Brazilian jiu-jitsu players and Octagon veterans, Dean Lister (10-5) and Jeremy Horn (79-17-5), will meet up in a middleweight tilt at The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 7 Finale at The Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 21, according to UFC.com.
Lister has won three of his last four bouts, including a [...]

I was up late last night, watching “San Quentin Unlocked” on the National Geographic channel.
Real exciting stuff.
Anyway, during the show there were commercials for an upcoming program called “Fight Science” that features some notable UFC fighters past and present.
Here’s the premise:
“The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) showcases the most skilled mixed martial art (MMA) fighters. Scientists [...]

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 [...]

UFC 79: “Nemesis” is set to go off LIVE tonight (December 29) from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
MMAmania.com is already providing LIVE up-to-the-minute quick results below, and round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the PPV telecast will begin at 10 p.m. ET sharp.
This New Year’s Eve weekend event is loaded with 10 bouts, [...]

With just less than four weeks until showtime the card is now official for UFC 79: “Nemesis” on December 29 from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, according to UFC.com.
The New Year’s Eve blockbuster pay-per-view (PPV) event is also loaded with 10 fights — most UFC cards are limited to nine bouts.
Here’s [...]

Event: UFC 79: “Nemesis”
Date: Saturday, December 29, 2007, at 10 p.m. EST on pay-per-view (PPV)
Location: The Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada
Main Event:
Matt Hughes (41-5) vs. Georges St. Pierre (14-2) for the interim UFC Welterweight Championship
Main card (televised):
205 lbs.: Chuck Liddell (20-5) vs. Wanderlei Silva (31-7-1)
205 lbs.: Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (4-1) vs. Lyoto [...]

The sad fall from grace continues for former UFC middleweight champion, Evan Tanner.
Little more than two years ago he was the 185-pound world champion, competing against the top names if the sport. Today, he’s perhaps in the biggest fight of his life, tipping the bottle instead of training for a much-anticipated comeback.
Indeed, reports that Tanner [...]

Former UFC middleweight champion Evan Tanner (32-6) is rumored to be making his long-awaited return to the Octagon against Dean Lister (9-5) at UFC 79 on December 29, according to MMAonTap.com and Fightlinker.com.
Tanner has been on a bizarre sabbatical since his submission win over Justin Levens at UFC 59 in April 2006. He has been [...]

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Sean Salmon received an “indefinite” medical suspension from the Florida State Boxing Commission after he survived a brutal Rashad Evans knockout at UFC Fight Night 8 on January 25.
The light heavyweight — who was transported to Memorial Regional Hospital immediately following the bout — needs medical clearance before he can return to the Octagon.
Dean Lister [...]