Frankie Edgar has been forced to withdraw from the upcoming UFC Fight Night 16 “UFC Fight for the Troops” card with an undisclosed injury. Replacing Edgar on short notice will be Jim Miller (12-1), who will now meet fellow 155-pounder Matt Wiman on the Spike TV-broadcast main card.
UFC Fight Night 16 takes place on December [...]

Welterweights Josh Koscheck and Yoshiyuki Yoshida will clash in the main event of UFC Fight Night 16 “UFC Fight For The Troops” on December 10th at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Spike TV, which will broadcast the event beginning at 9pm ET, yesterday announced an updated lineup for the event, which will benefit the [...]

Lightweights Frank Edgar and Matt Wiman have agreed to clash at UFC Fight Night 16 “UFC Fights for the Troops” on December 10th in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The event will air live on Spike TV.
MMAFrenzy.com recently confirmed the 155-pound matchup.
After winning eight-straight fights to begin his career, including his first three bouts in the [...]

Thiago Alves, Kevin Burns, Matt Wiman, and Thiago Tavares were each awarded $50,000 bonues for their efforts Saturday night at UFC 85 “Bedlam” at the O2 Arena in London, England.
“Knockout of the Night” went to Thiago Alves for his early second round knee and ground and pound stoppage of former UFC welterweight champion and future [...]

Thiago Alves stopped former UFC welterweight champion and future hall of famer Matt Hughes via technical knockout early in round two on Saturday, June 7th, at UFC 85 “Bedlam” in front of a sold-out crowd at the O2 Arena in London, England.
The showdown between two of the UFC’s top welterweight contenders was the main event [...]

UFC 85 “BEDLAM” OFFICIAL 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 [...]

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, [...]

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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 [...]

The official salaries for UFC Fight Night 12 have been released by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. The figures do not include deductions for various fees, money fighters may receive from sponsors, or bonuses the UFC hands out for submission, knockout, and fight of the night.
The salaries of all winning fighters are composed equally of [...]

Mike Swick def. Josh Burkman via majority decision
Patrick Cote defeats Drew McFedries via TKO – Round 1, 1:44
Thiago Tavares def. Michihiro Omigawa via unanimous decision
Nate Diaz def. Alvin Robinson via submission – Round 1, 3:39
Kurt Pellegrino def. Alberto Crane via TKO – Round 2, 1:55
Gray Maynard def. Dennis Siver via unanimous decision
Jeremy Stephens def. Cole [...]

The UFC was in Las Vegas on Wednesday evening at The Pearl at The Palms Hotel and Casino for UFC Fight Night 12, the UFC’s second event in just five days.
The nine-fight card featured Mike Swick’s welterweight debut against Josh Burkman in the evening’s main event as well as knockout artists Patrick Cote and Drew [...]

Josh Burkman (170) vs. Mike Swick (170)
Drew McFedries (185.5) vs. Patrick Cote (184)
Michihiro Omigawa (154) vs. Thiago Tavares (155)
Alvin Robinson (155) vs. Nate Diaz (155)
Alberto Crane (155) vs. Kurt Pellegrino (155)
Dennis Siver (154) vs. Gray Maynard (155)
Jeremy Stephens (155) vs. Cole Miller (155)
Joe Veres (155) vs. Corey Hill (154)
Justin Buchholz (155) vs. Matt Wiman (155)

Don’t [...]

Ultimate Fighter 5 castmember and 3-fight UFC veteran Matt Wiman will take on UFC newcomer Justin Buchholz at UFC Fight Night 12 in January according to MMA Weekly.
Wiman (8-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC) defeated Marlon Sims in the opening round of the reality series before losing to Manny Gamburyan in the quarterfinals. Following the appearance on [...]