorney [...]

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MMAFrenzy.com Exclusive Interview With Jeremy Horn
Feb 29, 2008 - 12:00 am ET | 4 Comments

When looking at the current champions in the UFC you will notice a similarity among them. That similarity is their record. Rampage Jackson (28-6), George St. Pierre (15-2), and Anderson Silva (20-4) have all fought less than 35 times in their professional careers yet are recognized as seasoned veteran champions in the top MMA [...]

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An Interview with Gabe Ruediger – Exclusive to MMAFrenzy.com
Nov 9, 2007 - 10:33 am ET | 11 Comments

Gabe Ruediger (11-3, 0-1 UFC) is a former WEC Lightweight Champion who at one point put together an impressive set of nine victories in a row. However, Ruediger is best known amongst the MMA community as cast member of The Ultimate Fighter Season 5, where he was expelled from the show for failing to make [...]

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UFC 78: An Interview With Luke Caudillo – Exclusive to MMAFrenzy.com
Nov 7, 2007 - 12:27 pm ET | 4 Comments

New England’s Luke ‘Lil’ Hulk’ Caudillo is preparing for the biggest fight of his life at UFC 78 in New Jersey in a little over a week’s time. Caudillo faces former PRIDE lightweight challenger and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu expert Marcus Auerelio who, among others, holds a victory over one of the top lightweights in the [...]

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UFC 78: An Interview With Tamdan McCrory – Exclusive to MMAFrenzy.com
Oct 31, 2007 - 7:51 am ET | 3 Comments

Tamdan McCrory (8-0, 1-0 UFC) defends his unbeaten record at UFC 78 in New Jersey against former PRIDE star Akihiro Gono. The 20 year old is coming off a win in his UFC debut against the experienced Pete Spratt by triangle choke and is eager to continue his momentum on November 17th. [...]

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UFC 78: An Interview With Jason Reinhardt
Oct 12, 2007 - 10:39 pm ET | 9 Comments

On November 17th Jason Reinhardt will step into the octagon for the very first time. The 37-year-old fighter doesn’t fit the mold of the typical UFC newcomer. Besides his age, Reinhardt will enter the cage with an 18-0 career mixed martial arts record, the best in all of MMA. His journey to the UFC is [...]

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Parisyan’s Manager: We “Don’t Know Anything” About Lombard Withdrawing from UFC 78 Bout
Oct 8, 2007 - 11:33 am ET | 3 Comments

Update: We have been told that the UFC has yet to be informed of the visa issue and is looking into the reports. There  is no word on a possible replacement at this time.
This afternoon MMAFrenzy.com was able to speak with Karo Parisyan’s manager about a report that his opponent at UFC 78, Hector Lombard, [...]

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Exclusive: Heath Herring Likely To Return in Early 2008
Sep 26, 2007 - 12:33 pm ET | 5 Comments

UFC heavyweight Heath Herring will likely to return to the octagon in early 2008 according to his manager, Dean Albrecht, who confirmed the news with MMAFrenzy.com earlier today.  According to Albrecht, Herring is taking some time off from fighting while continuing to train for his UFC return.
Herring had a successful run in both PRIDE and [...]

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Travis Lutter Planning November UFC Return – MMAFrenzy.com Exclusive
Aug 4, 2007 - 10:15 am ET | No Comments

Earlier this week Travis Lutter was forced to withdraw from his UFC 74 fight after reaggravating a neck injury. MMAFrenzy.com spoke with Travis about the injury, his next UFC fight, and the issue of steroids in MMA

MMAFrenzy.com: I understand you reaggravated a neck injury, could you explain how the injury happened and provide some details [...]

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MMAFrenzy.com Source: Both UFC and PRIDE Titles On The Line at UFC 75
Jul 6, 2007 - 6:56 pm ET | No Comments

Following UFC 71 there were reports that only the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship would be on the line in the main event between Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Dan Henderson at UFC 75 in London. More recent reports continued to change about everyday and ranged from both titles being on the line, no titles being up [...]

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MMAFrenzy.com Exclusive: UFC 75 in England, Bisping on Card
May 21, 2007 - 5:58 pm ET | 1 Comment

UFC 75 will be in London, England on September, 8th MMAFrenzy.com has confirmed. It is currently scheduled to be held at the O2 Arena. The venue will host several NHL games later this year and is one of the planned venues for the 2012 Olympics. The venue is estimated to hold 20,000+ spectators, although the [...]

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MMAFrenzy.com Exclusive Interview with Gabe Ruediger
May 16, 2007 - 1:22 pm ET | 7 Comments

On episode 5 of The Ultimate Fighter 5 Gabe Ruediger failed to make weight and was ultimately kicked out of the house by UFC President Dana White. We recently caught up with Gabe to discuss everything from the show, to his critics, and his future MMA plans.
MMAFrenzy.com: Why did you show up 25 pounds overweight?
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