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UFC 88: Dan Henderson vs. Rousimar Palhares
Jun 27, 2008 - 12:00 pm ET | 28 Comments

Though word has not officially been received from Henderson’s camp, it seems that Palhares is inked and ready to go:
“It appears that Dan Henderson’s return to the middleweight division wasn’t a one-time deal to challenge UFC champion Anderson Silva. MMAWeekly.com has confirmed with sources close to the camp of Brazilian Top Team fighter Rousimar Palhares [...]

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UFC 84 Fighters Test Clean
Jun 2, 2008 - 3:52 pm ET | 3 Comments

All fifteen fighters tested by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for steroids, performance enhancing drugs, and drugs of abuse have tested clean. MMAFrenzy.com confirmed the negative test results with NSAC Executive Director Keith Kizer this afternoon.
UFC 84 “Ill Will” took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 24th.
Tested by [...]

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Fifteen UFC 84 Fighters Drug Tested
May 27, 2008 - 3:12 pm ET | 7 Comments

MMAFrenzy.com (www.mmafrenzy.com) has confirmed with the Nevada State Athletic Commission that sixteen UFC 84 fighters were tested for performance enhancing drugs and drugs of abuse.
The 11-bout pay-per-event took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 24th.
The tested fighters were BJ Penn, Sean Sherk, Keith Jardine, Wanderlei Silva, Tito Ortiz, [...]

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UFC 84 Fighter Salaries
May 27, 2008 - 3:01 pm ET | 25 Comments

The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the official fighter salaries for UFC 84 “Ill Will”. The 11-bout pay-per-event took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 24th.
Each of the event’s winning fighters, excluding Wanderlei Silva, received a win bonus equal to their “to show” salary. Silva did not [...]

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Roundup: Post-UFC 84 News and Notes, New Matches For TUF 7 Finale and UFC 87, and More
May 25, 2008 - 1:52 pm ET | 19 Comments

Wanderlei Silva, Rousimar Palhares, Goran Reljic, and Wilson Gouveia took home $75,000 bonuses for their efforts at UFC 84. Silva won “Knockout of the Night” for his 36-second KO win over Keith Jardine. Palhares was awarded “Submission of the Night” for his slick armbar win over veteran Ivan Salaverry. Reljic and Gouveia took home [...]

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UFC 84 Results
May 25, 2008 - 1:01 am ET | 31 Comments

BJ Penn def. Sean Sherk via TKO – Round 3, 5:00
UFC Lightweight Championship
Wanderlei Silva def. Keith Jardine via KO – Round 1, 0:36
Goran Reljic def. Wilson Gouveia via TKO – Round 2, 3:15
Lyoto Machida def. Tito Ortiz via unanimous decision
Thiago Silva def. Antonio Mendes via submission (strikes) – Round 1, 2:24
Rousimar Palhares def. Ivan Salaverry [...]

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UFC 84 “Ill Will” Coverage
May 24, 2008 - 6:40 pm ET | 74 Comments

Welcome to MMAFrenzy.com’s fight-by-fight UFC 84 “ILL WILL” coverage. The 11-fight card is took place on Saturday, May 24, 2008 at the MGM Grand Garden arena in Las Vegas, Nevada and aired on pay-per-view.
MMAFrenzy.com provided quick results, extended results, and commentary of the entire event which included Tito Ortiz versus Lyoto Machida, Keith Jardine versus [...]

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Updated UFC 84 Betting Odds
May 24, 2008 - 10:55 am ET | No Comments

UFC 84 betting lines courtesy BodogLife.com. Support MMAFrenzy.com by opening an account today at Bodog.

BJ Penn (-250) vs. Sean Sherk (+200)
UFC Lightweight Championship
Wanderlei Silva (-180) vs. Keith Jardine (+140)

Wilson Gouveia (-155) vs. Goran Reljic (+125)

Lyoto Machida (-185) vs. Tito Ortiz (+155)
Thiago Silva (-800) vs. Antonio Mendes (+500)

Ivan Salaverry (-145) vs. Rousimar Palhares (+105)

Rameau Sokodjou [...]

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UFC 84 “Ill Will” Weigh-In Results
May 23, 2008 - 6:09 pm ET | 17 Comments

Weigh-ins for UFC 84 “Ill Will” took place today at the MGM Marquee Ballroom in Las Vegas, Nevada. The nearby MGM Grand Garden Arena will host tomorrow’s UFC pay-per-view event.
All 22-fighters from tomorrow’s UFC 84 fight card hit the scales and weighed-in successfully for their bouts.
The event was not without its headlines as former UFC [...]

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UFC 84 Betting Odds
May 23, 2008 - 7:00 am ET | 5 Comments

UFC 84 betting lines courtesy BodogLife.com. Support MMAFrenzy.com by opening an account today at Bodog.

BJ Penn (-250) vs. Sean Sherk (+200)
UFC Lightweight Championship
Wanderlei Silva (-190) vs. Keith Jardine (+155)

Wilson Gouveia (-130) vs. Goran Reljic (EVEN)

Lyoto Machida (-200) vs. Tito Ortiz (+160)
Thiago Silva (-850) vs. Antonio Mendes (+550)

Ivan Salaverry (-170) vs. Rousimar Palhares (+140)

Rameau Sokodjou [...]

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Updated Fight Card For UFC 84 “Ill Will”
Mar 22, 2008 - 8:00 am ET | 7 Comments

Official Fight Card
Main Card

BJ Penn vs. Sean Sherk
UFC Lightweight Championship
Wanderlei Silva vs. Keith Jardine
Tito Ortiz vs. Lyoto Machida
Wilson Gouveia vs. Goran Reljic
Thiago Silva vs. Antonio Mendes

Preliminary Bouts

Rameau Sokodjou vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura
John Koppenhaver vs.Yoshiyuki Yoshida
Jason Tan vs. Dong Hyun Kim

Rumored Bouts

Jeremy Stephens vs. Terry Etim
Rousimar Palhares vs. Ivan Salaverry
Shane Carwin vs. Christian Wellisch

For more on UFC [...]

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UFC 84: Palhares To Debut Against Salaverry
Jan 30, 2008 - 12:56 pm ET | No Comments

Recently-signed Rousimar Palhares will make his UFC debut against Ivan Salaverry at UFC 84 according to a report by Sherdog.
UFC 84 will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on May 24th. The event will feature a lightweight championship main event between BJ Penn and Sean Sherk as well as Tito [...]

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Rousimar Palhares Expected To Sign With The UFC
Jan 24, 2008 - 4:07 pm ET | 4 Comments

Rousimar “Toquinho” Palhares was the center of attention at the Fury FC show on December 7th of last year. In fact, the stakes were much higher than many casual fans who didn’t watch the event may have known. On the line was the Fury FC Middleweight championship, the potential for a Brazilian Top Team vs. [...]

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