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Spike TV Announces “The Ultimate Fighter 7″ Finale Televised Card
Jun 19, 2008 - 7:00 am ET | 9 Comments

After six grueling weeks of training and living in The Ultimate Fighter house, Amir Sadollah and C.B. Dollaway have advanced to the finals of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage Vs Team Forrest, and will square off on Saturday, June 21 at 9:00 PM ET on Spike TV LIVE from The Pearl at the Palms Casino [...]

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Six Fights Officially Announced For The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale
Apr 24, 2008 - 1:00 pm ET | No Comments

The UFC has officially announced six fights for The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale. The June 21st event takes place at the Pearl at the Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and will also feature the middleweight finals from the current season of The Ultimate Fighter.
The event will air live on Spike TV.
Officially announced for [...]

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UFC 82 Winners Test Clean
Mar 28, 2008 - 1:00 pm ET | 9 Comments

All ten tested fighters from UFC 82 on March 2nd in Columbus, Ohio have tested clean for steroids and drugs of abuse according to MMA Junkie.
The Ohio Athletic Commission only conducted tests for steroids and drugs of abuse on winning fighters from the event.
Tested fighters were Anderson Silva, Heath Herring, Chris Leben, Yushin Okami, Jon [...]

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Diego Sanchez vs. Luigi Fioravanti To Headline TUF 7 Finale
Mar 20, 2008 - 12:00 am ET | 21 Comments

Diego Sanchez and Luigi Fioravanti, both fresh off wins at UFC 82 earlier this month in Columbus, Ohio, will face off in the headline bout of The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale on June 21st in Las Vegas according to Sherdog.
Official bout agreements for the fight have not yet been signed though both camps have reportedly [...]

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UFC Chatter: Sanchez Wants a Rematch With Koscheck
Mar 12, 2008 - 2:25 pm ET | 21 Comments

“One that would be big for my heart and soul would be Josh Koscheck. The number one question that everyone always asks me is, ‘When are you going to kick that Josh Koscheck’s ass?’ So hopefully, maybe in June or July, we can go ahead and set that fight up.”

UFC welterweight Diego Sanchez tells MMA [...]

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Official UFC 82 Fighter Salaries
Mar 3, 2008 - 3:18 pm ET | 13 Comments

MMAFrenzy.com has obtained the official fighter salaries for UFC 82 as reported to the Ohio Athletic Commission by the UFC. The mandatory figures reported to the athletic commission include base salaries and win bonuses but do not include fees, other bonuses, and sponsor payments.

Anderson Silva def. Dan Henderson
Silva — $140,000 ($70,000 win bonus)
Henderson — $100,000
Heath [...]

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UFC 82 Results
Mar 2, 2008 - 1:48 am ET | 15 Comments

Anderson Silva def. Dan Henderson via submission – Round 2, 4:52
UFC Middleweight Championship
Heath Herring def. Cheick Kongo via split decision
Chris Leben def. Alessio Sakara via TKO – Round 1, 3:16
Yushin Okami def. Evan Tanner via KO – Round 2, 3:00
Jon Fitch def. Chris Wilson via unanimous decision
Andrei Arlovski def. Jake O’Brien via TKO – Round [...]

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UFC 82 Weigh-In Results
Feb 29, 2008 - 3:00 pm ET | No Comments

Dan Henderson (184.5) vs. Anderson Silva (185)
UFC Middleweight Championship
Heath Herring (248) vs. Cheick Kongo (233.5)
Yushin Okami (184.5) vs. Evan Tanner (185)
Chris Wilson (169.5) vs. Jon Fitch (170)
Alessio Sakara (185) vs. Chris Leben (185)
Jake O’Brien (231.5) vs. Andrei Arlovski (241)
Luigi Fioravanti (170.5) vs. Luke Cummo (170)
Dustin Hazelett (170) vs. [...]

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UFC 82: Majority of Card Now Official, Arlovski and Koscheck On Preliminary Card
Feb 4, 2008 - 5:14 pm ET | 45 Comments

Earlier today the UFC updated the official UFC 82 “Pride of a Champion” fight card on UFC.com, confirming the majority of the previously rumored bouts for the event with the lone-exception being Chris Leben versus Alessio Sakara. If the lone-remaining rumored bout is confirmed for the event, UFC 82 will be the first of back-to-back [...]

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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 82: Three More Bouts Now Official
Jan 25, 2008 - 5:57 pm ET | 18 Comments

Today the UFC updated their official card for UFC 82 which previously included only the main event matchup between UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva and Dan Henderson. Heath Herring versus Cheick Kongo, Yushin Okami versus Evan Tanner, and Josh Koscheck versus Dustin Hazelett were all added to the official fight card.
Herring-Kongo and Okami-Tanner will both [...]

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UFC 82: Diego Sanchez vs. Roan Carneiro
Jan 21, 2008 - 12:00 am ET | No Comments

Diego Sanchez will take on Roan Carneiro when the UFC comes to Columbus, Ohio on March 1st for UFC 82. Sanchez announced the bout over MySpace earlier this week.
Sanchez (17-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) was a participant on the first season of The Ultimate Fighter defeating Kenny Florian on the finale of the show to win [...]

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UFC Roundup: Franklin-Lutter in Montreal, Randy Couture Charity Event, and More
Jan 10, 2008 - 12:37 am ET | 10 Comments

Rich Franklin, apparently healed from recent surgery on his MCL, will take on Travis Lutter in Montreal on April 19th at UFC 84 according to The Fight Network. The Franklin-Lutter bout was originally scheduled for UFC 82 in March but was pushed back as a result of Franklin’s injury.
The World Cagefighting Organization will host an [...]

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UFC Chatter: Diego Sanchez Considering Dropping to 155
Sep 23, 2007 - 11:00 am ET | 14 Comments

“I feel that he beat me fair and square. I was close, but close isn’t close enough. All fighters go through losses, I’m just going to have to come back stronger. I’m contemplating in my mind if I’m going to drop to (1)55 or not, because I’m a smaller welterweight. I could do more [...]

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UFC 76 Recap: Jardine, Griffin Upset Opponents at “Knockout”
Sep 23, 2007 - 10:00 am ET | 6 Comments

At an event where there were doubts any fight might make it to the judges scorecards a surprising six bouts went to decision. A very strong crowd was on hand for a fight card filled with technical duels and bouts that had major implications in their respective divisions.
In the nights main event Chuck Liddell was [...]

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