Sean Sherk, Tyson Griffin, Junior Dos Santos, and Spencer Fisher each earned $65,000 bonuses for their efforts at UFC 90 “Silva vs. Cote”.

“Fight of the Night” honors went to lightweights Sherk and Griffin, who, despite wrestling pedigrees, engaged in a standup battle for three full rounds with Sherk walking away with a close unanimous decision victory.

UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva remained undefeated in the UFC on Saturday night, October 25th, defeating challenger Patrick Cote, though it was a finish nobody hoped for and no one saw coming.

The matchup headlined UFC 90 “Silva vs. Cote” at the sold-out Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois just outside of Chicago.

Welcome to MMAFrenzy.com’s live coverage of UFC 90 “Silva vs. Cote”, which takes place this evening, October 25th, at the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois.

UFC 90 is headlined by a middleweight title clash as 185-pound king Anderson Silva battles challenger Patrick Cote. Josh Koscheck vs. Thiago Alves and Fabricio Werdum vs. Junior dos Santos are also slated for the PPV main card.

Welterweight Josh Burkman failed to make weight today in Chicago at the official weigh-ins for UFC 90 “Silva vs. Cote”, weighing in at 173 pounds for his preliminary matchup against Pete Sell, two pounds over the 171-pound welterweight limit. Burkman was given one hour to drop the weight and weighed-in at the 171 pound limit on his second attempt.

All other fighters, including headliners Anderson Silva (184) and Patrick Cote (183), successfully made weight.

The UFC on Wednesday officially announced that lightweight contenders Sean Sherk and Tyson Griffin will meet at UFC 90 on October 25th in Chicago.
Sherk (32-3-1), a former UFC lightweight champion, was stripped of his title following a July 2007 victory over Hermes Franca after testing positive for steroids. The positive test, which was appealed, was [...]

A trio of lightweight bouts have been added to the rumored UFC 90 fight card, according to MMA Weekly. Former UFC lightweight champion Sean Sherk (32-3-1) will take on Tyson Griffin (12-1), former title challenger Hermes Franca (18-7) will meet Gleison Tibau (15-6), and Spencer Fisher (21-4) will fight Melvin Guillard (21-7-2) at the fall [...]

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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.
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Te Nevada State Athletic Commission today released the official medical suspensions from UFC 84 “Ill Will”. The pay-per-view event took place on May 24th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Ten of the event’s twenty-two fighters received a medical suspension.

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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, [...]