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Cheick Kongo And Travis Browne Expected To Meet At UFC 120

UFC heavyweight fighters Cheick Kongo (15-6-1) and undefeated Travis Browne (10-0) are expected to meet in the octagon at UFC 120 in October.
UFC 120 will take place on October 16 at the O2 Arena in London also unconfirmed for the card is a welterweight bout between Dan Hardy vs. Carlos Condit.
MMAjunkie.com has confirmed that both […]

UFC heavyweight fighters Cheick Kongo (15-6-1) and undefeated Travis Browne (10-0) are expected to meet in the octagon at UFC 120 in October.

UFC 120 will take place on October 16 at the O2 Arena in London also unconfirmed for the card is a welterweight bout between Dan Hardy vs. Carlos Condit.

MMAjunkie.com has confirmed that both fighters have made verbal agreements but have, as of yet, to sign the bout agreement.

Kongo recently staved off a two fight losing skid by defeating Paul Buentello in March at UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones and probably saved his UFC career with that victory. Losses came against Frank Mir at UFC 107 in December and to Cain Velasquez at UFC 99 in June of last year.

Kongo made his UFC debut in July of 2008 against Gilbert Aldana at UFC 61 earning a TKO (doctor stoppage) victory. Since that time he’s earned a 8-4 record with the UFC.

Strikeforce Champ Gilbert Melendez: Eddie Alvarez Is The Only Guy Outside Of The UFC

Strikeforce Lightweight Champion Gilbert Melendez wants to face the best and is still eying Bellator champ Eddie Alvaraze, the only guy outside of the UFC. He also talks about the departure of teammate, Strikeforce middleweight champ Jake Shields’ from the promotion, and more.
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Randy Couture Calls Fight With James Toney “Huge”

“It would be stupid for any mixed martial artist to stand in front of a boxer like that.”
“It doesn’t mean anything, the sport of Mixed Martial Arts will go on whether I win this fight or not. There is no real pressure there. Everybody wants to make it this pressure situation but it’s not that […]

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“It would be stupid for any mixed martial artist to stand in front of a boxer like that.”

“It doesn’t mean anything, the sport of Mixed Martial Arts will go on whether I win this fight or not. There is no real pressure there. Everybody wants to make it this pressure situation but it’s not that at all.”

“It doesn’t put me anywhere in the 205 mix. It’s just an interesting, intriguing match-up and that’s what the fights are about for me at this stage in my career. If the [Mauricio] Rua fight comes along, I’ll be ready for that. I’m active and fighting right now.”

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UFC 116 Main Event Fighter Salaries Released

The Nevada State Athletic Commission released the main event fighter salaries to MMAjunkie.com on Friday.
Of the four main event fighters, UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar tops the list at $400,000 win or lose. While opponent Shane Carwin will earn $40,000 to show, with the possibility of earning another $40,000 for a win. […]

The Nevada State Athletic Commission released the main event fighter salaries to MMAjunkie.com on Friday.

Of the four main event fighters, UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar tops the list at $400,000 win or lose. While opponent Shane Carwin will earn $40,000 to show, with the possibility of earning another $40,000 for a win.

Co-main event headliners Yoshihiro Akiyama will earn $45,000 to show and another $25,000 should he defeat fellow middleweight Chris Leben. Leben, who fought two weeks ago, will make $43,000 to show and a victory would earn him another $43,000.

The full fighter salaries will be released next week by the NSAC.

These totals don’t include income earned through sponsorship, “Fight Night” bonuses, or “locker room” bonuses handed out by the UFC.

Spike TV To Broadcast UFC 116 Weigh-ins Live Tonight

Fans can watch today’s “UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin” weigh-ins live on Spike TV starting at 7:00 PM EST (4:00 PM PST). The event features a UFC heavyweight unification, as well as the number one world heavyweight ranking, between current champ Brock Lesnar and interim champ Shane Carwin. The co-main event sees Japanese […]

Spike TV also announces it will telecast the light heavyweight clash between “The Ultimate Fighter 2” alum Seth Petruzelli (14-5) and Ricardo Romero (10-1) on Saturday, July 3 at 9:00 PM ET/6:00 PM PT from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The Petruzelli fight will join the already-announced Brendan Schaub-Chris Tuchscherer fight as part of the Spike TV live Prelims.

“UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin” event card:

Main card

Heavyweight Championship bout: Brock Lesnar vs Shane Carwin
Middleweight bout: Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Chris Leben
Welterweight bout: Chris Lytle vs. Matt Brown
Light Heavyweight bout: Krzysztof Soszynski vs. Stephan Bonnar
Lightweight bout: George Sotiropoulos vs. Kurt Pellegrino

Preliminary card (Spike TV)

Heavyweight bout: Brendan Schaub vs. Chris Tuchscherer
Light Heavyweight bout: Seth Petruzelli vs. Ricardo Romero

Preliminary card

Middleweight bout: Kendall Grove vs. Goran Reljic
Middleweight bout: Gerald Harris vs. Dave Branch
Welterweight bout: Daniel Roberts vs. Forrest Petz
Heavyweight bout: Jon Madsen vs. Karlos Vemola

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Yoshihiro Akiyama Talks About Facing Chris Leben Instead Of Wanderlei Silva

Japanese MMA star Yoshihiro Akiyama talked about his upcoming fight against Chris Leben in the co-main event of “UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin” this Saturday night. “Sexyama” talks about his disappointment in losing Wanderlei Silva as an opponent and why he isn’t impressed with Leben as an opponent.
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