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I know we dog on Tim Sylvia every now and then, but I thought this commercial was actually pretty funny.

Well, now that its 2007 its time to pick a “fighter of the year” for 2006. Sherdog.com picked UFC Light Heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell as their fighter of the year for 2006. Personally, I wouldn’t have picked Chuck, and I’m interested in what you the MMA fan and reader of MMA HQ thinks. [...]

Man, lots of news is being confirmed today about UFC 68, and it now appears that my previous speculation regarding a Matt Hughes vs. Karo Parisyan matchup at UFC 68 was incorrect.
It appears that Matt Hughes will be fighting Chris Lytle at UFC 68, and both fighters have now confirmed and accepted the fight. [...]

It appears that the UFC and Brandon Vera have not been able to work out their contract negotiations, and Tim Sylvia’s next defense of his Heavyweight title will be against Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC 68. Many people expected Brandon Vera to have the next title shot as he is easily the #1 heavyweight contender, [...]

Jason MacDonald won his second fight in the UFC against Chris Leben at UFC 66 and now several different sources are reporting that MacDonald’s next opponent will be against former Middleweight champion Rich Franklin at UFC 68.
This will be Franklin’s first fight back after losing his title to Anderson Silva at UFC 64, [...]

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The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the fighter salaries from UFC 66.

Chuck Liddell: $250,000
Tito Ortiz: $210,000
Andrei Arlovski: $145,000
Michael Bisping: $24,000
Forrest Griffin: $16,000
Keith Jardine: $14,000
Jason MacDonald: $10,000
Chris Leben: $7,000
Marcio Cruz: $5,000
Eric Schafer: $4,000
Thiago Alves: $22,000
Gabriel Gonzaga: $18,000
Yushin Okami: $16,000
Tony DeSouza: $7,000
Christian Wellisch: $6,000
Rory Singer: $5,000
Carmelo Marrero: $5,000
Anthony Perosh: $3,000

Disclosed Fighter Payroll: $767,000