QUICK RESULTS

Thiago Alves def. Matt Hughes via TKO – Round 2, 1:02
Michael Bisping def. Jason Day via TKO – Round 1, 3:42
Mike Swick def. Marcus Davis via unanimous decision
Thales Leites def. Nate Marquardt via split decision
Fabricio Werdum def. Brandon Vera via TKO – Round 1, 4:40
Martin Kampmann def. Jorge Rivera via submission – Round 1, [...]

UFC 85 “Bedlam” betting odds courtesy of Bodog. Support MMAFrenzy.com by opening an account today!
UFC 85 “BEDLAM” BETTING ODDS

Matt Hughes (-200) vs. Thiago Alves (+160)
Michael Bisping (-340) vs. Jason Day (+260)
Mike Swick (-120) vs. Marcus Davis (-110)
Nate Marquardt (-225) vs. Thales Leites (+185)
Brandon Vera (-170) vs. Fabricio Werdum (+130)
Martin Kampmann (-260) vs. Jorge Rivera (+200)
Thiago [...]

Thiago Alves failed to make weight today at the 02 Arena in London, England at the weigh-ins for UFC 85 “Bedlam”. Alves tipped the scale at 174 pounds, 3 pounds over the 171 pound non-title bout welterweight limit. His opponent, former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes, weighed in at 170 pounds. Their main event bout [...]

Official Fight Card

Main Card

Chuck Liddell vs. Rashad Evans
Fabricio Werdum vs. Brandon Vera

Preliminary Bouts

Matt Wiman vs. Thiago Tavares

Rumored Bouts

Marcus Davis vs. Mike Swick
Nate Marquardt vs. Thales Leites
Martin Kampmann vs. Jorge Rivera
Roan Carneiro vs. Ryo Chonan
Jess Liaudin vs. Paul Taylor
Luis Arthur Cain vs. Jason Lambert
Neil Wain vs. Antoni Hardonk

For more on UFC 85 “Liddell vs. Evans” check [...]

Middleweight contender Martin Kampmann, sidelined for more than a year due to a knee injury, will return to the octagon on June 7 in London to take on Jorge Rivera at “UFC 85: Liddell vs. Evans”.
Kampmann (20-2, 3-0 UFC) emerged as a prospect in the depleted middleweight division following three-straight UFC victories over Crafton Wallace, [...]

Mark Bocek will face Doug Evans at UFC 79. Evans confirmed the bout to MMAFrenzy.com earlier today.
The most-recent issue of Men’s Fitness features an extended cover with UFC Champion Matt Serra and challenger Matt Hughes as well as a “UFC Workout”.
Luke Cummo has announced on MySpace that he will be an injury backup for UFC [...]

Yesterday it was announced that Martin Kampmann (3-0 UFC) had been forced to withdraw from his main event fight with Rich Franklin (8-1 UFC) at UFC 72 due to a knee injury. Among the possible replacements rumored was Yushin Okami (4-0 UFC) and it now appears the grappler will be facing Franklin on June 16th. [...]

The UFC has confirmed our earlier reports about Martin Kampmann having to withdraw from UFC 72. Here is what the UFC has released via UFC.com:
“A knee injury suffered during training has forced middleweight contender Martin Kampmann to withdraw from his June 16th bout with Rich Franklin in Belfast, Northern Ireland. A new opponent for [...]

Rumors have surfaced on the “Savage Dog Show” from Sherdog as well as other sources that indicate Martin Kampmann (3-0 UFC) has been injured and forced to withdraw from his UFC 72 main event fight with Rich Franklin (8-1 UFC). There has been no official comments on the report likely because the UFC is looking [...]

Just wanted to pass along a couple of videos from BloodyKnux.com of their interview with Martin Kampmann. For those who don’t know, Kampmann will be headlining UFC 72 as he takes on Rich Franklin. For more information on the event check out our UFC 72 rumors.

MMA Fighting is reporting that the match that is supposed to headline UFC 72, Rich Franklin vs. Martin Kampmann, has not been confirmed. Here’s a quote from Rich’s media guy, J.T. Stewart, via the article:
“Absolutely nothing has been confirmed regarding Rich’s next fight. Rich is in Alaska and is not in contact with anyone. Nothing [...]

Well one of the final pieces of the logistical puzzle for UFC 72 has fallen into place with The Fight Network confirming through various sources that UFC 72 will be held at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Ireland. Here’s an excerpt from the story:
“Back in January, The Fight Network explored rumours of UFC events spreading [...]

According to Dave Meltzer from WrestlingObserver.com UFC 72 will be in Belfast, Ireland on June 16th. Best of all, it is rumored to be shown for free on Spike TV on tape delay in a similar fashion to UFC 70 later this month. Here’s the quote:
Sherdog is reporting that there will be a UFC [...]

In his fight with Rich Franklin at UFC 68, Jason MacDonald had to throw in the towel after the second round after he went blind in one eye and had some loss of vision in the other. Sherdog.com recently interviewed MacDonald’s trainer/manager Mark Pavelich. Here’s some of what Pavelich had to say about MacDonald’s future:
“Back [...]

This post has all of the fighter salaries from this past weekends UFC 68 event in Columbus, Ohio. The amounts were released by the Ohio Athletic Commission earlier today and include only base salaries and win bonuses. These do not include other bonuses the UFC pays for special awards or the percentages some fighters earn [...]