[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Mar 2, 2008]
UFC 82 Results

Anderson Silva def. Dan Henderson via submission - Round 2, 4:52
UFC Middleweight Championship
Heath Herring def. Cheick Kongo via split decision
Chris Leben def. Alessio Sakara via TKO - Round 1, 3:16
Yushin Okami def. Evan Tanner via KO - Round 2, 3:00
Jon Fitch def. Chris Wilson via unanimous decision
Andrei Arlovski def. Jake O’Brien via TKO - Round [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Feb 29, 2008]
UFC 82 Weigh-In Results

Dan Henderson (184.5) vs. Anderson Silva (185)
UFC Middleweight Championship
Heath Herring (248) vs. Cheick Kongo (233.5)
Yushin Okami (184.5) vs. Evan Tanner (185)
Chris Wilson (169.5) vs. Jon Fitch (170)
Alessio Sakara (185) vs. Chris Leben (185)
Jake O’Brien (231.5) vs. Andrei Arlovski (241)
Luigi Fioravanti (170.5) vs. Luke Cummo (170)
Dustin Hazelett (170) vs. [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Feb 4, 2008]
UFC 82: Majority of Card Now Official, Arlovski and Koscheck On Preliminary Card

Earlier today the UFC updated the official UFC 82 “Pride of a Champion” fight card on UFC.com, confirming the majority of the previously rumored bouts for the event with the lone-exception being Chris Leben versus Alessio Sakara. If the lone-remaining rumored bout is confirmed for the event, UFC 82 will be the first of back-to-back [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Jan 26, 2008]
UFC 82: Jon Fitch vs. Chris Wilson

Welterweight-contender Jon Fitch will take on UFC newcomer Chris Wilson when the UFC visits Columbus, Ohio in March according to a report by Sherdog.
Fitch (15-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC), a winner of 14-straight fights including 7-straight in the UFC, has defeated Brock Larson, Josh Burkman, Thiago Alves, Kuniyoshi Hironaka, Luigi Fioravanti, Roan Carneiro, and Diego Sanchez [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Jan 25, 2008]
UFC 82: Three More Bouts Now Official

Today the UFC updated their official card for UFC 82 which previously included only the main event matchup between UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva and Dan Henderson. Heath Herring versus Cheick Kongo, Yushin Okami versus Evan Tanner, and Josh Koscheck versus Dustin Hazelett were all added to the official fight card.
Herring-Kongo and Okami-Tanner will both [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Jan 19, 2008]
UFC 82: Gono Out of Bout Against Fitch

Akihiro Gono announced Friday on his personal blog that he has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled bout against Jon Fitch at UFC 82 in Columbus, Ohio in March.
According to the entry Gono suffered an injury to his right hand during his UFC debut win against Tamdan McCrory in November. A doctor later checked [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Jan 11, 2008]
UFC 82: Jon Fitch vs. Akihiro Gono

MMAWeekly is reporting that UFC welterweight Jon Fitch has signed a bout agreement to take on Akihiro Gono at UFC 82, which will be taking place on March 1st in Columbus, Ohio. Although Gono has not officially signed his fight contract, it is reported that he has verbally accepted the match after originally [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Jan 10, 2008]
UFC Roundup: Franklin-Lutter in Montreal, Randy Couture Charity Event, and More

Rich Franklin, apparently healed from recent surgery on his MCL, will take on Travis Lutter in Montreal on April 19th at UFC 84 according to The Fight Network. The Franklin-Lutter bout was originally scheduled for UFC 82 in March but was pushed back as a result of Franklin’s injury.
The World Cagefighting Organization will host an [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Nov 24, 2007]
UFC Roundup: Rumored Bouts for UFC 80, UFC 81, UFC Fight Night 12 and More

Paul Kelly, who will face Paul Taylor at UFC 80 in England, has signed a 4-fight deal with the UFC. [MMA Madness]
Yahoo Sports writer Dave Meltzer reported yesterday that Jon Fitch and Thiago Alves were potential replacements to face Matt Hughes at UFC 79 following Matt Serra’s withdrawal from the card. While Alves remains [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Nov 22, 2007]
UFC 82: Koscheck, Fitch Added to Lineup

Welterweights Josh Koscheck and Jon Fitch will both return at UFC 82 in Columbus, Ohio according to MMA Junkie.
Both fighters train with the American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, California but have strong ties to the Ohio Valley region. Koscheck was born in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania before venturing to northern Pennsylvania to wrestle at Division I [...]