Ryan Bader likely suffered a major knee injury in his UFN 18 victory and Tyson Griffin, Rafael dos Anjos, Aaron Simpson, and Rob Kimmons each received $30,000 bonuses for their performances on Wednesday at the Sommet Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

Former WEC welterweight champion Carlos Condit was defeated in his anticipated UFC debut, dropping a split decision to Martin Kampmann in the UFN 18 main event.

A scheduled middleweight bout between 185-pounders Ryan Jensen and Steve Steinbeiss has been scratched from UFC Fight Night 18 after Jensen failed to be medically cleared for the contest.

Twenty-two of the twenty-four fighters scheduled to be in action at UFC Fight Night 18 successfully weighed in for their bouts on Tuesday at the Sommet Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

The weigh-ins for UFC Fight Night 18 will take place on Tuesday, March 31st, at the Sommet Center in Nashville, Tennessee. UFN 18, which is headlined by Carlos Condit vs. Martin Kampmann, takes place at the arena on Wednesday, April 1st, and airs live on Spike TV.

Lightweight winner of “The Ultimate Fighter 8″ Efrain Escudero recently announced via Myspace Bulletin that he has been forced out of his scheduled bout on April 1. He was scheduled to take part in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 18 on the evening, against fellow rising star Jeremy Stephens.
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The UFC on Wednesday announced the complete lineup for UFC Fight Night 18, which takes place on April 1st at the Sommet Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
UFN 18 is headlined by WEC welterweight champion Carlos Condit’s UFC debut against Martin Kampmann. The event’s main card also features Efrain Escudero vs. Jeremy Stephens, Ryan Bader vs. Carmelo [...]

PRESS RELEASE — Music City has never seen hard-hitting action like this as many of the rising stars in the sport of mixed martial arts will be featured in a nationally televised event live on Spike TV Wednesday, April 1 at 9:00pm ET/PT. The first-ever UFC event in Nashville, TN will be headlined by [...]

Jonathan Goulet and Ronnys Torres have been forced to withdraw from their upcoming UFC bouts due to injuries.
Goulet, who was slated to take on Tamdan McCrory at UFC 97 in April, failed to be medically cleared for the bout due to a knee injury suffered in his December loss to Mike Swick.
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Light heavyweights Matt Hamill and Mark Munoz will meet at UFC 96 on March 7th in Columbus, Ohio, according to MMAJunkie.com.
Hamill (5-2), a three-time NCAA Division III wrestling champion and cast member on the third season of The Ultimate Fighter, earned three-straight victories to begin his UFC career but has since gone 2-2, dropping bouts [...]

Ryan Bader vs. Carmelo Marrero and Aaron Simpson vs. Tim McKenzie have been added to the expected lineup for UFC Fight Night 18 on April 1st in Nashville, Tennessee, according to Five Ounces of Pain.
Bader (8-0), a two-time wrestling All-American at Arizon State University, compiled a 7-0 record in various promotions before capturing The Ultimate [...]

Lightweight “Ultimate Fighter” cast members Junie Browning and Cole Miller are likely to fight at UFC Fight Night 18 on April 1st in Nashville, Tennessee, MMAFrenzy.com has confirmed.
The controversial Browning (3-0) appeared on the recent eighth season of the reality series, nearly being kicked off the show multiple times before ultimately advancing to the 155-pound [...]