On a busy news day for the UFC, with multiple fights confirmed for upcoming pay-per-views including UFCs 98 and 99, it appears that another fight is being set for UFC 99 in Cologne Germany. Veterans Alan Belcher and Alessio Sakara are in negotiations for a Middleweight tilt to take place at the event, according [...]

The UFC this week confirmed the official lineup for UFC Fight Night 17, which takes place on February 7th at the USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Florida and airs live on Spike TV
Confirmed for the main card were Hermes Franca vs. Joe Lauzon, Denis Stojnic vs. Cain Velasquez, Mac Danzig vs. Josh Neer, and Nick [...]

One-fight WEC veteran and wrestling standout Jake Rosholt will make his UFC debut against Alessio Sakara at UFC Fight Night 17, reports MMAJunkie.com.
A three-time NCAA Division I wrestling champion and four-time All-American, Rosholt (5-0) successfully made his WEC debut in November with a second-round TKO of Nissen Osterneck. The UFC’s sister promotion axed its middleweight [...]

UFC Fight Night 15 competitors Nate Diaz, Josh Neer, Alessio Sakara, and Wilson Gouveia each took home a $30,000 bonus for their performances at Saturday’s Spike TV event in Omaha, Nebraska.
In the evening’s main event Diaz topped Neer via split decision in a technical main event battle and both fighters received Fight of the Night [...]

Nate Diaz def. Josh Neer via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Clay Guida def. Mac Danzig via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Alan Belcher def. Ed Herman via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Eric Schafer def. Houston Alexander via submission (arm triangle) – Round 1, 4:53
Alessio Sakara def. Joe Vedepo via KO (kick) – Round 1, 1:27
Wilson Gouveia [...]

Welcome to MMAFrenzy.com’s LIVE coverage of UFC Fight Night 15.
Tonight’s event takes place at the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska.
Josh Neer vs. Nate Diaz, Clay Guida vs. Mac Danzig, Alan Belcher vs. Ed Herman, and Eric Schafer vs. Houston Alexander are slated for the main card Spike TV broadcast while Joe Vedepo vs. Alessio [...]

Josh Neer (155) vs. Nate Diaz (155)
Clay Guida (155) vs. Mac Danzig 155)
Alan Belcher (185) vs. Ed Herman (185)
Eric Schafer (205) vs. Houston Alexander (205)
Joe Vedepo (185) vs. Alessio Sakara (185)
Wilson Gouveia (185) vs. Ryan Jensen (185)
Kyle Bradley (155) vs. Joe Lauzon (155)
Jason Brilz (205) vs. Brad Morris (205)
Mike Massenzio (185) vs. Drew McFedries (185)
Dan [...]

Three middleweight bouts have been added to upcoming UFC cards as Jason Lambert will drop down from light heavyweight to meet Jason Day at UFC 88, Alessio Sakara will take on UFC newcomer Joe Vedepo at UFC Fight Night 15, and contenders Thales Leites and Goran Reljic will square off at UFC 90.
The trio of [...]

MMA veteran Rob Kimmons (20-3) will make his UFC debut at “The Ultimate Fighter 7: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest” Finale on June 21st against Rob Yundt (6-1) in place of an injured Alessio Sakara.
The news was reported by MMAJunkie.com on Monday.
Sakara was forced out of the bout, which has not yet been officially announced, [...]

Wanderlei Silva, Rousimar Palhares, Goran Reljic, and Wilson Gouveia took home $75,000 bonuses for their efforts at UFC 84. Silva won “Knockout of the Night” for his 36-second KO win over Keith Jardine. Palhares was awarded “Submission of the Night” for his slick armbar win over veteran Ivan Salaverry. Reljic and Gouveia took home [...]

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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MMAFrenzy.com has obtained the official fighter salaries for UFC 82 as reported to the Ohio Athletic Commission by the UFC. The mandatory figures reported to the athletic commission include base salaries and win bonuses but do not include fees, other bonuses, and sponsor payments.

Anderson Silva def. Dan Henderson
Silva — $140,000 ($70,000 win bonus)
Henderson — $100,000
Heath [...]

Anderson Silva def. Dan Henderson via submission – Round 2, 4:52
UFC Middleweight Championship
Heath Herring def. Cheick Kongo via split decision
Chris Leben def. Alessio Sakara via TKO – Round 1, 3:16
Yushin Okami def. Evan Tanner via KO – Round 2, 3:00
Jon Fitch def. Chris Wilson via unanimous decision
Andrei Arlovski def. Jake O’Brien via TKO – Round [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]