Four Fighters Given Medical Suspensions Following UFC 123

Filed under: UFC, NewsFour fighters from Saturday’s UFC 123 card in Auburn Hills, Mich., have been given medical suspensions by the Michigan Unarmed Combat Commission.

Matt Hughes, Karo Parisyan, T.J. O’Brien and Mike Lullo are all out following the…

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Four fighters from Saturday’s UFC 123 card in Auburn Hills, Mich., have been given medical suspensions by the Michigan Unarmed Combat Commission.

Matt Hughes, Karo Parisyan, T.J. O’Brien and Mike Lullo are all out following their fights at The Palace. The Michigan Unarmed Combat Commission confirmed the suspensions to MMA Fighting on Tuesday.

Dana White: BJ Penn Gets Jon Fitch Next

Filed under: UFC, NewsAUBURN HILLS, Mich. – On the heels of BJ Penn’s quick and decisive win over Matt Hughes at UFC 123 on Saturday night, UFC president Dana White said he’s already picked Penn’s next opponent.

After the post-fight press conference,…

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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – On the heels of BJ Penn‘s quick and decisive win over Matt Hughes at UFC 123 on Saturday night, UFC president Dana White said he’s already picked Penn’s next opponent.

After the post-fight press conference, White told a small group of reporters that Penn will stay at welterweight and will next face Jon Fitch at UFC 127 in Sydney, Australia, on February 26.

“I already made the fight,” White said. “Him and Fitch in Sydney.”

With UFC 123 Win, George Sotiropoulos Draws Dennis Siver in Sydney

Filed under: UFC, NewsAUBURN HILLS, Mich. – It didn’t take long at all for George Sotiropoulos to start thinking about his next fight.

Just a few hours after submitting Joe Lauzon to open the pay-per-view portion of UFC 123 on Saturday, and only minu…

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George SotiropoulosAUBURN HILLS, Mich. – It didn’t take long at all for George Sotiropoulos to start thinking about his next fight.

Just a few hours after submitting Joe Lauzon to open the pay-per-view portion of UFC 123 on Saturday, and only minutes after learning he had an $80,000 Fight of the Night bonus to go along with his win, Sotiropoulos’ boss, UFC president Dana White, announced his next opponent.

Darren Elkins Replaced by Mike Lullo at UFC 123

A knee injury has forced lightweight Darren Elkins out of of his scheduled bout at UFC 123 next week and he will be replaced by fellow Midwest fighter Mike Lullo.

Elkins (12-2, 1-1 UFC) was set to meet UFC newcomer Edson Barboza on the pay-per-view ev…

A knee injury has forced lightweight Darren Elkins out of of his scheduled bout at UFC 123 next week and he will be replaced by fellow Midwest fighter Mike Lullo.

Elkins (12-2, 1-1 UFC) was set to meet UFC newcomer Edson Barboza on the pay-per-view event at The Palace in Auburn Hills, Mich., on Nov. 20. But Elkins, who fights out of the Duneland Vale Tudo camp in Valparaiso, Ind., announced Wednesday on his Facebook page that he had to pull out of the fight. Sources close to his camp told MMA Fighting that Elkins injured his knee working on takedowns.

Gerald Harris Living His UFC Dream, Not Forgetting the Path to Get There

Filed under: UFCEvery fighter has a story behind his story, how he got to where he is. Gerald Harris’ back story is about good enough to warrant a nickname change from “Hurricane” to “Mr. Persistent.”

Harris had 10 pro fights under his belt when he w…

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Gerald HarrisEvery fighter has a story behind his story, how he got to where he is. Gerald Harris‘ back story is about good enough to warrant a nickname change from “Hurricane” to “Mr. Persistent.”

Harris had 10 pro fights under his belt when he won a spot on Season 7 of “The Ultimate Fighter in 2008. He won his first fight in the house, but lost his next to eventual champ Amir Sadollah.

Normally, the majority of fighters on TUF seasons get one more crack on the season finale card. But for TUF 7, just five fighters from the show fought on the finale – and Harris wasn’t one of them.

He returned to the relative obscurity of regional shows – but with only one goal in mind: win, win, win and get back to the UFC.

Matt Hughes, BJ Penn to Complete Trilogy at UFC 123 in Michigan

Filed under: UFC, FanHouse Exclusive, NewsFormer UFC champions Matt Hughes and BJ Penn have agreed to meet for the third time, according to MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani, who learned of the matchup from sources close to the fight. The bout, which will t…

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Former UFC champions Matt Hughes and BJ Penn have agreed to meet for the third time, according to MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani, who learned of the matchup from sources close to the fight. The bout, which will take place at welterweight, will be at UFC 123 at The Palace in the Detroit suburb of Auburn Hills, Mich.

Hughes also posted at his official website that he and UFC president Dana White had discussed him fighting on the card, though he made no mention of an opponent.