Former UFC lightweight champion and current WEC featherweight Jens Pulver, who is coming off of a loss to WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber, will likely return to the cage in October, possibly against Alexandre Franca Nogueira.
The UFC is planning to hold an event in Chicago in October and in Boston in November and will also [...]
Forrest Griffin, Quinton Jackson, Melvin Guillard, and Cole Miller were each awarded $60,000 bonuses by the UFC for their efforts at UFC 86.
Griffin and Jackson were each awarded $60,000 “Fight of the Night” bonuses for their thrilling, five-round main event bout. Griffin overcame Jackson’s power punches with leg kicks and submission attempts to claim the [...]
The official scoring of last night’s main event between Forrest Griffin and Quinton Jackson has been released by Dave Meltzer at F4WOnline.com:
Adalaide Byrd who scored it 48-46, gave 4 and 5 to Jackson and Griffin 1, 2 and 3 with 2 as 10-8
Nelson Hamilton had it 48-46 with 1 and 4 for Jackson, and Griffin [...]
Forrest Griffin def. Quinton Jackson (c) via unanimous decision
UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Patrick Cote def. Ricardo Almeida via split decision
Joe Stevenson def. Gleison Tibau via submission - Round 2, 2:57
Josh Koscheck def. Chris Lytle via unanimous decision
Tyson Griffin def. Marcus Aurelio via unanimous decision
Gabriel Gonzaga def. Justin McCully via submission - Round 1, 1:57
Cole Miller def. [...]
Welcome to MMAFrenzy.com’s LIVE coverage of UFC 86 “Jackson vs. Griffin”. After appearing as opposing coaches on The Ultimate Fighter 7, UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson takes on challenger and The Ultimate Fighter 1 winner Forrest Griffin for the 205-pound title in the UFC 86 main event.
Patrick Cote vs. Ricardo Almeida, Joe Stevenson [...]
Quinton Jackson (205) vs. Forrest Griffin (205)
UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Ricardo Almeida (185) vs. Patrick Cote (185)
Chris Lytle (170) vs. Josh Koscheck (170)
Marcus Aurelio (155) vs. Tyson Griffin (155)
Gleison Tibau (156) vs. Joe Stevenson (155)
Justin McCully (236) vs. Gabriel Gonzaga (249)
Cole Miller (155) vs. Jorge Gurgel (155)
Dennis Siver (155) Melvin Guillard (155)
Justin Buchholz (155) vs. Corey [...]
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UFC 86 “JACKSON VS. GRIFFIN†BETTING ODDS
Quinton Jackson (-275) vs. Forrest Griffin (+215)
UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Ricardo Almeida (-145) vs. Patrick Cote (+115)
Joe Stevenson (-260) vs. Gleison Tibau (+200)
Josh Koscheck (-315) vs. Chris Lytle (+240)
Tyson Griffin (-310) vs. Marcus Aurelio [...]
Not that I blame him, but 205 pound contender Forrest Griffin can now be added to the list of fighters who would prefer to steer clear of the “elusive” style of one Lyoto Machida:
“The winner of Saturday night’s clash is likely to face Brazilian hotshot Lyoto Machida next. And Griffin is wary of the [...]
