One of the most frequently asked questions I receive from readers is “when is Vera going to be fighting again” and coming in a close second is “who will he fight when he returns”. Although nothing is official at this point it appears that the answer to the first question is August.
A recent piece about [...]

Today the UFC has started to sell tickets for its recently announced UFC 73: Stacked event featuring Sean Sherk vs. Hermes Franca, Anderson Silva vs. Nate Marquardt, and Tito Ortiz faces Rashad Evans. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira will also be fighting and Mirko “Cro Cop” is also rumored to be on the card. The PPV event [...]

UFC 73: “Stacked” just got more stacked if this rumor is substantiated. Jutarnji is reporting that Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic’s next UFC fight may be in July at the recently confirmed UFC 73 event in Sacramento. Here is a rough translation of what the publication had to say:
“His [Cro Cop's] next appearance in the UFC [...]

Here are the fighter payouts from UFC 70 in Manchester, England:

Gabriel Gonzaga ($60,000) def. Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic ($350,000)
Andrei Arlovski ($160,000) def. Fabricio Werdum ($80,000)
Michael Bisping ($24,000) def. Elvis Sinosic ($8,000)
Lyoto Machida ($40,000) def. David Heath ($6,000)
Cheick Kongo ($40,000) def. Assuerio Silva ($8,000)
Terry Etim ($12,000) def. Matt Grice ($3,000)
Junior [...]

Fighters at UFC events are paid base salaries which don’t include bonuses for fight, knockout, and submission of the night. UFC 70 was no different, giving out three bonus awards:
Fight of the night:
Michael Bisping def. Elvis Sinosic
Knockout of the night:
Gabriel Gonzaga def. Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (kick)
Submission of the night:
Terry Etim def. Matt Grice (guillotine [...]

Now that UFC 70 has settled in interviews are starting to surface about various things but the biggest topic is Cro Cop’s loss to Gabriel Gonzaga. The LA Times got in touch with UFC President Dana White to get his opinion on the loss as well as Mirko’s contract and his previously destined bout with [...]

“I would like to have seen the way he walked away from the octagon, or the way he stood up. I can’t say with 100% surety, but I don’t think anything too serious happened with his leg, maybe just a slight twist of the ankle. The main problem I took note of was his right [...]

You know you want to see it…

**SPOILERS**
UFC 70 is being shown on tape delay in North America on Spike TV. Continue reading only if you want to know the results before they air in the United States and Canada.
You’ve been warned…

Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic def. Gabriel Gonzaga via knockout
Michael Bisping def. Elvis Sinosic via knockout
Andrei Arlovski def. Faricio Werdum via decision
Lyoto Machida def. David Heath via decision
Cheick Kongo def. Assuerio Silva via technical knockout

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The odds have started to roll out for UFC 70 on all of the internet betting sites and that means its time to put your money on the line in hopes of a big payout. This event hasn’t given us much to be excited over betting wise as most of the fighters seem like locks [...]

Lots of UFC card rumors popping up over the weekend. Here’s some updates on the fight cards for UFC 71, 73, and 74:

Jeremy Stephens will make his UFC debut against Din Thomas at UFC 71.

Jorge Gurgel will face Jamie Varner at UFC 73 on July 7th.
Sean Sherk will no longer defend his title against [...]

Mere hours after we thought the UFC 70 card was finalized, UFC.com has dropped a bombshell that Forrest Griffin was forced to withdraw from the event on April 21st in England due to a staph infection in his knee. Here’s the release:
“Light heavyweight contender Forrest Griffin has been sidelined by a severe staph infection in [...]

The free UFC 70 event will boast 10 fights, although only selected bouts will air on Spike TV. UFC events typically have only 9 fights but the UFC, for one reason or another, has decided to go with a 10 fight card. Here is the complete card headlined by the top contender matchup between Mirko [...]

UFC officials have confirmed UFC 70 will air for free on Spike but it will be shown on a tape delay, not at 2 p.m. when the event will be happening during prime-time in England. This presents a predicament in an age of lightning quick information sharing as the results will be posted and fully [...]