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- UFC 105 video preview for ‘Couture vs Vera’ on Nov. 14 (Extended)
- UFC 104 fighter salaries and paydays for ‘Machida vs Shogun’
- Dear haters: Watch UFC 104 without audio and you might see a different fight …
- A closer look at the official scorecards for UFC 104: ‘Machida vs Shogun’ (Pic)
- UFC Quick Quote: Takanori Gomi could knock out BJ Penn — if Dana White wasn’t so hard to deal with
- UFC 108: Jake Ellenberger vs Mike Pyle on tap for Jan. 2
- Lesnar camp: Brock felt ‘really bad’ about decision to pull out of UFC 106
- UFC 108: Mark Munoz vs. Ryan Jensen booked for Jan. 2
- Vitor Belfort: Nate Marquardt deserves Anderson Silva more than I do (Video)
- Josh Barnett receives second extension for CSAC steroid appeal
| UFC 105 video preview for ‘Couture vs Vera’ on Nov. 14 (Extended) Posted: 27 Oct 2009 04:41 PM PDT |
| UFC 104 fighter salaries and paydays for ‘Machida vs Shogun’ Posted: 27 Oct 2009 04:37 PM PDT
The official fighter purses for those who competed at UFC 104: “Machida vs. Shogun” this past Saturday night (Oct. 24) from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif., were released earlier today by that state athletic commission. Main event participants, UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida and challenger Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, accounted for nearly 40 percent of the entire payroll with their combined salaries ($355,000). Former number one lightweight contender, Joe Stevenson ($94,000), and surging heavyweight contender, Cain Velasquez ($70,000), rounded out the top earners of the evening. Here is the complete list of UFC 104 payouts:
Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida — $200,000 Cain Velasquez — $70,000 ($35,000 to show, $35,000 to win) Gleison Tibau — $38,000 ($19,000 to show, $19,000 to win) Joe Stevenson — $94,000 ($47,000 to show, $47,000 to win) Anthony "Rumble" Johnson — $30,000 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 to win)* Ryan "Darth" Bader — $30,000 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 to win) Pat Barry — $14,000 ($7,000 to show, $7,000 to win) Chael Sonnen — $54,000 ($27,000 to show, $27,000 to win) Jorge "El Conquistador" Rivera — $36,000 ($18,000 to show, $18,000 to win) Kyle Kingsbury — $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win) Stefan "Skyscraper" Struve — $14,000 ($7,000 to show, $7,000 to win) *Required to forfeit 20 percent of purse and pay it to Yoshida for missing the 170-pound division limit at the official weigh in. Keep in mind the salaries listed above do not include fight bonuses, sponsorships, percentages and other unofficial payments. It also does not include deductions for expenses such as insurance, taxes, etc. For example, the UFC often hands out extra cash for "Fight of the Night," "Knockout of the Night" and "Submission of the Night." To check out these figures for UFC 104 go here. The total base fighter payroll for the blockbuster pay-per-view (PPV) event, which attracted an official crowd of 14,892 attendees and a solid gate of $1.9 million, was $922,000. For complete results and coverage of “Machida vs. Shogun” click here and here. |
| Dear haters: Watch UFC 104 without audio and you might see a different fight … Posted: 27 Oct 2009 11:21 AM PDT
… Yours truly, Lyoto Machida.
Reigning light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida talks to Sherdog.com about his controversial unanimous decision win over challenger Mauricio Rua at UFC 104 last Saturday night in Los Angeles. "Shogun" appeared to be getting the better of the exchanges in their five round title fight but “The Dragon” blames biased American commentators for selling Rua’s offense as more than it actually was. Is it possible that a majority of fans were hypnotized by the pro-Rua ramblings of Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg? Or has Machida been looking at the replay through urine-colored glasses? Where do you stand, Maniacs? |
| A closer look at the official scorecards for UFC 104: ‘Machida vs Shogun’ (Pic) Posted: 27 Oct 2009 11:20 AM PDT Props: MMAWeekly Cecil Peoples Take a closer look at how Marcos Rosales and Nelson Hamilton scored “Machida vs. Shogun” after the jump.
Marcos Rosales Nelson Hamilton Thoughts? |
| UFC Quick Quote: Takanori Gomi could knock out BJ Penn — if Dana White wasn’t so hard to deal with Posted: 27 Oct 2009 09:02 AM PDT
-- Former Pride FC lightweight deity Takanori Gomi talks to Tsutaya Online about his fighting future as he prepares for Tony Hervey at Vale Tudo Japan 2009 on Oct. 30. "The Fireball Kid" flirted with a stateside move a few years ago when Zuffa — the UFC parent company — purchased the Japan-based mixed martial arts promotion; however, he decided to stay loyal and close to home, competing in front of the fans who watched him ascend to stardom in the "Land of the Rising Sun." He was persuaded once again to fight on US soil until Affliction MMA collapsed and left him high and dry. Will he ever compete for the UFC? And if so, does he have any chance of avenging his 2003 submission loss to current lightweight champion BJ Penn? |
| UFC 108: Jake Ellenberger vs Mike Pyle on tap for Jan. 2 Posted: 27 Oct 2009 09:01 AM PDT
There’s a welterweight brouhaha cooking between 170-pound veterans Jake Ellenberger (21-5) and Mike Pyle (19-6-1) for the upcoming UFC 108 card from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 2, MMAmania.com can confirm. Ellenberger is a dangerous striker who got people talking after shutting off the switch on Marcelo Alfaya at Bellator Fighting Championships 9 back on June 12. The former middleweight made his Octagon debut against the crafty Carlos Condit at UFC Fight Night 19 just last month. The Elite Performance product was pouring it on in the opening round, but “The Natural Born Killer” hung on and survived, squeaking out a split decision victory. That loss interrupted a four fight winning streak that saw Ellenberger take eight out of ten bouts with five (T)KO stoppages. Like Ellenberger, Pyle didn’t exactly have it easy in his UFC debut. “Quicksand” was knee deep in submissions trying to overcome the offense of top WEC prospect Brock Larson when he debuted at UFC 98: “Evans vs. Machida.” Despite getting choked out, Pyle quickly rebounded and did some choking of his own, sending Chris Wilson packing in the third round of their bout at UFC Fight Night 19. Expect an entertaining and highly competitive scrap between these two. UFC 108 is expected to feature a main event between 185-pound division deity Anderson "The Spider" Silva defending his division title against former light heavyweight champion Vitor "The Phenom" Belfort. Another former 205-pound champion, Rashad Evans, will also likely return to action against another Brazilian, Thiago Silva, in the co-featured fight of the night. How the recent dissolution of the UFC 106 main event between Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin — now rumored to be heading for Jan. 2 — affects this tentative line up, remains to be seen. In the meantime, check out the latest UFC 108 fight card and rumors click here. |
| Lesnar camp: Brock felt ‘really bad’ about decision to pull out of UFC 106 Posted: 27 Oct 2009 08:02 AM PDT
Props: Las Vegas Sun (via Bloody Elbow): Quoteworthy:
Chris Tuchscherer, friend and team mate of current UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar, recalls the events that led up to the champ’s decision to withdraw from his UFC 106 main event title fight against Shane Carwin on Nov. 21. Lesnar was reportedly sick for weeks and unable to prepare for his pending title defense, prompting him to withdraw from the card altogether as the clock was winding down. The UFC is trying to move the fight to UFC 108 on Jan. 2. Does that mean we get a super-sized show that not only features the former WWE star, but the elbow-impaired Anderson Silva as well? Or does the inclusion of the pay-per-view friendly Lesnar give the UFC a reason to postpone “The Spider’s” bout with Vitor Belfort? Still a lot of debris to sift through. Thoughts? |
| UFC 108: Mark Munoz vs. Ryan Jensen booked for Jan. 2 Posted: 27 Oct 2009 07:38 AM PDT
Up-and-coming middleweights Mark Munoz (6-1) and Ryan Jensen (14-5) have agreed to hook ‘em up in a 185-pound affair at UFC 108 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 2, MMAmania.com can confirm. Munoz first turned some heads with two strong showings under the WEC banner in 2008. The collegiate wrestling champion from Oklahoma State University debuted for the promotion at WEC 34: "Sacramento," scoring an impressive first round technical knockout win over Chuck Grigsby. Six months later he was back in action on the WEC 37: "Torres vs. Tapia" card. And, again, he was impressive with a first round technical knockout, this time over WEC newcomer Ricardo Barros. Munoz looked to carry that momentum into his UFC debut against Matt Hamill on March 7, unfortunately "The Hammer" used a brutal head kick to send "The Philippine Wrecking Machine" to his first career loss — and a date with a ringside stretcher. After shaking the cobwebs out, Munoz returned to UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira to outpoint a game Nick Catone to steal the split decision win and hopes to take that momentum into his Jan. 2 affair.
Jensen had a rough start inside the Octagon. After debuting with back-to-back losses to submission specialists Thales Leites and Demian Maia, the Elite Performance fighter went 2-1 outside of the promotion only to return and get submitted by Wilson Gouveia at UFC Fight Night 15. In what was unquestionably a do-or-die situation, he submitted Steve Steinbeiss via guillotine choke back in September at Fight Night 19 to record his first UFC win. UFC 108 is expected to feature a main event between 185-pound division deity Anderson "The Spider" Silva defending his division title against former light heavyweight champion Vitor "The Phenom" Belfort. Another former 205-pound champion, Rashad Evans, will also likely return to action against another Brazilian, Thiago Silva, in the co-featured fight of the night. How the recent dissolution of the UFC 106 main event between Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin — now rumored to be heading for Jan. 2 — affects this tentative line up, remains to be seen. In the meantime, check out the latest UFC 108 fight card and rumors click here. |
| Vitor Belfort: Nate Marquardt deserves Anderson Silva more than I do (Video) Posted: 27 Oct 2009 06:42 AM PDT |
| Josh Barnett receives second extension for CSAC steroid appeal Posted: 27 Oct 2009 06:41 AM PDT
Affliction Grim Reaper and former PRIDE star Josh Barnett has applied for — and received — a second extension for his appeal directed towards the ruling of the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) after he was popped for steroids in a random drug test prior to his August 1 bout against Fedor Emelianenko, according to Sherdog.com. “The Babyface Assassin” returned a positive "B" sample on July 31, all but confirming his initial test result that began a downward spiral for his employer and fellow fighters. Barnett's positive test led to Affliction MMA's house of cards to come crashing down, calling it quits as a fight promoter and returning to the UFC as a corporate sponsor with its clothing brand. Several intriguing fights were scrapped as a result, forcing fighters to search for work elsewhere … Barnett included. The former UFC Heavyweight champion issued a press release last month, calling into question the integrity of those results alleged by the CSAC — who does have a fairly sordid history dating back to the Sean Sherk scandal and beyond. From his official press release:
Barnett is appealing this most recent steroid finding with the CSAC but was likely counting on his second "B" sample to help dispute the initial positive result. In light of this new development, Barnett will not be eligible to reapply for a license to fight in the United States for at least a year, forcing him to remain exiled in Japan until then. With a FieLDS Dynamite!! card looming and a successful wrestling career; however, it may not be too difficult to find work. Keep in locked on MMAmania.com as we'll let you know more on Barnett's future when it's announced. |
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