MMAmania.com (www.mmamania.com) has received the fighter payouts for “UFC 79: Nemesis” from the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) for the pay-per-view (PPV) event held on December 29 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
Former light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell was the top earner of the evening, taking home a reported $500,000 for his […]

Interesting to note here Liddell reveals that the light heavyweight title won’t be on the line until August 2008.
That will be almost one year (11 months) since Rampage Jackson competed against Dan Henderson at UFC 75: “Champion vs. Champion.”
Hmm …
For more details on Rampage taking on Forrest Griffin after filming of The Ultimate Fighter […]

No rest for weary MMA fans.
If UFC 79: “Nemesis” and the IFL Grand Prix Finals didn’t quench your thirst for combat sports this weekend then there’s still more to come.
Yarennoka! — also known as “Fedor Returns” — will be broadcast live on the HDNet network at 6 a.m. ET on Monday, December 31. It’s super […]

By Jesse Holland
UFC 79: “Nemesis” is finally in the books and aside from a great night of fights, I think it can be said (with a good deal of certainty) that after some rough waters the ship has finally started to right itself.
George St. Pierre is reclaiming his position as one of the most dominant […]

Tim Sylvia (24-3) and Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira (30-4-1) will fight for the interim heavyweight title at UFC 81: “Breaking Point” on February 2 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The official announcement came during the UFC 79: “Nemesis” pay-per-view (PPV) event during a promo between fights. It’s a match up […]

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In the interview Tim Sylvia does not go into specifics, saying that fans need to purchase the pay-per-view (PPV) to find out what will be revealed tonight during UFC 79: “Nemesis” telecast.
However, it’s speculated that “The Maine-iac” will challenge Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira for the vacant heavyweight title at UFC 81: “Breaking Point” on […]

The field of 20 fighters for UFC 79: “Nemesis” have all weighed-in this evening for the blockbuster pay-per-view (PPV) event tomorrow night from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
For those who didn’t catch the Internet broadcast we have the weigh-in results below.
Chuck Liddell and Wanderlei Silva had a HEATED staredown. Toward the […]

This video footage includes Machida’s fights with BJ Penn, Rich Franklin, Stephan Bonnar and others prior to his Octagon debut. The undefeated Brazilian/Japanese light heavyweight will take on Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou tomorrow night at UFC 79: “Nemesis.”
(Thanks to BloodyElbow.com for the assist.)

Former welterweight champion Matt Hughes has a new book hitting stores soon. The Sun has been leaking excerpts the last few days right here.
The latest one recalls the unsanctioned street fight between then UFC light heavyweight champion, Tito Ortiz, and former UFC fighter-turned alleged bank robber, Lee Murray, after UFC 38 in July 2002.
Hughes tells […]