MMA Madness

Written by Tim Vreeland
After surprising the MMA world, Jake Rosholt talks about his upcoming bout at UFC 106 with MMAMadness.com

“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.

Spike TV will telecast live undercard bouts from UFC 106 on Saturday, November 21 at 9:00pm ET/PT from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, NV.

Spike TV presents a special evening of recent UFC main event fights never-before-seen on cable (non-pay-per-view) on Saturday, November 7 (9:00 – 11:00pm ET/PT) showcasing the world’s best mixed martial arts fighters. The two-hour telecast, “UFC Main Events,” culminates with the highly-anticipated headlining bout of UFC 102 featuring Randy Couture and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.

Legendary five-time UFC® champion Randy “The Natural” Couture will headline a fight card on Spike TV for the first time on Saturday, November 14 (8:00pm ET/PT same day tape) in the main event of UFC 105. Emanating from the MEN Arena in Manchester, England, Couture will square off against highly-regarded veteran Brandon “The Truth” Vera in a bout in the light heavyweight division.

MMAMadness.com has learned that Matt Hamill (6-2) and Jon Jones (8-0) have verbally agreed to fight at the The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale on Dec. 5 as the co-main event.

Jake Rosholt joined the Ground & Pound radio show to talk about his impressive UFC 102 victory. He touched on wrestling and how he was feeling during the Couture-Nogueira bout.

UFC 102 gave fans a reason to be excited for future fight cards, as Minotauro Nogueira and Randy Couture gave us a battle for the ages. Feature writer Maz Seyf talks about the fight and its impact.

The full salaries of every UFC 102 fighter, including their win bonuses, have been released.

The UFC handed out its fight night bonuses to Antonio “Minotauro” Nogueria, Randy Couture, Nate Marquardt and Jake Rosholt. Each fighter grabbed $60,000.