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Clean Tests For UFC 79 Fighters
Jan 16, 2008 - 12:00 am ET | 5 Comments

Tests for all 12 fighters tested from UFC 79’s 18-fighter card have come back clean for both performance enhancing drugs and drugs of abuse.
The twelve tested fighters were Georges St. Pierre, Matt Hughes, Chuck Liddell, Wanderlei Silva, Lyoto Machida, Rameau Sokoudjou, Rich Clementi, Melvin Guillard, Manny Gamburyan, Dean Lister, Jordan Radev, and Mark Bocek.

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Post-UFC 79 Videos Featuring St. Pierre, Hughes, and Liddell
Jan 3, 2008 - 9:53 pm ET | 4 Comments

Check out the links below for post-UFC 79 videos featuring Georges St. Pierre, Matt Hughes, and Chuck Liddell:

Georges St. Pierre
Matt Hughes
Chuck Liddell

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Official UFC 79 Fighter Salaries
Jan 1, 2008 - 12:01 am ET | 15 Comments

Georges St. Pierre (defeated Matt Hughes)

$160,000 total salary

$80,000 to show
$80,000 win bonus

Matt Hughes (defeated by Georges St. Pierre)

$100,000 total salary

$100,000 to show
Win bonus would have been $100,000

Chuck Liddell (defeated Wanderlei Silva)

$500,000 total salary

$500,000 to show
No win bonus

Wanderlei Silva (defeated by Chuck Liddell)

$150,000 total salary

$150,000 to show
No win bonus

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Official UFC 79 Medical Suspensions
Dec 31, 2007 - 8:20 pm ET | No Comments

Matt Hughes (defeated by Georges St. Pierre – submission)

No injury specified (defeated via armbar)
Suspended until January 29th
No contact until January 20th.

Wanderlei Silva (defeated by Chuck Liddell – unanimous decision)

Right eye laceration
Suspended until February 13th
No contact until January 29th

Chuck Liddell (defeated Wanderlei Silva – unanimous decision)

Left eye laceration
Suspended until January 29th
No contact until January 20th

Soa Palelei [...]

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UFC Roundup: Post-UFC 79 News and Notes
Dec 31, 2007 - 12:45 pm ET | 6 Comments

Nate Mohr reportedly suffered a torn ACL in his loss to Manny Gamburyan while Wanderlei Silva and James Irvin were both hospitalized and given MRIs as a precautionary measure according to The Wrestling Observer. Official injury reports from the Nevada State Athletic Comission are expected to be released very soon.
The UFC has announced that Antonio [...]

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UFC 79 Results
Dec 30, 2007 - 12:42 am ET | 98 Comments

- Georges St. Pierre def. Matt Hughes via submission – Round 2, 4:54
- Chuck Liddell def. Wanderlei Silva via unanimous decision
- Eddie Sanchez def. Soa Palalei via TKO – Round 3, 3:24
- Lyoto Machida def. Rameau Sokoudjou via submission – Round 2, 4:20
- Rich Clementi def. Melvin Guillard via submission – Round 1, 4:40
- James [...]

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UFC 79: Nemesis LIVE Results
Dec 29, 2007 - 7:20 pm ET | Comments Off

The UFC’s year-end event, UFC 79: Nemesis, took place Saturday evening at The Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 10-bout fight card featured many key fights including the long-awaited meeting between former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion “The Iceman” Chuck Liddell and former PRIDE Champion “The Axe Murderer” Wanderlei Silva. The event also [...]

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UFC 79: Nemesis Preview Videos
Dec 29, 2007 - 12:00 pm ET | 3 Comments

Courtesy of the NEW MMAFrenzy.com Video Section:

Official UFC 79: Nemesis Preview
Thierry Sokoudjou Ready for UFC Debut
Liddell Talks About Fighting Silva
Matt Hughes Excited To Fight St. Pierre
St. Pierre Looks To Win Back His Belt
Wanderlei Silva Looks For a Big Win In The UFC
Chuck Liddell Looks To Knock Out Silva

Don’t forget to stop back later tonight beginning [...]

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Extensive Preview of UFC 79: Nemesis
Dec 29, 2007 - 10:33 am ET | No Comments

The end of the year cards are here for the sport of mixed martial arts, and nearly all of them look to deliver fantastic action on paper. The UFC’s Nemesis card, however, is the clear cut winner as far as providing the most anticipation for many fans. On Saturday night from Mandalay Bay Casino in [...]

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UFC 79: Nemesis Weigh-in Results
Dec 28, 2007 - 7:30 pm ET | 4 Comments

The UFC 79: Nemesis weigh-ins went as expected as all 20 fighters for tomorrow’s year-end UFC event made weight in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.
The normally low-key event featured a near-brawl between rivals Chuck Liddell and Wanderlei Silva. After both made weight Liddell took several moments to re-dress – a move [...]

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Updated Odds for UFC 79: Nemesis
Dec 28, 2007 - 9:57 am ET | 5 Comments

Here are updated odds for UFC 79: Nemesis courtesy of Bodog:

Matt Hughes (+190) vs. Georges St. Pierre (-240)
Chuck Liddell (+110) vs. Wanderlei Silva (-140)
Lyoto Machida (-115) vs. Rameau Sokoudjou (-115)
Rich Clementi (-225) vs. Melvin Guillard (+185)
Soa Palalei (-145) vs. Eddie Sanchez (+115)
Luis Cane (-200) vs. James Irvin (+160)
Nate Mohr (+300) vs. Manny Gamburyan (-450)
Jordan Radev [...]

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UFC 79 Betting Preview
Dec 21, 2007 - 12:10 pm ET | 12 Comments

UFC 79 has all the big matchups to be a great betting night. In this piece I’ll go over the two biggest fights, and give you what I feel is the best way to approach betting on them.
Chuck Liddell (-105) vs. Wanderlei Silva (-125)
The fight that everyone has been waiting anxiously for is finally [...]

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Official UFC 79 “Nemesis” Fight Card Announced
Dec 5, 2007 - 3:44 pm ET | 13 Comments

Today the UFC officially announced the full lineup for UFC 79: Nemesis. The December 29th card features 10 bouts, 5 of which are guaranteed to be shown on the PPV broadcast.
Main Card

Matt Hughes vs. Georges St. Pierre (Interim Welterweight Championship Bout)
Chuck Liddell vs. Wanderlei Silva
Lyoto Machida vs Rameau Sokoudjou
Rich Clementi vs. Melvin Guillard
Soa Palalei vs. [...]

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Luiz Artur Banha Debuts at UFC 79
Nov 30, 2007 - 10:14 am ET | 5 Comments

Another name has been added to the already stacked UFC light heavyweight division as Brazilian Luiz Artur Banha will make his UFC debut on December 29th against James Irvin. Banha’s management team B-TOUGH confirmed with Tatame today that Banha will make his first appearance in the octagon at UFC 79. Banha presently trains [...]

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Matt Hughes Asked for St. Pierre
Nov 26, 2007 - 12:50 pm ET | 36 Comments

Regardless of all the criticism Matt Hughes has received lately, you really have to hand it to him this time. Basically the UFC offered Hughes a number of fights and he decided to pick the number one dog out of the list, Georges St. Pierre. No, that was not a typo. YES, Matt Hughes asked [...]

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