Sellout attendance of 14,728 people
Live gate of $4.3 million which is the second biggest UFC live gate ever behind UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz II
Over 3,000 people attended the weigh-ins.
Dan Henderson chose to fight as a light heavyweight in the UFC.
Dana White contradicted Henderson in saying that Rampage and Henderson will both have their titles [...]

In a post-UFC 71 interview Pride welterweight and middleweight champion Dan Henderson stated that his fight with newly crowned UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson will take place sometime in October. Henderson continued to say that he is friends with both Chuck Liddell and Quinton Jackson although he is closer with the latter making their [...]

- During the PPV broadcast it was confirmed that dual Pride champion Dan Henderson will be the next challenger for the light heavyweight title. He will facenew champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson at a future event, the first of the UFC-Pride mega-fights.
- Chuck Liddell indicated he will continue to fight while Dana White delivered news that [...]

The deal to sell Pride’s assets to UFC owners Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta has now been finalized according Sherdog.com. The news comes more than 3 weeks after the sale was supposed to be finalized on May 1. In a pre-UFC 71 call with the media on Thursday UFC President Dana White denied the news.
The status [...]

Aside from the shocking Diego Sanchez news I reported earlier this morning, Dana White also gave us lots of other interesting UFC news to report during the call:

The UFC is apparently in active negotiations with pro wrestler Kurt Angle and commented that he would love to have Brock Lesnar as well.
Anticipates the UFC will have [...]

Earlier this month there were rumors that Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic would be returning to the octagon on July 7th at UFC 73, although recent reports indicated he was still recovering from his devastating KO loss at UFC 70 and would likely be out of action for several additional months. It now appears, according to [...]

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 [...]

Two undefeated fighters will meet on the UFC 73 undercard as Frank Edgar (1-0 UFC) will square off with Mark Bocek (0-0 UFC) in a preliminary bout.
Edgar made his octagon debut in early February at UFC 67 with a unanimous decision win over Tyson Griffin. Prior to his UFC win Frank had posted a 5-0 [...]

September is shaping up to be another packed month for the UFC. According to sources close to MMAFrenzy.com, UFC 76 will be held in Anaheim on September 22nd, exactly 2 weeks after UFC 75 in London. The event was previously rumored to be in Cincinnati in October, although the Cincinnati event is likely still on [...]

One of the most frequently asked questions I receive from readers is “when is Vera going to be fighting again” and coming in a close second is “who will he fight when he returns”. Although nothing is official at this point it appears that the answer to the first question is August.
A recent piece about [...]

Jeff Joslin (0-1 UFC) has been injured and forced to withdraw from his UFC 73 bout against Chris Lytle (2-6 UFC). No injury has been confirmed although with the event not occurring until July 7th it is presumed to be fairly serious. This is the second time Joslin has had to pull out of a [...]

“I hate to say it, but I’m counting the days on my contract… because then I’m going to be able to cash in with this contract because I signed a contract on the show [The Ultimate Fighter]. I just got a raise. I’m up to like $10,000 and $10,000 now after like 8 fights [...]

In a good move in my opinion the UFC has decided to have two featured fights for UFC Fight Night 10 on June 12th. When the event was originally announced the main event appeared to be Sam Stout vs. Spencer Fisher II again putting UFC welterweight contender Jon Fitch (5-0 UFC) out of the main [...]

Prior to UFC it was believed Andrei Arlovski would be next in line for a title shot against either Randy Couture or Gabriel Gonzaga following UFC 74 in August but according to a report from the Chicago Sun-Times this is no longer the case. Here’s what it had to say:
“UFC president Dana White said that [...]

Just a few weeks ago it was believed UFC 74 would be held in Albuquerque but new information makes it almost certain that the event will be held in Las Vegas. Adding to the legitimacy of the most recent rumored location is that it has been confirmed by UFC Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture as well [...]