Alessio Sakara will make his UFC middleweight debut at UFC 82 in Columbus, Ohio on March 1st against “The Ultimate Fighter” castmember Chris Leben.
The bout was first reported by ProElite.com.
Sakara (16-6 MMA, 3-3 UFC) competed earlier this month at UFC 80 dispatching James Lee via TKO less than two-minutes into the fight. After a debut [...]

MMAFrenzy.com has received the official fight salaries for UFC Fight Night 11 from the Nevada State Athletic Commission. The total disclosed payroll for the Spike TV event came in at $273,500 not including deductions for licenses and fees or payments from sponsors.
Kenny Florian def. Din Thomas

Florian: $22,000 ($11,000 to show, $11,000 win bonus)
Thomas: $16,000

Chris Leben [...]

Kenny Florian def. Din Thomas via submission – Round 1, 4:31
Chris Leben def. Terry Martin via KO – Round 3, 3:56
Nate Diaz def. Junior Assuncao via submission – Round 1, 4:10
Nate Quarry def. Pete Sell via TKO – Round 3, 0:44
Luke Cummo def. Edilberto Crocota via TKO – Round 1, 1:45
Cole Miller def. [...]

MMAFrenzy.com provided exclusive round-by-round coverage of UFC Fight Night 11. Continue reading for complete results from the event…

All fighters weighed in successfully today in Las Vegas at the Palms Hotel and Casino in advance of their bouts at UFC Fight Night 11 tomorrow at The Pearl. The event will begin at approximately 7pm eastern time with the main card airing at 9pm. Stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com for both quick results and round-by-round [...]

Patrick Cote, who just defeated Kendall Grove at UFC 74 just weeks ago, is already looking ahead to his next bout. Cote called out Chris Leben and Terry Martin in a recent article by The Fight Network and is looking to face the winner of the UFC Fight Night 11 bout at UFC 79 in [...]

Chris Leben recently updated fans on his preparations for his UFC Fight Night 11 bout against Terry Martin on September 19th. Here’s what he had to say:
“Things are super good with me. I’ve been busy teaching at ICON as well as training for my upcoming fight and I’m feeling great. My diet and training routine [...]

Terry Martin will face The Ultimate Fighter veteran Chris Leben at UFC Fight Night 11 this September.
After fighting in a variety of MMA organizations including the UFC, WEC, King of the Cage, and Extreme Challenge and racking up a 16-2 overall record he has garnered wide respect in the MMA community, specifically for his knockout [...]

The UFC’s lineup has become ever more dense with UFC Fight Night 11 going down September 20th in Las Vegas at The Palms Hotel and Casino. It will serve as a lead in for the debut episode of The Ultimate Fighter 6 which will air immediately following the event. Fight Night 11 joins UFC 74 [...]

Mike Swick may not be dropping welterweight just yet, at least not if current rumors are true. Swick is set to face face Chris Leben in a rematch this fall, likely at UFC 76 or perhaps a yet-to-be-announced UFC Fight Night 11 according to UFC Junkie.
Swick rose to UFC fame when he competed on season [...]

The official suspensions have been handed down by the NSAC for UFC 71. Here is a complete list of all of the suspension from the event:

Chuck Liddell – Suspended until 7/12; No contact until 6/26.
Ivan Salaverry – Suspended until 11/23 unless right shoulder is cleared by orthopedic doctor; Minimum suspension until 6/26; No contact [...]

Sellout attendance of 14,728 people
Live gate of $4.3 million which is the second biggest UFC live gate ever behind UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz II
Over 3,000 people attended the weigh-ins.
Dan Henderson chose to fight as a light heavyweight in the UFC.
Dana White contradicted Henderson in saying that Rampage and Henderson will both have their titles [...]

The official salaries from UFC 71 have just been released by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Despite what was earlier reported, Chuck Liddell and Quinton Jackson were only paid base salaries and no win bonuses. All other fighter were paid base salaries with winning fighters receiving double their fight purse as a win bonus.
The following [...]

Quinton Jackson def. Chuck Liddell via KO (Round 1, 1:53)
Karo Parisyan def. Josh Burkman via unanimous decision
Terry Martin def. Ivan Salaverry via TKO (Round 1, 2:04)
Houston Alexander def. Keith Jardine via TKO (Round 1, 0:48)
Kalib Starnes def. Chris Leben via unanimous decision
Thiago Silva def. James Irvin via referee stoppage (Round 1, 1:06)
Alan Belcher def. Sean [...]

“I hate to say it, but I’m counting the days on my contract… because then I’m going to be able to cash in with this contract because I signed a contract on the show [The Ultimate Fighter]. I just got a raise. I’m up to like $10,000 and $10,000 now after like 8 fights [...]