All ten tested fighters from UFC 82 on March 2nd in Columbus, Ohio have tested clean for steroids and drugs of abuse according to MMA Junkie.
The Ohio Athletic Commission only conducted tests for steroids and drugs of abuse on winning fighters from the event.
Tested fighters were Anderson Silva, Heath Herring, Chris Leben, Yushin Okami, Jon [...]

Four UFC 82 fighters have received medical suspensions from the Ohio Athletic Commission. All four fighters received precautionary suspensions resulting from knockout or technical knockout losses at the event.

Evan Tanner — Suspended 60 days
Alessio Sakara — Suspended 30 days
Jake O’Brien — Suspended 30 days
Dustin Hazelett — Suspended 30 days

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UFC President Dana White announced during the post-UFC 82 press conference that Anderson Silva, Dan Henderson, and Chris Leben won the traditional post-event bonuses for the pay-per-view event.
Silva was awarded a $60,000 “Submission of the Night” bonus for his second-round rear naked choke submission of Henderson as well as a $60,000 “Fight of the Night” [...]

After his performance last night, the general consensus according to the rest of the MMA universe is now that Anderson Silva really is the best fighter around…period. Yet I cannot help but wonder, is Silva really that good? Or did Henderson have an off night perhaps? That’s my problem really, I need closure [...]

Well it’s about that time again, the big show in Columbus is just a few hours away, and so here are my predictions for UFC 82 “Pride of a Champion”.
1. Dan Henderson vs. Anderson Silva for the unified middleweight title.
Prediction: Henderson via unanimous decision
This fight was tailor-made for Dan Henderson, even if Anderson Silva’s jiujitsu [...]

Dan Henderson (184.5) vs. Anderson Silva (185)
UFC Middleweight Championship
Heath Herring (248) vs. Cheick Kongo (233.5)
Yushin Okami (184.5) vs. Evan Tanner (185)
Chris Wilson (169.5) vs. Jon Fitch (170)
Alessio Sakara (185) vs. Chris Leben (185)
Jake O’Brien (231.5) vs. Andrei Arlovski (241)
Luigi Fioravanti (170.5) vs. Luke Cummo (170)
Dustin Hazelett (170) vs. [...]

Thursday, February 28th

7pm
American Fighter/MMA Junkie Pre-Party
Frog Bear & Wild Boar

Friday, February 29th

10am-Noon
UFC autograph Session with Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Houston Alexander, Jason MacDonald, Jorge Rivera, Arianny Celeste, and Edith Labelle
Greater Columbus Convention Center
1pm
Q&A with UFC President Dana White
Greater Columbus Convention Center
1pm
UFC Fight Club Q&A with UFC Heavyweight Champion Antonio Rodrigo Noguiera
Nationwide Arena
2-4pm
UFC [...]

Just in case you needed help getting hyped for UFC 82, tonight Spike TV will be airing “UFC 82 Countdown: Silva vs. Henderson” at 11 p.m ET. The countdown will also re-air on Wednesday, February 27 at 11pm and Saturday, March 1 at 6:00pm.
Here is a brief summary of what we’ll see on tonight’s [...]

The UFC has officially confirmed a rumored bout between Chris Leben and Alessio Sakara, adding it to the official UFC 82 fight card on UFC.com. The announcement completes the fight card for the March 1st event at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
The fight, which will be broadcast during the pay-per-view portion of the ten-bout [...]

Earlier today the UFC updated the official UFC 82 “Pride of a Champion” fight card on UFC.com, confirming the majority of the previously rumored bouts for the event with the lone-exception being Chris Leben versus Alessio Sakara. If the lone-remaining rumored bout is confirmed for the event, UFC 82 will be the first of back-to-back [...]

Alessio Sakara will make his UFC middleweight debut at UFC 82 in Columbus, Ohio on March 1st against “The Ultimate Fighter” castmember Chris Leben.
The bout was first reported by ProElite.com.
Sakara (16-6 MMA, 3-3 UFC) competed earlier this month at UFC 80 dispatching James Lee via TKO less than two-minutes into the fight. After a debut [...]

Tito Ortiz recently confirmed that he has accepted a May 24th bout against Lyoto Machida. He has also indicated that the fight will likely be his last with the UFC.
Keith Jardine, who posted an upset of Chuck Liddell in September, is also likely to return at the May 24th event in Las Vegas. His opponent [...]

Welterweight-contender Jon Fitch will take on UFC newcomer Chris Wilson when the UFC visits Columbus, Ohio in March according to a report by Sherdog.
Fitch (15-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC), a winner of 14-straight fights including 7-straight in the UFC, has defeated Brock Larson, Josh Burkman, Thiago Alves, Kuniyoshi Hironaka, Luigi Fioravanti, Roan Carneiro, and Diego Sanchez [...]

Today the UFC updated their official card for UFC 82 which previously included only the main event matchup between UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva and Dan Henderson. Heath Herring versus Cheick Kongo, Yushin Okami versus Evan Tanner, and Josh Koscheck versus Dustin Hazelett were all added to the official fight card.
Herring-Kongo and Okami-Tanner will both [...]

Following his impressive KO win against Jess Liaudin at UFC 80 Marcus Davis revealed that he’s interested in a fight against former PRIDE Lightweight Champ Takanori Gomi.
The UFC will stage its next European in June at the O2 Arena in London, England. The event, tentatively UFC 86, is the first of many upcoming events the [...]