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UFC 106: Baroni vs. Sadollah, Davis vs. Saunders, Dent vs. Sotiropoulos Official
Sep 30, 2009 - 9:53 am ET | 34 Comments
UFC 106: Baroni vs. Sadollah, Davis vs. Saunders, Dent vs. Sotiropoulos Official

On Wednesday, the UFC made three more bouts for the UFC 106 official. The promotion officially announced Phil Baroni vs. Amir Sadollah, Marcus Davis vs. Ben Saunders and Jason Dent vs. George Sotiropoulos for the preliminary card of the November 21 event to take place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Headlining UFC 106 will be a heavyweight title bout between two behemoths, champion Brock Lesnar, and challenger Shane Carwin. Also featured on the card is the return of Tito Ortiz who will be facing off against Mark Coleman.

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Phil Baroni vs. Amir Sadollah In The Works for UFC 106
Sep 2, 2009 - 10:04 am ET | 20 Comments
Phil Baroni vs. Amir Sadollah In The Works for UFC 106

Welterweight veteran Phil Baroni will make his return to the Octagon on November 21 at UFC 106 in Las Vegas against The Ultimate Fighter 7 winner Amir Sadollah, according to a report from Inside Fights citing sources close to both camps.

UFC 106, which airs live on pay-per-view from the Mandalay Bay Events Center, is headlined by a matchup between heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar and challenger Shane Carwin, and is also rumored to include Tito Ortiz vs. Mark Coleman and Kenny Florian vs. Clay Guida.

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Six UFC 101 Fighters Issued Medical Suspensions, Including Florian and Griffin
Aug 11, 2009 - 11:46 am ET | 24 Comments
Six UFC 101 Fighters Issued Medical Suspensions, Including Florian and Griffin

Kenny Florian, Forrest Griffin, and Tamdan McCrory were among the six UFC 101 fighters who were issued medical suspensions by the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission following Saturday’s event, which took place at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia.

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UFC 101 Results: Penn Submits Florian To Retain Title, Silva KOs Griffin
Aug 9, 2009 - 12:52 am ET | 55 Comments
UFC 101 Results: Penn Submits Florian To Retain Title, Silva KOs Griffin

UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn retained his title on Saturday in the main event of UFC 101, submitting Kenny Florian in the fourth-round of their championship headliner to cap off the pay-per-view event, which took place at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia.

In the UFC 101 co-headliner, UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva returned to the light heavyweight division and silenced his critics, following up back-to-back lackluster wins with a first-round knckout of former 205-pound champ Forrest Griffin.

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UFC 101 Weigh-In Results: All Fighters Make Weight
Aug 7, 2009 - 10:02 am ET | 64 Comments
UFC 101 Weigh-In Results: All Fighters Make Weight

All 22 UFC 101 fighters hit the scales on Friday at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia to weigh in for their Saturday bouts, and the entire card, including headliners BJ Penn, Kenny Florian, Anderson Silva, and Forrest Griffin, successfully made weight.

The UFC lightweight champion Penn and challenger Florian both tipped the scales exactly at 155 pounds, while UFC middleweight title-holder Anderson Silva and Forrest Griffin both weighed in at 205 for their light heavyweight matchup.

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Seven Additional Bouts Confirmed For UFC 101
May 4, 2009 - 10:25 pm ET | 10 Comments
Seven Additional Bouts Confirmed For UFC 101

The UFC on Monday confirmed seven additional bouts for UFC 101, which takes place on August 8th at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia. Officially announced were Ricardo Almeida vs. Kendall Grove, Josh Neer vs. Kurt Pellegrino, Amir Sadollah vs. Johny Hendricks, Tamdan McCrory vs. John Howard, Matt Riddle vs. Dan Cramer, George Sotiropoulos vs. Rob Emerson, and Jesse Lennox vs. Danillo Villefort.

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Sadollah and Hendricks Agree to Fight in August
Apr 6, 2009 - 8:08 pm ET | 5 Comments
Sadollah and Hendricks Agree to Fight in August

Amir Sadollah (1-0) and Johny Hendricks (5-0) have verbally agreed to meet at UFC 101 on August 8th in Philadelphia. The bout will be Sadollah's welterweight debut while Hendricks will be fighting for the first time in the UFC.

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Danzig vs. Neer, Sadollah vs. Catone Added to UFC Fight Night 17
Nov 24, 2008 - 12:43 pm ET | 13 Comments
Danzig vs. Neer, Sadollah vs. Catone Added to UFC Fight Night 17

The UFC Fight Night 17 card has begun to take shape as Mac Danzig vs. Josh Neer and Amir Sadollah vs. Nick Catone have been added to the lineup for the Spike TV-broadcast event which will take place at The Pearl at The Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
Danzig, the winner of The Ultimate [...]

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Amir Sadollah Scratched From UFC 91 Due To Leg Infection; Hazelett-McCrory Shifted To Main Card
Nov 11, 2008 - 5:40 pm ET | 51 Comments
Amir Sadollah Scratched From UFC 91 Due To Leg Infection; Hazelett-McCrory Shifted To Main Card

The Ultimate Fighter 7 winner Amir Sadollah has been scratched from his UFC 91 bout against Nick Catone due to a leg infection, the UFC today announced.
The promotion was unable to secure a late replacement for Sadollah and the middleweight matchup has been canceled, however a planned welterweight bout between up-and-comers Dustin Hazelett and Tamdan [...]

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Preliminary UFC 91 Drug Tests Come Back Negative
Oct 21, 2008 - 11:07 am ET | 7 Comments
Preliminary UFC 91 Drug Tests Come Back Negative

Preliminary steroid and drug tests on six fighters scheduled to compete on November 15th at UFC 91 in Las Vegas have all come back negative, according to Nevada State Athletic Commission Executive Director Keith Kizer.
Tested by the NSAC were Randy Couture, Brock Lesnar, Nick Catone, Amir Sadollah, Aaron Riley and Jorge Gurgel.
Traditionally, random fighters are [...]

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TUF 7 Winner Amir Sadollah To Return At UFC 91
Sep 1, 2008 - 9:00 am ET | 80 Comments

Amir Sadollah (1-0), the winner of “The Ultimate Fighter 7: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest”, will return to the octagon at UFC 91 on November 15th in Portland, Oregon.
An opponent for the fight has not yet been determined.
Sadollah announced the bout at Combat Sports Challenge 26 on Saturday in Virginia, according to The Fight Network.
Following [...]

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The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale Fighter Salaries and Bonuses
Jun 23, 2008 - 5:50 pm ET | 31 Comments

The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the official fighter salaries for The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale, which took place on Saturday, June 21st at The Pearl in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The event’s top payout went to “The Ultimate Fighter” 1 winner Diego Sanchez, who earned $70,000 for his third-round technical knockout of Luigi Fioravanti. “The [...]

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The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale Quick Results
Jun 22, 2008 - 12:30 am ET | 32 Comments

Kendall Grove def. Evan Tanner via split decision
Amir Sadollah def. CB Dollaway via submission – Round 1, 3:02
The Ultimate Fighter 7 Final
Diego Sanchez def. Luigi Fioravanti via TKO – Round 3, 4:07
Spencer Fisher def. Jeremy Stephens via unanimous decision
Matt Riddle def. Dante Rivera via unanimous decision
Dustin Hazelett def. Josh Burkman via submission – Round 2, [...]

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The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale Results
Jun 21, 2008 - 3:36 pm ET | 73 Comments

The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale took place on Saturday, June 21st at The Pearl at the Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. A portion of the event was broadcast live on Spike TV
In the main event, former UFC middleweight champion Evan Tanner took on The Ultimate Fighter 3 middleweight tournament winner Kendall Grove. [...]

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The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale Betting Odds
Jun 21, 2008 - 1:00 am ET | 10 Comments

The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale betting odds courtesy of Bodog. Support MMAFrenzy.com by opening an account today!
THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER 7 FINALE BETTING ODDS

Evan Tanner (-190) vs. Kendall Grove (+160)
CB Dollaway (-160) vs. Amir Sadollah (+130)
The Ultimate Fighter 7 Final
Diego Sanchez (-500) vs. Luigi Fioravanti (+350)
Spencer Fisher (-220) vs. Jeremy Stephens (+180)
Matt Riddle (-240) vs. Dante [...]

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