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UFC 112 Main Card Complete for “Invincible” on April 10 in Abu Dhabi
Mar 2, 2010 - 11:29 am ET | 20 Comments
UFC 112 Main Card Complete for “Invincible” on April 10 in Abu Dhabi

The pay-per-view main card for “UFC 112: Invincible,” the UFC’s debut in Abu Dhabi on April 10, is now complete following the recent addition of Terry Etim vs. Rafael dos Anjos and Kendall Grove vs. Mark Munoz to the event’s official fight card.

UFC 112 is headlined by UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva vs. Demian Maia and lightweight title-holder BJ Penn vs. Frankie Edgar, and also features former welterweight champ Matt Hughes vs. UFC newcomer Renzo Gracie.

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Kendall Grove vs. Mark Munoz Possible for UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi
Jan 14, 2010 - 11:13 am ET | 14 Comments
Kendall Grove vs. Mark Munoz Possible for UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi

Kendall Grove, who announced on Tuesday that he’d next fight at UFC 112, is expected to fight fellow middleweight Mark Munoz at the April 10 in Abu Dhabi, as MMAjunkie reported today that the bout is in the works and at least one fighter has agreed to the contest.

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Kendall Grove Fighting at UFC 112 on April 10 in Abu Dhabi
Jan 12, 2010 - 3:00 pm ET | 5 Comments
Kendall Grove Fighting at UFC 112 on April 10 in Abu Dhabi

UFC middleweight Kendall Grove, the winner of The Ultimate Fighter 3, announced on Monday that he’ll next fight at UFC 112 on April 10 in Abu Dhabi, but an opponent wasn’t revealed for the bout.

UFC 112 has yet to be officially announced, but is expected to feature UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort, lightweight title-holder BJ Penn vs. Frankie Edgar, and Matt Hughes vs. Renzo Gracie.

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Quick Hits: “Strikeforce: Evolution” and WEC 45 Ratings, Diego Sanchez Recovering, Jon Jones Appeal Denied, and More
Dec 24, 2009 - 10:02 am ET | 19 Comments
Quick Hits: “Strikeforce: Evolution” and WEC 45 Ratings, Diego Sanchez Recovering, Jon Jones Appeal Denied, and More

Strikeforce won its head-to-head battle with the WEC on Saturday, as its “Evolution” event on Showtime, headlined by Cung Le vs. Scott Smith, drew 341,000 viewers, while 330,000 tuned in for WEC 45 on Versus, featuring a main event between Donald Cerrone and Ed Ratcliff.

In other news, UFC 107 headliner Diego Sanchez says he is “90% healed” from his loss to BJ Penn on December 12 while the NSAC has denied Jon Jones’ appeal of his disqualification loss to Matt Hamill earlier this month.

For the latest MMA news and notes, continue reading MMAFrenzy.com’s Quick Hits.

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UFC 106 Fighter Salaries: Griffin and Ortiz Each Earn $250,000 as Payroll Tops $1 Million
Nov 23, 2009 - 5:16 pm ET | 9 Comments
UFC 106 Fighter Salaries: Griffin and Ortiz Each Earn $250,000 as Payroll Tops $1 Million

UFC 106 headliners Forrest Griffin and Tito Ortiz, former light heavyweight champions who squared off at Saturday’s pay-per-view event in Las Vegas, each earned $250,000 for their matchup, which saw Griffin pick up a split decision victory to even their career series at 1-1.

Griffin and Ortiz accounted for nearly half of the event’s $1,021,000 payroll, with Josh Koscheck and Antonio Rogerio each earning over $100,000 for their UFC 106 main card wins.

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UFC 106 Results: Forrest Griffin Edges Tito Ortiz, Josh Koscheck Submits Anthony Joshnon
Nov 22, 2009 - 12:54 am ET | 57 Comments
UFC 106 Results: Forrest Griffin Edges Tito Ortiz, Josh Koscheck Submits Anthony Joshnon

Forrest Griffin edged Tito Ortiz by split decision on Saturday in the main event of UFC 106 in Las Vegas, using a dominant third round to even their career series at 1-1 in the pay-per-view headliner.

Welterweight contender Josh Koscheck took out knockout artist Anthony Johnson with a second-round rear naked choke in the UFC 106 co-headliner, while Paulo Thiago, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, and Amir Sadollah also won on the event’s main card.

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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 | 9 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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Spike TV to Air Davis-Saunders and Rosholt-Grove From UFC 106 Prelims on November 21
Nov 11, 2009 - 9:12 am ET | 3 Comments
Spike TV to Air Davis-Saunders and Rosholt-Grove From UFC 106 Prelims on November 21

For the third UFC pay-per-view event in a row, Spike TV will air at least two bouts from the UFC 106 preliminary card on November 21, including Marcus Davis vs. Ben Saunders and Jake Rosholt vs. Kendall Grove.

UFC 106 is headlined by Tito Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin and also includes Josh Koscheck vs. Anthony Johnson, Luiz Cane vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, Dustin Hazelett vs. Karo Parisyan, and Phil Baroni vs. Amir Sadollah.

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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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Kendall Grove vs. Jake Rosholt Announced for UFC 106 Prelims
Oct 10, 2009 - 12:32 pm ET | 18 Comments
Kendall Grove vs. Jake Rosholt Announced for UFC 106 Prelims

A matchup between middleweights Kendall Grove and Jake Rosholt has been added to the preliminary card for UFC 106 on November 21 in Las Vegas, the UFC today announced.

The UFC also confirmed on Saturday two previously-reported fights, Jon Fitch vs. Ricardo Almeida and Karo Parisyan vs. Dustin Hazelett, which will be featured on the UFC 106 pay-per-view main card headlined by Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin and Tito Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin.

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UFC 101 Results: Penn Submits Florian To Retain Title, Silva KOs Griffin
Aug 9, 2009 - 12:52 am ET | 55 Comments
UFC 101 Results: Penn Submits Florian To Retain Title, Silva KOs Griffin

UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn retained his title on Saturday in the main event of UFC 101, submitting Kenny Florian in the fourth-round of their championship headliner to cap off the pay-per-view event, which took place at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia.

In the UFC 101 co-headliner, UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva returned to the light heavyweight division and silenced his critics, following up back-to-back lackluster wins with a first-round knckout of former 205-pound champ Forrest Griffin.

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UFC 101 Weigh-In Results: All Fighters Make Weight
Aug 7, 2009 - 10:02 am ET | 64 Comments
UFC 101 Weigh-In Results: All Fighters Make Weight

All 22 UFC 101 fighters hit the scales on Friday at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia to weigh in for their Saturday bouts, and the entire card, including headliners BJ Penn, Kenny Florian, Anderson Silva, and Forrest Griffin, successfully made weight.

The UFC lightweight champion Penn and challenger Florian both tipped the scales exactly at 155 pounds, while UFC middleweight title-holder Anderson Silva and Forrest Griffin both weighed in at 205 for their light heavyweight matchup.

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Main Card Announced for UFC 101: Declaration
May 14, 2009 - 1:29 pm ET | 33 Comments
Main Card Announced for UFC 101: Declaration

The UFC today announced the majority of the fight card for UFC 101: Declaration, which is set for August 8th at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia. Joining BJ Penn vs. Kenny Florian and Anderson Silva vs. Forrest Griffin on the pay-per-view main card will be Johny Hendricks vs. Amir Sadollah, Ricardo Almeida vs. Kendall Grove, and Josh Neer vs. Kurt Pellgrino.

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Seven Additional Bouts Confirmed For UFC 101
May 4, 2009 - 10:25 pm ET | 10 Comments
Seven Additional Bouts Confirmed For UFC 101

The UFC on Monday confirmed seven additional bouts for UFC 101, which takes place on August 8th at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia. Officially announced were Ricardo Almeida vs. Kendall Grove, Josh Neer vs. Kurt Pellegrino, Amir Sadollah vs. Johny Hendricks, Tamdan McCrory vs. John Howard, Matt Riddle vs. Dan Cramer, George Sotiropoulos vs. Rob Emerson, and Jesse Lennox vs. Danillo Villefort.

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Kendall Grove and Ricardo Almeida Agree to UFC 101 Bout
Apr 8, 2009 - 8:04 pm ET | 22 Comments
Kendall Grove and Ricardo Almeida Agree to UFC 101 Bout

Middleweights Kendall Grove (10-5) and Ricardo Almeida (10-3) have agreed to square off at UFC 101 on August 8th at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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