Archive for July, 2009

Brock Lesnar: Good or Bad for the UFC?

The fact that this is even a question is downright silly to me quite honestly. I had my own opinions, but I wanted to hear what other people had to say about Brock Lesnar and his post-fight actions. Here is a sample of the responses:

Terrible, this is not clown Vince Mcmahons WWE. The UFC prides [...]

UFC 100 payouts

Here are the payouts for UFC 100. These figures don’t include bonuses that are sometimes paid to fighters for things such as PPV revenue or other sponsorships. For example, Dan Wetzel at Yahoo Sports reported that Brock Lesnar earned over $3,000,000 for the victory when other bonuses are figured in.
Here is the complete list of [...]

Shane Carwin upset at Brock Lesnar’s post-fight antics

Here’s what Shane Carwin had to say about Brock Lesnar’s post-fight actions (From Carwin’s blog):
I cannot say I was surprised by anything that night other then Brock’s reaction to beating a very tough Frank Mir. Frank is a legend and a great guy who got out powered not out classed. The sponsor issue, you need [...]

UFC 100 Recap

UFC 100 was the biggest event in the company’s history, and it lived up to the hype. Yoshihiro Akiyama and Alan Belcher opened the televised card in style with a back-and-forth three round war that had Akiyama as the split-decision victor. The two “Ultimate Fighter” coaches were next up. Michael Bisping looked timid and pretty [...]

Post-Fight Press Conferences from Lesnar and GSP

Here is Lesnar’s apology for his post-fight actions and St. Pierre discussing his injury: (Courtesy Yahoo Sports and UFC.com)

UFC 100 Live Round-By-Round Coverage

MMA Ground N’ Pound will be here for live, round-by-round coverage of UFC 100. The card gets underway at 10 pm Eastern/9 pm Central. Refresh often for updates!
 
Jon Fitch vs. Paulo Thiago
Round 1 – Fitch misses a head kick early. Fitch with the takedown, Thiago with a loose guillotine. Thiago cranking, but he doesn’t have it [...]

UFC 100 coverage today!

UFC 100 is tonight! After weeks of buildup and anticipation, it’s finally here. Here at MMA Ground N’ Pound, we’ll have all the coverage you need. During the event, I’ll be doing round-by-round updates and scoring here and on Twitter.  Keep checking back throughout the evening for the latest updates, and don’t forget to be [...]