Archive for November, 2009
Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort Not Happening At UFC 109
Anderson Silva’s planned title defense against Vitor Belfort has been delayed several times with various reports on the health of Silva’s elbow. After having surgery to remove bone chips, Silva was expected to be ready to face Belfort at UFC 108 in January. However, Silva said recently that the injury wasn’t healing properly, and that [...]
Why Is Everyone Counting Tito Ortiz Out?
I’ve read and heard a variety of opinions since Forrest Griffin defeated Tito Ortiz via split-decision at UFC 106. The majority of people have come to one conclusion: Tito Ortiz is done as a top light heavyweight. I’m not saying that I necessarily disagree with this opinion, but to base it off of Saturday’s fight [...]
Anthony Johnson’s Days as a Welterweight Need To End
According to Steve Cofield at cagewriter, some reports indicate that UFC welterweight Anthony Johnson collapsed just prior to the weigh ins for UFC 106. This comes after a horrendous and dangerous attempt at cutting weight for his contest with Yoshihiro Yoshida at UFC 104. Reports prior to that weigh-in said that Johnson was being carried [...]
UFC 106 Recap and Thoughts
UFC 106 was a card that was plagued by injuries and cancellations, but it turned out to be one of the more entertaining events of the year.
The pay-per-view began with a fight between Amir Sadollah and Phil Baroni. Baroni had his moments in the first round, but characteristically gassed in the 2nd and 3rd rounds. He [...]
Bonuses and Awards for UFC 106
Here are the bonuses for UFC 106, as announced in the post-fight press conference:
Knockout of the Night- Antonio Rogerio Nogueira- $70,000
Submission of the Night- Josh Koscheck- $70,000
Fight of the Night- Josh Koscheck and Anthony Johnson- $70,000 to each fighter
Pretty productive night for Koscheck. In addition to his show and win money, he’ll also back an [...]
UFC 106 Live Results!
Be sure to follow MMA Ground N’ Pound on Twitter. I’ll be providing live updates of UFC 106, along with my analysis along the way!
UFC 106 Preview and Predictions-Main Card
Phil Baroni vs. Amir Sadollah: Baroni will be making his return to the UFC after a four and a half year absence. He left the UFC after losing four consecutive fights to Matt Lindland, Evan Tanner (twice) and Pete Sell. Since leaving the UFC, Baroni has gone 8-6 in organizations such as PRIDE, Elite XC [...]
