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Loiseau, Chonan, and Bielkheden Released by UFC
May 5, 2009 - 10:35 am ET | 56 Comments
Loiseau, Chonan, and Bielkheden Released by UFC

Three more fighters have been released by the UFC as lightweight David Bielkheden, welterweight Ryo Chonan, and middleweight David Loiseau have been cut by the promotion following losses in April at UFC 97.

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UFC 97 Results: Silva Tops Leites, Rua Knocks Out Liddell
Apr 19, 2009 - 12:57 am ET | 73 Comments
UFC 97 Results: Silva Tops Leites, Rua Knocks Out Liddell

Anderson Silva defeated Thales Leites via unanimous decision in the UFC 97 main event on Saturday in Montreal, Canada in a fight that will be remembered as one of the most uneventful in UFC history. In the co-headliner, Mauricio "Shogun" Rua likely retired Chuck Liddell with a first-round knockout.

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UFC 97 “Redemption” Live Results and Play-by-Play
Apr 18, 2009 - 4:19 pm ET | 30 Comments
UFC 97 “Redemption” Live Results and Play-by-Play

Welcome to MMAFrenzy.com's live coverage of UFC 97: Redemption, which takes place today at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. The event features Anderson Silva vs. Thales Leites and Chuck Liddell vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua on its 12-bout card.

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UFC 97 Weigh-In Results: Silva, Leites, Liddell, and Rua Make Weight
Apr 17, 2009 - 5:58 pm ET | 24 Comments
UFC 97 Weigh-In Results: Silva, Leites, Liddell, and Rua Make Weight

Headliners Anderson Silva and Thales Leites and co-main event foes Chuck Liddell and Mauricio "Shogun" Rua successfully made weight on Friday at the Bell Centre in Montreal for their UFC 97 bouts. Full weigh-in results for UFC 97: Redemption are after the jump...

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TJ Grant Signs With The UFC, To Debut Against Ryo Chonan at UFC 97
Jan 24, 2009 - 12:23 pm ET | 2 Comments
TJ Grant Signs With The UFC, To Debut Against Ryo Chonan at UFC 97

Canadian welterweight TJ Grant has signed a four-fight deal with the UFC and will make his promotional debut in his home country on April 18th in Montreal against Ryo Chonan.
Grant revealed the news in a recent interview with Sherdog.
Grant (13-2), who has fought exclusively in Canada with a variety of promotions including TKO and King [...]

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Additional Bouts Confirmed For UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008
Oct 31, 2008 - 2:06 pm ET | 29 Comments
Additional Bouts Confirmed For UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008

The UFC has officially confirmed additional bouts for UFC 92 “The Ultimate 2008″, which takes place on December 27th in Las Vegas and features Forrest Griffin vs. Rashad Evans, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Frank Mir, and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Wanderlei Silva.
Added to the pay-per-view televised main card are bouts featuring The Ultimate Fighter 7 [...]

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Brad Blackburn vs. Ryo Chonan Added To UFC 92 Lineup
Sep 27, 2008 - 5:14 pm ET | 5 Comments

Brad Blackburn (15-9-1) and Ryo Chonan (15-8) have agreed to clash at UFC 92 on December 27th in Las Vegas.

Blackburn, an IFL veteran, has posted back-to-back victories, including a second-round TKO of James Giboo in his UFC debut in July.

Chonan, a PRIDE and DEEP veteran, was defeated by Karo Parisyan in his UFC debut last November at UFC 78 but rebounded to defeat Roan Carneiro via split decision at UFC 88 in September.

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UFC 88 Medical Suspensions: Liddell, Franklin, and Tavares Receive 60 Day Suspensions
Sep 9, 2008 - 3:45 pm ET | 58 Comments

Chuck Liddell, Rich Franklin, and Thiago Tavares each received 60 day medical suspensions from the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission stemming from their bouts at UFC 88 “Breakthrough”.
The trio of fighters topped the list of medical suspensions issued by the GAEC for Saturday’s UFC pay-per-view event, which was held at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, [...]

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UFC 88 “Breakthrough” Fighter Salaries
Sep 9, 2008 - 1:45 pm ET | 43 Comments

MMAFrenzy.com has acquired the official fighter salaries as reported to the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission for UFC 88 “Breakthrough”.
The pay-per-view event, which took place on Saturday, September 6th at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, drew an official attendance of 14,736 for a live gate of $2.6 million.
Main event winner Rashad Evans took home [...]

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UFC 88 Recap: Evans Knocks “The Iceman” Out Cold
Sep 7, 2008 - 1:24 am ET | 84 Comments

The Ultimate Fighter 2 winner Rashad Evans moved one step closer to a 205-pound title shot as he remained undefeated on Saturday at UFC 88, knocking out former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell midway through the second round of their main event matchup.
UFC 88 “Breakthrough” took place on Saturday, September 6th, in front of [...]

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UFC 88 “Breakthrough” Results
Sep 7, 2008 - 12:33 am ET | 34 Comments

Rashad Evans def. Chuck Liddell via KO – Round 2, 1:51
Rich Franklin def. Matt Hamill via TKO – Round 3, 0:39
Dan Henderson def. Rousimar Palhares via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Nate Marquardt def. Martin Kampmann via TKO – Round 1, 1:22
Dong Hyun Kim def. Matt Brown via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Kurt Pellegrino def. Thiago [...]

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UFC 88 “Breakthrough” Live Results and Coverage
Sep 6, 2008 - 6:03 pm ET | 321 Comments

Welcome to MMAFrenzy.com’s LIVE coverage of UFC 88 “Breakthrough”.
In the main event former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell returned to the octagon to earn a shot at the 205-pound belt currently held by Forrest Griffin against Rashad Evans, the undefeated winner of The Ultimate Fighter 2 who looked to take out the promotion’s former [...]

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UFC 88 “Breakthrough” Weigh-In Results
Sep 5, 2008 - 4:34 pm ET | 9 Comments

Chuck Liddell (204) vs. Rashad Evans (205)
Rich Franklin (204.5) vs. Matt Hamill (205)
Dan Henderson (185) vs. Rousimar Palhares (184.5)
Nate Marquardt (185) vs. Martin Kampmann (184.5)
Matt Brown (170) vs. Dong Hyun Kim (170)
Thiago Tavares (155) vs. Kurt Pellegrino (156)
Tim Boetsch (205.25) vs. Mike Patt (205.25)
Jason Lambert (185) vs. Jason MacDonald (185)
Roan Carneiro (170) vs. Ryo Chonan [...]

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Quick Hits: Arlovski To Make Boxing Debut, Pulver Planning October Return, Fights Booked For Upcoming UFC Events, and More
Jul 7, 2008 - 7:00 am ET | 31 Comments

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 [...]

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UFC 85: Wain and Chonan Withdraw, Sanchez and Burns Named as Replacements
May 28, 2008 - 8:08 pm ET | 7 Comments

More changes have hit the UFC 85 fight card as undercard fighters Neil Wain and Ryo Chonan have both been forced to withdraw from their scheduled UFC 85 bouts. The latest lineup changes were announced earlier today.
UFC 85 “Bedlam” takes place on June 7th at the O2 Arena in London, England and will be broadcast [...]

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