fter losing to Team USA West by a 3-2 margin during the season opener of the 2009 "M-1 Challenge Presented by Affliction," losing at home in their second head-to-head series was not an option for Team Brazil. Led by former IFL superfight veteran Eduardo Pamplona, the team's lone holdover from the opener, Brazil swept Imperial by a score of 5-0

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 [...]

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

- 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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

Here are the medical suspensions stemming from June 12th’s UFC Fight Night 10 which was headlined by a standup war between Sam Stout and Spencer Fisher:

Nate Mohr – Suspended due to right hand fracture in win over Luke Caudillo. Mohr can return upon clearance from an orthopedic doctor.
Chad Reiner – 90 day suspension resulting from [...]

In one of the more somber scenes from UFC Fight Night 10 UFC newcomer Jordan Radev left the octagon under his own power but was taken from the arena on a stretcher to a local hospital as a precaution.
In a recap on UFC.com by Thomas Gerbasi it is pointed out that Radev was attended to [...]

It appears that UFC Fight Night 10 will be held in Florida. I have yet to find any credible information on any potential locations but the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino seems to be a favorite of the UFC’s when it comes to fight night events in the state so I wouldn’t be surprised [...]