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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.
Read More »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
Read More »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 [...]
Read More »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 [...]
Read More »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 [...]
Read More »- 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 – [...]
Read More »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 [...]
Read More »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 [...]
Read More »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 [...]
Read More »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 [...]
Read More »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 [...]
Read More »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 [...]
Read More »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 [...]
Read More »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 with the [...]
Read More »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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