UFC 108 Salaries and Bonuses
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.
Evans Survives Silva’s Late Onslaught
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.
Shields-Miller Putting Friendship Aside
Written by Paul Delos Santos
Jake Shields and Jason Miller are friends, but for 25 minutes, their friendship will be put to the side as they battle for the Strikeforce middleweight title. Their fight will be part of the Fedor-Rogers card that will be shown lived on CBS at 9 p.m. (EST/PST)
Shane Carwin is Fighting Brock Lesnar at UFC 108
Despite false report, Shane Carwin will fight Brock Lesnar at UFC 108 in Las Vegas as planned.
Swick-Hardy to Determine No. 1 Contender
Mike Swick had to pull out of his first No. 1 contender fight with Martin Kampmann due to injury. He will get another opportunity, as AOL Fan House and MMA Junkie are reporting that he will face U.K. sensation Dan Hardy in a title contender eliminator.
All 26 Fighters from UFC 103 Suspended
Medical suspensions have been handed by from UFC 103, and all fighters were suspended for at least seven days. MMA Junkie is reporting that Mirko Cro Cop is suspended indefinitely and will need clearance from a doctor to return to the Octagon.
UFC 103 Live Results
Join MMAMadness as we bring you live results from UFC 103. WARNING, SPOILERS AFTER THE JUMP!
UFC 103 predictions
MMA Madness staff makes its predictions for UFC 103 in Dallas. The main event will feature former middleweight champion Rich Franklin and former UFC champion Vitor Belfort.
Kampmann Not Looking Too Far Forward
Martin Kampmann’s original bout with Mike Swick was supposed to be a title eliminator. Even though his opponent changed, Kampmann isn’t about to lose focus.
Weigh in Results for UFC 103 (UPDATED)
*UPDATED* The scales have been tipped and the results are in. (Almost) all of the fighters made weight, with the exception of Hermes Franca and Efrain Escudero. Franca came in at 159#, three pounds over the allowed limit of 156. As a result, Tyson Griffin agreed to a catch weight of 159# for the fight with Franca. Escudero came in one pound over the limit and has one hour to lose the pound or he will be eliminated from tomorrow’s fight against Cole Miller.
