“I was supposed to fight Matt Hughes at UFC 68. But the same evening they asked me to fight him, they texted me and said you’re not going to fight him, we’re going to get him someone else. I think I would have a great chance to beat Matt. I don’t think he should even [...]

IN my traversing of the web looking for the latest UFC news and rumors I often come across note-worthy pieces that aren’t quite juicy enough for their own post but are worth sharing. This is what will be the first of many “UFC Roundups” which will include anything about the UFC that’s worth noting:
Anderson Silva [...]

In his fight with Rich Franklin at UFC 68, Jason MacDonald had to throw in the towel after the second round after he went blind in one eye and had some loss of vision in the other. Sherdog.com recently interviewed MacDonald’s trainer/manager Mark Pavelich. Here’s some of what Pavelich had to say about MacDonald’s future:
“Back [...]

Jason MacDonald (18-8-0, 2-1 UFC) lost to Rich Franklin (21-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) at UFC 68 but is far from giving up. MacDonald’s team was forced to throw in the towel after a Franlin punch to his eye left him blind and unable to continue the fight. His post fight interview with the Edmonton Sun [...]

This post has all of the fighter salaries from this past weekends UFC 68 event in Columbus, Ohio. The amounts were released by the Ohio Athletic Commission earlier today and include only base salaries and win bonuses. These do not include other bonuses the UFC pays for special awards or the percentages some fighters earn [...]

UFC 69 tickets are still selling but they are no where near sold out. The Houston Chronicle reports that 1,100 tickets are still available from the first round released to the public. Here’s an except from the article:
“As of late last week, 10,000 tickets had been sold, generating $2.3 million for UFC coffers thus far. [...]

There were quite a few interesting little news stories from the UFC 68 post-fight press conference and from the fight results that beg some attention:

After his loss, Tim Sylvia was quick to say he had an injury. Turns out he hurt his back and nearly pulled out of the fight because of it. Does this [...]

Obviously the biggest buzz after UFC 68 was Randy Coutures dominating win over Tim Sylvia but now that the dust has settled the buzz continues surrounding mention of the UFC coming to Cincinnati.
After his win over Jason MacDonald, Rich Franklin took to the mic to announce that he would be getting a rematch against current [...]

Jamie Varner def. Jason Gilliam via sumbission (rear naked choke) at 1:34 of round 1
Gleison Tibau def. Jason Dent via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) after 3 rounds
Jon Fitch def. Luigi Fioravanti via sumbission (rear naked choke) at 3:05 of round 2
Matt Hamill def. Rex Holman via [...]

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Fight #1:
Jamie Varner def. Jason Gilliam via sumbission (rear naked choke) at 1:34 of round 1
Round 1: Both fighters came out of the gates trading blows. Varner lands one and takes down Gilliam. Varner gets Gilliam in a rear naked choke and Gilliam tries to escape but is [...]

With UFC 68 just over 24 hours away, Bodog released their betting lines early this morning. Consider this a preview at what MMAFrenzy.com will be delivering betting wise for future events. By UFC 69 I hope to deliver what picks you should (and shouldn’t) make along with a “How to Bet” page and recommended betting [...]

The Columbus Dispatch has the beat on ticket sales for tomorrows UFC 68 event. $2.8 million. That number is more than any other event at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Ever.
The ticket sales figure tops The Rolling Stones and a duo of Billy Joel and Elton John. If that doesn’t tell everyone that the UFC [...]

All of the fighters have made weight and nothing exciting really came from the weigh-ins this afternoon. Sylvia got booed pretty hard which was expected but now the anticipation builds for tomorrow night’s fights.

Tim Sylvia (263) vs Randy Couture (222.5)
Rich Franklin (185) vs Jason MacDonald (183.5)
Matt Hughes (171) vs Chris Lytle (169)
Jason Lambert (204) vs [...]

The winner of the Jason MacDonald/Rich Franklin fight this weekend at UFC 68 is in line for a title shot against Anderson Silva. This has been known. So what’s the news? Well Jason MacDonald isn’t too impressed with Franklin’s ability to knockout his opponents. In fact he feels with his abilities he matches up well [...]

For those who don’t know this weekend is UFC 68 in Columbus, Ohio with a main event between heavyweight champ Tim Sylvia and UFC Hall-of-Famer Randy Couture. Couture came back with a bang when he announced he would be returning to the Octagon not against a low ranked jobber, but instead against the champ.
The plot [...]