Heavyweights Shane Carwin and Gabriel Gonzaga are likely to clash at UFC 96 on March 7th in Columbus, Ohio, Five Ounces of Pain is reporting.
In other UFC 96 news, former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell, in a recent radio interview on The Tom Leykis Show, confirmed that he’s working towards a rematch with Keith Jardine at the march event. “There’s been a few names,” said Liddell. “We have Jardine listed. We want him in March.”
All ten UFC 91 competitors tested by the Nevada State Athletic Commission have passed their post-fight drug screenings.
The negative results were today confirmed to MMAFrenzy.com by NSAC Executive Director Keith Kizer via email.
Tested by the NSAC were Randy Couture, Brock Lesnar, Kenny Florian, Dustin Hazelett, Gabriel Gonzaga, Demian Maia, Jeremy Stephens, Aaron Riley, Mark Bocek, and Matt Brown.
UFC newcomer Josh Hendricks (14-4) will take on Gabriel Gonzaga (9-3) at UFC 91 on November 15th in Las Vegas.
MMA Junkie reported the heavyweight matchup on Tuesday.
Hendricks, a King of the Cage veteran, has not lost in nine-straight bouts. He last defeated James Powell via first-round knockout at Legend of Fighting 21 in November 2007.
Following [...]
MMAFrenzy.com (www.mmafrenzy.com) has confirmed with the Nevada State Athletic Commission that all eight UFC 86 fighters who were tested for performance enhancing drugs and drugs of abuse have tested negative.
The 9-bout pay-per-view event took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, July 5th.
The tested fighters were Forrest Griffin, Quinton [...]
MMAFrenzy.com (www.mmafrenzy.com) has confirmed with the Nevada State Athletic Commission that eight UFC 86 fighters were tested for performance enhancing drugs and drugs of abuse.
The 9-bout pay-per-view event took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, July 5th.
The tested fighters were Forrest Griffin, Quinton Jackson, Melvin Guillard, Justin Buchholz, [...]
MMAFrenzy.com has acquired the official fighter salaries as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission for UFC 86 “Jackson vs. Griffin”.
The pay-per-view event, which took place on Saturday, July 5th at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, drew an official attendance of 11,172 for a live gate of $3.2 million.
Main event winner Forrest [...]
Forrest Griffin def. Quinton Jackson (c) via unanimous decision
UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Patrick Cote def. Ricardo Almeida via split decision
Joe Stevenson def. Gleison Tibau via submission - Round 2, 2:57
Josh Koscheck def. Chris Lytle via unanimous decision
Tyson Griffin def. Marcus Aurelio via unanimous decision
Gabriel Gonzaga def. Justin McCully via submission - Round 1, 1:57
Cole Miller def. [...]
Welcome to MMAFrenzy.com’s LIVE coverage of UFC 86 “Jackson vs. Griffin”. After appearing as opposing coaches on The Ultimate Fighter 7, UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson takes on challenger and The Ultimate Fighter 1 winner Forrest Griffin for the 205-pound title in the UFC 86 main event.
Patrick Cote vs. Ricardo Almeida, Joe Stevenson [...]
Quinton Jackson (205) vs. Forrest Griffin (205)
UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Ricardo Almeida (185) vs. Patrick Cote (185)
Chris Lytle (170) vs. Josh Koscheck (170)
Marcus Aurelio (155) vs. Tyson Griffin (155)
Gleison Tibau (156) vs. Joe Stevenson (155)
Justin McCully (236) vs. Gabriel Gonzaga (249)
Cole Miller (155) vs. Jorge Gurgel (155)
Dennis Siver (155) Melvin Guillard (155)
Justin Buchholz (155) vs. Corey [...]
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UFC 86 “JACKSON VS. GRIFFIN†BETTING ODDS
Quinton Jackson (-275) vs. Forrest Griffin (+215)
UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Ricardo Almeida (-145) vs. Patrick Cote (+115)
Joe Stevenson (-260) vs. Gleison Tibau (+200)
Josh Koscheck (-315) vs. Chris Lytle (+240)
Tyson Griffin (-310) vs. Marcus Aurelio [...]