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 [...]

UFC 86 “Jackson vs. Griffin” betting odds courtesy of Bodog. Support MMAFrenzy.com by opening an account today!
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 [...]

CBS’s Early Show recently aired a segment that uncovered the sad truth about children as young as six not only training, but competing in full on mixed martial arts bouts. Interestingly enough, UFC President Dana White appeared on the segment and defended the practice, rather than reprimanding it. Instead of taking the high [...]

Rising UFC middleweights Patrick Cote and Ricardo Almeida will square off on the main card of UFC 86 on July 5th according to The Fight Network, who confirmed the bout with Cote’s training partner and former UFC fighter David Loiseau.
Cote (12-4, 3-4 UFC) started his UFC career with four straight octagon losses to Tito Ortiz, [...]

Twelve randomly-selected UFC 81 fighters have passed their mandatory drug tests according to MMA Junkie. The fighters were tested by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for performance enhancing substances and drugs of abuse.
Tested Fighters

Frank Mir
Brock Lesnar
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Tim Sylvia
Ricardo Almeida
Tim Boetsch
Marvin Eastman
Rob Emerson
Tyson Griffin
Jeremy Horn
Chris Lytle
Nate Marquardt

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Tim Sylvia
Nogueira — $200,000 ($100,000 to show; $100,000 to win)
Sylvia — $100,000
Frank Mir def. Brock Lesnar
Mir — $80,000 ($40,000 to show; $40,000 to win)
Lesnar — $250,000
Nate Marquardt def. Jeremy Horn
Marquardt — $52,000 ($26,000 to show; $26,000 to win)
Horn — $25,000
Ricardo Almeida def. Rob Yundt
Almeida — $40,000 ($20,000 to show; $20,000 to [...]

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Tim Sylvia via submission – Round 3, 1:28 (Nogueira becomes the Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion)
Frank Mir def. Brock Lesnar via submission – Round 1, 1:30
Nate Marquardt def. Jeremy Horn via submission – Round 2, 1:37
Ricardo Almeida def. Rob Yundt via submission – Round 1, 1:08
Tyson Griffin def. Gleison Tibau via unanimous [...]

UFC 81 “Breaking Point” took place Saturday, February 2nd at The Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Super Bowl Eve event was headlined by a pair of heavyweight showdowns. In the main event, former UFC champ Tim Sylvia faced former PRIDE title holder Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira for the Interim UFC Heavyweight Championship. The [...]

265 lb.: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (237) vs. Tim Sylvia (261)
Interim UFC Heavyweight Championship Bout
265 lb.: Frank Mir (255) vs. Brock Lesnar (265)

185 lb.: Jeremy Horn (185) vs. Nate Marquardt (185)

185 lb.: Rob Yundt (185) vs. Ricardo Almeida (185)

155 lb.: Gleison Tibau (156) vs. Tyson Griffin (155)

170 lb.: Kyle Bradley (170) vs. Chris Lytle (170)

205 lb.: [...]

On Saturday night at UFC 81 a new Heavyweight champion will be crowned and the birth or re-birth of a career will happen for one particular fighter. Brock Lesnar will be looking to start a new career as a mixed martial arts fighter as he makes the crossover from entertainment-style pro wrestling to the fight [...]

The UFC announced earlier today on UFC.com that Alan Belcher has been forced to withdraw from his UFC 81 bout against Ricardo Almeida due to a severe case of bronchitis. Undefeated UFC newcomer Rob Yundt will now take on Almedia this Saturday.

Yundt (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has fought exclusively in the Alaska Fighting Championships promotion, [...]

Paul Kelly, who will face Paul Taylor at UFC 80 in England, has signed a 4-fight deal with the UFC. [MMA Madness]
Yahoo Sports writer Dave Meltzer reported yesterday that Jon Fitch and Thiago Alves were potential replacements to face Matt Hughes at UFC 79 following Matt Serra’s withdrawal from the card. While Alves remains [...]

In an effort to breathe life back into its rather dull Middleweight division, the UFC has just signed Renzo Gracie student, Ricardo “Cachorrao” Almeida. According to Graciemag.com, Almeida signed a six fight deal which will see him return to the octagon early 2008. Almeida was originally supposed to appear on the now defunct [...]