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UFC 106: Baroni vs. Sadollah, Davis vs. Saunders, Dent vs. Sotiropoulos Official
Sep 30, 2009 - 9:53 am ET | 34 Comments
UFC 106: Baroni vs. Sadollah, Davis vs. Saunders, Dent vs. Sotiropoulos Official

On Wednesday, the UFC made three more bouts for the UFC 106 official. The promotion officially announced Phil Baroni vs. Amir Sadollah, Marcus Davis vs. Ben Saunders and Jason Dent vs. George Sotiropoulos for the preliminary card of the November 21 event to take place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Headlining UFC 106 will be a heavyweight title bout between two behemoths, champion Brock Lesnar, and challenger Shane Carwin. Also featured on the card is the return of Tito Ortiz who will be facing off against Mark Coleman.

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Jason Dent vs. George Sotiropoulos Set for UFC 106
Sep 27, 2009 - 11:23 am ET | 11 Comments
Jason Dent vs. George Sotiropoulos Set for UFC 106

Lightweights Jason Dent and George Sotiropoulos, both former contestants on “The Ultimate Fighter,” have agreed to square off at UFC 106 on November 21 in Las Vegas, according to MMAjunkie. Dent is coming off a “Submission of the Night” victory over Cameron Dollar in June, while Sotiropoulos returned to action in August with a win over George Roop.

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UFC 101 Results: Penn Submits Florian To Retain Title, Silva KOs Griffin
Aug 9, 2009 - 12:52 am ET | 55 Comments
UFC 101 Results: Penn Submits Florian To Retain Title, Silva KOs Griffin

UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn retained his title on Saturday in the main event of UFC 101, submitting Kenny Florian in the fourth-round of their championship headliner to cap off the pay-per-view event, which took place at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia.

In the UFC 101 co-headliner, UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva returned to the light heavyweight division and silenced his critics, following up back-to-back lackluster wins with a first-round knckout of former 205-pound champ Forrest Griffin.

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UFC 101 Weigh-In Results: All Fighters Make Weight
Aug 7, 2009 - 10:02 am ET | 64 Comments
UFC 101 Weigh-In Results: All Fighters Make Weight

All 22 UFC 101 fighters hit the scales on Friday at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia to weigh in for their Saturday bouts, and the entire card, including headliners BJ Penn, Kenny Florian, Anderson Silva, and Forrest Griffin, successfully made weight.

The UFC lightweight champion Penn and challenger Florian both tipped the scales exactly at 155 pounds, while UFC middleweight title-holder Anderson Silva and Forrest Griffin both weighed in at 205 for their light heavyweight matchup.

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Main Card Announced for UFC 101: Declaration
May 14, 2009 - 1:29 pm ET | 33 Comments
Main Card Announced for UFC 101: Declaration

The UFC today announced the majority of the fight card for UFC 101: Declaration, which is set for August 8th at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia. Joining BJ Penn vs. Kenny Florian and Anderson Silva vs. Forrest Griffin on the pay-per-view main card will be Johny Hendricks vs. Amir Sadollah, Ricardo Almeida vs. Kendall Grove, and Josh Neer vs. Kurt Pellgrino.

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Seven Additional Bouts Confirmed For UFC 101
May 4, 2009 - 10:25 pm ET | 10 Comments
Seven Additional Bouts Confirmed For UFC 101

The UFC on Monday confirmed seven additional bouts for UFC 101, which takes place on August 8th at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia. Officially announced were Ricardo Almeida vs. Kendall Grove, Josh Neer vs. Kurt Pellegrino, Amir Sadollah vs. Johny Hendricks, Tamdan McCrory vs. John Howard, Matt Riddle vs. Dan Cramer, George Sotiropoulos vs. Rob Emerson, and Jesse Lennox vs. Danillo Villefort.

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UFC 87: Tamdan McCrory vs. Luke Cummo
May 17, 2008 - 4:00 pm ET | 5 Comments

Tamdan McCrory will return to the UFC in August following a brief layoff while completing college at SUNY Cortland to take on Luke Cummo in a welterweight bout at UFC 87 on August 9th in Minnesota, according to Fight Ticker.
McCrory (10-1) will look to bounce back against Cummo after suffering his first career loss against [...]

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UFC Fight Night 13 Quick Results
Apr 2, 2008 - 9:00 pm ET | 26 Comments

Kenny Florian def. Joe Lauzon via TKO – Round 2, 3:28
Gray Maynard defeats Frankie Edgar via unanimous decision
Thiago Alves def. Karo Parisyan via TKO – Round 2, 0:34
Matt Hamill def. Tim Boetsch via TKO – Round 2, 1:25
Nate Diaz def. Kurt Pellegrino via submission – Round 2, 3:06
James Irvin def. Houston Alexander via KO – [...]

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UFC Fight Night 13 Results
Apr 2, 2008 - 3:30 pm ET | 3 Comments

MMAFrenzy.com is your source for round-by-round coverage of UFC Fight Night 13 from the Broomfield Event Center in Broomfield, Colorado. The event was headlined by previous “The Ultimate Fighter” cast members Kenny Florian and Joe Lauzon in a lightweight matchup to move up the 155-pound rankings.
The 12-bout event was broadcast on Spike TV as a [...]

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UFC Fight Night 13 Weigh-In Results
Apr 1, 2008 - 6:09 pm ET | 13 Comments

Joe Lauzon (156) vs. Kenny Florian (155.5)
Thiago Alves (171) vs. Karo Parisyan (171)
Tim Boetsch (206) vs. Matt Hamill (204)
Kurt Pellegrino (155) vs. Nate Diaz (156)
Gray Maynard (155) vs. Frank Edgar (155.5)
James Irvin (205) vs. Houston Alexander (205)
Roman Mitichyan (170.5) vs. George Sotiropoulos (169.5)
Samy Schiavo (155) vs. Clay Guida (156)
Jeff Cox (155) vs. Manny Gamburyan (155.5)
Josh [...]

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UFC Fight Night 13: Matt Hamill vs. Tim Boetsch, Roman Mitichyan vs. George Sotiropoulos
Feb 13, 2008 - 12:00 am ET | 14 Comments

Tim Boetsch has again stepped up on short notice and will face Matt Hamill  at UFC Fight Night 13 on April 2nd. MMA Weekly confirmed the replacement with a source close to the fight.
Additionally, UFC.com has added a bout between “The Ultimate Fighter 6″ cast members Roman Mitichyan and George Sotiropoulos to the preliminary card [...]

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The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale Official Fighter Salaries
Dec 12, 2007 - 11:47 am ET | 12 Comments

The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the official fighter salaries for The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale.
Keep in mind that the numbers listed below are strictly the reported salaries and do not include sponsor payments, fees, and bonuses. All of the winning fighter’s salaries are composed half of a base salary and half of [...]

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UFC: The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale Results
Dec 9, 2007 - 12:17 am ET | 17 Comments

Roger Huerta def. Clay Guida via submission – Round 3, 0:51
Mac Danzig def. Tommy Speer via submission – Round 1, 2:01
John Koppenhaver def. Jared Rollins via TKO – Round 3, 2:01
George Sotiropoulos def. Billy Miles via submission – Round 1, 1:36
Ben Saunders def. Dan Barrera via unanimous decision
Troy Mandaloniz def. Richie Hightower via TKO – [...]

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The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale Live Results
Dec 8, 2007 - 5:33 pm ET | 66 Comments

MMAFrenzy.com once again provided live, round-by-round coverage of the UFC’s latest event: The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale.
The full card for the event included:
Main Card

Roger Huerta vs. Clay Guida
Tommy Speer vs. Mac Danzig
Jared Rollins vs. John Koppenhaver
Billy Miles vs. George Sotiropoulos
Ben Saunders vs. Dan Barrera

Preliminary Bouts

Troy Mandaloniz vs. Richie Hightower
Matt Arroyo vs. John Kolosci
Roman Mitichyan vs. [...]

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Extensive Preview of The Ultimate Fighter 6
Dec 8, 2007 - 9:42 am ET | 10 Comments

The Ultimate Fighter Season 6 has finally come to an end and we now have the finalized fight card for the Ultimate Fighter Finale on Saturday night from the Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada. The featured main event is a barn burner. Clay “The Carpenter” Guida will be taking on Roger Huerta in Huerta’s first [...]

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