Dean Lister has been released by the UFC despite a 4-2 record. Lister lost to Yushin Okami via decision at UFC 92. The word on the web is that Lister...
UFC veteran Josh Neer was arrested in the early hours of the new year after a high speed chase in Des Moines, Iowa. Neer allegedly struck...
For all of its grand promise, UFC 92 was a very unsatisfying card. There were two title changes, no submissions, and lots of booing fans. Oh well. * Rashad Evans...
Former UFC and EliteXC fighter Justin Eilers was shot and killed Christmas night in an apparent domestic dispute with his mother and her...
Early reports indicate that Anderson Silva will next fight Thales Leites in Montreal at UFC 97. It appears that Leites will get this middleweight...
Josh Neer will fight Mac Danzig as planned at UFN 17 in Tampa despite his recent brush with the law.
Dustin Hazelett and his stupid facial hair will probably fight Ben Saunders at UFC 96 in what should be an exciting fight given the participants’ recent performances.
David Loiseau has returned to the UFC with a new contract.
Josh Koschek is still pushing for the UFC employee-of-year award. He’s fighting again at UFC 95 against some new guy named Paulo Thiago.
Dean Lister has been released by the UFC despite a 4-2 record. Lister lost to Yushin Okami via decision at UFC 92. The word on the web is that Lister was released for being too much of a grappler and putting on slow fights. This release will probably serve to give Lister some fights for smaller organizations to rebuild his record and his confidence.
PRELIMINARY CARD
* Maximo Blanco def. Seigo Inoue via TKO (foot stomps) — Round 1, 0:38
* Hidetada Irie def. Minoru Kato via TKO (punches from mount) — Round 2, 4:21
OFFICIAL RESULTS
* Satoru Kitaoka def. Takanori Gomi via submission (heel hook) — Round 1, 1:41
* Jorge Santiago def. Kazuo Misaki via technical submission (rear naked choke) — Round 5, 3:26
* Sanae Kikuta def. Hidehiko Yoshida via split decision
* Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal def. Yukiya Naito via TKO (punches) — Round 1, 3:54
* Antonio Silva def. Yoshihiro Nakao via TKO (knee injury) — Round 1, 1:42
* Eiji Mitsuoka def. Sergey Golyaev via technical submission (arm bar) — Round 1, 4:22
* Mu Bae Choi def. Dave “Pee Wee” Herman via TKO (punches) — Round 2, 2:22
* Maximo Blanco def. Seigo Inoue via TKO (foot stomps) — Round 1, 0:38
* Hidetada Irie def. Minoru Kato via TKO (punches from mount) — Round 2, 4:21
Thanks to CagePotato.com for finding this gem. Yes, Shinya Aoki fights in those pants.
UFC veteran Josh Neer was arrested in the early hours of the new year after a high speed chase in Des Moines, Iowa. Neer allegedly struck a police car while driving under the influence of alcohol. Neer led police on a high speed chase for 15 minutes before being stopped with a spike strip (that thing that blows out a perp’s tires). This is Neer’s second drunk driving arrest, so jail time is a distinct possibility. As it stands, Neer’s fight with Mac Danzig at Fight Night 17 in February is still on.
Rashad Evans is still a huge douche-nozzle. He is claiming that he was falling asleep shortly before his fight with Forrest Griffin. He says that he didn’t really wake up until the end of the second round (right before he TKOed Forrest). And he wonders why fans hate him?
Chael Sonnen will be Demian Maia’s next rear nake choke victim at UFC 95 in London. How many more fights will it take before the UFC considers Maia a title contender?
The UFC gave out over 4,000 free tickets to UFC 92. The free tickets assured that the MGM Grand Garden Arena was packed for the broadcast. Even with so many free tickets, UFC 92 still grossed $3.4 million.
Cage Potato has some nice year-end lists on their homepage. They listed the best fights and best overall events of the year. Since I was too busy/lazy to do a year-end list, go read theirs.
OFFICIAL MMA RESULTS
K-1 KICKBOXING RULES RESULTS
Rashad Evans: $130,000 (includes $65,000 win bonus)
def. Forrest Griffin: $100,000
Frank Mir: $90,000 (includes $45,000 win bonus)
def. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira: $250,000
Quinton Jackson: $325,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus)
def. Wanderlei Silva: $200,000
C.B. Dollaway: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Mike Massenzio: $5,000
Cheick Kongo: $90,000 (includes $45,000 win bonus)
def: Mostapha Al Turk: $7,000
Yushin Okami: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus)
def. Dean Lister: $19,000
Antoni Hardonk: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus)
def. Mike Wessel: $4,000
Matt Hamill: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Reese Andy: $15,000
Brad Blackburn: $14,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus)
vs. Ryo Chonan: $18,000
Patrick Barry: $10,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus)
Dan Evensen: $4,000
The bonuses for UFC 92 were $60,000 each. Forrest Griffin and Rashad Evans were awarded fight of the night and Rampage received the knockout of the night among the field of contenders. There were no submissions, so I guess Dana pockets that $60 grand.
