MMA Madness

The UFC awarded $50,000 bonuses for Fight of the night, Submission of the Night, and Knockout of the Night. The full salaries of all UFC 108 fighters have also been released.

Rashad Evans survived a late rush by Thiago Silva to win at UFC 108. Paul Daley, Sam Stout, Jim Miller and Junior Dos Santos were victorious on the main card.

Rafaello Oliveira found out that he has a new opponent for UFC 108, after his original opponent was swapped. Oliveira’s new opponent for the card is UFC newcomer John Gunderson, according to AMA’s Fight Club’s Mike Constantino, who confirmed it to MMA Madness.

In the wake of Tyson Griffin’s injury, Jim Miller will now face Sean Sherk at UFC 108. Rafaello Oliveira, Sherk’s original opponent, is still waiting on who his new opponent will be.

This week on the “The Free Roll”, co-hosts Keith Florian and Cameron Gidari will be joined by two of the NorthEast’s best trainers, Mike Constantino of AMA Fight Club and Ryan Ciotoli of Team Bombsquad.

“UFC Fight Night” on Spike TV heads to the suburbs of Washington D.C. on Monday, January 11, 2010 at 9:00pm ET/PT for the first ever UFC fight in Virginia with a card featuring some of the best up-and-coming lightweight fighters. Emanating from the Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA on the campus of George Mason University, undefeated UFC lightweight Gray Maynard (9-0, 1 NC) takes on hard-hitting Nate Diaz (11-4) in the main event with Efrain Escudero and Evan Dunham in a duel of undefeated fighters in the co-feature.

Despite false report, Shane Carwin will fight Brock Lesnar at UFC 108 in Las Vegas as planned.

Demian Maia is set to return to the Octagon at UFC 110, when he takes on Dan Miller. Both fighters are coming off of losses, and look to get back into the title hunt. UPDATED WITH NEW DETAILS

Tyson Griffin is looking to get back into the title hunt, as he will face Jim Miller at UFC 108, sources close to the bout have confirmed with MMA Madness. The two are both riding two-fight win streaks.

Every week, MMAMadness brings you an exclusive sit down interview. This week, Cameron Gidari caught up with Frankie Edgar to discuss his dream fighting venue, his nickname, and the fight scene in New Jersey.