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Tyson Griffin vs. Jim Miller In The Works UFC 108
Oct 16, 2009 - 4:26 pm ET | 9 Comments
Tyson Griffin vs. Jim Miller In The Works UFC 108

A lightweight matchup between Tyson Griffin and Jim Miller is in the works for UFC 108 on January 2 in Las Vegas. Griffin has won six of his last seven fights, including recent wins over Rafael dos Anjos and Hermes Franca, while Miller has gone 4-1 in the UFC with wins over the likes of Matt Wiman and Mac Danzig.

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UFC 103 Results: Belfort Knocks Out Franklin, dos Santos Forces Filipovic To Verbally Submit
Sep 20, 2009 - 12:45 am ET | 48 Comments
UFC 103 Results: Belfort Knocks Out Franklin, dos Santos Forces Filipovic To Verbally Submit

In the UFC 103 headlining bout between former UFC champions Rich Franklin and Vitor Belfort, Belfort made good on his return to the UFC. The Brazilian rocked Franklin with a right, then dropped him with a left before forcing Yves Lavigne to call a stop to the contest with more punches to the downed [...]

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UFC 103 Predictions
Sep 19, 2009 - 7:00 am ET | 21 Comments
UFC 103 Predictions

It’s prediction time again here at MMAFrenzy.com, and I’m going to channel my inner “Carnac the Magnificent” and try to tell you what’s on the other side of tonight’s UFC 103 fights and some of the other staff from the site have joined in as well.

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UFC 103 Weigh-In Results: All Fighters Make Weight
Sep 18, 2009 - 5:41 pm ET | 22 Comments
UFC 103 Weigh-In Results: All Fighters Make Weight

Fighters weighed-in today at the Dallas Convention Center Arena for UFC 103 which will take place Saturday at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. Pay-per-view headliner Rich Franklin made weight for the 195 catch weight bout weighing in at 195 pounds on the nose. Co-headliner Vitor Belfort missed weight by a quarter of pound and has two hours to lose the additional weight.

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Four Bouts Announced for UFC 103 on September 19 in Dallas; Tickets on Sale This Week
Jul 14, 2009 - 6:30 pm ET | 23 Comments
Four Bouts Announced for UFC 103 on September 19 in Dallas; Tickets on Sale This Week

The UFC officially announced its long-rumored UFC 103 event on Tuesday, confirming that the pay-per-view event will take place on September 19 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas as expected.

Four previously-reported fights were added to the event’s official lineup, as Tyson Griffin vs. Hermes Franca, Josh Koscheck vs. Frank Trigg, Efrain Escudero vs. Cole Miller, and Mike Swick vs. Martin Kampmann were all formally announced.

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Tyson Griffin vs. Hermes Franca Likely for UFC 103
Jun 18, 2009 - 10:36 am ET | 19 Comments
Tyson Griffin vs. Hermes Franca Likely for UFC 103

Lightweights Tyson Griffin and Hermes Franca have agreed to square off at UFC 103 on September 19 in Dallas, Texas with bout agreements for the 155-pound contest expected to be finalized soon.

Griffin (13-2) enters the matchup off an April victory over Rafael dos Anjos, while Franca was last in action in October, defeating Marcus Aurelio.

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UFN 18 News and Notes: Bonuses, Attendance, Injuries, and More
Apr 2, 2009 - 12:59 am ET | 10 Comments
UFN 18 News and Notes: Bonuses, Attendance, Injuries, and More

Ryan Bader likely suffered a major knee injury in his UFN 18 victory and Tyson Griffin, Rafael dos Anjos, Aaron Simpson, and Rob Kimmons each received $30,000 bonuses for their performances on Wednesday at the Sommet Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

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UFN 18 Results: Kampmann Tops Condit; Bader, Griffin, and Miller Victorious
Apr 1, 2009 - 7:24 pm ET | 51 Comments
UFN 18 Results: Kampmann Tops Condit; Bader, Griffin, and Miller Victorious

Former WEC welterweight champion Carlos Condit was defeated in his anticipated UFC debut, dropping a split decision to Martin Kampmann in the UFN 18 main event.

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UFC Fight Night 18 Weigh-In Results
Mar 31, 2009 - 5:16 pm ET | 10 Comments
UFC Fight Night 18 Weigh-In Results

Twenty-two of the twenty-four fighters scheduled to be in action at UFC Fight Night 18 successfully weighed in for their bouts on Tuesday at the Sommet Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Sherk, Griffin, Dos Santos, and Fisher Earn $65,000 UFC 90 Bonuses
Oct 26, 2008 - 11:45 am ET | 18 Comments

Sean Sherk, Tyson Griffin, Junior Dos Santos, and Spencer Fisher each earned $65,000 bonuses for their efforts at UFC 90 “Silva vs. Cote”.
“Fight of the Night” honors went to lightweights Sherk and Griffin, who, despite wrestling pedigrees, engaged in a standup battle for three full rounds with Sherk walking away with a close unanimous decision [...]

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UFC 90 “Silva vs. Cote” Results: Silva Claims TKO Victory Following Cote Injury
Oct 26, 2008 - 12:48 am ET | 97 Comments
UFC 90 “Silva vs. Cote” Results: Silva Claims TKO Victory Following Cote Injury

UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva remained undefeated in the UFC on Saturday night, October 25th, defeating challenger Patrick Cote, though it was a finish nobody hoped for and no one saw coming.
The matchup headlined UFC 90 “Silva vs. Cote” at the sold-out Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois just outside of Chicago.
After a close first round [...]

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UFC 90 “Silva vs. Cote” Live Results and Coverage
Oct 25, 2008 - 2:29 pm ET | 61 Comments
UFC 90 “Silva vs. Cote” Live Results and Coverage

Welcome to MMAFrenzy.com’s live coverage of UFC 90 "Silva vs. Cote", which takes place this evening, October 25th, at the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois.
UFC 90 is headlined by a middleweight title clash as 185-pound king Anderson Silva battles challenger Patrick Cote. Josh Koscheck vs. Thiago Alves and Fabricio Werdum vs. Junior dos [...]

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UFC 90 “Silva vs. Cote” Weigh-In Results
Oct 24, 2008 - 5:25 pm ET | 47 Comments
UFC 90 “Silva vs. Cote” Weigh-In Results

Welterweight Josh Burkman failed to make weight today in Chicago at the official weigh-ins for UFC 90 “Silva vs. Cote”, weighing in at 173 pounds for his preliminary matchup against Pete Sell, two pounds over the 171-pound welterweight limit. Burkman was given one hour to drop the weight and weighed-in at the 171 pound limit [...]

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Sean Sherk vs. Tyson Griffin Confirmed For UFC 90
Aug 21, 2008 - 1:00 pm ET | 34 Comments

The UFC on Wednesday officially announced that lightweight contenders Sean Sherk and Tyson Griffin will meet at UFC 90 on October 25th in Chicago.
Sherk (32-3-1), a former UFC lightweight champion, was stripped of his title following a July 2007 victory over Hermes Franca after testing positive for steroids. The positive test, which was appealed, was [...]

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Sherk vs. Griffin, Franca vs. Tibau, and Fisher vs. Guillard Added To UFC 90
Aug 5, 2008 - 3:00 pm ET | 81 Comments

A trio of lightweight bouts have been added to the rumored UFC 90 fight card, according to MMA Weekly. Former UFC lightweight champion Sean Sherk (32-3-1) will take on Tyson Griffin (12-1), former title challenger Hermes Franca (18-7) will meet Gleison Tibau (15-6), and Spencer Fisher (21-4) will fight Melvin Guillard (21-7-2) at the fall [...]

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