The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) organization today announced a new relationship with two ticket industry heavyweights StubHub and PrimeSport (a RazorGator Company) to become the official ticketing and hospitality partners of the UFC.
The new multi-year agreement designates StubHub as the “Official Fan to Fan Ticket Marketplace” of the UFC, while PrimeSport will become the “Official [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Randy Couture will take on Gabriel Gonzaga in the main event of UFC 74 on Saturday, August 25th. The heavyweight championship bout will conclude an event stacked with quality fights. As always MMAFrenzy.com will have you covered from head-to-toe in UFC 74 coverage leading up to our top-of-the-line live results from UFC 74. The [...]

UFC 74 will air live on PPV in the United States starting at 7 pm PT and 10 pm ET. The event includes a main event heavyweight title bout between 44-year-old Randy “The Natural” Couture and Gabriel “Napao” Gonzaga. Also on the card is a top welterweight bout between Josh Koscheck and former welterweight champion [...]

UFC Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture will be the focus of todays episode of “Jim Rome is Burning”. The show will “show how Randy trains and how his regimen helps him in the cage” according to UFC.com. He will also discuss his UFC 74 opponent Gabriel Gonzaga.
The show airs at 4:30 pm eastern time so spread [...]