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UFC 94 Replay Peaks With 2.4 Million Viewers
Apr 14, 2009 - 2:49 pm ET | 4 Comments
UFC 94 Replay Peaks With 2.4 Million Viewers

The long anticipated welterweight championship battle between champion Georges St. Pierre and challenger BJ Penn proved to be as compelling to audiences two months after it took place, as Spike TV’s replay of UFC 94 was the #1 program among Men 18-34 in all of television during its time period on Saturday, April 11.

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UFC 94 Draws 14,885 Attendees For $4.29 Million Live Gate
Feb 17, 2009 - 3:16 pm ET | 13 Comments
UFC 94 Draws 14,885 Attendees For $4.29 Million Live Gate

UFC 94 attracted a crowd of 14,885 to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on January 31st for the anticipated rematch between UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and current lightweight title-holder BJ Penn.
The capacity crowd generated a live gate of $4,290,020 according to figures today released to MMAFrenzy.com by the Nevada State Athletic [...]

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Karo Parisyan Tests Positive For Painkillers at UFC 94
Feb 10, 2009 - 3:55 pm ET | 60 Comments
Karo Parisyan Tests Positive For Painkillers at UFC 94

Welterweight Karo Parisyan has tested positive for the banned painkillers Hydrocodone, Hydromorphone, and Oxymorphone following his victory of Dong Hyun Kim at UFC 94 on January 31st in Las Vegas.
Nevada State Athletic Commission Executive Director Keith Kizer confirmed the positive result to MMAFrenzy.com this afternoon.
The remaining eleven fighters who were tested from the card, including [...]

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BJ Penn Requests NSAC Investigation Into GSP Greasing Allegations
Feb 4, 2009 - 4:06 pm ET | 127 Comments
BJ Penn Requests NSAC Investigation Into GSP Greasing Allegations

Nevada State Athletic Commission Executive Director Keith Kizer today forwarded MMAFrenzy.com a copy of BJ Penn’s formal complaint to the NSAC regarding Vaseline being applied to opponent Georges St-Pierre’s back during their headlining bout at UFC 94 on Saturday in Las Vegas.
The complaint can be read in its entirety here.

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Greg Jackson Responds to Greasing Allegations; Kizer Says Appeal Not Yet Filed
Feb 3, 2009 - 12:03 pm ET | 188 Comments
Greg Jackson Responds to Greasing Allegations; Kizer Says Appeal Not Yet Filed

Georges St-Pierre’s trainer Greg Jackson on Monday commented to MMA Weekly on the application of Vaseline to St-Pierre’s back during his main event victory over BJ Penn on Saturday at UFC 94:
“So in between rounds, (‘witch doctor’ Steven Friend) had this little drill that you do – and (cornerman) Phil Nurse is the one who [...]

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Five UFC 94 Fighters Issued Medical Suspensions, Twelve Drug Tested
Feb 2, 2009 - 10:44 pm ET | 17 Comments
Five UFC 94 Fighters Issued Medical Suspensions, Twelve Drug Tested

The Nevada State Athletic Commission has issued medical suspensions to five UFC 94 participants, including BJ Penn, for various injuries suffered in their bouts Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
The medical suspensions were:

BJ Penn (defeated by Georges St-Pierre via fourth-round TKO) suspended until March 18th with no contact until March 3rd [...]

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UFC 94 Fighter Salaries: St-Pierre Earns $400,000
Feb 1, 2009 - 1:44 pm ET | 39 Comments
UFC 94 Fighter Salaries: St-Pierre Earns $400,000

UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre took home nearly half of the disclosed $1.057 million payroll at UFC 94, earning $400,000 for his fourth-round TKO of BJ Penn, according to figures today released by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
Other top earners included Penn, who received $125,000 for the loss, light heavyweight contender Lyoto Machida ($120,000), and [...]

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Penn Files Complaint Over Vaseline on St-Pierre’s Back
Feb 1, 2009 - 3:57 am ET | 107 Comments
Penn Files Complaint Over Vaseline on St-Pierre’s Back

BJ Penn has filed a complaint with the Nevada State Athletic Commission after Vaseline was applied to Georges St-Pierre’s back between the second and third rounds of their UFC 94 headliner.
During a post-fight appearance on ESPN’s MMA Live St-Pierre explained that one of his trainers applied Vaseline to his face between the first and second [...]

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UFC 94 Results: St-Pierre Dominates Penn, Machida Stops Silva
Feb 1, 2009 - 1:52 am ET | 80 Comments
UFC 94 Results: St-Pierre Dominates Penn, Machida Stops Silva

On a card dominated by uneventful decisions, UFC 94’s top two bouts delivered as Georges St-Pierre dominated BJ Penn on the ground en route to a fourth-round TKO victory while top light heavyweight contender Lyoto Machida used his awkward style to remain undefeated by scoring a first-round knockout of the previously unbeaten Thiago Silva.
A sell [...]

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UFC 94 Live Results and Play-by-Play
Jan 31, 2009 - 6:11 pm ET | Comments Off
UFC 94 Live Results and Play-by-Play

MMAFrenzy.com’s live coverage of UFC 94 begins at 7:45pm ET with preliminary card results followed by main card play-by-play beginning at 10pm ET. Stick with MMAFrenzy.com after the fights for our UFC 94 recap and post-event news.

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UFC 94: St-Pierre vs. Penn 2 Weigh-In Results
Jan 30, 2009 - 6:55 pm ET | 24 Comments
UFC 94: St-Pierre vs. Penn 2 Weigh-In Results

Georges St-Pierre, BJ Penn, and 18 other fighters successfully weighed in this evening in Las Vegas to make their UFC 94 matchups official.
St-Pierre (170) and Penn (168) clash for the UFC welterweight title in the main event of UFC 94, which also boasts Lyoto Machida (206) vs. Thiago Silva (206), Karo Parisyan (170) vs. Dong [...]

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Unhappy With Portrayal, BJ Penn Stops “Primetime” Taping
Jan 21, 2009 - 4:18 pm ET | 76 Comments
Unhappy With Portrayal, BJ Penn Stops “Primetime” Taping

Unhappy with the way he was portrayed in the first installment of the UFC’s “Primetime” series, which hypes his January 31st bout against welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, lightweight champion BJ Penn has abruptly decided he no longer wishes to be involved with the show, according to MMAJunkie.com:
“…B.J. Penn recently shut down a taping and interview [...]

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UFC 94 Officially Sold Out; UFC Primetime Debuts Tonight
Jan 14, 2009 - 4:42 pm ET | 20 Comments
UFC 94 Officially Sold Out; UFC Primetime Debuts Tonight

The UFC today announced that UFC 94: St-Pierre vs. Penn 2, which is just over two weeks away and features the anticipated rematch between UFC title-holders Georges St-Pierre and BJ Penn, is officially sold out with more than 14,000 fans slated to attend the event on Saturday, January 31st at the MGM Grand Garden Arena [...]

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UFC 95 Will Be On The House After All; Fitch-Gono on Unaired UFC 94 Preliminary Card
Dec 24, 2008 - 3:33 pm ET | 40 Comments
UFC 95 Will Be On The House After All; Fitch-Gono on Unaired UFC 94 Preliminary Card

It looks like the UFC has alas wised up and officially deemed UFC 95, set for London, England, a Spike TV “International Event” as opposed to an unjustifiable pay-per-view. Kudos to seeing the light Dana and crew, but how about working on that UFC 93 Dublin show, eh? I mean, it is [...]

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Nate Diaz vs. Clay Guida Set For UFC 94
Dec 6, 2008 - 10:16 am ET | 39 Comments
Nate Diaz vs. Clay Guida Set For UFC 94

Lightweights Nate Diaz and Clay Guida are set to square off at UFC 94 on January 31st in Las Vegas, according to GracieFighter.com.
Diaz and Guida were originally booked to fight this year but a foot injury suffered by Guida resulted in the matchup being pushed back to the UFC 94 main card, which is headlined [...]

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