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St-Pierre vs. Fitch Announced as UFC 87 Main Event; Coleman Withdraws From Bout Against Lesnar Due To Injury
May 22, 2008 - 8:56 pm ET | 15 Comments

UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre will face top 170-pound contender Jon Fitch in the main event of UFC 87 “Seek and Destroy”. Additionally, heavyweight Brock Lesnar is now without an opponent for his UFC 87 bout after UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman was forced out of their scheduled heavyweight showdown due to a knee [...]

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UFC 87: Seek and Destroy Featuring Lesnar vs. Coleman Officially Announced
May 18, 2008 - 3:00 pm ET | 12 Comments

The UFC has officially announced UFC 87: SEEK AND DESTROY featuring a heavyweight main event bout between former professional wrestler turned mixed martial artist Brock Lesnar and UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman. Lightweight contenders Kenny Florian and Roger Huerta will also face off in a featured top contender bout at the event.
The pay-per-view event [...]

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News Roundup
Feb 24, 2008 - 10:29 am ET | 12 Comments

UFC veteran Melvin Guillard will venture outside of the octagon following back-to-back losses to Joe Stevenson and Rich Clementi to take on Eric Regan in the main event of Rage in the Cage 105 on March 7th.
Eric Schafer, a UFC veteran who remains under contract with the promotion, defeated Ryan Antle via submission in the [...]

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UFC 81 Fighters Pass Drug Tests
Feb 22, 2008 - 9:42 am ET | 9 Comments

Twelve randomly-selected UFC 81 fighters have passed their mandatory drug tests according to MMA Junkie. The fighters were tested by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for performance enhancing substances and drugs of abuse.
Tested Fighters

Frank Mir
Brock Lesnar
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Tim Sylvia
Ricardo Almeida
Tim Boetsch
Marvin Eastman
Rob Emerson
Tyson Griffin
Jeremy Horn
Chris Lytle
Nate Marquardt

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UFC 81 Fighter Salaries
Feb 5, 2008 - 11:29 am ET | 37 Comments

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Tim Sylvia
Nogueira — $200,000 ($100,000 to show; $100,000 to win)
Sylvia — $100,000
Frank Mir def. Brock Lesnar
Mir — $80,000 ($40,000 to show; $40,000 to win)
Lesnar — $250,000
Nate Marquardt def. Jeremy Horn
Marquardt — $52,000 ($26,000 to show; $26,000 to win)
Horn — $25,000
Ricardo Almeida def. Rob Yundt
Almeida — $40,000 ($20,000 to show; $20,000 to [...]

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UFC 81 Breaking Point Quick Results
Feb 3, 2008 - 12:30 am ET | 14 Comments

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Tim Sylvia via submission – Round 3, 1:28 (Nogueira becomes the Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion)
Frank Mir def. Brock Lesnar via submission – Round 1, 1:30
Nate Marquardt def. Jeremy Horn via submission – Round 2, 1:37
Ricardo Almeida def. Rob Yundt via submission – Round 1, 1:08
Tyson Griffin def. Gleison Tibau via unanimous [...]

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UFC 81 Results
Feb 2, 2008 - 2:45 pm ET | 1 Comment

UFC 81 “Breaking Point” took place Saturday, February 2nd at The Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Super Bowl Eve event was headlined by a pair of heavyweight showdowns. In the main event, former UFC champ Tim Sylvia faced former PRIDE title holder Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira for the Interim UFC Heavyweight Championship. The [...]

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Fame Worth More Than Experience For The UFC
Feb 2, 2008 - 2:30 pm ET | 11 Comments

A lot of sites are blogging about the recent Dave Meltzer Yahoo! Sports article, which reports the payouts that Frank Mir and Brock Lesnar will receive for their fight later this evening at UFC 81. After reviewing the numbers, it’s not hard to see why this is causing some commotion. According [...]

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UFC Chatter: Lesnar-Mir Observations, Surprises
Feb 2, 2008 - 12:10 pm ET | No Comments

Everyone knew going in that Lesnar was a huge guy, but so is Mir. Questions about how Mir, who is listed at 6-4, would look next to Lesnar were answered at the weigh-in. Even though Lesnar is listed at 6-2 ½, he was slightly taller than Mir. At 265 pounds, he looked gigantic next to [...]

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UFC 81 Weigh-In Results
Feb 1, 2008 - 7:02 pm ET | 7 Comments

265 lb.: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (237) vs. Tim Sylvia (261)
Interim UFC Heavyweight Championship Bout
265 lb.: Frank Mir (255) vs. Brock Lesnar (265)

185 lb.: Jeremy Horn (185) vs. Nate Marquardt (185)

185 lb.: Rob Yundt (185) vs. Ricardo Almeida (185)

155 lb.: Gleison Tibau (156) vs. Tyson Griffin (155)

170 lb.: Kyle Bradley (170) vs. Chris Lytle (170)

205 lb.: [...]

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UFC 81 Breaking Point Preview and Predictions
Feb 1, 2008 - 1:59 pm ET | 4 Comments

On Saturday night at UFC 81 a new Heavyweight champion will be crowned and the birth or re-birth of a career will happen for one particular fighter. Brock Lesnar will be looking to start a new career as a mixed martial arts fighter as he makes the crossover from entertainment-style pro wrestling to the fight [...]

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Roundup: More Ultimate Fighter 7 Cast Members, Upcoming Fights For Top Fighters, and More
Jan 28, 2008 - 1:04 pm ET | 20 Comments

Tito Ortiz recently confirmed that he has accepted a May 24th bout against Lyoto Machida. He has also indicated that the fight will likely be his last with the UFC.
Keith Jardine, who posted an upset of Chuck Liddell in September, is also likely to return at the May 24th event in Las Vegas. His opponent [...]

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UFC 81: Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir
Nov 5, 2007 - 11:25 pm ET | 53 Comments

The UFC has officially announced that newly signed heavyweight, Brock Lesnar will be fighting former UFC Heavyweight Champion, Frank Mir in his UFC debut. The two will square off in the octagon at UFC 81 which is scheduled to take place on February 2nd, 2008 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, [...]

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Lesnar’s Impact Could Be Tremendous
Oct 22, 2007 - 9:12 am ET | 16 Comments

As Tim “The Maniac” Sylvia and Brandon “The Truth” Vera faced off in a potential #1 contendership bout to determine who would reportedly face Antonio “Minotauro” Nogueira, there was one man in the crowd who was not only happy about a recent deal that he had signed that would bring him into the Octagon, but [...]

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