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Official UFC 79 Fighter Salaries
Jan 1, 2008 - 12:01 am ET | 15 Comments

Georges St. Pierre (defeated Matt Hughes)

$160,000 total salary

$80,000 to show
$80,000 win bonus

Matt Hughes (defeated by Georges St. Pierre)

$100,000 total salary

$100,000 to show
Win bonus would have been $100,000

Chuck Liddell (defeated Wanderlei Silva)

$500,000 total salary

$500,000 to show
No win bonus

Wanderlei Silva (defeated by Chuck Liddell)

$150,000 total salary

$150,000 to show
No win bonus

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Official UFC 79 Medical Suspensions
Dec 31, 2007 - 8:20 pm ET | No Comments

Matt Hughes (defeated by Georges St. Pierre – submission)

No injury specified (defeated via armbar)
Suspended until January 29th
No contact until January 20th.

Wanderlei Silva (defeated by Chuck Liddell – unanimous decision)

Right eye laceration
Suspended until February 13th
No contact until January 29th

Chuck Liddell (defeated Wanderlei Silva – unanimous decision)

Left eye laceration
Suspended until January 29th
No contact until January 20th

Soa Palelei [...]

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UFC Roundup: Post-UFC 79 News and Notes
Dec 31, 2007 - 12:45 pm ET | 6 Comments

Nate Mohr reportedly suffered a torn ACL in his loss to Manny Gamburyan while Wanderlei Silva and James Irvin were both hospitalized and given MRIs as a precautionary measure according to The Wrestling Observer. Official injury reports from the Nevada State Athletic Comission are expected to be released very soon.
The UFC has announced that Antonio [...]

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UFC 79 Results
Dec 30, 2007 - 12:42 am ET | 98 Comments

- Georges St. Pierre def. Matt Hughes via submission – Round 2, 4:54
- Chuck Liddell def. Wanderlei Silva via unanimous decision
- Eddie Sanchez def. Soa Palalei via TKO – Round 3, 3:24
- Lyoto Machida def. Rameau Sokoudjou via submission – Round 2, 4:20
- Rich Clementi def. Melvin Guillard via submission – Round 1, 4:40
- James [...]

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UFC 79: Nemesis LIVE Results
Dec 29, 2007 - 7:20 pm ET | Comments Off

The UFC’s year-end event, UFC 79: Nemesis, took place Saturday evening at The Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 10-bout fight card featured many key fights including the long-awaited meeting between former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion “The Iceman” Chuck Liddell and former PRIDE Champion “The Axe Murderer” Wanderlei Silva. The event also [...]

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Extensive Preview of UFC 79: Nemesis
Dec 29, 2007 - 10:33 am ET | No Comments

The end of the year cards are here for the sport of mixed martial arts, and nearly all of them look to deliver fantastic action on paper. The UFC’s Nemesis card, however, is the clear cut winner as far as providing the most anticipation for many fans. On Saturday night from Mandalay Bay Casino in [...]

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UFC 79: Nemesis Weigh-in Results
Dec 28, 2007 - 7:30 pm ET | 4 Comments

The UFC 79: Nemesis weigh-ins went as expected as all 20 fighters for tomorrow’s year-end UFC event made weight in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.
The normally low-key event featured a near-brawl between rivals Chuck Liddell and Wanderlei Silva. After both made weight Liddell took several moments to re-dress – a move [...]

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Official UFC 79 “Nemesis” Fight Card Announced
Dec 5, 2007 - 3:44 pm ET | 13 Comments

Today the UFC officially announced the full lineup for UFC 79: Nemesis. The December 29th card features 10 bouts, 5 of which are guaranteed to be shown on the PPV broadcast.
Main Card

Matt Hughes vs. Georges St. Pierre (Interim Welterweight Championship Bout)
Chuck Liddell vs. Wanderlei Silva
Lyoto Machida vs Rameau Sokoudjou
Rich Clementi vs. Melvin Guillard
Soa Palalei vs. [...]

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Official UFC 71 Suspensions
May 31, 2007 - 3:36 pm ET | 2 Comments

The official suspensions have been handed down by the NSAC for UFC 71. Here is a complete list of all of the suspension from the event:

Chuck Liddell – Suspended until 7/12; No contact until 6/26.
Ivan Salaverry – Suspended until 11/23 unless right shoulder is cleared by orthopedic doctor; Minimum suspension until 6/26; No contact [...]

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Official UFC 71 Fighter Salaries
May 29, 2007 - 2:09 pm ET | 1 Comment

The official salaries from UFC 71 have just been released by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Despite what was earlier reported, Chuck Liddell and Quinton Jackson were only paid base salaries and no win bonuses. All other fighter were paid base salaries with winning fighters receiving double their fight purse as a win bonus.
The following [...]

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UFC 71: Irvin Suffers Partial Tear, Surgery Not Likely
May 27, 2007 - 8:08 pm ET | 4 Comments

Among all of the happenings at UFC 71 last night including the major upsets of Keith Jardine and Chuck Liddell as well as all of the stoppages it was no wonder that James Irvin undercard loss caught lost in the action.
Irvin lost to Thiago Silva on the events undercard after he was thrown by Silva [...]

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UFC 71 Results
May 27, 2007 - 7:00 am ET | 2 Comments

Quinton Jackson def. Chuck Liddell via KO (Round 1, 1:53)
Karo Parisyan def. Josh Burkman via unanimous decision
Terry Martin def. Ivan Salaverry via TKO (Round 1, 2:04)
Houston Alexander def. Keith Jardine via TKO (Round 1, 0:48)
Kalib Starnes def. Chris Leben via unanimous decision
Thiago Silva def. James Irvin via referee stoppage (Round 1, 1:06)
Alan Belcher def. Sean [...]

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James Irvin Fighting Thiago Silva at UFC 71
Apr 21, 2007 - 8:40 am ET | No Comments

UFC.com has added James Irvin (2-2  UFC) to the UFC 71 fight card effectively rounding out the 9 fight card. Irvin will face UFC newcomer Thiago Silva on the events undercard. 5 of the bouts on our current rumored card have yet to be posted to UFC.com and may be the most likely to change [...]

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