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The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) organization today announced the remaining fights for the upcoming UFC 87: SEEK AND DESTROY card, which features the UFC Welterweight Title bout between Champion Georges St-Pierre and number one contender Jon Fitch, Live from Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Just confirmed for the UFC 87 main card and undercard are exciting [...]
Manny Gamburyan, the Ultimate Fighter 5 runner-up, will face fellow cast member Rob Emerson at UFC 87 on August 9th in Minnesota. Gamburyan’s cousin, Karo Parisyan, will also be fighting at the August event against an opponent to-be-determined.
MMAFrenzy.com confirmed the additions to the fight card earlier today.
Gamburyan (8-2) won his way into “The Ultimate Fighter [...]
From UFC.com:
Lightweight contender Rich “No Love†Clementi is taking no time off after his three round win over Sam Stout at UFC 83 last Saturday. Instead, the pride of Slidell, Louisiana will be back in the gym preparing for a May 24th bout against UK rising star Terry Etim on the star-studded UFC 84 card [...]
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.: [...]
Read More »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 [...]
Read More »The UFC has added an undercard fight to UFC 81: Breaking Point pitting “The Ultimate Fighter 5″ castmember Rob Emerson against Keita Nakamura.
Emerson (6-6 MMA, 0-0 UFC) entered the fifth season of The Ultimate Fighter with a wealth of professional experience but was unable to win either of his first round fights against Corey Hill [...]


