After a close first-round, lightweight Joe Lauzon forced late-replacement Jeremy Stephens to submit to an armbar late in the second-round of their headlining matchup, which capped off UFC Fight Night 17 on Saturday at the USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Florida.
Heavyweight prospect Cain Velasquez, veteran Josh Neer, and knockout artist Anthony Johnson also picked up [...]

Gleison Tibau has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled bout against Hermes Franca at UFC 90 due to a shoulder injury.
Marcus Aurelio has now been booked to take on Franca at the October 25th event in Chicago.
Sherdog today reported the injury and replacement.
Aurelio (16-6) was defeated in his most-recent bout by Tyson Griffin via [...]

A trio of lightweight bouts have been added to the rumored UFC 90 fight card, according to MMA Weekly. Former UFC lightweight champion Sean Sherk (32-3-1) will take on Tyson Griffin (12-1), former title challenger Hermes Franca (18-7) will meet Gleison Tibau (15-6), and Spencer Fisher (21-4) will fight Melvin Guillard (21-7-2) at the fall [...]

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 [...]

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has officially announced UFC 86 “Jackson vs. Griffin”, which will take place on July 5th in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. The pay-per-view event will be headlined by “The Ultimate Fighter 7″ coach and UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and fellow-coach and former “Ultimate Fighter” [...]

American Top Team fighters Gleison Tibau, Cole Miller, Ben Saunders, and UFC newcomer Steve Bruno have all been added to the UFC 86 fight card, the MMA team has announced.
The July 5th event, which is tentatively set for the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, will feature a main event light heavyweight championship bout [...]

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Tim Sylvia
Nogueira — $200,000 ($100,000 to show; $100,000 to win)
Sylvia — $100,000
Frank Mir def. Brock Lesnar
Mir — $80,000 ($40,000 to show; $40,000 to win)
Lesnar — $250,000
Nate Marquardt def. Jeremy Horn
Marquardt — $52,000 ($26,000 to show; $26,000 to win)
Horn — $25,000
Ricardo Almeida def. Rob Yundt
Almeida — $40,000 ($20,000 to show; $20,000 to [...]

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Tim Sylvia via submission – Round 3, 1:28 (Nogueira becomes the Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion)
Frank Mir def. Brock Lesnar via submission – Round 1, 1:30
Nate Marquardt def. Jeremy Horn via submission – Round 2, 1:37
Ricardo Almeida def. Rob Yundt via submission – Round 1, 1:08
Tyson Griffin def. Gleison Tibau via unanimous [...]

UFC 81 “Breaking Point” took place Saturday, February 2nd at The Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Super Bowl Eve event was headlined by a pair of heavyweight showdowns. In the main event, former UFC champ Tim Sylvia faced former PRIDE title holder Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira for the Interim UFC Heavyweight Championship. The [...]

265 lb.: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (237) vs. Tim Sylvia (261)
Interim UFC Heavyweight Championship Bout
265 lb.: Frank Mir (255) vs. Brock Lesnar (265)

185 lb.: Jeremy Horn (185) vs. Nate Marquardt (185)

185 lb.: Rob Yundt (185) vs. Ricardo Almeida (185)

155 lb.: Gleison Tibau (156) vs. Tyson Griffin (155)

170 lb.: Kyle Bradley (170) vs. Chris Lytle (170)

205 lb.: [...]

On Saturday night at UFC 81 a new Heavyweight champion will be crowned and the birth or re-birth of a career will happen for one particular fighter. Brock Lesnar will be looking to start a new career as a mixed martial arts fighter as he makes the crossover from entertainment-style pro wrestling to the fight [...]