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Kenny Florian, Forrest Griffin, and Tamdan McCrory were among the six UFC 101 fighters who were issued medical suspensions by the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission following Saturday’s event, which took place at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia.
Read More »UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva could soon relinquish the 185-pound title he currently holds to remain at light heavyweight, where he’s 2-0 with back-to-back first-round knockouts of James Irvin and Forrest Griffin.
According to a Yahoo Sports report, Silva’s manager, Ed Soares, approached UFC President Dana While following Silva’s KO of Griffin at Saturday’s UFC 101 event in Philadelphia about a long-term move to 205.
Read More »Rumors circulated on Sunday that Forrest Griffin’s run from the Octagon following his first-round knockout loss to Anderson Silva on Saturday at UFC 101 was due to a broken jaw.
However, according to Joe Ferraro of Sportsnet’s MMA Connected, Griffin’s jaw is “fine”: “Source has confirmed that the reports that Forrest has a broken jaw and was the reason he ran out of the octagon are false. His jaw is fine.”
Read More »At the post-UFC 101 press conference it was announced that the event drew an official attendance of 17,411 to the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia for a Pennsylvania-record $3.55 million live gate.
The event’s “Fight Night” bonuses, next opponents for BJ Penn and Anderson Silva, and possible destinations for future UFC cards were also announced at the press conference.
Read More »UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn retained his title on Saturday in the main event of UFC 101, submitting Kenny Florian in the fourth-round of their championship headliner to cap off the pay-per-view event, which took place at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia.
In the UFC 101 co-headliner, UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva returned to the light heavyweight division and silenced his critics, following up back-to-back lackluster wins with a first-round knckout of former 205-pound champ Forrest Griffin.
Read More »Welcome to MMAFrenzy.com’s live coverage of UFC 101: Declaration, which takes place today at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia and is co-headlined by BJ Penn vs. Kenny Florian and Anderson Silva vs. Forrest Griffin. The 11-bout event is set to get underway just before 8pm ET, with the pay-per-view main card beginning at 10pm.
MMAFrenzy.com will have live UFC 101 results and updates beginning at 8pm ET so stay tuned all evening for live event coverage.
Read More »Immediately after tonight’s UFC 101 event concludes, MMAFrenzy.com will be live-streaming the post-fight press conference from the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia. Watch live as UFC President Dana White and many of the nights winners discuss the card.
Click here to watch the post-fight press conference, which is expected to begin around 1am ET.
Read More »Edith Labelle is out as one of the UFC’s Octagon Girls, replaced by Natasha Wicks (pictured), who won the Octagon Girl search at UFC 100 last month.
“Something happened,” Labelle’s manager James Leinhos told Fanhouse of his client’s departure from the UFC on Friday, “but at this time, I can only confirm that Edith no longer works for the UFC.”
Read More »All 22 UFC 101 fighters hit the scales on Friday at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia to weigh in for their Saturday bouts, and the entire card, including headliners BJ Penn, Kenny Florian, Anderson Silva, and Forrest Griffin, successfully made weight.
The UFC lightweight champion Penn and challenger Florian both tipped the scales exactly at 155 pounds, while UFC middleweight title-holder Anderson Silva and Forrest Griffin both weighed in at 205 for their light heavyweight matchup.
Read More »All 22 fighters set to be in action tomorrow at UFC 101: Declaration, including headliners Anderson Silva, Forrest Griffin, BJ Penn, and Kenny Florian, will hit the scales today to weigh-in for Saturday’s matchups.
Click here to watch the weigh-ins live on MMAFrenzy.com beginning at 4pm ET, or click here to check out the event’s official card.
Read More »The UFC will hold its final pre-fight press conference today at 1pm ET/10am PT in Philadelphia for Saturday’s UFC 101 event, which is co-headlined by Anderson Silva’s return to the light heavyweight division to take on former champ Forrest Griffin and lightweight title-holder BJ Penn defending his belt against Kenny Florian.
Watch the press conference live on MMAFrenzy.com by clicking here.
Read More »Recent injuries suffered by Matt Wiman and Rob Emerson have forced changes to the UFC’s upcoming UFC 101 and UFC 103 lineups.
A cut that required stitches forced Emerson out of his scheduled UFC 101 preliminary card fight against George Sotiropoulos, with George Roop tapped as a replacement, while Emerson will replace Wiman, who is sidelined with a knee injury, and take on Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 103.
Read More »Luiz Cane says he’d like to fight fellow light heavyweight contender Rich Franklin, heavyweight prospect Bobby Lashley will next fight in September, and Diego Sanchez will get the next lightweight title shot against the BJ Penn-Kenny Florian.
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