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Welterweight Claude Patrick and undefeated heavyweight Travis Browne have signed with the UFC and will make their Octagon debuts in June, while the WEC has added featherweight Sengoku veteran Chan Sung Jung.
Read More »British heavyweight James McSweeney, a semifinalist on The Ultimate Fighter 10, is the first of four GameStop-exclusive bonus fighters in the upcoming “UFC Undisputed 2010″ video game, the retailer recently announced.
UFC President Dana White recently spoke to IGN about the game’s new features and debuted a first look with footage from the game, which is available after the jump.
Read More »Main card winners Matt Hamill and Matt Mitrione were among nine fighters issued medical suspensions on Tuesday by the Nevada State Athletic Commission stemming from bouts at Saturday’s The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale in Las Vegas.
Hamill, who won by disqualification after opponent Jon Jones finished their fight with illegal elbows, will have to sit out until June unless cleared by a doctor after suffering a dislocated shoulder in the bout, while Mitrione, who defeated Marcus Jones on the Spike TV-televised main card, was also suspended until June for a right wrist injury.
Read More »Main card winners Frankie Edgar and Matt Hamill were the top earners for Saturday’s The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale, according to official figures released Monday by the Nevada State Athletic Commission, each earning $46,000 to lead the $351,000 payroll for the Spike TV-televised event, which was held at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas.
Kimbo Slice, a street fighter-turned-mixed martial artist and former EliteXC headliner, officially received $25,000 for his UFC debut, a unanimous decision win over Houston Alexander, who took home $13,000 for the loss.
Read More »Roy Nelson won The Ultimate Fighter 10 heavyweight tournament on Saturday by knocking out fellow finalist Brendan Schaub in the opening round at The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale, which took place at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas and aired live on Spike TV.
Jon Jones dominated Matt Hamill with vicious ground and pound in the card’s co-headliner, but suffered a disqualification loss due to illegal elbows, while Kimbo Slice made his UFC debut with a lackluster unanimous decision over Houston Alexander.
Read More »All twenty fighters scheduled to be in action tomorrow at The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas made their bouts official on Friday, successfully weighing-in for the Spike TV-televised event.
The Ultimate Fighter 10 finalists Roy Nelson (263) and Brendan Schaub (240) were among those who successfully made weight, as were light heavyweight co-headliners Matt Hamill (206) and Jon Jones (206) and heavy-handed strikers Houston Alexander (208) and Kimbo Slice (212).
Read More »Now that the final episode of The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights has aired, the UFC has released the official fight card for Saturday’s live finale. The event will be headlined by a light heavyweight matchup between Matt Hamill and Jon Jones.
Read More »After a one week hiatus, The Ultimate Fighter 10 returned to Spike TV on Wednesday for the final two episodes of the season. The episodes featured the final quarterfinal bouts as Darrill Schoonover faced off against Marcus Jones, while James McSweeney battled Matt Mitrione. After the quarterfinals, the semifinal matchups were announced and the finalists were determined in the season’s final fights.
Read More »On the second episode of The Ultimate Fighter 10: Heavyweights, coach Quinton “Rampage” Jackson retains fight selection for the second-straight bout despite dropping the season’s opening matchup and chooses Team Rashad’s top-pick James McSweeny to take on former NFLer Wes Shivers.
The episode closes with Rashad Evans choosing Team Rampage’s Kimbo Slice to fight former IFL champ Roy Nelson in the next opening round bout.
Read More »The Ultimate Fighter 10: Heavyweights debuted on Wednesday following UFC Fight Night 19, and the 16 fighter cast that includes street fighter Kimbo Slice, former IFL champ Roy Nelson, and four ex-NFLers was introduced to light heavyweight rivals and opposing coaches Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Rashad Evans.
Continue reading MMAFrenzy.com’s TUF 10 episode 1 recap after the jump…
Read More »Spike TV announced on Friday the complete cast for The Ultimate Fighter 10: Heavyweights, which concluded taping this week for a September 16 debut following UFC Fight Night 19. Light heavyweight contenders Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Rashad Evans will appear as coaches on the show before squaring off at UFC 107 in mid-December in Jackson’s hometown of Memphis, Tennesse.
Check out the full list of 16 fighters, which includes Kimbo Slice, after the jump.
Read More » Phil Baroni def. Scott Jansen via KO – Round 1, 3:18
Neil Grove def. Robert “Buzz” Berry via TKO – Round 2, 1:29
Mustapha al Turk def. James McSweeney via TKO – Round 1, 2:06
Tom Watson def. John Phillips via unanimous decision
Stav Economou def. Piotr Kusmierz via unanimous decision
Robbie Olivier def. Ashleigh Grimshaw via submission – [...]


