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UFC 106 Weigh-In Results: All Fighters Make Weight, Including Headliners Tito Ortiz and Forrest Griffin
Nov 20, 2009 - 7:00 pm ET | 6 Comments
UFC 106 Weigh-In Results: All Fighters Make Weight, Including Headliners Tito Ortiz and Forrest Griffin

Headliners Tito Ortiz and Forrest Griffin successfully made weight at Friday’s UFC 106 weigh-ins, as did the rest of the fighters who are set to compete at tomorrow’s event, which takes place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

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UFC 106 Complete Fight Card Announced
Nov 9, 2009 - 7:00 pm ET | 33 Comments
UFC 106 Complete Fight Card Announced

The UFC has officially confirmed the full fight card for UFC 106 which will take place on November 21. The event is headlined by Tito Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin, and co-headlined by Josh Koscheck vs. Anthony Johnson.

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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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The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale Medical Suspensions Include Clay Guida and Kevin Burns
Jun 23, 2009 - 8:54 am ET | 12 Comments
The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale Medical Suspensions Include Clay Guida and Kevin Burns

Main card losers Clay Guida and Kevin Burns were among the eight fighters issued medical suspensions by the Nevada State Athletic Commission stemming from Saturday’s event, which was held at The Pearl in Las Vegas.

Guida, who suffered a unanimous decision loss to Diego Sanchez in the evening’s main event, is suspended until August 15 for precautionary reasons. Burns must have his right hand cleared by a doctor or serve a suspension until December 18. He too faces a minimum suspension until August 15 after suffering a unanimous decision loss to Chris Lytle on the Spike-televised card.

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Sanchez and Stevenson Top Earners at The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale
Jun 22, 2009 - 2:51 pm ET | 32 Comments
Sanchez and Stevenson Top Earners at The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale

Diego Sanchez and Joe Stevenson, who both recorded victories on Saturday at The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale, topped the list of official salaries for the event, which were released today by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.

Sanchez earned $90,000 for his main event win over Clay Guida ($23,000), while Stevenson received $70,000 by topping Nate Diaz ($20,000) in the first bout of the Spike-televised main card.

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UFC Awards “Fight of the Night” Bonuses to Sanchez, Guida, Lytle, Burns, Stevenson, and Diaz
Jun 21, 2009 - 12:56 am ET | 27 Comments
UFC Awards “Fight of the Night” Bonuses to Sanchez, Guida, Lytle, Burns, Stevenson, and Diaz

The UFC awarded a surprising-but-deserved three “Fight of the Night” awards on Saturday to Diego Sanchez and Clay Guida, Chris Lytle and Kevin Burns, and Joe Stevenson and Nate Diaz for their entertaining performaces at The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale, which took place at The Pearl in Las Vegas and aired live on Spike TV.

All six “Fight of the Night” winners, along with Jason Dent who earned “Submission of the Night” and Tomasz Drwal who was awarded “Knockout of the Night”, received $25,000 bonuses.

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TUF 9 Finale Results: Sanchez Edges Guida in Three-Round War; Wilks and Pearson Win TUF Tourneys
Jun 21, 2009 - 12:00 am ET | 84 Comments
TUF 9 Finale Results: Sanchez Edges Guida in Three-Round War; Wilks and Pearson Win TUF Tourneys

Diego Sanchez and Clay Guida delivered on their Fight of the Year hype, engaging in a three-round war in the main event of The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale on Saturday that saw Sanchez edge Guida by split decision on the judge’s scorcards.

The rest of the card failed to disappoint either as Chris Lytle and Kevin Burns traded blows in a bout that deserved Fight of the Night before being upstaged by Sanchez and Guida, Joe Stevenson looked impressive in topping Nate Diaz by unanimous decision in a technical battle, and welterweight James Wilks and lightweight Ross Perason were crowned The Ultimate Fighter 9 champions with victories on the Spike-televised main card.

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TUF 9 Finale Weigh-In Results: Guida and Sanchez on Weight for Main Event
Jun 19, 2009 - 7:07 pm ET | 1 Comment
TUF 9 Finale Weigh-In Results: Guida and Sanchez on Weight for Main Event

Lightweight headliners Clay Guida (155) and Diego Sanchez (156) successfully made weight on Friday at the weigh-ins for The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale, as did TUF 9 welterweight finalists DaMarques Johnson (170) and James Wilks (171) and lightweight finalists Ross Pearson (156).

The event takes place on Saturday at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas, the same venue which hosted today’s weigh-ins, and airs live on Spike TV beginning at 9pm ET.

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Dollar vs. Dent at TUF 9 Finale; Spike and UFC Extend TUF Contract
Jun 15, 2009 - 9:19 am ET | 9 Comments
Dollar vs. Dent at TUF 9 Finale; Spike and UFC Extend TUF Contract

Team US lightweight semifinalists Cameron Dollar and Jason Dent will square off at Saturday's The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale in Las Vegas. Also, UFC President Dana White announced on Saturday that the UFC recently extended its deal with Spike TV for The Ultimate Fighter through 14 seasons.

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The Ultimate Fighter 9 Episode 11 Results
Jun 10, 2009 - 11:00 pm ET | 9 Comments
The Ultimate Fighter 9 Episode 11 Results

An all-UK lightweight final is set for The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale after Team UK's Andre Winner and Ross Pearson advanced with victories over Cameron Dollar and Jason Dent respectively on the 11th episode of TUF 9.

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The Ultimate Fighter 9 Episode 8 Results
May 21, 2009 - 10:42 am ET | 18 Comments
The Ultimate Fighter 9 Episode 8 Results

Spoilers included: Team US improved to 3-4 against Team UK on the eighth episode of The Ultimate Fighter 9, as lightweight Jason Dent submitted Jeff Lawson with an anaconda choke midway through the second round to advance to the 155-pound semifinals.

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The Ultimate Fighter 9 Episode 4 Recap
Apr 23, 2009 - 10:33 am ET | 23 Comments
The Ultimate Fighter 9 Episode 4 Recap

With the US and UK teams now set following last week's final preliminary bouts, we advance to the first quarterfinal matchup on The Ultimate Fighter 9. Continue reading for details on the fourth episode of The Ultimate Fighter 9...

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The Ultimate Fighter 9 Episode 3 Recap
Apr 16, 2009 - 10:44 am ET | 17 Comments
The Ultimate Fighter 9 Episode 3 Recap

Two spots on Team US remain and Rob Browning and Frank Lester have been tapped to square off with Jason Dent and Kiel Reid respectively for the final openings. Continue reading after the jump to find out who advances in The Ultimate Fighter 9...

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The Ultimate Fighter 9 Episode 2 Recap
Apr 9, 2009 - 12:08 am ET | 24 Comments
The Ultimate Fighter 9 Episode 2 Recap

In the second episode of The Ultimate Fighter 9, several US fighters are dismissed while six fighters advance into The Ultimate Fighter house. Finally, two replacement fighters are named and the final elimination matches are announced.

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