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UFC 86 “JACKSON VS. GRIFFIN” BETTING ODDS

Quinton Jackson (-275) vs. Forrest Griffin (+215)
UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Ricardo Almeida (-145) vs. Patrick Cote (+115)
Joe Stevenson (-260) vs. Gleison Tibau (+200)
Josh Koscheck (-315) vs. Chris Lytle (+240)
Tyson Griffin (-310) vs. Marcus Aurelio [...]

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) organization today announced the remaining fights for the upcoming UFC 86: JACKSON vs. GRIFFIN which features opposing coaches for The Ultimate Fighter Season 7, UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and the winner of the first-ever season of The Ultimate Fighter, Forrest Griffin. The Ultimate Fighting Championship organization presents [...]

A lightweight bout pitting The Ultimate Fighter 5 cast member Cole Miller (13-3, 2-1 UFC) against The Ultimate Fighter 2’s Jorge Gurgel (12-3, 3-2 UFC) has been booked for UFC 86 according to the official fight card for the event.
UFC 86 takes place July 5th in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Mandalay Bay Event Center [...]

All ten tested fighters from UFC 82 on March 2nd in Columbus, Ohio have tested clean for steroids and drugs of abuse according to MMA Junkie.
The Ohio Athletic Commission only conducted tests for steroids and drugs of abuse on winning fighters from the event.
Tested fighters were Anderson Silva, Heath Herring, Chris Leben, Yushin Okami, Jon [...]

MMAFrenzy.com has obtained the official fighter salaries for UFC 82 as reported to the Ohio Athletic Commission by the UFC. The mandatory figures reported to the athletic commission include base salaries and win bonuses but do not include fees, other bonuses, and sponsor payments.

Anderson Silva def. Dan Henderson
Silva — $140,000 ($70,000 win bonus)
Henderson — $100,000
Heath [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

Over the weekend I noticed that Jorge Gurgel (11-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) was announced to be taking on John Halverson (16-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC) at UFC 82 in Columbus, Ohio. Next on the plate for mixed martial arts fans was more rambling about how much Jorge Gurgel’s performance against Alvin Robinson proved that he does [...]

After several weeks of speculation about the rumored fight card, the UFC has now announced the official fight card for UFC 77 which is slated to take place on October 20, 2007 at US Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. No big surprises here, other than the fact that it’s now official.
The main event will [...]

Earlier this week we reported that Alaskan mixed martial artist Doug Evans would be returning to the UFC this October to face Cincinnati-area resident Jorge Gurgel. Evans is currently healing an undisclosed injury and was forced to decline the fight according to MMA Weekly. Gurgel is still expected to be on the UFC 77 fight [...]

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 [...]

Despite rumors to the contrary, Jorge Gurgel (1-1 UFC) has stated that he will not be facing Jamie Varner (1-1 UFC) at UFC 73 in July as previously thought. Gurgel last fought and won at UFC 63 in September against Danny Abbadi. Gurgel has been off since the fight to heal a knee injury but [...]

Lots of UFC card rumors popping up over the weekend. Here’s some updates on the fight cards for UFC 71, 73, and 74:

Jeremy Stephens will make his UFC debut against Din Thomas at UFC 71.

Jorge Gurgel will face Jamie Varner at UFC 73 on July 7th.
Sean Sherk will no longer defend his title against [...]

Thiago Silva (9-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has been added to UFC 71 according to the most recent rumors on MMAWeekly.com. Silva is an undefeated mixed martial artist who is set to make his octagon debut in this fight. He packs strong hads stopping 7 of his fights with (T)KOs and winning the other two with [...]