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UFC 79 Results
Dec 30, 2007 - 12:42 am ET | 98 Comments

- 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 [...]

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UFC 79: Nemesis LIVE Results
Dec 29, 2007 - 7:20 pm ET | Comments Off

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 [...]

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Extensive Preview of UFC 79: Nemesis
Dec 29, 2007 - 10:33 am ET | No Comments

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 [...]

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UFC 79: Nemesis Weigh-in Results
Dec 28, 2007 - 7:30 pm ET | 4 Comments

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 [...]

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Official UFC 79 “Nemesis” Fight Card Announced
Dec 5, 2007 - 3:44 pm ET | 13 Comments

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. [...]

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Serra versus Hughes: Am I the only one?
Dec 5, 2007 - 2:55 pm ET | 23 Comments

Let me preface this by saying that I want to see the rubber match between Matt Hughes and George St. Pierre just as much as the next guy. But to be completely honest, I’d rather see the originally planned Serra vs. Hughes match like we were promised. Why do I want to see it so [...]

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UFC 79: St. Pierre To Face Hughes for Interim Welterweight Title
Nov 24, 2007 - 11:04 pm ET | 42 Comments

Georges St. Pierre has agreed to fill in for Matt Serra and will fight Matt Hughes on December 29th for the Interim Welterweight Championship in the headline bout of UFC 79 the UFC announced on Saturday. St. Pierre was expected to take on the winner of the Serra-Hughes title match in early-2008 in Montreal but [...]

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UFC Roundup: UFC 77 Suspensions, Early-2008 Returns, Updates on UFC Veterans, and More
Nov 8, 2007 - 4:02 pm ET | 14 Comments

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 [...]

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UFC Roundup: Randy Couture Guest Appearance, Upcoming Drug Hearings, December WEC Event, and More
Oct 29, 2007 - 11:59 am ET | 11 Comments

The UFC’s sister organization, World Extreme Cagefighting, will return on December 12th for its first show in more than three months. The stacked card is rumored to include:

WEC Featherweight Championship: Urijah Faber vs. Jeff Curran
WEC Light Heavyweight Championship: Doug Marshall vs. Ariel Gandulla
WEC Middleweight Championship: Paulo Filho vs. TBD (possibly Frank Trigg)
WEC Lightweight Championship: [...]

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The Ultimate Fighter 6: Episode 6 Recap
Oct 25, 2007 - 9:21 am ET | 16 Comments

Caution: This post contains spoilers from the sixth episode of The Ultimate Fighter 6: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra
Episode 6, AKA the Dan Barrera episode, immediately begins with fight selections and this week it’s Team Serra’s turn to choose the participants for the weekly elimination bout. This week’s fight proves to be a pivotal [...]

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The Ultimate Fighter 6: Episode 5 Recap
Oct 18, 2007 - 8:26 am ET | 2 Comments

Caution: This post contains spoilers from the fifth episode of The Ultimate Fighter 6: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra
Episode 5 starts off by focusing on the tainted relationship between former friends now turned enemies, Mac Danzig and Blake Bowman. Danzig is not impressed with Bowman’s loss to Richie Hightower last week and questions why [...]

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The Ultimate Fighter 6: Episode 4 Recap
Oct 11, 2007 - 9:21 am ET | 9 Comments

Caution: This post contains spoilers from the fourth episode of The Ultimate Fighter 6: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra
Gather around boys and girls, it’s that time of the week again for your TUF Season 6, episode recap. Episode 4 proceeds with Matt Hughes reacting to Billy Miles’ upset loss to John Kolosci last week [...]

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Hughes vs. Serra on New Years Eve
Jun 27, 2007 - 5:00 pm ET | No Comments

In the revolving door of dates for the welterweight title fight between Matt Serra and Matt Hughes we have yet another date for the title bout: New Years Eve. In a recent forum posting on his official site Hughes said the following:
I have been told that it willl be in Las Vegas on New Years [...]

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Penn Sets Sights on Third Fight with Hughes
Jun 25, 2007 - 9:44 am ET | 1 Comment

B.J. Penn fought less than 2 days ago but he already has his eyes on his next opponent: Matt Hughes. If the welterweight match does happen it will be third fight between the pair of fighters.
Penn, who has fought in the UFC at both the lightweight and middleweight classes, defeated Hughes at UFC 46 in [...]

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Serra vs. Hughes to Headline TUF 6 Finale
May 2, 2007 - 1:05 pm ET | 5 Comments

Dana White recently appeared on The Scott Ferrall Show on Sirius radio and delivered the confirmation we all wanted: Matt Serra will face Matt Hughes on the finale of The Ultimate Fighter 6 this fall. Why is this so big? The title bout will be free on Spike TV.
Before the announcement there were mixed rumors [...]

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