[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Jan 28, 2008]
Roundup: More Ultimate Fighter 7 Cast Members, Upcoming Fights For Top Fighters, and More

Tito Ortiz recently confirmed that he has accepted a May 24th bout against Lyoto Machida. He has also indicated that the fight will likely be his last with the UFC.
Keith Jardine, who posted an upset of Chuck Liddell in September, is also likely to return at the May 24th event in Las Vegas. His opponent [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Dec 31, 2007]
UFC Roundup: Post-UFC 79 News and Notes

Nate Mohr reportedly suffered a torn ACL in his loss to Manny Gamburyan while Wanderlei Silva and James Irvin were both hospitalized and given MRIs as a precautionary measure according to The Wrestling Observer. Official injury reports from the Nevada State Athletic Comission are expected to be released very soon.
The UFC has announced that Antonio [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Dec 5, 2007]
UFC 81: Tim Sylvia Added to Card, Likely to Face Nogueira

Tim Sylvia has announced on his official website that he has been added to the UFC 81 “Breaking Point” fight card:
Just found out I’m fighting February 2nd, on the Super Bowl show in Las Vegas. I can’t say who I’m fighting yet, but I’ll let you all know as soon as I can.
Taking yesterday’s [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Dec 3, 2007]
Rumor: Nogueira vs. Sylvia Has Been Signed for UFC 81

Several sources close to Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira are claiming that the former PRIDE Heavyweight Champion will clash with former UFC Heavyweight Champion, Tim Sylvia at UFC 81: Breaking Point. Apparently, recent negotiations between the UFC and Randy Couture have not been productive, and the fight between Nogueira and Sylvia could be for the [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Nov 8, 2007]
UFC Roundup: UFC 77 Suspensions, Early-2008 Returns, Updates on UFC Veterans, and More

Mark Bocek will face Doug Evans at UFC 79. Evans confirmed the bout to MMAFrenzy.com earlier today.
The most-recent issue of Men’s Fitness features an extended cover with UFC Champion Matt Serra and challenger Matt Hughes as well as a “UFC Workout”.
Luke Cummo has announced on MySpace that he will be an injury backup for UFC [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Oct 17, 2007]
Sylvia/Vera Winner Will Face Nogueira For Title. Plus More On Couture

Another twist now added to UFC 77. According to Kevin Iole’s Yahoo! Sports article, the winner of the bout taking place in Cincinatti between Tim Sylvia and Brandon Vera will go on to face Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira for the now vacant UFC heavyweight title. Toward the bottom of the article Iole [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Oct 3, 2007]
UFC 77: Hostile Territory Official Fight Card

After several weeks of speculation about the rumored fight card, the UFC has now announced the official fight card for UFC 77 which is slated to take place on October 20, 2007 at US Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. No big surprises here, other than the fact that it’s now official.
The main event will [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Aug 21, 2007]
UFC Confirms Tim Sylvia vs. Brandon Vera at UFC 77

Today the UFC issued their official press release announcing “UFC 77: Hostile Territory”. In the announcement the UFC again confirmed the main event fight between current middleweight champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva and challenger Rich “Ace” Franklin and also announced a heavyweight feature bout between Tim “The Maine-iac” Sylvia and Brandon “The Truth” Vera.
Several days ago we [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Aug 16, 2007]
Brandon Vera To Return As Early as October

Update: According to Sam Caplan Dana White confirmed in the UFC 74 conference call that Brandon Vera has signed a new contract with the UFC and Tim Sylvia is the most likely opponent for his return bout. As a commenter here pointed out Sylvia is recovering from a staph infection as well as back surgery [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Aug 7, 2007]
UFC Fight Night 11: Florian To Replace Fisher in Main Event

Spencer Fisher has been forced to withdraw from his UFC Fight Night 11 headlining event against Din Thomas due to a staph infection. News has since surfaced that top lightweight fighter Kenny Florian will fill in for Fisher in the main event. Florian was previously rumored to be fight at UFC 78 in New Jersey [...]