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Emelianenko-Lesnar on Hold as Fedor Says UFC Contract Terms “Not Acceptable”
Jul 16, 2009 - 9:30 am ET | 140 Comments
Emelianenko-Lesnar on Hold as Fedor Says UFC Contract Terms “Not Acceptable”

Top-ranked heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko appears unlikely to end his UFC holdout anytime soon, putting an anticipated superfight against the promotion’s title-holder Brock Lesnar on hold indefinitely.

Emelianenko re-affirmed his distaste for the UFC’s contract terms in a recent interview with Bas Rutten on HDNet’s Inside MMA. “At the present time, I don’t think so, I don’t think you’ll see me in the UFC, just because the terms, and the manner in which those terms are offered, are not acceptable today,” said Fedor.

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Brock Lesnar: Much Ado About Nothing (Editorial)
Jul 14, 2009 - 9:30 am ET | 67 Comments
Brock Lesnar: Much Ado About Nothing (Editorial)

The dust and remnants following the uber-hyped UFC 100 have finally settled and as one might imagine, quite a few storylines have emerged from the bloody rubble. At the center of the most hotly debated topic in town is none other than former WWE superstar turned failed NFL lineman turned UFC heel, Brock Lesnar.

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UFC 100 Fighter Salaries: Lesnar and St-Pierre Each Earn $400K To Top Near $1.8 Million Payroll
Jul 13, 2009 - 2:46 pm ET | 45 Comments
UFC 100 Fighter Salaries: Lesnar and St-Pierre Each Earn $400K To Top Near $1.8 Million Payroll

UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar and welterweight title-holder Georges St-Pierre were the top earners at Saturday’s UFC 100 event, each taking home $400,000 for their co-main event victories.

Dan Henderson ($250,000), Michael Bisping ($150,000), and Mark Coleman ($100,000) were also among the top salaries for the historic card, which drew widespread mainstream media coverage and could surpass 1.5 million PPV buys.

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Dana White “Blown Away” by Brock Lesnar’s Post-Fight Comments; Lesnar Appologizes for “Unprofessional” Remarks
Jul 12, 2009 - 1:54 pm ET | 75 Comments
Dana White “Blown Away” by Brock Lesnar’s Post-Fight Comments; Lesnar Appologizes for “Unprofessional” Remarks

“I was blown away. Brock went so far over the top, I can’t even put it into words. WWE — that’s what it is. We had a talk. We talked like men, and he said he was sorry. He said, ‘I’m embarrassed by what I said.’ I take his word for it this time.”

UFC President Dana White addresses Brock Lesnar’s post-fight actions and comments following his UFC 100 main event win over Frank Mir that included confronting a dazed and bloodied Mir in the Octagon, flipping off the crowd, dissing top UFC sponsor Bud Light, and announcing his plans to “get on top of” his wife.

A video of Lesnar apologizing at the post-fight press conference for his “unprofessional” remarks is after the jump.

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Dana White: We’ll Do Brock vs. Fedor and It’ll Be a Huge Fight
Jul 12, 2009 - 11:50 am ET | 71 Comments
Dana White: We’ll Do Brock vs. Fedor and It’ll Be a Huge Fight

“This whole Fedor thing has been going on and on and on. I keep saying this and that about him and he keeps waiting. Eventually, Fedor’s going to be here. I want Fedor. I want him to come to the UFC and everything else. [Brock Lesnar] just became the heavyweight champion. We’ll end up getting that deal done. And then we’ll do Brock vs. Fedor, and it’ll be a huge fight.”

At the post-UFC 100 press conference UFC President Dana White discussed the world’s top-ranked heavyweight Fedor Emeliannko and his hopes of bringing him to the UFC for a fight against Brock Lesnar after his August 1 affliction matchup against Josh Barnett.

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UFC 100 Results: Lesnar and St-Pierre Remain Champions with Dominant Wins, Henderson KOs Bisping
Jul 12, 2009 - 1:35 am ET | 75 Comments
UFC 100 Results: Lesnar and St-Pierre Remain Champions with Dominant Wins, Henderson KOs Bisping

Heavyweight title-holder Brock Lesnar became the UFC’s undisputed heavyweight champion on Saturday in the main event of UFC 100 by avenging the only loss of his MMA career with a second-round knockout of interim champ Frank Mir to cap off the historic pay-per-view event, which took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre retained his title with a unanimous decision over Thiago Alves and Dan Henderson scored a second-round knockout of Michael Bisping in UFC 100’s other top bouts.

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UFC 100 Main Event Salaries: Lesnar Receives $400,000; Mir Could Earn $90K with Victory
Jul 11, 2009 - 9:41 pm ET | 37 Comments
UFC 100 Main Event Salaries: Lesnar Receives $400,000; Mir Could Earn $90K with Victory

Win or lose in his UFC 100 main event bout against interim title-holder Frank Mir, UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar is guaranteed to be one of the top earners at the pay-per-view event, receiving $400,000 to show for the headlining heavyweight unification rematch.

Mir would make $90,000 ($45,000 to show, $45,000 to win) should he defeat Lesnar for the second-straight time, while UFC welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre could tie Lesnar atop the event’s official payroll with a win over challenger Thiago Alves, as he’s slated to make $200,000 to show and an additional $200,000 to win the co-headliner.

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UFC 100 Weigh-In Results: All 22 Fighters, Including Headliners Lesnar and Mir, Make Weight
Jul 10, 2009 - 6:49 pm ET | 34 Comments
UFC 100 Weigh-In Results: All 22 Fighters, Including Headliners Lesnar and Mir, Make Weight

All 22 fighters scheduled to compete tomorrow at UFC 100 successfully made weight on Friday at the event’s official weigh-ins, which were held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, the same venue which hosts Saturday’s pay-per-view event.

UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar weighed-in exactly at the 265-pound heavyweight limit, while interim title-holder Frank Mir came in 20-pounds lighter at 245. UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre (170) and challenger Thiago Alves (170) as well as TUF 9 coaches Dan Henderson (185) and Michael Bisping (186) also made weight without issue.

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UFC 106 Likely for November 21 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas
Jun 23, 2009 - 9:35 am ET | 31 Comments
UFC 106 Likely for November 21 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas

According to the Nevada State Athletic Commission’s official calendar, UFC 105 is likely to take place on November 21 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

Fanhouse’s Mike Chiappetta speculates that the pay-per-view event could be headlined by the winner of one of UFC 100’s two title bouts between heavyweights Brock Lesnar and Frank Mir and welterweights Georges St-Pierre or Vitor Belfort’s UFC return against middleweight title-holder Anderson Silva.

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Lesnar-Mir, St. Pierre-Alves, and Henderson-Bisping Confirmed For UFC 100
Apr 8, 2009 - 5:34 pm ET | 15 Comments
Lesnar-Mir, St. Pierre-Alves, and Henderson-Bisping Confirmed For UFC 100

For the UFC’s historic UFC 100 event on Saturday, July 11th in Las Vegas a stacked card featuring the best of the best in mixed martial arts is not only expected, but required. On Wednesday, Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir, Georges St-Pierre vs. Thiago Alves, and Dan Henderson vs. Michael Bisping were confirmed for the event.

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Frank Mir Injury Officially Postpones Brock Lesnar Rematch
Mar 9, 2009 - 12:00 am ET | 24 Comments
Frank Mir Injury Officially Postpones Brock Lesnar Rematch

The anticipated heavyweight rematch and unification bout between title-holders Frank Mir and Brock Lesnar will have to wait until July at the earliest after a knee injury suffered by Mir forced the matchup to be officially postponed on Saturday.

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The UFC Officially Announces Lesnar vs. Mir 2 for UFC 98
Mar 3, 2009 - 11:01 am ET | 27 Comments
The UFC Officially Announces Lesnar vs. Mir 2 for UFC 98

On Saturday, May 23rd, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, Lesnar and Mir will meet to not only determine an Undisputed UFC Heavyweight Champion, but to settle some very personal business they began in this same city over a year ago.

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Dana White Says Mir-Lesnar Rematch Could Happen in April
Jan 6, 2009 - 5:30 pm ET | 46 Comments
Dana White Says Mir-Lesnar Rematch Could Happen in April

UFC President Dana White revealed earlier today that UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar and interim UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir are tentatively slated to meet in April to unify the titles.
“Mir took little damage in his fight with Nog, and Lesnar wants to fight him soon, so April may be the time and place for [...]

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UFC 91 Fighters Pass Drug Tests
Dec 1, 2008 - 6:58 pm ET | 58 Comments
UFC 91 Fighters Pass Drug Tests

All ten UFC 91 competitors tested by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for steroids and drugs of abuse have passed their post-fight drug screenings.
The negative results were today confirmed to MMAFrenzy.com by NSAC Executive Director Keith Kizer via email.
Tested by the NSAC were Randy Couture, Brock Lesnar, Kenny Florian, Dustin Hazelett, Gabriel Gonzaga, Demian Maia, [...]

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WWE Rips On UFC 91
Nov 18, 2008 - 11:25 am ET | 41 Comments

The latest report from Dave Meltzer’s F4WOnline notes a WWE article (that has apparently been taken down now) which goes out of its way to specifically bash the UFC 91 undercard despite it proving to be one of the most exciting cards to date:
“…Many of the fights on the UFC PPV ended in the [...]

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