UFCmania.com has received the fighter payouts for UFC 77: “Hostile Territory” from the Ohio Athletic Commission (OAC) for the event held on October 20 at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Former heavyweight champion Time Sylvia was the top earner, hauling in a $200,000 purse for outpointing Brandon Vera in the co-main event of the [...]

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Quoteworthy:
“Two layers about 15-20 [stitches] in the meat, and 15-20 in the skin…. It cost me about five times as much as I made just to train for that fight, I took a huge financial loss, I’m more upset about that than I am about losing actually. I left with $4,800 after taxes and [...]

“Cheick Kongo, who defeated Mirko CroCop in September, is most likely next [for Tim Sylvia], though the possibility of a bout with Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira also exists.”
– Kevin Iole at Yahoo!Sports.com backpedals on a report prior to UFC 77 that the winner of the bout between Tim Sylvia and Brandon Vera would face Antonio Rodrigo [...]

Props: Cincinnati Enquirer
Quoteworthy:
“There will be more fights coming. This won’t be his last fight in the UFC, that’s for sure…. He has been knocked down off the top of the ladder but he’ll work his way back up. He’ll recover. You’ll see a lot more of Rich in the future, that’s for sure.”
J.T. Stewart [...]

The following is a write up from UFCmania reader Drew “Mr. NC-17″ Hall, who had the privilege to attend UFC 77: “Hostile Territory” this weekend at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio.
My Shot at Glory UFC 77
Hey all of you Maniacs! It’s me “Mr. NC-17″ on the scene from UFC 77! I just [...]

The “biggest” news to come out of UFC 77: “Hostile Territory” is the acquisition of heavyweight Brock Lesnar, a four-time Minnesota Golden Gophers All American wrestler and NCAA champion.
He’s also a former professional wrestler and NFL dropout with the Minnesota Vikings.
At 6′2″ tall, Lesnar is a huge ball of muscle, weighing in the neighborhood of [...]

“What happened?”
That’s what Rich Franklin mouthed to his corner right after his post-fight interview with Joe Rogan. “Ace’s” appearance in the UFC 77: “Hostile Territory” main event against 185-pound champion Anderson Silva in his hometown of Cincinnati clearly didn’t go his way … again.
“The Spider” dismantled the former champion for the second time in 12 [...]

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Quick results are will begin to flow around 8:30 p.m. ET and LIVE blow-by-blow, round-by-round coverage of the main card action is set for the pay-per-view (PPV) broadcast that begins at 10 p.m. ET.
If you’re going to leave [...]

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Quoteworthy:
“As far as the decision to not be on the main card, the UFC has told me that it has nothing to do with me. It has to do with the fact that Okami is a boring fighter. They know I’ll try to put on an exciting fight. In fact, as I felt the [...]