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.

If he couldn’t fight Rampage Jackson, Rashad Evans said that Thiago Silva would be a fight that made sense. He gets his shot at Silva at UFC 108, and maybe with a victory, he’ll finally get to fight his rival coach.

Written by Paul Delos Santos
Mark Munoz admits it’s hard fighting during the holidays, and it’s not related to finding time to train and be with the family. The hardest part? Turning down a plate of good food to maintain weight.

Listen in as America Top Team’s Howard Davis Jr. and Cobra Kai’s Marc Laimon join MMAMadness.com’s Cameron Gidari and guest co-host Mike Constantino of AMA Fight Club talk to MMA’s Elite about how to become a Top MMA talent.

Written by Paul Delos Santos
Rashad Evans made his acting debut in the movie “Death Warrior.” He admits that he was bitten by the acting bug, but he doesn’t see himself quitting fighting anytime soon.

It seems as though the card that has been cursed from the beginning is still showing signs of doom. In the lastest sting of events, Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt, Gabriel Gonzaga has contracted a case of staph infection. Several fighters that were supposed to be on this card have had to pull due to injury or illness. Fellow Brazilian, Antonio Nogueira, also pulled out of UFC 108 due to staph infection earlier this month.

The card has been strewn with other changes as well, most notebly Heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar dropping from the card due to a mysterious illness that most are still unsure of. As of Friday, November 27, the UFC had yet to announce a replacement for Gonzaga.

As we reported yesterday Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is off of the UFC 108 card, which left the event without a headliner. Joe Silva quickly jumped to action and worked his magic, moving the Rashad Evans vs Thaigo Silva fight to be the headlining fight of the New Year’s Eve show.

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

Sources close to MMA Junkie have reported that Rashad Evans and Thiago Silva have agreed to fight at UFC 108, which is slated to be on Jan. 2 inside of the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Evans (13-1-1) was supposed to take on Rampage Jackson at UFC 107 in Memphis, Tenn., but Jackson’s abrupt “retirement” and decision to film the A-Team movie put that fight on hold