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All four fighters who underwent testing for performance-enhancing drugs and recreational/drugs of abuse at UFC 107 passed their tests. Jeff Mullen, director of the Tennessee Athletic Commission, today confirmed the results with MMAjunkie.com. UFC 107 took place Dec. 12 at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn., with a pay-per-view headliner between UFC lightweight champion B.J. Penn and challenger [...] Despite a gutsy but bloody effort against lightweight champion B.J. The lightweight contender was tagged with a loss at UFC 107 after suffering a busted lip, facial cuts and a deep forehead gash that prompted a fifth-round TKO stoppage in the pay-per-view-televised main event. Sanchez [...] The Tennessee Athletic Commission handed down medical suspensions to 18 of the 22 competitors who competed at this past weekend’s UFC 107 event. Tennessee Athletic Commission Director Jeffrey Mullen today confirmed the list of suspensions with MMAjunkie.com. Main-card competitors Clay Guida and Paul Buentello, as well as preliminary card fighter Matt Wiman, all face suspensions of up [...] Fans of mixed martial arts were once again treated to an action-packed weekend chock full of fights thanks to The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) putting forth a bevy of top stars in the heat of battle for its final event of the 2009 fight campaign. UFC 107: “Penn vs. Sanchez” went down last Saturday night (Dec. [...] Props: Boston.com Quoteworthy: “[It] was my night. Clay Guida is a phenomenal fighter. I wanted to go out there and take my time. Peter Welch and Firas Zahabi really improved my striking. I’m trying to get better, I want another shot at the title. I wanted to get in there and trade a little bit and put [...] Props: UFC.com Quoteworthy: “I feel like I did enough, I could have done a little bit more, but the fans watched the fight. I was in the fight so it’s hard to judge it until I watch it on TV. I just needed that one extra [burst] of aggression. I should have put more pressure on him, [...] UFC 107: “Penn vs. Sanchez” from the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee, is officially in the books. So too, is the argument that a viable contender exists within the UFC lightweight division capable of dethroning current 155-pound deity BJ Penn. Did Diego Sanchez gets annihilated in the main event of UFC 107? YES! It was evident right from [...] It was bad enough to stop their UFC 107 main event fight and award “The Prodigy” the Round 5 TKO. Get all the details and fine print by clicking here and here. UFC News Credit and Full Story: MMA Mania Props: UFC.com Quoteworthy: “I knew I had the capability of beating (Kongo) based on what I could do in sparring. It’s just something I had to make sure crossed over. It’s something we’ve been saying the whole training camp. We call it “The Pacquiao,” because (Manny) will step off as a southpaw and throw the overhand left. [...] MEMPHIS, Tenn. – As Shane Carwin, Cain Velasquez and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira appeared to bypass the former champ, Frank Mir on Saturday caught back up with the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s pack of top heavyweight contenders. Fighting for the first time since a title loss to champ Brock Lesnar in July, Mir made quick work of Cheick [...] |
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