Archive for January, 2010

The full list of medical suspensions from this past weekends UFC 108 have been released. Only six fighters received suspensions following the event. Co-main event participant Dustin “McLovin’” Hazelett received the longest suspension after suffering a first-round knockout loss to Paul “Semtex” Daley. Here is the complete list of UFC 108 Medical Suspensions: • Dustin Hazelett is suspended until March 4 with no contact until Feb. 2 at a minimum. He must have right orbital blowout and nasal fractures cleared by oral, maximal, facial surgeon, or ophthalmologist or he is suspended until July 2. • Sam Stout is suspended until [...]

The fighter salaries from this past Saturday’s UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva event have been released. Main event participant Rashad Evans topped the list with $375,000 which included a $170,000 win bonus. Paul Daley was fined 10% of his purse due to missing the contracted weight. It is important to note that these salaries do not include any money from signing bonuses or sponsors. Any special post-fight awards such as Fight of the Night or Submission of the Night are not included in the salary totals. Here is the official list: Rashad Evans: $375,000 ($175,000 win bonus) def. Thiago Silva: [...]

Following UFC 108, Dana White discussed the show with Sherdog and of course he slammed them first. He went on to mention how happy he was with the event. Perhaps the most important piece of information to come from the interview was White mentioning he plans on going after Fedor Emelianenko, yet again. He is in talks with M-1 to acquire their two biggest stars, Fedor and Gegard Mousasi.

After Rampage Jackson went Hollywood instead of stepping up to fight Rashad Evans following The Ultimate Fighter 10, fans have been wondering if we would ever get to see the highly hyped match up. Dana White had said prior to UFC 108 that Rashad would need to win in order to find himself closer to the anticipated bout with Rampage. Rashad did his part by scoring a unanimous decision victory over Thiago Silva and White stayed true to his word. White addressed the Rashad-Rampage fight at the UFC 108 post-fight press conference. “This fight should have happened a few weeks [...]

Rashad Evans was victorious at UFC 108. He scored a unanimous decision victory over Thiago Silva and moved one step closer to the highly anticipated match with Rampage Jackson. Victory was not the only thing that Rashad earned at the event. Following his bout, Rolles Gracie awarded Evans with a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu blackbelt. Rolles Gracie wrote on his Facebook page: In Las Vegas for UFC 108. Just stopped by my bro Rashad Evans’ room to award him his well deserved black belt. Welcome to the club & kick ass, Rashad!!!

UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva takes place tonight live on pay-per view from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The event has been the most cursed event in recent memory. Countless fighters were forced to withdraw from UFC 108 due to various injuries. Even with the constant changes, the UFC and Dana White have managed to put together a night with some very intriguing match-ups. Here are the main card predictions for UFC 108: *Rashad Evans vs. Thiago Silva PREDICTION: Thiago Silva def. Rashad Evans via unanimous decision *Paul Daley vs. Dustin Hazelett PREDICTION: Paul Daley def. Dustin [...]