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Koscheck-Pierce, Escudero-Lentz, Lawlor-Simpson Reported for UFC Fight Night 20
Oct 17, 2009 - 12:00 am ET | 5 Comments
Koscheck-Pierce, Escudero-Lentz, Lawlor-Simpson Reported for UFC Fight Night 20

Three bouts were added to the card for UFC Fight Night 20 on Friday, as Josh Koscheck vs. Mike Pierce, Efrain Escudero vs. Nik Lentz, and Tom Lawlor vs. Aaron Simpson were reported by MMAjunkie and Fanhouse for the January 11 Spike TV-televised event that is expected to take place in Fairfax, Virginia.

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UFC 100 Fighters Test Clean for Steroids and Drugs
Jul 17, 2009 - 3:29 pm ET | 17 Comments
UFC 100 Fighters Test Clean for Steroids and Drugs

13 fighters from the 11-bout UFC 100 card, which took place last Saturday and the Mandalay Events Center in Las Vegas, were tested by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for steroids and drugs of abuse and all of the tests were negative according to NSAC executive director Keith Kizer, who confirmed the results to MMAFrenzy.com on Friday.

The UFC 100 fighters which were tested were Frank Mir, Brock Lesnar, Georges St-Pierre, Thiago Alves, Shannon Gugerty, Jon Fitch, Dan Henderson, Yoshihiro Akiyama, Mark Coleman, Tom Lawlor, Jon Jones, Dong Hyun Kim, and Dan Miller.

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UFC 100 Fighter Salaries: Lesnar and St-Pierre Each Earn $400K To Top Near $1.8 Million Payroll
Jul 13, 2009 - 2:46 pm ET | 45 Comments
UFC 100 Fighter Salaries: Lesnar and St-Pierre Each Earn $400K To Top Near $1.8 Million Payroll

UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar and welterweight title-holder Georges St-Pierre were the top earners at Saturday’s UFC 100 event, each taking home $400,000 for their co-main event victories.

Dan Henderson ($250,000), Michael Bisping ($150,000), and Mark Coleman ($100,000) were also among the top salaries for the historic card, which drew widespread mainstream media coverage and could surpass 1.5 million PPV buys.

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Akiyama, Belcher, Henderson, and Lawlor Earn Record UFC 100 Fight Night Bonuses
Jul 12, 2009 - 11:14 am ET | 14 Comments
Akiyama, Belcher, Henderson, and Lawlor Earn Record UFC 100 Fight Night Bonuses

Yoshihiro Akiyama, Alan Belcher, Dan Henderson, and Tom Lawlor each earned record $100,000 Fight Night bonuses for their performances of Saturday at UFC 100.

“Fight of the Night” went to Akiyama and Belcher for their three-round brawl, while Henderson earned “Knockout of the Night” for his second-round KO of Michael Bisping and “Submission of the Night” went to Tom Lawlor for his 55-second guillotine choke of CB Dollaway.

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UFC 100 Results: Lesnar and St-Pierre Remain Champions with Dominant Wins, Henderson KOs Bisping
Jul 12, 2009 - 1:35 am ET | 75 Comments
UFC 100 Results: Lesnar and St-Pierre Remain Champions with Dominant Wins, Henderson KOs Bisping

Heavyweight title-holder Brock Lesnar became the UFC’s undisputed heavyweight champion on Saturday in the main event of UFC 100 by avenging the only loss of his MMA career with a second-round knockout of interim champ Frank Mir to cap off the historic pay-per-view event, which took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre retained his title with a unanimous decision over Thiago Alves and Dan Henderson scored a second-round knockout of Michael Bisping in UFC 100’s other top bouts.

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UFC 100 Weigh-In Results: All 22 Fighters, Including Headliners Lesnar and Mir, Make Weight
Jul 10, 2009 - 6:49 pm ET | 34 Comments
UFC 100 Weigh-In Results: All 22 Fighters, Including Headliners Lesnar and Mir, Make Weight

All 22 fighters scheduled to compete tomorrow at UFC 100 successfully made weight on Friday at the event’s official weigh-ins, which were held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, the same venue which hosts Saturday’s pay-per-view event.

UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar weighed-in exactly at the 265-pound heavyweight limit, while interim title-holder Frank Mir came in 20-pounds lighter at 245. UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre (170) and challenger Thiago Alves (170) as well as TUF 9 coaches Dan Henderson (185) and Michael Bisping (186) also made weight without issue.

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Six More Bouts Confirmed For UFC 100
Apr 10, 2009 - 4:45 pm ET | 1 Comment
Six More Bouts Confirmed For UFC 100

The UFC on Thursday officially announced five more bouts for its historic UFC 100 event. Added to the lineup were Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Alan Belcher, Jon Jones vs. Jake O'Brien, Dong Hyun Kim vs. Jonathan Goulet, CB Dollaway vs. Tom Lawlor, and Matt Grice vs. Shannon Gugerty.

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CB Dollaway vs. Tom Lawlor Signed For UFC 100
Mar 26, 2009 - 11:02 am ET | 18 Comments
CB Dollaway vs. Tom Lawlor Signed For UFC 100

A middleweight matchup pitting The Ultimate Fighter 7 runner-up CB Dollaway against The Ultimate Fighter 8 cast member Tom Lawlor has been signed for the the UFC 100 preliminary card.

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The Ultimate Fighter 8 “Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir” Results: Escudero, Bader Crowned TUF 8 Champs
Dec 13, 2008 - 4:59 pm ET | 114 Comments

Underdog Efrain Escudero topped highly touted Phillipe Nover via unanimous decision in the main event of The Ultimate Fighter 8 “Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir” Finale to win the season’s lightweight tournament.
The event took place on Saturday, December 13th, at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas and aired live on Spike TV.
In the [...]

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The Ultimate Fighter 8 “Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir” Weigh-In Results
Dec 12, 2008 - 7:33 pm ET | 49 Comments
The Ultimate Fighter 8 “Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir” Weigh-In Results

Fighters tipped the scales moments ago in Las Vegas to weigh in for the matchups tomorrow night at The Ultimate Fighter 8 “Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir” Finale, which takes place at The Pearl at the Palms and airs live on Spike TV.
Middleweight Wilson Gouveia failed to make weight for his scheduled middleweight contest against [...]

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“The Ultimate Fighter 8″ Cast Announced
Aug 18, 2008 - 2:45 pm ET | 30 Comments

The complete, 32-fighter cast of lightweights and light heavyweights for the upcoming season of the UFC’s “The Ultimate Fighter” reality series, “The Ultimate Fighter 8: Team Nogueria vs. Team Mir”, was today announced by Spike TV.
The upcoming season of “The Ultimate Fighter” features both a sixteen fighter, 155-pound tournament and a sixteen fighter, 205-pound tournament.
Two [...]

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