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UFC 102 Medical Suspensions: Herman Sidelined Indefinitely With Knee Injury
Aug 31, 2009 - 11:01 am ET | 14 Comments
UFC 102 Medical Suspensions: Herman Sidelined Indefinitely With Knee Injury

Twelve of the twenty-two UFC 102 fighters in action at Saturday’s event in Portland have been issued medical suspensions by the Oregon State Athletic Commission stemming from their bouts.

The longest suspension was dolled out to Portland-native Ed Herman, who is sidelined indefinitely from a fight-ending knee injury, while headliners Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Randy Couture were both issued 30 day precautionary suspensions.

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UFC 102 Fighter Salaries: Nogueira and Couture Top Earners
Aug 31, 2009 - 10:37 am ET | 23 Comments
UFC 102 Fighter Salaries: Nogueira and Couture Top Earners

Headliners Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Randy Couture were the top earners at Saturday’s UFC 102 event in Portland, according to figures released by the Oregon State Athletic Commission.

Nougiera, who defeated Couture by unanimous decision in the evening’s main event, earned $400,000 for the victory, while Couture received $250,000 in the loss. The disclosed payroll for the pay-per-view event was $1,285,000.

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Randy Couture UFC 102 Video Blog for August 29
Aug 30, 2009 - 5:40 pm ET | 6 Comments

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Nogueira, Couture, Mardquardt, and Rosholt Earn UFC 102 Fight Night Bonuses
Aug 30, 2009 - 11:54 am ET | 26 Comments
Nogueira, Couture, Mardquardt, and Rosholt Earn UFC 102 Fight Night Bonuses

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Randy Couture, Nate Marquardt, and Jake Rosholt each earned $60,000 “fight night” bonuses at Saturday’s UFC 102 event at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, Oregon, UFC President Dana White announced at the post-fight press conference.

“Fight of the Night” honors went to Nogueira and Couture, Marquardt was awarded “Knockout of the Night”, and Rosholt picked up “Submission of the Night”.

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UFC 102 Results: Nogueira Tops Couture in Three-Round War; Silva KOs Jardine, Marquardt Stops Maia
Aug 30, 2009 - 12:32 am ET | 35 Comments
UFC 102 Results: Nogueira Tops Couture in Three-Round War; Silva KOs Jardine, Marquardt Stops Maia

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira rebounded from his disappointing loss to Frank Mir in his fight with an exciting unanimous decision victory over Randy Couture in the main event of UFC 102 on Saturday at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, Oregon.

The UFC 102 main card also featured impressive knockouts by Thiago Silva and Nate Marquard, while the prelims were highlighted by Todd Duffee’s record-setting 7-second KO in his UFC debut.

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UFC 102 Live Results: Couture-Nogueira, Jardine-Silva, Marquardt-Maia, and More
Aug 29, 2009 - 12:39 pm ET | 39 Comments
UFC 102 Live Results: Couture-Nogueira, Jardine-Silva, Marquardt-Maia, and More

Welcome to MMAFrenzy.com’s live coverage of UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira, which is headlined an anticipated showdown between legendary heavyweights Randy Couture and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and also features Keith Jardin vs. Thiago Silva and Nate Marquardt vs. Demian Maia.

MMAFrenzy.com will have live results from the 11-bout pay-per-view event, which takes place at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, Oregon, beginning at 7:30pm ET (4:30pm PT).

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UFC 102 Weigh-In Results: All Fighters Make Weight
Aug 28, 2009 - 6:31 pm ET | 18 Comments
UFC 102 Weigh-In Results: All Fighters Make Weight

All 22 UFC 102 fighters, including heavyweight headliners Randy Couture and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, successfully made weight on Friday at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, Oregon, the same venue which hosts Saturday’s pay-per-view event.

Couture, the 46-year-old UFC hall of famer and former light heavyweight and heavyweight champion, weighed in at 220-pounds, while the former UFC and PRIDE title-holder Nogueira tipped the scale at 231-pounds.

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Quick Hits: Anderson Silva Wants to Fight Frank Mir at Heavyweight, GSP Returns in January, Two UFC 103 Prelims Set For Spike TV, and More
Aug 22, 2009 - 1:50 pm ET | 71 Comments
Quick Hits: Anderson Silva Wants to Fight Frank Mir at Heavyweight, GSP Returns in January, Two UFC 103 Prelims Set For Spike TV, and More

Anderson Silva says he wants to fight at heavyweight and has his sights set of former-champion Frank Mir, Georges St-Pierre continues to recover from a groin injury and is likely to return to action in January, and Efrain Escudero vs. Cole Miller and Drew McFedries vs. Tomasz Drwal are set for the Spike TV broadcast of the UFC 103 undercard.

Read about the latest MMA news in MMAFrenzy.com’s Quick Hits…

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Quick Hits: Anderson Silva Won’t Relinquish Title, UFC 100 To Air Opposite Saturday Strikeforce, Dennis Hallman Returns to UFC, and More
Aug 12, 2009 - 5:08 pm ET | 49 Comments
Quick Hits: Anderson Silva Won’t Relinquish Title, UFC 100 To Air Opposite Saturday Strikeforce, Dennis Hallman Returns to UFC, and More

Contrary to previous reports following his knockout of Forrest Griffin on Saturday at UFC 101, Anderson Silva says he won’t be relinquishing his middleweight title to remain permanently at light heavyweight and will continue to fight in both divisions.

In other news, the UFC will counter-program Saturday’s Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg event with a free replay of UFC 100 on Spike TV, Dennis Hallman has signed a four-fight contract to return to the UFC, and more…

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Marcus Aurelio Replaces Injured Matt Veach, Fights Evan Dunham at UFC 102
Aug 12, 2009 - 7:00 am ET | No Comments
Marcus Aurelio Replaces Injured Matt Veach, Fights Evan Dunham at UFC 102

Lightweight Marcus Aurelio will return to the UFC later this month to replace an injured Matt Veach and take on Evan Dunham on the UFC 102 preliminary card on August 28 in Portland, Oregon.

According to MMAjunkie, Veach was forced to withdraw from the card after re-aggravating a back injury during a recent training session.

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