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UFC Fight Night Fighter Payouts
January 31, 2007 – 9:20 am | 16 Comments

Here are the official payouts from last weekends Ultimate Fight Night.

Rashad Evans — $24,000 (incl. $12,000 to win bonus)
Sean Salmon — $3,000
Jake O’Brien — $18,000 (incl. $9,000 to win bonus)
Heath Herring — $6,000
Hermes Franca — …

UFC 67 Fight Card Lineup
January 30, 2007 – 10:46 am | 50 Comments

Here is the official fight lineup for this Saturday’s UFC 67 in Las Vegas.
Main Card
Anderson Silva vs. Travis Lutter
John Halverson vs. Roger Huerta
Eddie Sanchez vs. Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic
Marvin Eastman vs. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson
Patrick Cote …

Ultimate Fight Night Recap
January 26, 2007 – 9:04 am | 41 Comments
Ultimate Fight Night Recap

Overall, I thought last nights event on Spike TV was a good event. There were some highlights, and some lowlights, but you can’t complain with free MMA. Here are just a few quick …

Diego Sanchez vs. Josh Koscheck at UFC 69
January 25, 2007 – 9:59 pm | 40 Comments

Word coming out of tonights Ultimate Fight Night event is that one of the marquee fights at UFC 69 in April will feature Diego Sanchez vs. Josh Koscheck. Koscheck has been begging for a …

Chris Price 7 Pounds Overweight
January 24, 2007 – 6:05 pm | 15 Comments

Here are the official weights from today’s UFC weigh-ins. A few things of note, Chris Price was 7 pounds overweight. I don’t know how that happens. Did he not know the limit …

Ultimate Fight Night Preview
January 24, 2007 – 10:48 am | 13 Comments
Ultimate Fight Night Preview

The UFC continues their Spike TV shows tomorrow night with another Ultimate Fight Night card, headlined by TUF Season 2 winner Rashad Evans. Lets dig right in and get some previews and predictions for …

WEC Fighter Payouts
January 22, 2007 – 5:43 pm | 7 Comments

The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the fighter salary payouts from this past weekends WEC event held in Las Vegas.

Rob McCullough: $20,000
Urijah Faber: $10,000
Kit Cope: $5,000
Joe Pearson: $4,000
John Alessio: $10,000
Rich Crunkilton: $10,000
Alex Karalexis: $8,000
Logan …

Kendall Grove returns in April
January 22, 2007 – 8:00 am | 14 Comments
Kendall Grove returns in April

We’ve got another user contribution today, as Brian gives us his second MMA HQ article.

Kendall “Da Spyder” Grove is rumored to return to the Octagon this coming April. The word is that Grove could …

Nick Diaz Signs with Pride
January 21, 2007 – 7:46 pm | 10 Comments
Nick Diaz Signs with Pride

Man, it seems like there is quite a bit of Nick Diaz news recently. First Diaz’s title fight against Thomas Denny in the Gracie Fighting Championships gets “postponed;” next, Diaz signs a deal with …

Tap, Nap or Snap
January 19, 2007 – 2:54 pm | 11 Comments

MMA is more than just knockouts, and I hope everyone who visits MMA HQ can appreciate the beauty of a great submission move.