UFC 102

Evan Dunham eager to test himself against Sean Sherk at UFC 119 – a ProMMANow.com exclusive

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Evan Dunham is perfectly comfortable handling the pressure of moving up the lightweight ladder and facing former champion Sean Sherk at UFC 119.

Jake Rosholt talks win over Leben and adding a 195 lbs. division

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In only his second UFC appearance Jake Rosholt defeats UFC vet Chris Leben.
In only his second UFC appearance Jake Rosholt defeats UFC vet Chris Leben.

This past weekend at UFC 102, Jake Rosholt (6-1) redeemed himself from a submission loss to Dan Miller in his UFC debut, with a “Submission of the Night” victory over Chris Leben that put “The Crippler” sound asleep (18-7) in the third round.

Rosholt dropped by Mandalay Bay on Monday to hang out with MMAJunkie Radio’s Gorgeous George and Goze to discuss his big win over the UFC veteran.

Despite Leben’s recent suspension due to testing positive for steroids, Rosholt spoke only positive about “The Crippler.” “I have nothing bad to say about the guy. Leben is a class act,” said Rosholt.

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THE INFO episode 28: featuring Jay Hieron and King Mo

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The PRO MMA (promma.info) air waves heated up this week when Strikeforce welterweight Jay “The Thoroughbred” Hieron and “King Mo” Lawal stopped by this weeks edition of THE INFO. Matt De La Rosa and “Fast Eddie” Constantine spoke with Hieron about his Strikeforce debut, Nick Diaz, Jay’s future title shot, Randy Couture and being the … Read more

Brandon Vera unsatisfied with judges’ decision

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Brandon Vera had a three round war with Krzysztof Soszynski at UFC 102, and although Vera won, he wanted to KO his opponent.
Brandon Vera had a three round war with Krzysztof Soszynski at UFC 102, and although Vera won, he wanted to KO "The Polish Experiment."

Brandon “The Truth” Vera (11-3) had a dominating unanimous decision performance this past weekend over Krzysztof Soszynski (18-9-1) at UFC 102 in Portland, Ore. Brandon was a guest this morning on MMAJunkie Radio and talked about the fight and what the future holds for the light heavyweight prospect.

Although pleased he got the win, Vera is definitely the type of fighter who does not like to leave it in the judges’ hands. “It was a good fight. It was fun to go three rounds again,” said Vera. “I wish I would have finished the fight. I hate when it goes to the judges’ scorecards. It was unsatisfying I guess you could say.”

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“Minotauro” top earner as UFC 102 fighter payroll totals nearly $1.3 million

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UFC 102 fighters earned a total disclosed payroll of $1,285,000 for their efforts this past weekend at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, Ore.

The highest earner of the night was main event winner Antonio “Minotauro” Nogueira who took home a total of $400,000. Nick Catone was the lowest earner on the card. He lost a split decision to Mark Munoz in the prelims and took home $5,000 for his troubles.

Just possibly the highest paid preliminary card fighter in history was Gabriel Gonzaga who took home a nice $120,000 for his utter decimation and castration of Chris Tuchscherer.

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Randy Couture UFC 102 final video blog

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In Randy Couture’s final video blog for UFC 102 we get to stand cage side with Randy’s coaches and training partners as the former champ battles “Minotauro.” We get to be with Randy after the fight in his dressing room as the doctors examine him and then we go to the press conference where it … Read more

Weekend Wrap-Up: The unofficial PRO MMA Sunday night link dump

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If you have not yet seen the Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Chris Tuchscherer fight from UFC 102, you need to watch it; if for nothing else, to see Tuchscherer take one of the nastiest kicks to the groin ever, get assaulted by the doctors, have a coughing fit, throw up, and then continue to fight only to catch one of Gonzaga’s nasty high kicks to the dome and basically take the equivalent of a jailhouse gang rape with a rusty lead pipe. It was one heck of a UFC debut for the Brock Lesnar look-alike (If Brock’s muscles all turned to flab) and training partner.

You know how UFC President Dana White has been making up with everyone? (We still have yet to learn why White has turned into “Mr. Nice Guy.” You can bet there’s something deeper here.) Well, now even Sherdog seems to be back in the Godfather’s good graces as Greg Savage gets exclusive one-on-one time with the Don after UFC 102.

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