Apparently the decision to make UFC 72 a PPV event as opposed to free was Spike’s decision. Here’s an email a member on the Sherdog forums received from Spike regarding the change:
Thanks for your email. SpikeTV has chosen not to carry this fight. It will be shown on PPV as well as UFC [...]

Despite the UFC announcing on UFC.com that the event would be free on Spike, the UFC has apparently changed their mind deciding to air the event on pay-per-view in the US, Canada and UK. This is a shock to most fans who were expecting to see the rather weak event for free on Spike.
Just days [...]

Yesterday it was announced that Martin Kampmann (3-0 UFC) had been forced to withdraw from his main event fight with Rich Franklin (8-1 UFC) at UFC 72 due to a knee injury. Among the possible replacements rumored was Yushin Okami (4-0 UFC) and it now appears the grappler will be facing Franklin on June 16th. [...]

The UFC has confirmed our earlier reports about Martin Kampmann having to withdraw from UFC 72. Here is what the UFC has released via UFC.com:
“A knee injury suffered during training has forced middleweight contender Martin Kampmann to withdraw from his June 16th bout with Rich Franklin in Belfast, Northern Ireland. A new opponent for [...]

Rumors have surfaced on the “Savage Dog Show” from Sherdog as well as other sources that indicate Martin Kampmann (3-0 UFC) has been injured and forced to withdraw from his UFC 72 main event fight with Rich Franklin (8-1 UFC). There has been no official comments on the report likely because the UFC is looking [...]

There are rumors circulating the internet from The Fight Network that the UFC is planning four more events in the UK before years end. Here’s part of the article:
“Industry buzz says the UFC is aiming to hold four UK events before the year is out, possibly in London and Dublin, in addition to the already [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

The UFC is almost sure to catch some heat from those who criticize the sport as the organization failed to test any fighters for drugs both pre and post UFC 69 and UFC 70, according to Steve Seivert of Brawl Sports. Here’s part of what Steve had to say:
“…drug testing at UFC 69 was the [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Just wanted to pass along a couple of videos from BloodyKnux.com of their interview with Martin Kampmann. For those who don’t know, Kampmann will be headlining UFC 72 as he takes on Rich Franklin. For more information on the event check out our UFC 72 rumors.

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 [...]

UFC 72 has developed rapidly over the past 24 hours from a rumored event with an unconfirmed main event to tickets going on sale tomorrow. UFC Fight Club members can start to buy tickets tomorrow, April 18th at 4am EST. Presale for UFC newsletter subscribers hits on Friday at 4am with the presale password of [...]

Even though we’ve been talking about UFC 72 in Ireland for upwards of one month but the UFC has now officially confirmed the event through their official website. The UFC event is entitled “UFC 72: Victory” and is indeed set for June 16th at 4:00. I last reported that the main event for the event [...]