With opposing TUF 10 coach Quinton “Rampage” Jackson out for the indefinite future after calling it quits earlier this week, Rashad Evans will instead fight Thiago Silva in “December or early next year,” according to MMA Fanhouse, possibly at UFC 108 on January 2 in Las Vegas.

Twelve of the twenty-two UFC 102 fighters in action at Saturday’s event in Portland have been issued medical suspensions by the Oregon State Athletic Commission stemming from their bouts.

The longest suspension was dolled out to Portland-native Ed Herman, who is sidelined indefinitely from a fight-ending knee injury, while headliners Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Randy Couture were both issued 30 day precautionary suspensions.

Headliners Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Randy Couture were the top earners at Saturday’s UFC 102 event in Portland, according to figures released by the Oregon State Athletic Commission.

Nougiera, who defeated Couture by unanimous decision in the evening’s main event, earned $400,000 for the victory, while Couture received $250,000 in the loss. The disclosed payroll for the pay-per-view event was $1,285,000.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira rebounded from his disappointing loss to Frank Mir in his fight with an exciting unanimous decision victory over Randy Couture in the main event of UFC 102 on Saturday at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, Oregon.

The UFC 102 main card also featured impressive knockouts by Thiago Silva and Nate Marquard, while the prelims were highlighted by Todd Duffee’s record-setting 7-second KO in his UFC debut.

All 22 UFC 102 fighters, including heavyweight headliners Randy Couture and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, successfully made weight on Friday at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, Oregon, the same venue which hosts Saturday’s pay-per-view event.

Couture, the 46-year-old UFC hall of famer and former light heavyweight and heavyweight champion, weighed in at 220-pounds, while the former UFC and PRIDE title-holder Nogueira tipped the scale at 231-pounds.

The fight card for UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira, which is set to take place on August 29th at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon, has been finalized.

Joining a heavyweight headliner between Randy Coture and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira on the pay-per-view main card are Keith Jardine vs. Thiago Silva, Chris Leben vs. Jake Rosholt, Demian Maia vs. Nate Marquardt, and Matt Hamill vs. Brandon Vera.

On Monday, the UFC officially announced its long-rumored UFC 102 event, which will take place on August 29 at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon and will be headlined a matchup between former heavyweight champions Randy Couture and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.

After UFC 101 opponent Forrest Griffin was pulled from their co-headliner to meet Anderson Silva in a blockbuster matchup, Thiago Silva didn't have to wait long to be matched up with a new opponent, though his next fight will take place several weeks later than originally scheduled. According to MMAjunkie, Silva and Keith Jardine have agreed to meet at UFC 102 on August 29th in Portland, Oregon.

UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva will return to the light heavyweight division to square off with Forrest Griffin in a featured bout at UFC 101 on August 8th in Philadelphia. Rumors of the matchup had been swirling in recent days, with MMAjunkie confirming on Tuesday that both fighters have now verbally agreed to the fight.

Forrest Griffin will return to the octagon on August 8th to take on Thiago Silva in what is expected to be the co-main event of UFC 101 in Portland, Oregon beneath a headlining matchup featuring Randy Couture against Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.

The Nevada State Athletic Commission has issued medical suspensions to five UFC 94 participants, including BJ Penn, for various injuries suffered in their bouts Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
The medical suspensions were:

BJ Penn (defeated by Georges St-Pierre via fourth-round TKO) suspended until March 18th with no contact until March 3rd [...]

On a card dominated by uneventful decisions, UFC 94’s top two bouts delivered as Georges St-Pierre dominated BJ Penn on the ground en route to a fourth-round TKO victory while top light heavyweight contender Lyoto Machida used his awkward style to remain undefeated by scoring a first-round knockout of the previously unbeaten Thiago Silva.
A sell [...]

Georges St-Pierre, BJ Penn, and 18 other fighters successfully weighed in this evening in Las Vegas to make their UFC 94 matchups official.
St-Pierre (170) and Penn (168) clash for the UFC welterweight title in the main event of UFC 94, which also boasts Lyoto Machida (206) vs. Thiago Silva (206), Karo Parisyan (170) vs. Dong [...]

The UFC today announced additional bouts for UFC 93 on January 17th in Dublin, Ireland and UFC 94 on January 31st in Las Vegas.
Announced for the UFC 93 main card, which is headlined by Dan Henderson vs. Rich Franklin and Mark Coleman vs. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, were Alan Belcher vs. Denis Kang, Marcus Davis vs. [...]

The UFC has officially announced UFC 94: St-Pierre vs. Penn 2, which features the highly anticipated rematch between welterweight title-holder Georges St-Pierre and lightweight champion BJ Penn.
In their first meeting in early-2006 St-Pierre topped Penn via split decision to become the top contender in the 170-pound division, and ultimately captured the title, while Penn dropped [...]