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Bisping-Kang, Hardy-Kim Official for UFC 105; Tickets on Sale This Week
Sep 8, 2009 - 4:24 pm ET | 21 Comments
Bisping-Kang, Hardy-Kim Official for UFC 105; Tickets on Sale This Week

The UFC on Tuesday officially announced UFC 105, which takes place on November 14 at the MEN Arena in Manchester, England, and confirmed two previously-rumored fights for the card, as Michael Bisping takes on Denis Kang in the co-main event, while Dan Hardy meets Dong Hyun Kim in a featured main card fight.

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Dan Hardy and Dong Hyun Kim In Talks To Fight at UFC 105
Aug 21, 2009 - 2:43 pm ET | 9 Comments
Dan Hardy and Dong Hyun Kim In Talks To Fight at UFC 105

Welterweights Dan Hardy and Dong Hyun Kim are in talks to fight at UFC 105 on November 14 in Manchester, England, Fighters Only reports, with Kim having verbally accepted the matchup.

Both Hardy and Kim are 3-0 in the UFC, with Hardy coming off a June split decision win over Marcus Davis, while Kim defeated TJ Grant by unanimous decision in July.

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UFC 100 Fighters Test Clean for Steroids and Drugs
Jul 17, 2009 - 3:29 pm ET | 17 Comments
UFC 100 Fighters Test Clean for Steroids and Drugs

13 fighters from the 11-bout UFC 100 card, which took place last Saturday and the Mandalay Events Center in Las Vegas, were tested by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for steroids and drugs of abuse and all of the tests were negative according to NSAC executive director Keith Kizer, who confirmed the results to MMAFrenzy.com on Friday.

The UFC 100 fighters which were tested were Frank Mir, Brock Lesnar, Georges St-Pierre, Thiago Alves, Shannon Gugerty, Jon Fitch, Dan Henderson, Yoshihiro Akiyama, Mark Coleman, Tom Lawlor, Jon Jones, Dong Hyun Kim, and Dan Miller.

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UFC 100 Fighter Salaries: Lesnar and St-Pierre Each Earn $400K To Top Near $1.8 Million Payroll
Jul 13, 2009 - 2:46 pm ET | 45 Comments
UFC 100 Fighter Salaries: Lesnar and St-Pierre Each Earn $400K To Top Near $1.8 Million Payroll

UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar and welterweight title-holder Georges St-Pierre were the top earners at Saturday’s UFC 100 event, each taking home $400,000 for their co-main event victories.

Dan Henderson ($250,000), Michael Bisping ($150,000), and Mark Coleman ($100,000) were also among the top salaries for the historic card, which drew widespread mainstream media coverage and could surpass 1.5 million PPV buys.

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UFC 100 Results: Lesnar and St-Pierre Remain Champions with Dominant Wins, Henderson KOs Bisping
Jul 12, 2009 - 1:35 am ET | 75 Comments
UFC 100 Results: Lesnar and St-Pierre Remain Champions with Dominant Wins, Henderson KOs Bisping

Heavyweight title-holder Brock Lesnar became the UFC’s undisputed heavyweight champion on Saturday in the main event of UFC 100 by avenging the only loss of his MMA career with a second-round knockout of interim champ Frank Mir to cap off the historic pay-per-view event, which took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre retained his title with a unanimous decision over Thiago Alves and Dan Henderson scored a second-round knockout of Michael Bisping in UFC 100’s other top bouts.

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UFC 100 Weigh-In Results: All 22 Fighters, Including Headliners Lesnar and Mir, Make Weight
Jul 10, 2009 - 6:49 pm ET | 34 Comments
UFC 100 Weigh-In Results: All 22 Fighters, Including Headliners Lesnar and Mir, Make Weight

All 22 fighters scheduled to compete tomorrow at UFC 100 successfully made weight on Friday at the event’s official weigh-ins, which were held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, the same venue which hosts Saturday’s pay-per-view event.

UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar weighed-in exactly at the 265-pound heavyweight limit, while interim title-holder Frank Mir came in 20-pounds lighter at 245. UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre (170) and challenger Thiago Alves (170) as well as TUF 9 coaches Dan Henderson (185) and Michael Bisping (186) also made weight without issue.

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TJ Grant vs. Dong Hyun Kim Booked for UFC 100
Jun 16, 2009 - 1:10 pm ET | 10 Comments
TJ Grant vs. Dong Hyun Kim Booked for UFC 100

Welterweights TJ Grant and Dong Hyun Kim, whose opponents for their scheduled bouts recently withdrew due to injuries, have now been booked to square off on the UFC 100 preliminary card on July 11 in Las Vegas.

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Jonathan Goulet Withdraws From UFC 100 Prelim Bout With Dong Hyun Kim
Jun 14, 2009 - 10:46 am ET | 3 Comments
Jonathan Goulet Withdraws From UFC 100 Prelim Bout With Dong Hyun Kim

A dislocated shoulder suffered in training has forced welterweight Jonathan Goulet to withdraw from his July 11th UFC 100 preliminary bout against Dong Hyun Kim. Goulet recently made the announcement on Facebook, writing that he's "very angry and sad" that he won't be a part of the historical event.

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Six More Bouts Confirmed For UFC 100
Apr 10, 2009 - 4:45 pm ET | 1 Comment
Six More Bouts Confirmed For UFC 100

The UFC on Thursday officially announced five more bouts for its historic UFC 100 event. Added to the lineup were Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Alan Belcher, Jon Jones vs. Jake O'Brien, Dong Hyun Kim vs. Jonathan Goulet, CB Dollaway vs. Tom Lawlor, and Matt Grice vs. Shannon Gugerty.

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Karo Parisyan Issued Nine-Month Suspension, Bout Changed to No Contest
Mar 17, 2009 - 3:20 pm ET | 45 Comments
Karo Parisyan Issued Nine-Month Suspension, Bout Changed to No Contest

The NSAC on Tuesday upheld Karo Parisyan's positive test for banned painkillers, issuing the UFC welterweight a nine-month suspension, fining him $32,000, and changing his January victory over Dong Hyun Kim to a no contest.

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Fight Bookings: Lashley-Guida, Kim-Goulet, and More
Mar 13, 2009 - 1:14 pm ET | 41 Comments
Fight Bookings: Lashley-Guida, Kim-Goulet, and More

Jason Guida has agreed to fight Bobby Lashley on short notice, Dong Hyun Kim and Jonathan Goulet will meet at UFC 100, Edgar Garcia will make his UFC debut against Brad Blackburn at the TUF 9 Finale, and more...

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UFC 94 Results: St-Pierre Dominates Penn, Machida Stops Silva
Feb 1, 2009 - 1:52 am ET | 80 Comments
UFC 94 Results: St-Pierre Dominates Penn, Machida Stops Silva

On a card dominated by uneventful decisions, UFC 94’s top two bouts delivered as Georges St-Pierre dominated BJ Penn on the ground en route to a fourth-round TKO victory while top light heavyweight contender Lyoto Machida used his awkward style to remain undefeated by scoring a first-round knockout of the previously unbeaten Thiago Silva.
A sell [...]

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UFC 94: St-Pierre vs. Penn 2 Weigh-In Results
Jan 30, 2009 - 6:55 pm ET | 24 Comments
UFC 94: St-Pierre vs. Penn 2 Weigh-In Results

Georges St-Pierre, BJ Penn, and 18 other fighters successfully weighed in this evening in Las Vegas to make their UFC 94 matchups official.
St-Pierre (170) and Penn (168) clash for the UFC welterweight title in the main event of UFC 94, which also boasts Lyoto Machida (206) vs. Thiago Silva (206), Karo Parisyan (170) vs. Dong [...]

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Karo Parisyan vs. Dong Hyun Kim Rumored For UFC 94
Nov 3, 2008 - 1:20 pm ET | 39 Comments

A featured welterweight bout between 170-pound contenders Karo Parisyan (18-5) and Dong Hyun Kim (11-0) is likely to take place at UFC 94 on January 31st in Las Vegas.
Parisyan emerged as a top welterweight contender following an early-2004 loss to Georges St-Pierre, stringing together five-straight victories. However, his immediate title hopes were dashed in a [...]

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UFC 88 Medical Suspensions: Liddell, Franklin, and Tavares Receive 60 Day Suspensions
Sep 9, 2008 - 3:45 pm ET | 58 Comments

Chuck Liddell, Rich Franklin, and Thiago Tavares each received 60 day medical suspensions from the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission stemming from their bouts at UFC 88 “Breakthrough”.
The trio of fighters topped the list of medical suspensions issued by the GAEC for Saturday’s UFC pay-per-view event, which was held at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, [...]

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