Champion Nutrition Signs UFC Welterweight Thiago Pitbull Alves and WEC Lightweight Mike Brown

Champion Nutrition, a leading manufacturer and marketer of sports nutrition products today announced the signing of two mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters Thiago "Pitbull" Alves and Mike Brown.

Both fighters fight from the American Top Team (ATT) gym located in Coconut Creek, Florida. This follows the earlier announcement that Champion Nutrition had become the Official Sponsor of ATT.

"By signing Mike Brown and Pitbull to sponsorship contracts we are supporting the fighters, their ATT Team and the sport of MMA in South Florida," says, Mark Post, President of Champion Nutrition. "Mixed martial arts has been steadily gaining popularity but has never received more attention than it does today and by having Pitbull and Mike Brown represent Champion they will help us bring the Champion Nutrition brand to more MMA fans," says Post.

Thiago "Pitbull" Alves has a record of 21-4 and is currently the #3 ranked Welterweight in the UFC. He is one of the fastest rising contenders in the UFC with his recent success winning six consecutive fights decisively.

Mike Brown has a record of 19-4 is the current #1 Lightweight Contender in the WEC. Brown will fight for the title against current WEC Featherweight Champion Urijah Faber at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, FL September 10th.

Champion Nutrition is a Sunrise, FL based marketer and manufacturer of performance-based sports nutrition products. Champion maintains its own 135,000 square-foot GMP-certified manufacturing facility. Currently in their 25th year, Champion's attention to product formulation, quality, and taste have kept it as one of the most well-respected sports nutrition companies in the industry.

American Top Team (ATT) of Coconut Creek, FL is the premier mixed martial arts training academy in the world. ATT trains many of the top fighters in the UFC, WEC, Elite XC, and Pride organizations. Disciplines trained include, most notably, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, American Boxing, Muay Thai, and Kick Boxing.

MMA Fighter James Irvin Tests Positive for Methadone and Oxymorphone

Light heavyweight James Irvin has tested positive for Methadone and Oxymorphone, following his first round technical knockout loss to Anderson Silva at UFC Fight Night 14 on July 19, according to the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC).

Methadone and Oxymorphone are often used to treat chronic pain.

The “Sandman” has 20 days to respond and request a formal hearing to dispute the finding. If the ruling is upheld after the hearing he faces a possible fine and suspension.

All of the other fighters tested on the card came back clean.

Stay tuned for more on this developing story.

Note that we passed along a story earlier today that the 11 fighters tested for the Spike TV special event tested clean for steroids and drugs of abuse. That was inaccurate … those tests were just for steroids.

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11 Fighters from UFC Fight Night 14 Tested for Drugs and Steroids

The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) has provided the names of the tested fighters from this past Saturday's UFC Fight Night 14 event.

11 of the 22 fighters on the card were tested by the NSAC for drugs and steroids.

Here is the list of tested fighters:
Anderson Silva
James Irvin
Tim Credeur
Cale Yarborough
Hermes Franca
Frank Edgar
Cain Velasquez
Brandon Vera
CB Dollaway
Nate Loughran
Shannon Gugerty

Based on historical precedence, the NSAC should have the results of these tests in the next week.

We will provide you with those results when they are made available.

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UFC Fight Night 14 "Silva vs. Irvin" Results and Payouts

UFC Fight Night 14: “Silva vs. Irvin”
July 19, 2008
Palms Casino Resort
Las Vegas, Nevada

UFC Fight Night 14 Results:
Anderson Silva defeats James Irvin by TKO at 1:01 in Round 1
Brandon Vera defeats Reese Andy by Unanimous Decision
Frank Edgar defeats Hermes Franca by Unanimous Decision
Cain Velasquez defeats Jake O’Brien by TKO in Round 1
Kevin Burns defeats Anthony Johnson by TKO at 3:35 of Round 3
CB Dollaway defeats Jesse Taylor by submission (choke) at 3:58 of Round 1
Tim Credeur defeats Cale Yarbrough via technical knockout in Round 1
Rory Markham defeats Brodie Farber via knockout (head kick) in Round 1
Nate Loughran defeats Johnny Rees by submission (triangle choke) at 4:21 of Round 1
Brad Blackburn defeats James Giboo by TKO (strikes) at 2:29 of Round 2
Shannon Gugerty defeats Dale Hartt by submission (rear naked choke) at 3:33 of Round 1

UFC Fight Night 14 Payouts:
Anderson Silva — $200,000 James Irvin — $20,000
Brandon Vera — $200,000 ($100,000 to show, $100,000 to win) Reese Andy — $15,000
Frank Edgar — $26,000 ($13,000 to show, $13,000 to win) Hermes Franca — $17,000
Cain Velasquez — $14,000 ($7,000 to show, $7,000 to win) Jake O’Brien — $11,000
Kevin Burns — $10,000 ($5,000 to show, $5,000 to win) Anthony Johnson — $9,000
CB Dollaway — $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win) Jesse Taylor — $8,000
Tim Credeur — $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win) Cale Yarbrough — $8,000
Rory Markham — $12,000 ($6,000 to show, $6,000 to win) Brodie Farber — $3,000
Nate Loughran — $8,000 ($4,000 to show, $4,000 to win) Johnny Rees — $4,000
Brad Blackburn — $10,000 ($5,000 to show, $5,000 to win) James Giboo — $3,000
Shannon Gugerty — $6,000 ($3,000 to show, $3,000 to win) Dale Hartt — $3,000

UFC 86 Results

UFC 86

Saturday, July 5, 2008

Mandalay Bay Events Center

Las Vegas, Nevada

Main Event:
UFC Light Heavyweight Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Forrest Griffin

Winner: Forrest Griffin defeats Rampage Jackson by Unanimous Decision

Undercard:
185 lbs
Patrick Cote vs. Ricardo Almeida

Winner: Patrick Cote defeats Ricardo Almeida via Split Decision

155 lbs
Joe Stevenson vs. Gleison Tibau

Winner: Joe Stevenson defeats Gleison Tibau via submission (guillotine choke) in Round 2

170 lbs
Josh Koscheck vs. Chris Lytle

Winner: Josh Koscheck defeats Chris Lytle via Unanimous Decison

155 lbs
Melvin Guillard vs. Dennis Siver

Winner: Melvin Guillard defeats Dennis Siver via TKO (Strikes) Round 1

155 lbs
Tyson Griffin vs. Marcus Aurelio

Winner: Tyson Griffin defeat Marcus Aurelio via Unanimous Decision

155 lbs
Cole Miller vs. Jorge Gurgel

Winner: Cole Miller defeats Jorge Gurgel via submission (triangle choke) in Round 3

155 lbs
Corey Hill vs. Justin Buchholz

Winner: Justin Buchholz defeats Corey Hill via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 2

265 lbs
Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Justin McCull

Winner: Gabriel Gonzaga defeats Justin McCully via Submission (Kimura) Round 1

BSN Becomes Official Nutritional Supplement Sponsor of the UFC

Bio-Engineered Supplements & Nutrition Inc. (BSN), the world leader in cutting-edge sports nutrition products and makers of N.O.-XPLODE, the #1 selling extreme pre-training performance igniter, is proud to announce a multi-year partnership agreement with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the premier Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) organization in the world today. MMA is an intense combat sport where high level professional fighters use interdisciplinary forms of fighting that include Jiu-Jitsu, Taekwondo, Karate, Boxing, Muay Thai, Wrestling and other disciplines to their strategic and tactical advantage in a sanctioned match. UFC fighters are among the best-trained and most conditioned athletes in the world, making BSN’s association with the sport of MMA and the UFC a perfect fit. What BSN is to the world of sports nutrition with their leading line of physique and performance products, the UFC is to Mixed Martial Arts, true innovators and world leaders.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship is regulated by the most prestigious sports regulatory bodies in the United States. UFC live pay-per-view events take place at preeminent destinations including MGM Grand, MEN Arena, Mandalay Bay and 02 Arena, and consistently draw sell-out crowds with record-breaking gates. Presenting over twelve pay-per-view events per year, the UFC stands as the largest pay-per-view content provider in the United States.

The UFC also dominates television with its reality series The Ultimate Fighter, now heading into its eighth season. The Ultimate Fighter has reigned supreme for years in the coveted 18-34 male ratings demographic, and regularly enjoying higher ratings than traditional franchise sports such as the NBA, NHL, NASCAR as well as NCAA football and basketball. In partnership with Spike TV cable network, the UFC also presents ten live UFC Fight Night events and the popular program UFC: Unleashed.

BSN’s President and CEO Chris Ferguson comments on the partnership, “I’m proud to announce that BSN is now the 'Official Nutritional Supplement Provider' of the UFC. MMA is the fastest growing sport in the world today. We are excited to be aligned with an organization as prestigious as the UFC and are eager to stretch our brand with this partnership by showcasing our product line, which includes N.O.-XPLODE, the foremost pre-training igniter in the world today. BSN is a dominate force in over 75 countries and climbing. We have entered into this strategic partnership with the UFC to solidify our combined global presence. I want to thank everybody at the UFC for their efforts and for their continued commitment.”

Look for on-line activation of this partnership via BSN’s new MMA driven site at www.bsn-mma.com and also look for BSN’s presence on www.ufc.com. And be sure to catch all UFC Pay Per View events and catch a glimpse of the BSN logo on the Octagon canvas and bumpers. Be the first to see this amazing partnership take the world by storm!

Champion Nutrition and American Top Team Announce Partnership

Champion Nutrition announced today that it will become the Official Sponsor and sports nutrition provider of world-class Mixed Martial Arts organization, American Top Team (ATT).

Champion Nutrition is providing science-based nutrition to the world-class fighters at the ATT Coconut Creek, Florida training facility as well as becoming a resource to them. “We found there was a real need to educate and provide quality nutrition and supplementation to these fighters” says Director of Marketing John Jarmul. ATT co-founder Ricardo Liborio says of the joint venture “the margin between world champion and the top 25 in the world is getting smaller every day, and our athletes need every possible advantage to stay on top. Champion Nutrition has a storied tradition as the brand athletes trust to take their performance to the next level, and so our partnership with them came naturally.” Champion Nutrition’s products and expertise will be available to fighters at all 20 American Top Team locations in Florida and across the US.

Champion Nutrition is a Sunrise, FL based marketer and manufacturer of performance-based sports nutrition products. Champion maintains its own 135,000 square-foot GMP-certified manufacturing facility. Currently in their 25th year, Champion’s attention to product formulation, quality, and taste have kept it as one of the most well-respected sports nutrition companies in the industry.

American Top Team is one of the most successful MMA teams in the world. ATT has more than 50 professional MMA fighters competing in the U.S and abroad in events such as; UFC, WEC, Elite XC, K-1 DREAMS, among others. The team, including such fighters as Thiago 'Pitbull' Alves, Denis Kang, Din 'Dinyero' Thomas, Jeff 'Snowman' Monson, Cole Miller, Luigi Fioravanti, Micah Miller and Marcus CONAN Silveira is based out of Coconut Creek, Florida in their 20,000 sq. ft. facility which offers training in all disciplines of martial arts consisting of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai, Kickboxing, Boxing, Wrestling, and MMA.

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The Ultimate Fighter Team Rampage vs Team Forrest Finale Fight Card

June 21st, 2008
9:00 PM ET/PT
The Pearl, Nevada

Doors open at The Palms at 2:30pm PT
First bout starts at 3:30pm PT
The seventh season of The Ultimate Fighter culminates with a huge 3 hour live broadcast on Spike TV!
After the most shocking twist in The Ultimate Fighter history, see the finals of the middleweight tournament LIVE.
Plus, a feature bout between Kendall "Da Spyder" Grove and former middleweight champion Evan Tanner.
Also on the card, fights featuring Diego Sanchez and Spencer Fisher.

Live on Spike:
Saturday, June 21st at 9pm ET/PT.

Re-air:
Saturday 6/21 12am
Sunday 6/22 4pm
Saturday 6/28 7pm

Fight Card: (televised)
Evan Tanner 34-8-0 Vs. Kendall "Da Spyder" Grove 10-5-0
Amir Sadollah 1-0-0 Vs. CB Dollaway 7-1-0
Diego "Nightmare" Sanchez 21-2-0 Vs. Luigi Fioravanti 14-3-0
Spencer "The King" Fisher 21-3-0 Vs. Jeremy "Lil' Heathen" Stephens 15-2-0
Matt Riddle 0-0-0 Vs. Dante Rivera 10-2-0

Preliminary Fight Card: (non-televised)
Josh "The People's Warrior" Burkman 20-5-0 Vs. Dustin Hazelett 12-5-0
Marvin "The Beastman" Eastman 15-7-1 Vs. Drew McFedries 6-3-0
Matt Brown 9-6-0 Vs. Matt Arroyo 3-1-0
Jeremy "Gumby" Horn 88-17-5 Vs. Dean "The Boogeyman" Lister 10-5-0
Tim Credeur 10-4-0 Vs. Cale Yarbrough 0-0-0
Rob "Monster" Yundt 7-1-0 Vs. Rob Kimmons

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MMA Fighter Jesse Taylor Dismissed From Ultimate Fighter TV Show After Drunken Escapade

A drunken escapade cost mixed martial arts fighter Jesse Taylor a shot at winning Season 7 of "The Ultimate Fighter" reality TV show.

Taylor was sent packing in the final taped episode aired Wednesday, paying the price for a liquored-up night two days after the show had finished taping. The 25-year-old fighter was shown on video kicking the window out of a limo at 3 a.m., and then caused a ruckus inside his Las Vegas hotel, according to UFC president Dana White.

"I drank a little too much and got a little bit rowdy," Taylor said on the show.

"You're not ready for this, dude," White said in dismissing him.

Taylor had advanced to Saturday's live finale on Spike TV by winning a decision over Tim Credeur in the episode aired last Wednesday. He was to meet the winner of the CB Dolloway-Amir Sadollah semifinal.

Other fighters have been booted from the show. But Taylor was the first to go after the taped portion of the series had been filmed.

Sadollah defeated Dolloway via third-round submission in the episode aired Wednesday. But Dolloway and Credeur were given a reprieve after Taylor's misbehaviour. The losing semifinalists went head to head later in the episode - three weeks later in real time - with Dolloway capturing a decision to earn another crack at Sadollah on Saturday at The Palms in Las Vegas.

Both Dolloway and Credeur collected US$10,000.

The winner of the show earns a contract to fight in the UFC. Others in the show also move on to compete in the UFC, but without the prestige of capturing the season title.

Taylor's antics added some drama to a season that was largely underwhelming. There were some fireworks at the beginning when the producers brought in twice the normal number of fighters to see who stayed in the show. But there was little tension between rival coaches Quinton (Rampage) Jackson and Forrest Griffin, who will fight for Jackson's light-heavyweight title next month.

The reality TV show thrives on tension. Sixteen fighters are kept in a gilded cage - a giant house with swimming pool and hot tub. They are kept there for six weeks, unable to communicate with the outside world, watch TV or even pick up a book. The only time they are allowed out is essentially to train or fight. The last man standing wins a contract to fight in the UFC.

Young, bored men filled with testosterone, constant contact with rivals and a supply of alcohol can lead to mischief.

Fighters react to their confinement in different ways.

"I hated it," said Travis Lutter, co-winner of Season 4. "I think it's the worst thing that I've ever done in my life, being in that house for six weeks. "

Canadian Patrick Cote, who lost to Lutter in the finale, was unfazed by the close quarters after having spent five years in the military as a member of the Royal 22nd Regiment known as the Van Doos.

"I went to Bosnia for six months, so to be in the house for six weeks . . . it was nothing for me," said the former corporal.

It's not the first time that fighters have been expelled from the show. On Season 5, White turfed Marlon Sims and Noah Thomas for an alcohol-fuelled fight at the house. Allen Berube was also sent packing for instigation. Jeremy Jackson was ejected for trying to sneak out of the house on Season 4.

On Season 6, Dorian Price was chewed out by White for turning menacingly on a camera operator who had strayed too close during training.

A fighter quit Season 2, saying he was unable to deal with the ever present cameras. And in Season 3, a competitor left the show to be with his girlfriend.

Taylor is a former junior college All-American wrestler who went on to study kinesiology at California State University in Fullerton. He left school three credits short of his degree to pursue fighting.

NOTES - Canadian middleweight Patrick Cote is set to meet jiu-jitsu ace Ricardo Almeida at UFC 86 on July 5 in Las Vegas. In other UFC 86 events announced Wednesday, lightweight Joe Stevenson takes on Gleison Tibau and Marcus Aurelio faces off against Tyson Griffin, while welterweight veteran Chris Lytle meets Josh Koscheck. ...UFC co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta is quitting his position as president of Station Casinos to work full time on the UFC. Fertitta and brother Frank owns 90 per cent of the UFC with president Dana White holding the other 10 per cent.

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UFC 85 "Bedlam" Results

UFC 85 "Bedlam"
Saturday, June 7th, 2008
O2 Arena
London, England

RESULTS:
Thiago Alves defeats Matt Hughes via TKO (Strikes) in Round 2
Micheal Bisping defeats Jason Day via TKO (Strikes) in Round 1
Mike Swick defeats Marcus Davis via Unanimous Decision
Thales Leites defeats Nate Marquardt via Split Decision
Fabrico Werdum defeats Brandon Vera via TKO (Strikes) in Round 1
Martin Kampmann defeats Jorge Rivera via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in Round 1
Matt Wiman defeats Thiago Tavares via Knockout in Round 2
Kevin Burns defeats Roan Carneiro via Submission in Round 2
Luis Arthur Cane defeats Jason Lambert via TKO (Strikes) in Round 1
Paul Taylor defeats Jess Liaudin via Split Decision
Antoni Hardonk defeats Eddie Sanchez via TKO (Strikes) in Round 2

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Weigh-In Results for UFC 85 "Bedlam": Thiago Alves Misses Weight

The official weigh-in results for UFC 85 “Bedlam” which is slated to air at 3 p.m. ET on pay-per-view (PPV) from the O2 Arena on Saturday, June 7th, 2008 are in.

And there’s some ridiculous news to report.

Thiago Alves came in super heavy at 174 pounds for his main event fight against Matt Hughes.

He will not have to shed the extra poundage — he and Hughes have agreed to fight at a catchweight.

He’ll more than likely have to pay Hughes a percentage of his salary for the massive blunder and pay in the court of public opinion for the lack of professionalism.

Here Are The Official Results:
170 lbs.: Matt Hughes (170) vs. Thiago Alves (174)
185 lbs.: Michael Bisping (184) vs. Jason Day (184)
185 lbs.: Nate Marquardt (185) vs. Thales Leites (185)
170 lbs.: Mike Swick (170) vs. Marcus Davis (170)
265 lbs.: Brandon Vera (228) vs. Fabricio Werdum (247)
185 lbs.: Martin Kampmann (186) vs. Jorge Rivera (185)
155 lbs.: Thiago Tavares (154.5) vs. Matt Wiman (155)
170 lbs.: Roan Carneiro (171) vs. Kevin Burns (170)
205 lbs.: Jason Lambert (205) vs. Luis Arthur Cane (204)
170 lbs.: Jess Liaudin (169) vs. Paul Taylor (169)
265 lbs.: Eddie Sanchez (244) vs. Antoni Hardonk (247)

*Note: Fighters are allowed to weigh one pound more than the division limit in non-title fights.

Source: MMAMania

NUTRABOLICS Signs UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva

Nutrabolics has just signed UFC Middleweight Champion and #1 Ranked Pound-for-Pound Fighter in the world) Anderson Silva.

Silva will be in the upcoming Nutrabolics advertising campaigns and will represent Nutrabolics at major tradeshows.

WEC Results for Faber vs Pulver Fights on Versus

In a fight that no one thought would go five rounds, Urijah Faber and Jens Pulver waged a war that lived up to the hype last night at the Arco Arena in Sacramento, Calif.

The first round saw Faber surprise Pulver with his power as “The California Kid” connected with clean overhand rights to start the championship bout. Pulver tried to find his range with dirty boxing, but Faber would have none of it as he was changing levels and landing with that right hand. Faber’s speed clearly frustrated Pulver the entire first round as Faber bobbed and weaved away from Pulver while landing the more effective strikes.

In the second frame, Faber caught Pulver with a huge overhand right that led to a flurry that rocked Pulver. Showing the heart of a true warrior, Pulver rebounded later in the round and tagged Faber with crisp clean counter strikes. A back-and-forth round ensued with Faber taking Pulver down, but both men continued to get right back up.

The third and fourth rounds saw Faber pushing the pace of the fight and Pulver fading away. The key in the fight for Faber was beating Pulver to the punch with crisp striking and mixing it up with kicks as well. With the right hands landing, Pulver was beginning to show a huge mouse over the right eye. The swelling would continue as Faber was pulling away.

The fifth and final round both men showed respect to one another as they hugged before the final five minutes. It was more of the same for Faber as he continued to push the pace and throw the right hand to frustrate Pulver. The question of Faber’s chin was answered as he continued to take some big shots from Pulver but it didn’t seem to phase the hometown favorite.

In the end, Faber’s standup proved to be the difference in the fight. Many thought Faber would immediately take the fight to the ground but that wasn’t the case. If anything Faber proved that he does have some power in his hands and that his striking has come leaps and bounds. Another big question answered was Faber’s chin. Pulver threw some big shots and connected but Faber was still there waiting to punch back.

As for Pulver, this could be the beginning of the end or just another bump in the road for the former UFC lightweight champion. Faber moves to 21-1 and the distinction as the best featherweight in the world while Pulver moves to 22-9 and must climb the ladder back to a rematch.

Definitely a great fight … one that would be a treat to see again.

The fight of the night, however, could have easily been the bantamweight title fight between 135-pound champion Miguel Torres and challenger Yoshiro Maeda.

The fight was all over the place as both men were throwing with bad intentions. Torres picked Maeda apart in the early going but Maeda continued to stun Torres with the occasional right hand. The first round was pretty sloppy in terms of the stand up — Torres perhaps was a bit anxious and did not demonstrate the tight game that we have all come to enjoy and expect.

It was still fun to watch, however.

The second round proved to be easily one of the best rounds of the year. Both men were exchanging big shots with the hands and feet. Torres would catch Maeda repeatably with stinging body kicks and knees that led to the clinch.

At one point, both men hit the mat and simultaneously attempted their own heel hooks. The crowd went wild! As both men got back up toward the middle of the round, Torres caught Maeda with a standing guillotine choke against the cage and then took down the Japanese fighter.
Torres would steal the round and was leading on the scorecards.

Finding his rhythm, Torres began to utilize the jab to start the third round and really began to take over the fight. He was clearly the fresher fighter. With Torres landing the jab at will, Maeda’s right eye began to swell bad, which was the beginning of the end for the “Last Samurai.” Torres continued to pick apart Maeda with beautiful leg kicks to the body and demonstrated some fantastic ground work from his back.

At the end of the round, referee Herb Dean took a look at Maeda’s eye and stopped the fight. It was non-stop action from both men. And with the win, Torres could be looking at Manny Tapia as his next opponent.

In other action, former NCAA Division I wrestling champion, Mark Munoz, made the most of his WEC debut with a vicious first round knockout of Chuck Grigsby. Early on, however, it was Grigsby who used his reach and height advantage in the early going to confuse Munoz and stuff Munoz’ the takedown attempts.

With three minutes left in the first, Munoz finally took Grigsby down and threw huge over hand rights into Grigsby’s guard. The shots from the top lead Munoz into side control where the fight would end.

Grigsby attempted a kneebar, but Munoz scrambled out, landed in Grigsby’s guard and rained down bombs onto Grigsby’s open face. Four shots later and Grigsby was asleep.

It was a brutal finish.

After serving an eight month suspension because of a failed post-fight drug test, Donald Cerrone returned to cage to face Danny Castillo in other televised action.

Castillo took the fight to Cerrone, taking him down to the ground early and attempting to unleash some ground and pound. As Castillo attempted to drop elbows from the guard, Cerrone was able to secure an armbar and from there it was a textbook finish.

With the armbar locked in, Cerrone turned Castillo over and left him no choice but to tap.

In his first fight since losing his 155-pound title to Jamie Varner, “Razor” Rob McCullough won a close split decision victory over the game Kenneth Alexander.

McCullough clearly didn’t look like the same person that knocked out Rich Crunkilton in just 30 seconds. He was tentative on the feet throughout the fight, which was bizarre for the Muay Thai specialist. In fact, both men weren’t looking to engage — Alexander would takedown McCullough and McCullough would work back to his feet and try and defend the next attempt.

Alexander eventually realized that he was unable to keep McCullough down and eventually the two men were content to keep it standing. However, nothing much came about it for three rounds. It was quite a disappointing performance for McCullough but a win nonetheless.

Overall it was a fantastic evening of mixed martial arts action from the WEC … as usual. The five-round war between Urijah Faber and Jens Pulver was an epic battle; however the show stealer was clearly the slugfest between Miguel Torres and Yoshiro Maeda.

Results:
Urijah Faber defeats Jens Pulver via unanimous decision
Miguel Torres defeats Yoshiro Maeda via doctor stoppage (eye injury) in round four
Mark Munoz defeats Chuck Grigsby via knockout in round one“Razor”
Rob McCullough defeats Kenneth Alexander via split decision
Donald Cerrone defeats Danny Castillo via submission (armbar) in round one
Mike Brown defeats Jeff Curran via unanimous decision
Will Ribeiro defeats Chase Beebe via split decision
Tim McKenzie defeats Jeremy Lang via submission (triangle choke) in round three
Alex Serdyukov defeats Luis Sapo via technical knockout in round two (unable to answer the bell)
Jose Aldo defeats Alexandre Nogueira via technical knockout (strikes) in round two
Dominick Cruz defeats Charlie Valencia via unanimous decision









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UFC 84 Fighters Test Clean for Drugs and Banned Substances

The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) yesterday issued the results of the drug tests performed prior to UFC 84: “Ill Will” at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 24, 2008 revealing that all 15 fighters who were screened for banned substances tested negative.

BJ Penn, Sean Sherk, Keith Jardine, Wanderlei Silva, Tito Ortiz, Lyoto Machida, Rousimar Palhares, Ivan Salaverry, Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou Sokoudjou, Rich Clementi, Yoshiyuki Yoshida, Shane Carwin, Thiago Silva, Foran Reljic and Dong Hyun Kim were all among the fighters who were randomly selected to provide samples before their fights.

The tests are designed to deter fighters from ingesting performance enhancing drugs such as steroids and stimulants, as well drugs of abuse like marijuana, heroin, etc.

NSAC has adopted a new year-round drug-testing policy, which is perhaps the strictest of its kind in the sport.

In fact, the NSAC also tested Sherk, Penn and Ortiz weeks out from the pay-per-view (PPV) event to ensure that fighters don’t “cycle” off of substances prior to their tests.

The tests were random — there was no other reason the fighters mentioned above we singled out.

However, Sherk has tested positive for steroids in the past and Keith Kizer, NSAC executive director, has mentioned that previous failed tests will be a factor (among others) when it comes to deciding if a fighter should or should not be tested.

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UFC 84 "Ill Will" Salaries Released

You know you want to know how much each fighter earned......

Here is the fighter salary information for UFC 84 "Ill Will" which was released by the Nevada State Athletic Commission:

B.J. Penn: $250,000
Sean Sherk: $35,000
Tito Ortiz: $210,000
Wanderlei Silva: $150,000
Lyoto Machida: $100,000
Keith Jardine: $10,000
Goran Reljic: $6,000
Wilson Gouveia: $18,000
Antonio Mendes: $4,000
Thiago Silva: $50,000
Rousimar Palhares: $10,000
Ivan Salaverry: $20,000
Kazuhiro Nakamura: $20,000
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou: $80,000
Terry Etim: $10,000
Rich Clementi: $40,000
Yoshiyuki Yoshida: $12,000
Jon Koppenhaver: $8,000
Dong Hyun Kim: $40,000
Jason Tan: $3,000
Shane Carwin: $12,000
Christian Wellisch: 10,000

Source: MMA Weekly

UFC 84: “Ill Will” Results

UFC 84: “Ill Will”
Saturday, May 24, 2008
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada

Main Event:
B.J. Penn vs. Sean Sherk
Winner: B.J. Penn via TKO Round 3

Undercard:
205 lbs.
Tito Ortiz vs. Lyoto Machida
Winner: Lyoto Machida via Unanimous Decision

205 lbs.
Thiago Silva vs. Antonio Mendes
Winner: Thiago Silva via Submission (Strikes) Round 1

205 lbs.
Wanderlei Silva vs. Keith Jardine
Winner: Wanderlei Silva via TKO (Strikes) Round 1

205 lbs.
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura
Winner: Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou via technical knockout (strikes) in round one

185 lbs.
Rousimar Palhares vs. Ivan Salaverry
Winner: Rousimar Palhares via submission (armbar) in round one

205 lbs.
Goran Reljic vs. Wilson Gouveia
Winner: Goran Reljic via TKO (Strikes) Round 2

170 lbs.
Jon Koppenhaver vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida
Winner: Yoshiyuki Yoshida via submission (anaconda choke) in round one

170 lbs.
Dong Hyun Kim vs. Jason Tan
Winner: Dong Hyun Kim via technical knockout (strikes) in round three

155 lbs.
Terry Etim vs. Rich Clementi
Winner: Rich Clementi via unanimous decision

265 lbs.
Shane Carwin vs. Christian Wellisch
Winner: Shane Carwin via knockout in round one

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UFC 84: “Ill Will” Preview

It’s been a relatively short break for mixed martial arts action, giving us some time time to catch our collective breath and get ready for two very busy months in late May and June.

UFC 84: “Ill Will” is set to go off a little more than two weeks from now at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Saturday, May 24. The pay-per-view (PPV) telecast will air LIVE at 10 p.m. ET.

Here’s what we have to look forward to:

Main Event:
UFC Lightweight Champion B.J. Penn (12-4-1) vs. Sean Sherk (32-2-1)

Main Card (televised):
205 lbs.: Wanderlei Silva (31-8-1) vs. Keith Jardine (13-3-1)
205 lbs.: Goran Reljic (7-0) vs. Wilson Gouveia (10-4)
205 lbs.: Tito Ortiz (15-5-1) vs. Lyoto Machida (12-0)
205 lbs.: Thiago Silva (12-0) vs. Antonio Mendes (14-2)


Under Card (may not be broadcast):
185 lbs.: Rousimar Palhares (7-1) vs. Ivan Salaverry (12-5)
205 lbs.: Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (4-2) vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura (11-7)
155 lbs.: Terry Etim (10-1) vs. Rich Clementi (31-12-1)
170 lbs.: Jon Koppenhaver (5-1) vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida (9-2)
170 lbs.: Dong Hyun Kim (9-1-1) vs. Jason Tan (5-2)
265 lbs.: Shane Carwin (8-0) vs. Christian Wellisch (8-3)

Of course, the marquee attraction of the evening is the explosive 155-pound match up between UFC Lightweight Champion BJ Penn and former division titleholder, Sean Sherk. We’ve been talking about this showdown since “The Prodigy” toppled Jens Pulver in his return to the weight class at The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 5 Finale in June 2007.

It’s almost time to see it all hit the fan.

Four light heavyweight showdowns round out the main card, including the possible last Octagon appearance for Tito Ortiz when he takes on the undefeated and surging Lyoto Machida.

Wanderlei Silva — a former Pride FC champion and superstar for nearly seven years — will also look to pick up his first UFC win since 1999 against Keith Jardine.

Should be a great night … be sure to catch it if you can.

Source: mmamania.com

New American Gladiator Erin Toughill Hard to Beat

One of the new American Gladiators for Season 2 of the TV show knows a thing or two about beatdowns -- she's allegedly had experience doing it ...TO HER HUSBAND!

Erin Toughill, a new star for "American Gladiators," allegedly beat husband Clark Bevans on their honeymoon. Always a bad sign.

Bevans, who filed a restraining order against Toughill last week, claims Toughill went "insane" with jealously, and accused him of being "a pedophile, sociopath and homosexual."

Aside from allegedly beating him on several occasions, Bevans claims Toughill smashed the windshield of his RV.

He also says Toughill "bodychecked, hockey style" a trainer at Gold's Gym he had dated years before.

Ironically, both Toughill and Bevans are mixed martial arts fighters. Bevans' record in the ring is 4-0. His record against Toughill is 0-2.

Bevans has filed for annulment.

As for the restraining order, it was granted.

Sources say "American Gladiators" producers were unaware of the hoo-ha between Toughill and her hubby.

A rep for Toughill told TMZ, "all allegations against Erin are false and baseless."

Check Out The Legal Documents Here:

Erin Toughill Legal Docs

Source: TMZ

UFC 83 Results

UFC 83 Results

Preliminary Card
Welterweight bout: Jonathan Goulet vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka
Goulet defeats Hironaka by TKO at 2:07 of the 2nd round.

Heavyweight bout: Brad Morris vs. Cain Velasquez
Velasquez defeats Morris by TKO at 2:10 of the 1st round.

Lightweight bout: Sam Stout vs. Rich Clementi
Clementi defeats Stout by split decision

Middleweight bout: Jason MacDonald vs. Joe Doerksen
MacDonald defeats Doerkson by TKO (strikes) at 0:56 of the 2nd round.

Middleweight bout: Demian Maia vs. Ed Herman
Maia defeats Herman by submission(triangle choke) at 2:27 of the 2nd round.

Middleweight bout: Jason Day vs. Alan Belcher
Day defeats Belcher by TKO (punches) at 3:58 of the 1st round.

Main Card
Lightweight bout: Mark Bocek vs. Mac Danzig
Danzig defeats Bocek by submission(rear naked choke) at 3:48 of the 3rd round.

Middleweight bout: Michael Bisping vs. Charles McCarthy
Bisping defeats McCarthy by TKO at the end of the 1st round.

Middleweight bout: Kalib Starnes vs. Nate Quarry
Quarry defeats Starnes by Unanimous decision

Middleweight bout: Rich Franklin vs. Travis Lutter
Franklin defeats Lutter by TKO (strikes) at 3:01 of Round 2

Welterweight Championship bout: Matt Serra vs. Georges St. Pierre
Georges St. Pierre defeats Matt Serra by TKO (knees) at 4:45 of the 2nd Round

Bonus Awards
At the end of this event, $75,000 was awarded to each of the fighters who received one of these three awards.
Fight of the Night: Jonathan Goulet vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka
Submission of the Night: Demian Maia
Knockout of the Night: Jason MacDonald

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Sam Vasquez: First MMA Fatality in a Sanctioned Event

For MMA fans, the day we hoped would never come (but knew eventually would) is unfortunately here.

Mixed martial arts competitor Sam Vasquez has become the sport’s first fatality resulting from injuries sustained in a sanctioned MMA fight according to the Houston Chronicle’s Chron.com.

Vasquez, 35, died last November of complications from head trauma suffered at the hands of opponent Vince Libardi at Renegades Extreme Fighting on October 20.

The official cause of death reported by the medical examiner’s office was complications from blunt trauma to the head with subdural hemorrhage.

Despite two surgeries and prompt medical care, Vasquez was unable to recover after being knocked out in the third round. He was admitted to St. Joseph Medical Center and eventually transferred to an area hospice on November 26.

Subdural hemorrhage is considered a rare injury in sports - even in boxing. Steve Sievert has some interesting facts in his article from an orthopedic surgeon regarding this particular injury.

Here’s a snip: “This type of injury is common in the ‘regular world,’ say when a person falls and hits their head…but in combat sports, this injury is very, very rare…I’ll give you a for instance…(Boxers) Kelly Pavlik and Jermain Taylor fought in February. It went 12 rounds, and Kelly Pavlik landed, I believe, 278 blows to the head, and Jermain Taylor landed 164 blows to the head. At UFC 82, (Cheick) Kongo versus (Heath) Herring - which they are both known to be standup guys - six head blows between the two of them. You just don’t have that accumulation of head blows in MMA.”

While there were some initial questions as to the pre-fight health of Sam Vasquez and his ability to compete, an investigation revealed that Vasquez, as well as veteran promoter Saul Soliz, had completed the necessary licensing requirements required to participate and that everything was done by the book.

It’s an unfortunate turn of events for a sport that is still blossoming, but I certainly wouldn’t call this a black-eye on MMA itself.

There was nothing out of the ordinary during the fight between Vasquez and Libardi. No stomps to the head, no late stoppages, just a competitive match with a tragic ending. That is the risk that all fighters must burden themselves with before each fight.

That is why at the very core of this sport, every competitor that steps into a cage or ring deserves a certain level of respect.

They deserve it from the fans, the promoters - and from each other.

Vasquez is survived by his wife Sandra and a seven-year old son.

Anyone interested in contributing to the memorial fund that will help them financially should use this address:
TEXAS MMA FIGHT SHOP

c/o Sandra Vasquez

5720 Mobud Drive

San Antonio, Texas 78238

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