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UFC 72 Fight Awards
Jun 17, 2007 - 8:05 pm ET | 2 Comments

Submission of the Night – Ed Herman
Knockout of the Night – Marcus Davis
Fight of the Night – Clay Guida vs. Tyson Griffin

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UFC 72 Results
Jun 16, 2007 - 9:12 am ET | No Comments

Rich Franklin def. Yushin Okami via unanimous decision
Forrest Griffin def. Hector Ramirez via unanimous decision
Jason MacDonald def. Rory Singer via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 3:18
Tyson Griffin def. Clay Guida via split decision
Ed Herman def. Scott Smith via submission (rear naked choke) – Round 2, 2:25
Marcus Davis def. Jason Tan via KO – Round [...]

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Best Bets: UFC 72
Jun 16, 2007 - 9:08 am ET | No Comments

This post will be the last “best bets” post in its current form. After this event the betting coverage on this site is going to be revamped and there are big things in store. In the mean time support this site by registering an account on Bodog and putting $20 into it. It is extremely [...]

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Official UFC 72 Weigh-in Results
Jun 15, 2007 - 3:02 pm ET | No Comments

Today the UFC fighters participating in UFC 72 “Victory” tomorrow in Belfast, Norther Ireland weighed-in. All fighters successfully made weight. Here are the results:

Rich Franklin (185) vs Yushin Okami (185)
Forrest Griffin (204) vs Hector Ramirez (204)
Jason MacDonald (185) vs Rory Singer (186)
Tyson Griffin (155) vs Clay Guida (155)
Marcus Davis (169) vs Jason Tan (169)
Eddie Sanchez [...]

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Where to Watch: UFC 72
Jun 14, 2007 - 10:18 am ET | No Comments

UFC 72 will be shown this Saturday on PPV stating at 3 pm eastern in the United States. Many fans have expressed concern over the event including the broadcast of the event (originally it was announced as a free card), the main event  (Martin Kampmann had to drop out due to injury), and an 8 [...]

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UFC 72 to Feature Just 8 Fights
Jun 12, 2007 - 9:42 am ET | No Comments

Yesterday the UFC made it official that Tom Murphy will not be returning to the UFC this weekend as the organization confirmed they were unable to fill in for an injured Jake O’Brien by removing the fight from their website. While the announcement isn’t shocking it is just the latest in a string of disappointments [...]

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UFC 72: O’Brien Out With Major Injury; Murphy’s Fight In Doubt
Jun 11, 2007 - 10:30 am ET | No Comments

According to UFC Junkie rising heavyweight contender Jake O’Brien has been forced to withdraw from his UFC 72 fight with Tom Murphy due to a major injury. O’Brien has long been plagued with “stingers” and had attempted to fight through the injury but they forced him to withdraw from the fight several weeks ago.
Justin McCully [...]

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Franklin: UFC Chose Okami
Jun 4, 2007 - 1:22 pm ET | No Comments

After Yushin Okami was announced as the main event replacement for Martin Kampmann at UFC 72 there were rumors that Rich Franklin was given his choice between Okami or recent WEC-signee Paulo Filho. This appears to not have been the case after all.
“It took [...]

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Preliminary Odds Released for 3 UFC Events
May 29, 2007 - 12:10 pm ET | No Comments

June is packed for the UFC with 3 events while July is “Stacked” with the biggest UFC event of the summer, UFC 73. Bookmaker.com has released their early odds for the main events of UFC 72, The Ultimate Fight 5 Finale, and UFC 73.
As expected Rich Franklin is a -210 favorite over Yushin Okami at [...]

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Official UFC 72 Website Launched
May 27, 2007 - 9:52 pm ET | 1 Comment

 For more information on UFC 72 check out our UFC rumors section.

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Rumor: Mauricio “Shogun” Rua Signs with UFC, May Fight at UFC 72
May 23, 2007 - 10:00 am ET | 3 Comments

For all the heat the UFC has taken in recent weeks over UFC 72 one signing may silence nearly all critics of the event. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua’s team, Chute Boxe is reporting today on their website that he has indeed signed a contract with the UFC and may potentially be fighting in just weeks at [...]

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Drug Testing Confirmed for UFC 72
May 14, 2007 - 2:30 pm ET | 1 Comment

After their major lapses at UFC 69 and UFC 70 in which no fighters were tested as well as UFC Fight Night 9 which had only a handful of the competitors complete drug screenings the UFC has announced that drug tests will be completed at UFC 72 in Belfast, Northern Ireland on June 16th. The [...]

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Spike TV “never committed to airing UFC 72″
May 14, 2007 - 12:30 pm ET | No Comments

MMAFrenzy.com (www.mmafrenzy.com) was the first outlet to report that UFC 72 was to air on PPV as opposed to Spike TV. As it turns out Spike never planned on airing the event, despite it appearing as such on the UFC website. Steve Seivert from Brawl Sports got in touch with a Spike representative and here [...]

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Sigh of Relief! Griffin Added Back to UFC 72 as Fight Card is Completed
May 10, 2007 - 1:24 pm ET | 4 Comments

In a huge relief to most UFC fans already upset that UFC 72 was to be broadcast for free on Spike only to be informed they’d have to pay to see a card lacking a title fight, Forrest Griffin has been added back onto the official fight card for the event. Today the UFC also [...]

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Forrest Griffin Out of UFC 72?
May 9, 2007 - 10:26 pm ET | No Comments

Update: Forrest has been added back onto the UFC 72 official card.
UFC 72 may have taken another significant hit as rumors are currently suggesting Forrest Griffin (4-2 UFC) has been forced to withdraw from UFC 72. The rumors stems from Griffin’s removal from the official card for the event on UFC.com. He was scheduled to [...]

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