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UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson Live Results
Feb 21, 2009 - 10:41 am ET | 14 Comments
UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson Live Results

Welcome to MMAFrenzy.com’s live coverage of UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson, which takes place today at the 02 Arena in London England.
Former welterweight contender Diego Sanchez makes his anticipated lightweight debut against former 155-pound challenger Joe Stevenson in the UFC 95 headliner. The event’s main card also features Dan Hardy vs. Rory Markham, Wilson Gouveia [...]

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UFC 95 Weigh-in Results: All 20 Fighters Make Weight
Feb 20, 2009 - 12:47 pm ET | 31 Comments
UFC 95 Weigh-in Results: All 20 Fighters Make Weight

Diego Sanchez successfully completed his cut to the lightweight division on Friday, weighing-in at at 156 pounds for his UFC 95 headlining bout against Joe Stevenson on Saturday at the O2 Arena in London, England. Stevenson weighed in at 155 pounds for the contest.
Sanchez, Stevenson, and the card’s 18 other fighters hit the scales earlier [...]

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Diego Sanchez vs. Joe Stevenson Likely To Co-Headline UFC 95 in London
Dec 19, 2008 - 10:50 am ET | 86 Comments
Diego Sanchez vs. Joe Stevenson Likely To Co-Headline UFC 95 in London

Diego Sanchez’s first fight at 155-pounds is likely to come against recent lightweight title challenger Joe Stevenson at UFC 95 on February 21st in London, England, according to Sherdog.
The bout is expected to be the co-headliner of the evening after initial plans to have UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva headline the event fell through.
Sanchez, one [...]

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Koscheck Replaces Sanchez Against Alves at UFC 90
Oct 13, 2008 - 9:18 pm ET | 36 Comments

The UFC has announced that welterweight contender Diego Sanchez has been forced to withdraw from his featured 170-pound matchup with Thiago Alves scheduled for October 25th at UFC 90 due to torn rib cartilage.
Fellow welterweight contender Josh Koscheck has been tapped to replace Sanchez and take on Alves in the main card bout.
“There is nothing [...]

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TUF 1 Marathon, Reunion Special To Air On Spike TV On Saturday, September 13th
Sep 10, 2008 - 7:00 am ET | 20 Comments

Spike TV and the UFC have reunited top members of the original cast of “The Ultimate Fighter” for a marathon of the inaugural season of the UFC reality series.
A series of clips featuring TUF 1 cast members UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Forrest Griffin, Chris Leben, Stephan Bonnar, Josh Koscheck, Nate Quarry, Kenny Florian, Diego Sanchez, [...]

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Quick Hits: Garcia-Pulver in September, Silva-Cote at UFC 88, Alves-Sanchez Moved To UFC 90, and More
Jul 22, 2008 - 5:00 pm ET | 33 Comments

Leonard Garcia has agreed to a September 10th featherweight bout against former UFC lightweight champion Jens Pulver at WEC 36. [MMA Junkie]
Anderson Silva will likely face Patrick Cote in a middleweight title bout at UFC 88 in Atlanta. [MMA Weekly]
A long-rumored bout between welterweight contenders Thiago Alves and Diego Sanchez has been moved from UFC [...]

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Diego Sanchez vs. Thiago Alves Will Not Take Place At UFC 89
Jul 18, 2008 - 5:00 pm ET | 23 Comments

A rumored welterweight bout between 170-pound contenders Thiago Alves and Diego Sanchez tentatively scheduled for UFC 89 on October 18th in Birmingham, England will not take place on the card according to Dave Meltzer at F4WOnline.com:
The Thiago Alves vs. Diego Sanchez match earmarked for 10/18 in Birmingham, England will not be taking place on the show.  [...]

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UFC 89: Thiago Alves vs. Diego Sanchez
Jul 3, 2008 - 9:05 am ET | 66 Comments

According to MMA Weekly, welterweight standouts Thiago Alves and Diego Sanchez will clash at UFC 89 in Birmingham, England:
“…American Top Team knockout artist Thiago “Pitbull” Alves is slated to return on Oct. 18 to face former “Ultimate Fighter” winner Diego Sanchez. The bout was confirmed to MMAWeekly.com by sources close to the fight. There is [...]

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The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale Medical Suspensions
Jun 26, 2008 - 1:00 pm ET | 6 Comments

The Nevada State Athletic Commission has issued medical suspensions to nine of the twenty fighters from Saturday’s The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale in Las Vegas.
The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale Medical Suspensions

Evan Tanner (defeated by Kendall Grove via split decision) – Suspended until August 6th with no contact until July 22nd due to a left eye [...]

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The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale Fighter Salaries and Bonuses
Jun 23, 2008 - 5:50 pm ET | 31 Comments

The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the official fighter salaries for The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale, which took place on Saturday, June 21st at The Pearl in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The event’s top payout went to “The Ultimate Fighter” 1 winner Diego Sanchez, who earned $70,000 for his third-round technical knockout of Luigi Fioravanti. “The [...]

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The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale Quick Results
Jun 22, 2008 - 12:30 am ET | 32 Comments

Kendall Grove def. Evan Tanner via split decision
Amir Sadollah def. CB Dollaway via submission – Round 1, 3:02
The Ultimate Fighter 7 Final
Diego Sanchez def. Luigi Fioravanti via TKO – Round 3, 4:07
Spencer Fisher def. Jeremy Stephens via unanimous decision
Matt Riddle def. Dante Rivera via unanimous decision
Dustin Hazelett def. Josh Burkman via submission – Round 2, [...]

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The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale Results
Jun 21, 2008 - 3:36 pm ET | 73 Comments

The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale took place on Saturday, June 21st at The Pearl at the Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. A portion of the event was broadcast live on Spike TV
In the main event, former UFC middleweight champion Evan Tanner took on The Ultimate Fighter 3 middleweight tournament winner Kendall Grove. [...]

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The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale Betting Odds
Jun 21, 2008 - 1:00 am ET | 10 Comments

The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale betting odds courtesy of Bodog. Support MMAFrenzy.com by opening an account today!
THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER 7 FINALE BETTING ODDS

Evan Tanner (-190) vs. Kendall Grove (+160)
CB Dollaway (-160) vs. Amir Sadollah (+130)
The Ultimate Fighter 7 Final
Diego Sanchez (-500) vs. Luigi Fioravanti (+350)
Spencer Fisher (-220) vs. Jeremy Stephens (+180)
Matt Riddle (-240) vs. Dante [...]

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The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale Weigh-In Results
Jun 20, 2008 - 9:02 pm ET | 5 Comments

Kendall Grove (186) vs. Evan Tanner (186)
CB Dollaway (185) vs. Amir Sadollah (185)
The Ultimate Fighter 7 Final
Luigi Fioravanti (171) vs. Diego Sanchez (170)
Jeremy Stephens (155) vs. Spencer Fisher (156 )
Dante Rivera (185) vs. Matt Riddle (185)
Dustin Hazelett (170) vs. Josh Burkman (170)
Drew McFedries (185) vs. Marvin Eastman (186)
Matt Arroyo (170) vs. Matt Brown (170)
Dean Lister [...]

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Complete “Ultimate Fighter 7″ Finale Fight Card
Jun 19, 2008 - 11:13 am ET | 22 Comments

Official Fight Card
Main Card

Evan Tanner vs. Kendall Grove
Amir Sadollah vs. CB Dollaway
The Ultimate Fighter 7 Final
Diego Sanchez vs. Luigi Fioravanti
Spencer Fisher vs. Jeremy Stephens
Matt Riddle vs. Dante Rivera

Preliminary Bouts

Josh Burkman vs. Dustin Hazelett
Marvin Eastman vs. Drew McFedries
Matt Brown vs. Matt Arroyo
Jeremy Horn vs. Dean Lister
Tim Credeur vs. Cale Yarbrough
Rob Yundt vs. Rob Kimmons

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