Sean Sherk, Tyson Griffin, Junior Dos Santos, and Spencer Fisher each earned $65,000 bonuses for their efforts at UFC 90 “Silva vs. Cote”.
“Fight of the Night” honors went to lightweights Sherk and Griffin, who, despite wrestling pedigrees, engaged in a standup battle for three full rounds with Sherk walking away with a close unanimous decision victory.
UFC 90 “Silva vs. Cote” at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois in suburban Chicago drew a record live gate of $2.85 million.
A near sell-out crowd of 15,359 fans attended the pay-per-view event, which was headlined by UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva retaining his middleweight title over Patrick Cote. UFC 90 also saw Thiago Alves top Josh Koscheck in the co-main event and Junior Dos Santos upset heavyweight contenderFabricio Werdum.
UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva remained undefeated in the UFC on Saturday night, October 25th, defeating challenger Patrick Cote, though it was a finish nobody hoped for and no one saw coming.
The matchup headlined UFC 90 “Silva vs. Cote” at the sold-out Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois just outside of Chicago.
Welcome to MMAFrenzy.com’s live coverage of UFC 90 “Silva vs. Cote”, which takes place this evening, October 25th, at the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois.
UFC 90 is headlined by a middleweight title clash as 185-pound king Anderson Silva battles challenger Patrick Cote. Josh Koscheck vs. Thiago Alves and Fabricio Werdum vs. Junior dos Santos are also slated for the PPV main card.
Welterweight Josh Burkman failed to make weight today in Chicago at the official weigh-ins for UFC 90 “Silva vs. Cote”, weighing in at 173 pounds for his preliminary matchup against Pete Sell, two pounds over the 171-pound welterweight limit. Burkman was given one hour to drop the weight and weighed-in at the 171 pound limit on his second attempt.
All other fighters, including headliners Anderson Silva (184) and Patrick Cote (183), successfully made weight.
In the second installment of Dana White’s UFC 90 video blog the UFC President discusses the downfall of EliteXC.
“Today is a great day for MMA,” remarked White.
Continue reading to check out Dana White’s UFC 90 video blog for October 21st, 2008…
The UFC heads to the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois this Saturday, October 25th, for UFC 90 “Silva vs. Cote”, but before the fighters enter the octagon they’ll first tip the scales on Friday to weigh-in for their matchups.
The weigh-ins, which are free and open to the public, will take place at the Chicago Theater beginning at 4pm CT. Doors to the theater open at 3pm so be sure to arrive early to get a good seat, as the venue typically fills up fast.
The weigh-ins will be streamed live online at UFC.com and MMAFrenzy.com will have live coverage of the event beginning at 5pm ET.
The UFC has announced that welterweight contender Diego Sanchez has been forced to withdraw from his featured 170-pound matchup with Thiago Alves scheduled for October 25th at UFC 90 due to torn rib cartilage.
Fellow welterweight contender Josh Koscheck has been tapped to replace Sanchez and take on Alves in the main card bout.
“There is nothing [...]
Drew McFedries has agreed to replace Goran Reljic and fight middleweight contender Thales Leites on short notice at UFC 90 on October 25th in Chicago, Illinois.
Sources confirmed the replacement with MMAFrenzy.com earlier today.
Reljic was forced to withdraw from the bout yesterday after suffering a back injury.
McFedries, a member of Miletich Fighting Systems, is an even [...]
Middleweight up-and-comer Goran Reljic (8-0) has withdrawn from his scheduled UFC 90 main card matchup against Thales Leites after suffering a back injury.
MMAFrenzy.com (http://mmafrenzy.com) today confirmed the injury with Reljic’s manager, Zoran Saric.
A native of Croatia, Reljic is undefeated in eight professional bouts, including an impressive second-round TKO of Wilson Gouveia in his UFC debut [...]
