Thiago Alves stopped former UFC welterweight champion and future hall of famer Matt Hughes via technical knockout early in round two on Saturday, June 7th, at UFC 85 “Bedlam” in front of a sold-out crowd at the O2 Arena in London, England.
The showdown between two of the UFC’s top welterweight contenders was the main event [...]

UFC 85 “BEDLAM” OFFICIAL RESULTS

Thiago Alves def. Matt Hughes via TKO – Round 2, 1:02
Michael Bisping def. Jason Day via TKO – Round 1, 3:42
Mike Swick def. Marcus Davis via unanimous decision
Thales Leites def. Nate Marquardt via split decision
Fabricio Werdum def. Brandon Vera via TKO – Round 1, 4:40
Martin Kampmann def. Jorge Rivera via submission [...]

QUICK RESULTS

Thiago Alves def. Matt Hughes via TKO – Round 2, 1:02
Michael Bisping def. Jason Day via TKO – Round 1, 3:42
Mike Swick def. Marcus Davis via unanimous decision
Thales Leites def. Nate Marquardt via split decision
Fabricio Werdum def. Brandon Vera via TKO – Round 1, 4:40
Martin Kampmann def. Jorge Rivera via submission – Round 1, [...]

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UFC 85 “BEDLAM” BETTING ODDS

Matt Hughes (-200) vs. Thiago Alves (+160)
Michael Bisping (-340) vs. Jason Day (+260)
Mike Swick (-120) vs. Marcus Davis (-110)
Nate Marquardt (-225) vs. Thales Leites (+185)
Brandon Vera (-170) vs. Fabricio Werdum (+130)
Martin Kampmann (-260) vs. Jorge Rivera (+200)
Thiago [...]

Thiago Alves failed to make weight today at the 02 Arena in London, England at the weigh-ins for UFC 85 “Bedlam”. Alves tipped the scale at 174 pounds, 3 pounds over the 171 pound non-title bout welterweight limit. His opponent, former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes, weighed in at 170 pounds. Their main event bout [...]

Official Fight Card

Main Card

Chuck Liddell vs. Rashad Evans
Fabricio Werdum vs. Brandon Vera

Preliminary Bouts

Matt Wiman vs. Thiago Tavares

Rumored Bouts

Marcus Davis vs. Mike Swick
Nate Marquardt vs. Thales Leites
Martin Kampmann vs. Jorge Rivera
Roan Carneiro vs. Ryo Chonan
Jess Liaudin vs. Paul Taylor
Luis Arthur Cain vs. Jason Lambert
Neil Wain vs. Antoni Hardonk

For more on UFC 85 “Liddell vs. Evans” check [...]

BJ Penn def. Joe Stevenson via submission – Round 2, 4:02
Fabricio Werdum def. Gabriel Gonzaga via TKO – Round 2, 4:34
Marcus Davis def. Jess Liaudin via KO – Round 1, 1:04
Wilson Gouveia def. Jason Lambert via KO – Round 2, 0:37
Jorge Rivera def. Kendall Grove via TKO – Round 1, 1:20
Antoni Hardonk def. Colin Robinson [...]

The UFC’s first event of 2008, UFC 80: Rapid Fire, took place today in Newcastle, England and featured a 9-bout lineup that included a main event lightweight championship match pitting “The Prodigy” BJ Penn against Joe “Daddy” Stevenson.
Continue reading for full, round-by-round coverage of UFC 80: Rapid Fire.

All 18 fighters set to participate in tomorrow’s UFC 80 pay-per-view event successfully made weight at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, England earlier today. Tomorrow the venue will host the UFC’s first event of 2008. The 9-fight card features a main event lightweight title bout pitting “The Prodigy” BJ Penn against Joe “Daddy” Stevenson.
Official [...]

Three additional fight have now been unofficially confirmed for UFC 80: Rapid Fire in Newcastle, England.
The Sun is reporting that England-natives Paul Taylor and Paul Kelly will meet in a welterweight bout. Heavyweights Colin Robinson and Antoni Hardonk will also square off on the event’s undercard. Additionally, Sherdog is reporting that Per Eklund will make [...]

The UFC 74 fight card is unofficially complete as the UFC has announced that former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir will face Antoni Hardonk at UFC 74. The event features a heavyweight title fight between current champion Randy “The Natural” Couture and challenger Gabriel Gonzaga as well as a top contender bout between Josh Koscheck [...]

The medical suspensions from UFC Fight Night 9 on April 5th have been released by the Nevada State Athletic Comission with 5 fighters receiving medical suspensions. Here’s who will be out of action:

Justin McCully (left elbow)
Doctor clearance or no contest until October 3rd, 2007
Minimum suspension: May 6th, 2007
Antoni Hardonk (no specified injury)
No contest until May [...]

Here are the fighter salaries from UFC Fight Night 9 last night from MMAWeekly.com:
Main Event Fighters
-Joe Stevenson: $32,000 (5th fight in UFC; defeated Melvin Guillard)
-Melvin Guillard: $7,000 (5th fight in UFC; lost to Joe Stevenson)
Main Card Fighters
-Kenny Florian: $16,000 (6th fight in UFC; defeated Dokonjonosuke Mishima)
-Dokonjonosuke Mishima: $8,000 (2nd fight in UFC; lost to [...]

Forrest Petz (12-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) will be replacing Jeff Joslin on the April 5th UFC Fight Night 9 card. Joslin was forced to withdraw due to injury. Petz will face Kuniyoshi Hironaka (10-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) according to Sherdog.com.
Petz began his MMA career in January 2002 and made his UFC debut at Fight Night [...]

Roan Carneiro (10-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will make his UFC debut against Rich Clementi (24-11-1 MMA, 1-2 UFC) according to GracieMag.com. Carneiro was scheduled to face Anthony Torres.
The substitution pits Carneiro against a more experiened opponent but one that would likely give Carneiro a tougher fight and more exposure. Carneiro talked about the exposure in [...]