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 [...]

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 [...]

Thiago Alves, Kevin Burns, Matt Wiman, and Thiago Tavares were each awarded $50,000 bonues for their efforts Saturday night at UFC 85 “Bedlam” at the O2 Arena in London, England.
“Knockout of the Night” went to Thiago Alves for his early second round knee and ground and pound stoppage of former UFC welterweight champion and future [...]

Thiago Alves stopped former UFC welterweight champion and future hall of famer Matt Hughes via technical knockout early in round two on Saturday, June 7th, at UFC 85 “Bedlam” in front of a sold-out crowd at the O2 Arena in London, England.
The showdown between two of the UFC’s top welterweight contenders was the main event [...]

UFC 85 “BEDLAM” OFFICIAL RESULTS

Thiago Alves def. Matt Hughes via TKO – Round 2, 1:02
Michael Bisping def. Jason Day via TKO – Round 1, 3:42
Mike Swick def. Marcus Davis via unanimous decision
Thales Leites def. Nate Marquardt via split decision
Fabricio Werdum def. Brandon Vera via TKO – Round 1, 4:40
Martin Kampmann def. Jorge Rivera via submission [...]

QUICK RESULTS

Thiago Alves def. Matt Hughes via TKO – Round 2, 1:02
Michael Bisping def. Jason Day via TKO – Round 1, 3:42
Mike Swick def. Marcus Davis via unanimous decision
Thales Leites def. Nate Marquardt via split decision
Fabricio Werdum def. Brandon Vera via TKO – Round 1, 4:40
Martin Kampmann def. Jorge Rivera via submission – Round 1, [...]

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UFC 85 “BEDLAM” BETTING ODDS

Matt Hughes (-200) vs. Thiago Alves (+160)
Michael Bisping (-340) vs. Jason Day (+260)
Mike Swick (-120) vs. Marcus Davis (-110)
Nate Marquardt (-225) vs. Thales Leites (+185)
Brandon Vera (-170) vs. Fabricio Werdum (+130)
Martin Kampmann (-260) vs. Jorge Rivera (+200)
Thiago [...]

Thiago Alves failed to make weight today at the 02 Arena in London, England at the weigh-ins for UFC 85 “Bedlam”. Alves tipped the scale at 174 pounds, 3 pounds over the 171 pound non-title bout welterweight limit. His opponent, former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes, weighed in at 170 pounds. Their main event bout [...]

Official Fight Card

Main Card

Chuck Liddell vs. Rashad Evans
Fabricio Werdum vs. Brandon Vera

Preliminary Bouts

Matt Wiman vs. Thiago Tavares

Rumored Bouts

Marcus Davis vs. Mike Swick
Nate Marquardt vs. Thales Leites
Martin Kampmann vs. Jorge Rivera
Roan Carneiro vs. Ryo Chonan
Jess Liaudin vs. Paul Taylor
Luis Arthur Cain vs. Jason Lambert
Neil Wain vs. Antoni Hardonk

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The official salaries for UFC Fight Night 12 have been released by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. The figures do not include deductions for various fees, money fighters may receive from sponsors, or bonuses the UFC hands out for submission, knockout, and fight of the night.
The salaries of all winning fighters are composed equally of [...]

Mike Swick def. Josh Burkman via majority decision
Patrick Cote defeats Drew McFedries via TKO – Round 1, 1:44
Thiago Tavares def. Michihiro Omigawa via unanimous decision
Nate Diaz def. Alvin Robinson via submission – Round 1, 3:39
Kurt Pellegrino def. Alberto Crane via TKO – Round 2, 1:55
Gray Maynard def. Dennis Siver via unanimous decision
Jeremy Stephens def. Cole [...]

The UFC was in Las Vegas on Wednesday evening at The Pearl at The Palms Hotel and Casino for UFC Fight Night 12, the UFC’s second event in just five days.
The nine-fight card featured Mike Swick’s welterweight debut against Josh Burkman in the evening’s main event as well as knockout artists Patrick Cote and Drew [...]

Josh Burkman (170) vs. Mike Swick (170)
Drew McFedries (185.5) vs. Patrick Cote (184)
Michihiro Omigawa (154) vs. Thiago Tavares (155)
Alvin Robinson (155) vs. Nate Diaz (155)
Alberto Crane (155) vs. Kurt Pellegrino (155)
Dennis Siver (154) vs. Gray Maynard (155)
Jeremy Stephens (155) vs. Cole Miller (155)
Joe Veres (155) vs. Corey Hill (154)
Justin Buchholz (155) vs. Matt Wiman (155)

Don’t [...]

The UFC has announced that UFC Fight Night 12 will take place in Las Vegas at The Pearl at The Palms Hotel and Casino on January 23rd. Initially rumored to be held in Hollywood, Florida, the event will to be headlined by a welterweight bout between Josh Burkman and Mike Swick.
The UFC also confirmed Patrick [...]

Paul Kelly, who will face Paul Taylor at UFC 80 in England, has signed a 4-fight deal with the UFC. [MMA Madness]
Yahoo Sports writer Dave Meltzer reported yesterday that Jon Fitch and Thiago Alves were potential replacements to face Matt Hughes at UFC 79 following Matt Serra’s withdrawal from the card. While Alves remains [...]