Weigh-ins for UFC 84 “Ill Will” took place today at the MGM Marquee Ballroom in Las Vegas, Nevada. The nearby MGM Grand Garden Arena will host tomorrow’s UFC pay-per-view event.
All 22-fighters from tomorrow’s UFC 84 fight card hit the scales and weighed-in successfully for their bouts.
The event was not without its headlines as former UFC [...]
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BJ Penn (-250) vs. Sean Sherk (+200)
UFC Lightweight Championship
Wanderlei Silva (-190) vs. Keith Jardine (+155)
Wilson Gouveia (-130) vs. Goran Reljic (EVEN)
Lyoto Machida (-200) vs. Tito Ortiz (+160)
Thiago Silva (-850) vs. Antonio Mendes (+550)
Ivan Salaverry (-170) vs. Rousimar Palhares (+140)
Rameau Sokodjou [...]
Popular UFC fighter and former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz has been drug tested by the Nevada State Athletic Commission in advance of his main card bout against Lyoto Machida at UFC 84 on May 24th in Las Vegas, according to MMA Weekly.
Ortiz’s test results were negative.
UFC 84 headliners Sean Sherk, who previously tested [...]
Sean Sherk and BJ Penn have both passed early random drug tests for their upcoming UFC 84 bout.
Rich Franklin’s manager, Monte Cox, has stated that Franklin would indeed make the move to light-heavyweight if the UFC requested.
The lightweight match up between Roger Huerta and Kenny Florian has been confirmed to take place on August 9 [...]
Official Fight Card
Main Card
BJ Penn vs. Sean Sherk
UFC Lightweight Championship
Wanderlei Silva vs. Keith Jardine
Tito Ortiz vs. Lyoto Machida
Wilson Gouveia vs. Goran Reljic
Thiago Silva vs. Antonio Mendes
Preliminary Bouts
Rameau Sokodjou vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura
John Koppenhaver vs.Yoshiyuki Yoshida
Jason Tan vs. Dong Hyun Kim
Rumored Bouts
Jeremy Stephens vs. Terry Etim
Rousimar Palhares vs. Ivan Salaverry
Shane Carwin vs. Christian Wellisch
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It doesn’t look like Tito Ortiz has any plans of staying with the UFC according to a recent interview with Hollyscoop.com. Ortiz did state that he is definitely not considering retirement and, as one might expect, also sounded off on his dislike for the UFC and Dana White:
“I am not retiring, I’ll be [...]
Rumors have been circulating in recent days, based on a Renato Sobral interview with PunchDrunkGamer.com, that Tito Ortiz would no longer be facing Lyoto Machida at UFC 84 on May 24th in Las Vegas.
However, MMAFrenzy.com has learned from Chris Fries, co-host of The Lights Out Show on Tagg Radio, that the fight will go on [...]
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 [...]
Details are beginning to emerge regarding an event the UFC is planning for May 24th.
The event, tentatively believed to be UFC 85, will be held in Las Vegas, likely at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. Depending on how the card shapes up it could also be moved to the larger MGM Grand Garden Arena. Three [...]
From Tito Ortiz:
“It’s all in the UFC’s hands.I have [...]