Renato “Babalu” Sobral was axed from the UFC earlier this week for his controversial victory over David Heath at UFC 74 last weekend. Yesterday the Nevada State Athletic Commission voted to continue to withhold Sobral’s $25,000 win bonus until a future hearing is held to determine the exact sanctions he will face. He is not [...]

Dean Lister has joined Xtreme Couture and will be making his UFC comeback at UFC 79 on December 29th.  No opponent has been named for the return bout but he is reportedly looking to be granted a (very, very unlikely) immediate middleweight title shot against Anderson Silva or Rich Franklin.
Lister is a submission specialist holding [...]

Today the UFC announced that it had officially severed ties with the talented but controversial Renato “Babalu” Sobral for his actions at UFC 74.
Sobral was victorious this past weekend defeating David Heath by submission after a bloodbath of a second round but held onto the choke for several additional seconds after Heath tapped. The incident [...]

The Nevada State Athletic Commission has issued an update on Joe Stevenson. Stevenson suffered a broken nose in his unanimous decision win over Kurt Pellegrino at UFC 74. He must have his broken nose cleared by an ENT (ear, nose, and throat) doctor or he cannot compete until February 22nd of 2008. His prior no [...]

“He made a lot of mistakes, he did not train in the cage, he let his ego get the better of him. Usually when he returns from a defeat, Mirko is very angry and good. I am convinced that we will see a completely different Cro Cop. I must admit I can hardly wait for [...]

According to reports citing the UFC just 2,000 tickets remain for UFC 77 in Cincinnati which is headlined by Anderson Silva vs. Rich Franklin 2. So far UFC 77 is outpacing the ticket sales of UFC 68 which set records for the UFC in terms of total attendance.
Josh Barnett has called out Randy Couture [...]

The Nevada State Athletic Commission has issued medical suspensions stemming from the action that took place at UFC 74 this weekend. The most interesting thing about the list is not who’s on the list but rather who is not. According to reports UFC Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture suffered a fracture in his left arm while [...]

MMAFrenzy.com has just received the official UFC 74 fighter salaries directly from the Nevada State Athletic Comission. The numbers below represent the amounts fighters received from the UFC that are requrired to be reported to the sanctioning body, in this case the NSAC. These figures do not include mandatory deductions or payments received from sponsors.
Randy [...]

Here is the full cast for The Ultimate Fighter 6:

Matt Arroyo
Daniel Barrera
Blake Bowman
Mac Danzig
Paul Georgieff
Richie Hightower
John Kolosci
Troy Mandaloniz
Billy Miles
Roman Mitchyan
Dorian Price
Jared Rollins
Ben Saunders
Joe Scarola
George Sotiropoulis
Tommy Speer

Update: According to the UFC Sobral has in fact been fined $25,000 and may face other disciplinary action from the NSAC.
Renato “Babalu” Sobral, who defeated David Heath last night at UFC 74 with a second round anaconda choke, has had half of his $50,000 paycheck withheld after he refused to release the choke despite a [...]

Randy Couture def. Gabriel Gonzaga via TKO – Round 3, 1:37
Georges St. Pierre def. Josh Koscheck via unanimous decision
Roger Huerta def. Alberto Crane via TKO – Round 3, 1:50
Joe Stevenson def. Kurt Pellegrino via unanimous decision
Patrick Cote def. Kendall Grove via TKO – Round 1, 4:45
Renato Sobral def. David Heath via submission  - Round 2, [...]

Continue reading for complete UFC 74 results and commentary…

Main Card

Heavyweight: Randy Couture (228.5 lb.) vs. Gabriel Gonzaga (252 lb.)
Lightweight: Roger Huerta (155 lb.) vs. Alberto Crane (155 lb.)
Welterweight: Josh Koscheck (170 lb.) vs. Georges St. Pierre (170 lb.)
Lightweight: Kurt Pellegrino (155 lb.) vs. Joe Stevenson (155 lb.)
Middleweight: Patrick Cote (184.5 lb.) vs. Kendall Grove (184 lb.)

Undercard

Middleweight: Ryan Jensen (185 lb.) vs. Thales [...]

The time has finally arrived. After a nearly 2 month hiatus from events the UFC is back in action tomorrow night as Randy “The Natural” Couture is set to face off against Gabriel Gonzaga for the UFC Heavyweight Championship in the main event of UFC 74: Respect. The event, which begins at approximate 7pm eastern [...]

Today the UFC issued their official press release announcing “UFC 77: Hostile Territory”. In the announcement the UFC again confirmed the main event fight between current middleweight champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva and challenger Rich “Ace” Franklin and also announced a heavyweight feature bout between Tim “The Maine-iac” Sylvia and Brandon “The Truth” Vera.
Several days ago we [...]