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Junior dos Santos vs. Gabriel Gonzaga Likely for UFC 108 in January (updated)
Oct 12, 2009 - 12:49 pm ET | 28 Comments
Junior dos Santos vs. Gabriel Gonzaga Likely for UFC 108 in January (updated)

Heavyweights Junior dos Santos and Gabriel Gonzaga may fight at UFC 107 on December 12 in Memphis, Tennessee, according to rumors which surfaced over the weekend. Dos Santos won his third-straight UFC fight over Mirko “Cro Cop” in September, while Gonzaga knocked out Chris Tuchscherer in August.

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UFC 103 Results: Belfort Knocks Out Franklin, dos Santos Forces Filipovic To Verbally Submit
Sep 20, 2009 - 12:45 am ET | 48 Comments
UFC 103 Results: Belfort Knocks Out Franklin, dos Santos Forces Filipovic To Verbally Submit

In the UFC 103 headlining bout between former UFC champions Rich Franklin and Vitor Belfort, Belfort made good on his return to the UFC. The Brazilian rocked Franklin with a right, then dropped him with a left before forcing Yves Lavigne to call a stop to the contest with more punches to the downed [...]

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UFC 103 Predictions
Sep 19, 2009 - 7:00 am ET | 21 Comments
UFC 103 Predictions

It’s prediction time again here at MMAFrenzy.com, and I’m going to channel my inner “Carnac the Magnificent” and try to tell you what’s on the other side of tonight’s UFC 103 fights and some of the other staff from the site have joined in as well.

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UFC 103 Weigh-In Results: All Fighters Make Weight
Sep 18, 2009 - 5:41 pm ET | 22 Comments
UFC 103 Weigh-In Results: All Fighters Make Weight

Fighters weighed-in today at the Dallas Convention Center Arena for UFC 103 which will take place Saturday at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. Pay-per-view headliner Rich Franklin made weight for the 195 catch weight bout weighing in at 195 pounds on the nose. Co-headliner Vitor Belfort missed weight by a quarter of pound and has two hours to lose the additional weight.

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Mirko Cro Cop vs. Junior dos Santos Possible for UFC 103
Jul 8, 2009 - 10:27 pm ET | 38 Comments
Mirko Cro Cop vs. Junior dos Santos Possible for UFC 103

As speculated earlier Wednesday, heavyweight up-and-comer Junior dos Santos has told GracieMag that he’s likely to fight veteran Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic at UFC 103 on September 19 in Dallas.

“I think I’ll fight September 19. They took me off the August 29 show,” said dos Santos. “My opponent’s changed. I’ll probably face Cro Cop. If I beat him I’ll be in really good standing. If that’s truly the case, I’m guaranteed on the main card and in the main event of the evening.”

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Junior dos Santos Off UFC 102; McCully-Russow, Duffee-Hague Now Set For Preliminary Card
Jul 8, 2009 - 4:49 pm ET | 10 Comments
Junior dos Santos Off UFC 102; McCully-Russow, Duffee-Hague Now Set For Preliminary Card

Heavyweight prospect Junior dos Santos has been pulled from his UFC 102 matchup against Justin McCully for undisclosed reasons.

McCully announced on MMAjunkie Radio on Wednesday that he’ll instead fight newcomer Mike Russow at the August 29 event in Portland, Oregon. Another UFC newcomer, Todd Duffee, who had been slated to fight Russow at the pay-per-view event, will instead take on Tim Hague.

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Fight Card for UFC 102 Finalized With 11 Bouts
Jul 1, 2009 - 11:19 am ET | 36 Comments
Fight Card for UFC 102 Finalized With 11 Bouts

The fight card for UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira, which is set to take place on August 29th at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon, has been finalized.

Joining a heavyweight headliner between Randy Coture and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira on the pay-per-view main card are Keith Jardine vs. Thiago Silva, Chris Leben vs. Jake Rosholt, Demian Maia vs. Nate Marquardt, and Matt Hamill vs. Brandon Vera.

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Junior dos Santos to Face Justin McCully at UFC 102
Apr 8, 2009 - 4:15 pm ET | 6 Comments
Junior dos Santos to Face Justin McCully at UFC 102

Another heavyweight bout has been added to UFC 102, joining the headlining fight between legends Randy Couture and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. This bout will include the hard hitting Brazilian Junior dos Santos against the veteran Justin McCully.

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UFC 95 Results: Sanchez Tops Stevenson, Thiago Upsets Koscheck
Feb 21, 2009 - 11:51 pm ET | 88 Comments
UFC 95 Results: Sanchez Tops Stevenson, Thiago Upsets Koscheck

Diego Sanchez was victorious in his lightweight debut at UFC 95, topping Joe Stevenson via unanimous decision on Saturday in London. Newcomer Paulo Thiago upset welterweight contender Josh Koscheck via first-round knockout on a card filled filled with stoppages.
Dan Hardy is likely to receive a step up in competition for his next bout after dispatching [...]

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UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson Live Results
Feb 21, 2009 - 10:41 am ET | 14 Comments
UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson Live Results

Welcome to MMAFrenzy.com’s live coverage of UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson, which takes place today at the 02 Arena in London England.
Former welterweight contender Diego Sanchez makes his anticipated lightweight debut against former 155-pound challenger Joe Stevenson in the UFC 95 headliner. The event’s main card also features Dan Hardy vs. Rory Markham, Wilson Gouveia [...]

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UFC 95 Weigh-in Results: All 20 Fighters Make Weight
Feb 20, 2009 - 12:47 pm ET | 31 Comments
UFC 95 Weigh-in Results: All 20 Fighters Make Weight

Diego Sanchez successfully completed his cut to the lightweight division on Friday, weighing-in at at 156 pounds for his UFC 95 headlining bout against Joe Stevenson on Saturday at the O2 Arena in London, England. Stevenson weighed in at 155 pounds for the contest.
Sanchez, Stevenson, and the card’s 18 other fighters hit the scales earlier [...]

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Sherk, Griffin, Dos Santos, and Fisher Earn $65,000 UFC 90 Bonuses
Oct 26, 2008 - 11:45 am ET | 18 Comments

Sean Sherk, Tyson Griffin, Junior Dos Santos, and Spencer Fisher each earned $65,000 bonuses for their efforts at UFC 90 “Silva vs. Cote”.
“Fight of the Night” honors went to lightweights Sherk and Griffin, who, despite wrestling pedigrees, engaged in a standup battle for three full rounds with Sherk walking away with a close unanimous decision [...]

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UFC 90 “Silva vs. Cote” Results: Silva Claims TKO Victory Following Cote Injury
Oct 26, 2008 - 12:48 am ET | 97 Comments
UFC 90 “Silva vs. Cote” Results: Silva Claims TKO Victory Following Cote Injury

UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva remained undefeated in the UFC on Saturday night, October 25th, defeating challenger Patrick Cote, though it was a finish nobody hoped for and no one saw coming.
The matchup headlined UFC 90 “Silva vs. Cote” at the sold-out Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois just outside of Chicago.
After a close first round [...]

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UFC 90 “Silva vs. Cote” Live Results and Coverage
Oct 25, 2008 - 2:29 pm ET | 61 Comments
UFC 90 “Silva vs. Cote” Live Results and Coverage

Welcome to MMAFrenzy.com’s live coverage of UFC 90 "Silva vs. Cote", which takes place this evening, October 25th, at the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois.
UFC 90 is headlined by a middleweight title clash as 185-pound king Anderson Silva battles challenger Patrick Cote. Josh Koscheck vs. Thiago Alves and Fabricio Werdum vs. Junior dos [...]

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