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UFC Roundup: Bouts Added to UFC 72, 73, Fight Night 10
May 1, 2007 - 12:48 pm ET | No Comments

I’ve been constantly updating the rumors section here on MMAFrenzy.com but I haven’t had a chance to make note of the changes here on the front page.

TUF 1 runner up Stephan Bonnar (3-3 UFC) will return to action at UFC Fight Night 10 against Mike Nickels (1-0 UFC). [UFC Fight Night 10 rumors]
“Irish” Jake O’Brien [...]

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Fioravanti, Petz to Face Off at Fight Night 10
May 1, 2007 - 12:31 pm ET | No Comments

Fresh off a submission loss to Jon Fitch at UFC 68 Luigi Fioravanti (2-1 UFC) will return to the octagon in June to face Forrest Petz at UFC Fight Night 10.
Coming into his bout with Fitch, Fioravanti was riding a 4 fight win streak including UFC victories over Solomon Hutcherson and Dave Menne. A rear [...]

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Nogueira Debut Moved Up to June
May 1, 2007 - 12:14 pm ET | 1 Comment

According to recently published report on Sherdog.com top UFC recruit Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (0-0 UFC) is tentatively scheduled to make his UFC debut against Justin McCully (1-0 UFC) at Fight Night 10. Here’s the report:
“While a fight between Nogueira and Justin McCully is believed to be in the pipeline, McCully’s agent Ken Pavia declined to [...]

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Joe Stevenson to Face Kurt Pelligrino at UFC 74
Apr 30, 2007 - 1:46 pm ET | No Comments

According to an interview with TheFightWorksPodcast.com, Joe Stevenson (4-1 UFC) will face Kurt Pelligrino (2-1 UFC) at UFC 74 on August 25th.
Stevenson was the winner of the welterweight division on season 2 of The Ultimate Fighter over Luke Cummo. Most recently Stevenson was featured in the main event at UFC Fight Night 9 where he [...]

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Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira to Debut in July
Apr 29, 2007 - 3:43 pm ET | 2 Comments

Highly touted UFC newcomer Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira  (0-0 UFC) is expected to make his octagon debut against a yet-to-be-named opponent at UFC 73 on July 7th.
Nogueira is expected to be one of the top contenders in the UFC for the heavyweight title, although he sits behind more UFC veterans Gabriel Gonzaga and Andrei Arlovski in [...]

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**Updated** UFC Fight Night 10 June 9th; Jon Fitch vs. Roan Carneiro, Spencer Fisher vs. Sam Stout on Card
Apr 26, 2007 - 8:17 pm ET | 1 Comment

Update: There are conflicting reports over when and where the Fitch vs. Carneiro bout will take place. Originally everyone had the fight taking place at Fight Night 10 but more recent rumors point to the bout taking place at The Ultimate Fighter 5 finale.
Breaking from UFC Fight Night tradition UFC Fight Night 10 will take [...]

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UFC Roundup: Smith vs. Herman at UFC 72; UFC 74 in Albuquerque?
Apr 26, 2007 - 1:13 pm ET | 1 Comment

Today the UFC announced on their official website that TUF alums ED Herman and Scott Smith will face one another at UFC 72 in Dublin. Herman (1-2 UFC) was the middleweight runner-up after defeating Rory Singer and Danny Abaddi on TUF 3 before losing via unanimous decision to Kendall Grove on the finale. After being [...]

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Card Updates: Gurgel Not Fighting Varner; Hazelett Fighting at UFC 72
Apr 25, 2007 - 9:32 pm ET | 1 Comment

Despite rumors to the contrary, Jorge Gurgel (1-1 UFC) has stated that he will not be facing Jamie Varner (1-1 UFC) at UFC 73 in July as previously thought. Gurgel last fought and won at UFC 63 in September against Danny Abbadi. Gurgel has been off since the fight to heal a knee injury but [...]

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Quote: Dana White Comments on Cro Cop Loss, Contract
Apr 24, 2007 - 9:36 am ET | 6 Comments

Now that UFC 70 has settled in interviews are starting to surface about various things but the biggest topic is Cro Cop’s loss to Gabriel Gonzaga. The LA Times got in touch with UFC President Dana White to get his opinion on the loss as well as Mirko’s contract and his previously destined bout with [...]

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UFC Roundup: UFC Coming to Canada, Returning to U.K.
Apr 23, 2007 - 8:46 pm ET | No Comments

- There are rumors floating that a U.K. version of The Ultimate Fighter is in the works. A quick search also reveals that versions for Mexico with the UFC and Japan for Pride may also be in the works. I like the shows but how sustainable is this model. Eventually the UFC will run out [...]

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Matt Serra, Matt Hughes Coaches on The Ultimate Fighter 6
Apr 23, 2007 - 2:02 pm ET | 2 Comments

I have already mentioned both in my live coverage and UFC 70 results that Matt Serra and Matt Hughes would be coaching The Ultimate Fighter 6 but I think I should dedicate a post acclimating new fans to this rivalry as well as their histories in the UFC.
Matt Serra (6-4 UFC) is probably the most [...]

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James Irvin Fighting Thiago Silva at UFC 71
Apr 21, 2007 - 8:40 am ET | No Comments

UFC.com has added James Irvin (2-2  UFC) to the UFC 71 fight card effectively rounding out the 9 fight card. Irvin will face UFC newcomer Thiago Silva on the events undercard. 5 of the bouts on our current rumored card have yet to be posted to UFC.com and may be the most likely to change [...]

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Gouveia, Marrero, Alexander Added to UFC 71 Fight Card
Apr 20, 2007 - 8:38 pm ET | No Comments

Continuing the theme from our other event update of the day we have 3 more fighters who have been added to the fight card for UFC 71. These additions push the fight total to 9 (standard for the UFC except for tomorrow’s UFC 70). There is only one fighter missing and that is Thiago Silva’s [...]

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Singer, MacDonald, Davis All Fighting at UFC 72
Apr 20, 2007 - 8:15 pm ET | No Comments

There have been lots of UFC fight card updates breaking in the past 2 days and I’ve been keeping the rumors section updated but didn’t post about them on here until now that is. Anyways here are some additions to the UFC 72 fight card:

Rory Singer will be fighting Jason MacDonald at UFC 72. Singer [...]

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UFC Roundup: April 17, 2007
Apr 17, 2007 - 9:26 pm ET | 2 Comments

The UFC has “reached a deal” with HBO to show fights on the network this summer, albeit with a different broadcasting crew than the UFC traditionally uses. UFC 72 in June has already been announced for Spike TV so we are probably looking UFC 73 and beyond before we see an event on HBO.
Dana White [...]

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