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UFC 110 Video: Wanderlei Silva Talks Michael Bisping Fight

Posted: Nov 25th 2009 5:25PM ET by Michael David Smith (RSS feed)
Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC

Wanderlei Silva has confirmed that he will fight Michael Bisping (not Yoshihiro Akiyama, as previously reported) at UFC 110. And he uploaded a video to his YouTube chanel explaining why this fight is so important to him.

UFC Targeting Georges St. Pierre vs. Dan Hardy for UFC 111 in March

Posted: Nov 25th 2009 3:15PM ET by Mike Chiappetta (RSS feed)
Filed under: UFC, FanHouse Exclusive

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The UFC is targeting a March 2010 date for welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre's title defense with No. 1 contender Dan Hardy, a source with knowledge of the situation told FanHouse.

Once formally agreed to by both sides, the matchup would likely be the main event of UFC 111, which is expected to take place at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.

The 28-year-old St. Pierre (19-2) is one of MMA's hottest commodities after signing major sponsorship deals with Gatorade and Under Armour within the last year. He has been out of action since injuring his groin during the course of a successful defense against Thiago Alves at July's UFC 100.

UFC 106 Sells 6,631 Tickets, WEC 44 Pushes 1,132

Posted: Nov 25th 2009 7:56AM ET by Ray Hui (RSS feed)
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UFC 106 on Nov. 21 raked in $3,003,250 in ticket sales at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, while WEC 44 on Nov. 18 drew a live gate of $131,200 at the nearby Pearl at the Palms.

UFC 106 made its three-plus million-dollar gate by selling 6,631 tickets, but the event was not a sell-out for the rematch event for former light heavyweight champions Tito Ortiz and Forrest Griffin. The UFC gave away 3,898 tickets valued at $2,331,250 and left 223 tickets unsold.

The MMA Hour Featuring Frankie Edgar, Cung Le and Kerry Vera

Posted: Nov 24th 2009 10:27PM ET by Ariel Helwani (RSS feed)
Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC, Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive

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On this week's edition of The MMA Hour, we were first joined by UFC lightweight star Frankie Edgar, who faces Matt Veach at The Ultimate Fighter finale on Dec. 5. Later in the show, we spoke to Strikeforce middleweight Cung Le who returns to action following a 21-month hiatus on Dec. 19 against Scott Smith. Le discussed his future in the sport and dealing with the criticism some of his fellow fighters have said about him during his time away from the sport.

Finally, we spoke to women's MMA sensation Kerry Vera, who talked about her recent victory over Kim Couture and dealing with her newfound fame in the sport. Watch or listen to the show below.

Forrest Griffin Still Regrets His Loss to Anderson Silva

Posted: Nov 24th 2009 5:30PM ET by Michael David Smith (RSS feed)
Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC

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Forrest Griffin was in a celebratory mood after beating Tito Ortiz at UFC 106. But he acknowledged that he still looks back and feels badly about the way he fought the last time he stepped into the Octagon, a first-round technical knockout loss at the hands of Anderson Silva.

Thiago Silva Believes Rashad Evans UFC 108 Victory Would Warrant Title Shot

Posted: Nov 24th 2009 8:00AM ET by Ariel Helwani (RSS feed)
Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC, FanHouse Exclusive

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Thiago Silva recently spent a week training with the fighters at the Wand Fight Team Gym in Las Vegas, and that's where FanHouse caught up with the light heavyweight contender to talk about his upcoming UFC 108 main event fight against Rashad Evans.

Silva talked about turning his career around following his January loss to Lyoto Machida and why a convincing victory over Evans would warrant a title shot later next year. Check out the video interview below.

UFC 106 Medical Suspensions

Posted: Nov 23rd 2009 5:08PM ET by Ray Hui (RSS feed)
Filed under: UFC

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Forrest Griffin, who revealed to the crowd a broken foot injury following Saturday's UFC 106 fight in Las Vegas, will be required to have his right foot x-rayed and cleared by a doctor or he will not be allowed to compete until May 21, 2010.

Griffin, who won a split decision over Tito Ortiz, received a minimum suspension of 30 days with no contact for three weeks.

Kimbo Announced for TUF 10 Finale

Posted: Nov 23rd 2009 4:00PM ET by Ray Hui (RSS feed)
Filed under: UFC

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Kimbo Slice will make his official UFC debut on the televised card of The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale on Dec. 5 at The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Spike TV announced Monday.

An opponent has not been announced, as there are still two hours of programming left and Slice is still being teased as an injury replacement, but numerous reports have stated that the brawler will meet fellow heavy hitter Houston Alexander at the finale in a catch-weight bout of 215 pounds.

Cain Velasquez Ready for Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira or Shane Carwin

Posted: Nov 23rd 2009 3:34PM ET by Ariel Helwani (RSS feed)
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Cain Velasquez was supposed to face Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 108, but "Big Nog" recently had to pull out due to a severe staph infection. And with Brock Lesnar's recent health troubles keeping the heavyweight champion on the sidelines for an indefinite period of time, Velasquez told FanHouse that he doesn't know if his next opponent will be Nogueira or Shane Carwin and whether an interim title will be on the line.

The undefeated heavyweight contender also talked about his recent victory over Ben Rothwell, dealing with the media and his dream of fighting in Mexico. Check out the video interview below.

UFC 106 Fighter Salaries: Forrest Griffin Ties Tito Ortiz With $250,000 Payday

Posted: Nov 23rd 2009 1:59PM ET by Ray Hui (RSS feed)
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Forrest Griffin and Tito Ortiz each earned $250,000 for their main event fight at Saturday's UFC 106 in Las Vegas.

Griffin's total prize included a $150,000 bonus for winning the fight, while Ortiz's salary remained at $250,000.

Griffin avenged a April 2006 loss to Ortiz by returning the favor with a split decision win after three rounds. When the two first met at UFC 59, Ortiz earned $200,000 for the win while Griffin earned only $16,000.