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UFC 87 Weigh-In Results
Aug 8, 2008 - 5:08 pm ET | 37 Comments

Weigh-ins for UFC 87 “Seek and Destroy” took place today at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The ten-bout pay-per-view event takes place tomorrow, August 9th, at the venue.
All twenty fighters successfully made weight with UFC 87 headliners, welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre and challenger Jon Fitch, weighing in exactly at the 170 pound welterweight [...]

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Roger Huerta and UFC “Far Apart” On Contract Renewal
Aug 7, 2008 - 10:00 am ET | 177 Comments

Following his UFC 87 bout against Kenny Florian on Saturday, UFC lightweight contender Roger Huerta will have just one fight remaining on his current contract with the UFC. While a win over Florian would essentially guarantee Huerta a shot at the 155-pound title, he’s unlikely to challenge for the belt unless he agrees to terms [...]

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Quote: DellaGrotte Says Florian Could “Run Over” Huerta
Aug 2, 2008 - 2:00 pm ET | 36 Comments

“In my opinion, I think Kenny’s going to determine what type of fight he makes it. Kenny could run over Roger if he really wants to, or he could allow Roger to give Kenny a fight. I think Kenny’s ability to harness his energy and ability to control his aggression and not become emotionally attached [...]

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Roger Huerta Not Happy With The UFC
Jul 31, 2008 - 5:00 pm ET | 54 Comments

In a recent interview with FIGHT! Magazine, lightweight contender Roger Huerta spoke out against the less than fair treatment he claims to receive from the UFC, and leaves few details to the imagination:
“Huerta’s disillusionment with the UFC began when he did press tours for his employer in Miami, Houston, Los Angeles, and London and received [...]

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Updated Official Fight Card For UFC 87 “Seek and Destroy”
Jun 26, 2008 - 5:00 am ET | 35 Comments

Event name: UFC 87: Seek and Destroy
Date: August 9, 2008
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Venue: Target Center
Broadcast: Pay-Per-View (10pm ET)
Main Card

Georges St-Pierre vs. Jon Fitch
UFC Welterweight Championship
Brock Lesnar vs. Heath Herring
Kenny Florian vs. Roger Huerta

Preliminary Bouts

Luke Cummo vs. Tamdan McCrory
Cheick Kongo vs. Dan Evensen
Tomasz Drwal vs. Andre Gusmao
Chris Wilson vs. Steve Bruno
Ben Saunders vs. Jared [...]

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UFC 87: Seek and Destroy Featuring Lesnar vs. Coleman Officially Announced
May 18, 2008 - 3:00 pm ET | 12 Comments

The UFC has officially announced UFC 87: SEEK AND DESTROY featuring a heavyweight main event bout between former professional wrestler turned mixed martial artist Brock Lesnar and UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman. Lightweight contenders Kenny Florian and Roger Huerta will also face off in a featured top contender bout at the event.
The pay-per-view event [...]

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UFC 87: Huerta and Florian Likely Fighting For a Title Shot
May 17, 2008 - 12:00 pm ET | 7 Comments

Top UFC lightweights Kenny Florian and Roger Huerta are set to face off in a featured bout at UFC 87 in August and there is likely more than just bragging rights on the line.
UFC President Dana White revealed during a pre-UFC 84 media conference call earlier this week that the winner of the August bout [...]

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Roundup: Sherk and Penn Pass Drug Tests, Kimbo on ESPN Cover, and More
May 2, 2008 - 8:16 pm ET | 9 Comments

Sean Sherk and BJ Penn have both passed early random drug tests for their upcoming UFC 84 bout.
Rich Franklin’s manager, Monte Cox, has stated that Franklin would indeed make the move to light-heavyweight if the UFC requested.
The lightweight match up between Roger Huerta and Kenny Florian has been confirmed to take place on August 9 [...]

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UFC 87: Kenny Florian vs. Roger Huerta?
Apr 7, 2008 - 4:00 pm ET | 31 Comments

Recently, UFC lightweight contender Kenny Florian has been making it well known that he wants to meet Roger “El Matador” Huerta next inside the octagon:
“Roger Huerta’s got a lot of juice right now. He’s a big name right now in the division and in the sport. And right now I’ve got a little win streak [...]

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Huerta To Take 6-8 Months Off
Dec 14, 2007 - 10:53 am ET | 14 Comments

After a blistering 2007 in which Roger Huerta posted a 5-0 record, including a win last weekend over Clay Guida in The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale main event, the rising lightweight contender will not be back until the middle of 2008 according to an interview with Huerta at MMA Weekly:
“I’m not fighting for 6, 7, [...]

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UFC Lightweight Division: Aftermath of The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale
Dec 13, 2007 - 9:19 am ET | 9 Comments

In the wake of The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale that aired on Saturday night, the UFC’s lightweight division went through a small shuffling of the talent into its different echelons. We saw the addition of a new fighter to the UFC in Mac Danzig, a solid veteran MMA fighter. In addition to Danzig, Clay Guida [...]

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The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale Official Fighter Salaries
Dec 12, 2007 - 11:47 am ET | 12 Comments

The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the official fighter salaries for The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale.
Keep in mind that the numbers listed below are strictly the reported salaries and do not include sponsor payments, fees, and bonuses. All of the winning fighter’s salaries are composed half of a base salary and half of [...]

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UFC: The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale Results
Dec 9, 2007 - 12:17 am ET | 17 Comments

Roger Huerta def. Clay Guida via submission – Round 3, 0:51
Mac Danzig def. Tommy Speer via submission – Round 1, 2:01
John Koppenhaver def. Jared Rollins via TKO – Round 3, 2:01
George Sotiropoulos def. Billy Miles via submission – Round 1, 1:36
Ben Saunders def. Dan Barrera via unanimous decision
Troy Mandaloniz def. Richie Hightower via TKO – [...]

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The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale Live Results
Dec 8, 2007 - 5:33 pm ET | 66 Comments

MMAFrenzy.com once again provided live, round-by-round coverage of the UFC’s latest event: The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale.
The full card for the event included:
Main Card

Roger Huerta vs. Clay Guida
Tommy Speer vs. Mac Danzig
Jared Rollins vs. John Koppenhaver
Billy Miles vs. George Sotiropoulos
Ben Saunders vs. Dan Barrera

Preliminary Bouts

Troy Mandaloniz vs. Richie Hightower
Matt Arroyo vs. John Kolosci
Roman Mitichyan vs. [...]

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Extensive Preview of The Ultimate Fighter 6
Dec 8, 2007 - 9:42 am ET | 10 Comments

The Ultimate Fighter Season 6 has finally come to an end and we now have the finalized fight card for the Ultimate Fighter Finale on Saturday night from the Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada. The featured main event is a barn burner. Clay “The Carpenter” Guida will be taking on Roger Huerta in Huerta’s first [...]

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