News - April 19, 2008 - 1 Comment

OFFICIAL: UFC 82: “Serra vs. St-Pierre 2” Weight-in Results

UFC 83: “Serra vs. St-Pierre 2” is happening at Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada on Saturday[tonight], April 19, at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view (PPV).

Here are the official weight-in results:

Matt Serra (169.5 lbs.) vs. Georges St. Pierre (169.5 lbs.)
Rich Franklin (185.5 lbs.) vs. Travis Lutter (185 lbs.)
Michael Bisping (185.5 lbs.) vs. Charles McCarthy (186 lbs.)
Mac Danzig (154.5 lbs.) vs. Mark Bocek (154.5 lbs.)
Kalib Starnes (186 lbs.) vs. Nate Quarry (185.5 lbs.)
Jason MacDonald (185 lbs.) vs. Joe Doerksen (184.5 lbs.)
Alan Belcher (185 lbs.) vs. Jason Day (183.5 lbs.)
Ed Herman (185.5 lbs.) vs. Demian Maia (184.5 lbs.)
Sam Stout (155.5 lbs.) vs. Rich Clementi (155 lbs.)
Cain Velasquez (235.5 lbs.) vs. Brad Morris (225.5 lbs.)
Jonathan Goulet (169.5 lbs.) vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka (170 lbs.)

- All fighters made weight without incident.

News - November 19, 2007 - 1 Comment

UFC 78: Submission, Knockout, and Fight of the Night Winners

Four fighters were awarded the bonuses and will receive an additional $55,000 instead of the traditional $40,000:

Akihiro Gono earned the “Submission of the Night” bonus for his armbar submission of Tamdan McCrory in round two.

Ed Herman earned the “Knockout of the Night” bonus for his knockout of 50-fight veteran Joe Doerksen early in round three.

Chris Lytle and Thiago Alves were each awarded “Fight of the Night” for their exciting fight which ended by doctor stoppage at the end of round two due to a cut Lytle received above his eye.

For play-by-play and round-by-round coverage of the main card action click here.
For the “Aftermath”(a recap) of the event click here.
Don’t forget to check out our exclusive pictures from the event here.

MMA Videos - November 15, 2007 - 0 Comments

ESPN Interview with Ed Herman & Joe Doerksen (Video)

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News - November 3, 2007 - 1 Comment

Joe Doerksen to fight Ed Herman at UFC 78

Following David Terrell’s withdrawl from his match with Ed “Short Fuse” Herman, veteran fighter Joe Doerksen has stepped up to the plate and will now face Herman on the UFC 78: “Validation” fight card which takes place this month in Newark, New Jersey.

Doerksen (39-10), a native of New Bothwell, Manitoba, Canada, will be returning to the UFC for the first time since his March 2006 bout against Nate Marquardt at UFC 58. Since his last Octagon appearance, the 30-year old has won seven of eight bouts (all wins coming via submission or TKO), with his only defeat coming at the hands of current WEC middleweight champion Paulo Filho. In ‘Short Fuse’ Herman (15-4), Doerksen will be facing a hard-charging up and comer who is currently riding a two fight UFC winning streak.

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* UFC 78 Rumored Fight Card
* UFC 78 Full Archives

News - November 3, 2007 - 1 Comment

David Terrell Pulls out of fight with Ed Herman

Sam Caplan of ProElite.com has been able to confirm rumors that David “The Soul Assassin” Terrell has pulled out of his match-up with Ed “Short Fuse” Herman which was scheduled to take place this month on the UFC 78: “Validation” fight card in Newark, New Jersey.

Terrell is in fact off the card due to what was termed as a severe ankle injury that was sustained during training.This is yet another in a long line of setbacks that has limited the talented middleweight to just one fight in the last year and a half.

For more coverage of UFC 78, check out:

* UFC 78 Rumored Fight Card
* UFC 78 Full Archives

Events, News - October 4, 2007 - 5 Comments

UFC 78: “Validation” Fight Card

Date: Saturday, November 17 at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view (PPV)
Location: The Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.

“On Saturday, November 17 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, hugely popular light heavyweight contenders Michael “The Count” Bisping and “Sugar” Rashad Evans will put their undefeated records on the line in the main event of UFC 78: VALIDATION. This will be the first time in history that two winners of Ultimate Fighter Reality series will meet inside the octagon. In an ultra-competitive light heavyweight division ruled by UFC Champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, this fight will have massive implications for both of these world-class athletes.”

Main event:

205 lbs: Rashad Evans (10-0-1) vs. Michael Bisping (14-0)

Main card (televised):

205 lbs: Houston Alexander (8-1) vs. Thiago Silva (11-0)
185 lbs: Ed Herman (13-5) vs. Joe Doerksen (39-10)
170 lbs: Karo Parisyan (17-4) vs. Ryo Chonan (14-7)
155 lbs: Frank Edgar (7-0) vs. Spencer Fisher (20-3)

Under card (may not be broadcasted):

170 lbs: Thiago Alves (12-3) vs. Chris Lytle (24-14-5)
155 lbs: Joe Lauzon (15-3) vs. Jason Reinhardt (18-0)
155 lbs: Marcus Aurelio (14-5) vs. Luke Caudillo (12-8)
170 lbs: Tamdan McCrory (8-0) vs. Akihiro Gono (27-12-1)

Official Website: 78.UFC.com
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