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Post-UFC 79 Videos Featuring St. Pierre, Hughes, and Liddell
Jan 3, 2008 - 9:53 pm ET | 4 Comments

Check out the links below for post-UFC 79 videos featuring Georges St. Pierre, Matt Hughes, and Chuck Liddell:

Georges St. Pierre
Matt Hughes
Chuck Liddell

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Chuck Liddell and Wanderlei Silva: What’s Next?
Jan 3, 2008 - 12:39 am ET | 39 Comments

The end of the year extravaganza of events brought about a historic matchup that had been fantasized about by many mixed martial arts fans. Chuck Liddell fought Wanderlei Silva on Saturday evening to finally determine which of the two dominating strikers was better skilled in fight that was supposed to never go to a [...]

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Official UFC 79 Fighter Salaries
Jan 1, 2008 - 12:01 am ET | 15 Comments

Georges St. Pierre (defeated Matt Hughes)

$160,000 total salary

$80,000 to show
$80,000 win bonus

Matt Hughes (defeated by Georges St. Pierre)

$100,000 total salary

$100,000 to show
Win bonus would have been $100,000

Chuck Liddell (defeated Wanderlei Silva)

$500,000 total salary

$500,000 to show
No win bonus

Wanderlei Silva (defeated by Chuck Liddell)

$150,000 total salary

$150,000 to show
No win bonus

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Official UFC 79 Medical Suspensions
Dec 31, 2007 - 8:20 pm ET | No Comments

Matt Hughes (defeated by Georges St. Pierre – submission)

No injury specified (defeated via armbar)
Suspended until January 29th
No contact until January 20th.

Wanderlei Silva (defeated by Chuck Liddell – unanimous decision)

Right eye laceration
Suspended until February 13th
No contact until January 29th

Chuck Liddell (defeated Wanderlei Silva – unanimous decision)

Left eye laceration
Suspended until January 29th
No contact until January 20th

Soa Palelei [...]

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UFC Roundup: Post-UFC 79 News and Notes
Dec 31, 2007 - 12:45 pm ET | 6 Comments

Nate Mohr reportedly suffered a torn ACL in his loss to Manny Gamburyan while Wanderlei Silva and James Irvin were both hospitalized and given MRIs as a precautionary measure according to The Wrestling Observer. Official injury reports from the Nevada State Athletic Comission are expected to be released very soon.
The UFC has announced that Antonio [...]

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Griffin-Rampage Title Bout in August, Liddell To Fight in June or July
Dec 30, 2007 - 10:52 pm ET | 18 Comments

During a post-fight interview following his UFC 79 unanimous decision win over rival Wanderlei Silva “The Iceman” Chuck Liddell revealed some news regarding the UFC’s plans for 2008. According to Liddell, the announced light heavyweight title match between Forrest Griffin and title-holder Quinton Jackson will take place in August following the conclusion of The Ultimate [...]

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UFC 79 Results
Dec 30, 2007 - 12:42 am ET | 98 Comments

- Georges St. Pierre def. Matt Hughes via submission – Round 2, 4:54
- Chuck Liddell def. Wanderlei Silva via unanimous decision
- Eddie Sanchez def. Soa Palalei via TKO – Round 3, 3:24
- Lyoto Machida def. Rameau Sokoudjou via submission – Round 2, 4:20
- Rich Clementi def. Melvin Guillard via submission – Round 1, 4:40
- James [...]

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UFC 79: Nemesis LIVE Results
Dec 29, 2007 - 7:20 pm ET | Comments Off

The UFC’s year-end event, UFC 79: Nemesis, took place Saturday evening at The Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 10-bout fight card featured many key fights including the long-awaited meeting between former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion “The Iceman” Chuck Liddell and former PRIDE Champion “The Axe Murderer” Wanderlei Silva. The event also [...]

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Extensive Preview of UFC 79: Nemesis
Dec 29, 2007 - 10:33 am ET | No Comments

The end of the year cards are here for the sport of mixed martial arts, and nearly all of them look to deliver fantastic action on paper. The UFC’s Nemesis card, however, is the clear cut winner as far as providing the most anticipation for many fans. On Saturday night from Mandalay Bay Casino in [...]

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UFC 79: Nemesis Weigh-in Results
Dec 28, 2007 - 7:30 pm ET | 4 Comments

The UFC 79: Nemesis weigh-ins went as expected as all 20 fighters for tomorrow’s year-end UFC event made weight in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.
The normally low-key event featured a near-brawl between rivals Chuck Liddell and Wanderlei Silva. After both made weight Liddell took several moments to re-dress – a move [...]

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Official UFC 79 “Nemesis” Fight Card Announced
Dec 5, 2007 - 3:44 pm ET | 13 Comments

Today the UFC officially announced the full lineup for UFC 79: Nemesis. The December 29th card features 10 bouts, 5 of which are guaranteed to be shown on the PPV broadcast.
Main Card

Matt Hughes vs. Georges St. Pierre (Interim Welterweight Championship Bout)
Chuck Liddell vs. Wanderlei Silva
Lyoto Machida vs Rameau Sokoudjou
Rich Clementi vs. Melvin Guillard
Soa Palalei vs. [...]

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UFC Roundup: Randy Couture Guest Appearance, Upcoming Drug Hearings, December WEC Event, and More
Oct 29, 2007 - 11:59 am ET | 11 Comments

The UFC’s sister organization, World Extreme Cagefighting, will return on December 12th for its first show in more than three months. The stacked card is rumored to include:

WEC Featherweight Championship: Urijah Faber vs. Jeff Curran
WEC Light Heavyweight Championship: Doug Marshall vs. Ariel Gandulla
WEC Middleweight Championship: Paulo Filho vs. TBD (possibly Frank Trigg)
WEC Lightweight Championship: [...]

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It’s Official: Dana White Announces Liddell vs. Silva
Oct 23, 2007 - 9:23 pm ET | 39 Comments

In a taped message aired during the Scream 2007 awards on Spike TV UFC President Dana White delivered confirmation that the long-anticipated fight between Chuck Liddell and Wanderlei Silva will finally take place on December 29th at UFC 79 in Las Vegas. The bout joins a welterweight title fight between The Ultimate Fighter 6 coaches [...]

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DirecTV: Liddell to Fight Silva in December
Oct 18, 2007 - 2:40 pm ET | 8 Comments

According to a page on the DirecTV website Chuck Liddell will indeed face Wanderlei Silva in December at the recently announced UFC 79: Nemesis:
UFC 79: Nemesis
A BATTLE YEARS IN THE MAKING
This is it — the biggest fight of the year. Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell takes on Wanderlei “The Axe Murderer” Silva. Plus, Hughes vs. Serra. [...]

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UFC Roundup: Cro Cop Undergoes Surgery, Liddell-Silva Verbally Agreed Upon, and More
Oct 10, 2007 - 8:42 pm ET | 6 Comments

Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic recently underwent surgery for a deviated septum. In his last fight with Cheick Kongo he made comments to referee Big John McCarthy that he was getting too old for this after being kneed twice in the groin. His future with the company remains up in the air. For more on the [...]

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