MMAFrenzy.com (www.mmafrenzy.com) has confirmed with the Nevada State Athletic Commission that all eight UFC 86 fighters who were tested for performance enhancing drugs and drugs of abuse have tested negative.
The 9-bout pay-per-view event took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, July 5th.
The tested fighters were Forrest Griffin, Quinton Jackson, Melvin Guillard, Justin Buchholz, Cole Miller, Gabriel Gonzaga, Joe Stevenson, and Patrick Cote.
MMAFrenzy.com (www.mmafrenzy.com) has confirmed with the Nevada State Athletic Commission that eight UFC 86 fighters were tested for performance enhancing drugs and drugs of abuse.
The 9-bout pay-per-view event took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, July 5th.
The tested fighters were Forrest Griffin, Quinton Jackson, Melvin Guillard, Justin Buchholz, Cole Miller, Gabriel Gonzaga, Joe Stevenson, and Patrick Cote.
Stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com for results of the drug tests as soon as they are released.
MMAFrenzy.com has acquired the official medial suspensions for UFC 86 “Jackson vs. Griffin” directly from the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
Topping the list of medical suspensions is former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, who was defeated by Forrest Griffin in the night’s main event, who is suspended until January 2nd unless his knee, tibia, fibia, and thumb are cleared by a doctor.
Ten of the event’s eighteen fighters were issued a medical suspension.
Quinton Jackson (defeated by Forrest Griffin via unanimous decision) — Must have left knee, tibia, fibia, and thumb x-rayed and cleared by orthopedic doctor or suspended until January 2nd. Minimum suspension untin August 5th with no contact until July 27th.
Forrest Griffin (defeated Quinton Jackson via unanimous decision) — Must clear right upper eyelid laceration with doctor or suspended until September 4th.
Chris Lytle (defeated by Josh Koscheck via unanimous decision) — Must clear right eye lacerations with doctor or suspended until September 4th.
Josh Koscheck (defeated Chris Lytle via unanimous decision) — Suspended until August 5th with no contact until July 27th.
Marcus Aurelio (defeated by Tyson Griffin via unanimous decision) — Must have possible left thumb ligament injury cleared by orthopedic doctor or suspended until January 2nd. Minimum suspension until August 5th with no contact until July 27th.
Justin McCully (defeated by Gabriel Gonzaga via submission - Round 1) — Must have left shoulder cleared by orthopedic doctor or suspended until January 2nd.
Cole Miller (defeated Jorge Gurgel via submission - Round 3) — Must have facial lacerations cleared by doctor or suspended until September 4th.
Jorge Gurgel (defeated by Cole Miller via submission - Round 3) — Mush have right tibia, fibia, and elbow x-rayed and cleared by orthopedic doctor or suspended until January 2nd.
Dennis Siver (defeated by Melvin Guillard via TKO - Round 1) — Suspended until August 20th with no contact until August 5th.
Justin Buchholz (defeated Corey Hill via submission - Round 2) — Must have scalp laceration cleared by doctor or suspended until September 4th.
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson’s coach, Juanito Ibarra, plans to protest Jackson’s unanimous decision loss to Forrest Griffin at UFC 86 according to Sherdog.com:
“We got robbed,” Ibarra told Sherdog.com Sunday afternoon. “We won the majority of the fight.”
Judges Adalaide Byrd and Nelson Hamilton scored the bout 48-46 for Griffin, while Roy Silbert turned in a 49-46 tally for Griffin.
It’s extremely unlikely that a protest would change the outcome of the fight. Ibarra isn’t hopeful in that regard, but less than 24 hours after his fighter had lost in the UFC for the first time, the coach seemed determined to learn exactly how the fight was scored.
He was baffled that Byrd and Silbert gave Griffin a 10-9 advantage in the first round, during which Jackson dropped the challenger. In Ibarra’s view, the knockdown warranted a 10-8 round in Jackson’s favor. He believes Jackson won the third and fourth rounds on 10-9 scores, though he said Griffin deserved a 10-8 second round and a 10-9 fifth. That comes out to a 47-46 win for Jackson.
“You have to beat the champion,” Ibarra asserted more than once.
An immediate rematch between Griffin and Jackson may be on the horizon. According to Ibarra, Griffin agreed in the cage following the bout to fight “Rampage” again and UFC President Dana White and UFC co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta have already been approached about an immediate rematch.
MMAFrenzy.com has acquired the official fighter salaries as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission for UFC 86 “Jackson vs. Griffin”.
The pay-per-view event, which took place on Saturday, July 5th at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, drew an official attendance of 11,172 for a live gate of $3.2 million.
Main event winner Forrest Griffin took home $250,000, the event’s largest salary. His opponent, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, earned $225,000. The total disclosed fighter payroll for the event was $943,000.
The salaries listed below represent the official fighter salaries as reported by the promoter to the NSAC and do not include some bonuses, fees, or sponsorship payments.
Forrest Griffin def. Quinton Jackson
Forrest Griffin — $250,000 ($100,000 to show, $150,000 to win)
Quinton Jackson — $225,000
Patrick Cote def. Ricardo Almeida
Patrick Cote — $32,000 ($16,000 to show, $16,000 to win)
Ricardo Almeida — $23,000
Joe Stevenson def. Gleison Tibau
Joe Stevenson — $60,000 ($30,000 to show, $30,000 to win)
Gleison Tibau — $11,000
Josh Koscheck def. Chris Lytle
Josh Koscheck — $70,000 ($35,000 to show, $35,000 to win)
Chris Lytle — $14,000
Tyson Griffin def. Marcus Aurelio
Tyson Griffin — $40,000 ($20,000 to show, $20,000 to win)
Marcus Aurelio — $40,000
Gabriel Gonzaga def. Justin McCully
Gabriel Gonzaga — $100,000 ($50,000 to show, $50,000 to win)
Justin McCully — $5,000
Cole Miller def. Jorge Gurgel
Cole Miller — $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win)
Jorge Gurgel — $10,000
Melvin Guillard def. Dennis Siver
Melvin Guillard — $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win)
Dennis Siver — $7,000
Justin Buchholz def. Corey Hill
Justin Buchholz — $8,000 ($4,000 to show, $4,000 to win)
Corey Hill — $8,000
Forrest Griffin, Quinton Jackson, Melvin Guillard, and Cole Miller each took home an additional $60,000 bonus for their performances at the event. For more on the bonues click here.
For complete results from UFC 86 “Jackson vs. Griffin” click here.
Forrest Griffin, Quinton Jackson, Melvin Guillard, and Cole Miller were each awarded $60,000 bonuses by the UFC for their efforts at UFC 86.
Griffin and Jackson were each awarded $60,000 “Fight of the Night” bonuses for their thrilling, five-round main event bout. Griffin overcame Jackson’s power punches with leg kicks and submission attempts to claim the 205-pound title with a unanimous decision victory.
After posting a unanimous decision victory outside of the UFC following back-to-back losses, lightweight Melvin Guillard returned to the octagon in impressive fashion on Saturday, winning the “Knockout of the Night” bonus for his 36-second TKO win over Dennis Siver.
Cole Miller, a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 5, took home “Submission of the Night” honors for his late third-round triangle choke submission of jiu-jitsu black belt Jorge Gurgel.
UFC 86 “Jackson vs. Griffin” took place on Saturday, July 5th, in front of a sold out crowd at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
For complete results from the event click here.
The official scoring of last night’s main event between Forrest Griffin and Quinton Jackson has been released by Dave Meltzer at F4WOnline.com:
Adalaide Byrd who scored it 48-46, gave 4 and 5 to Jackson and Griffin 1, 2 and 3 with 2 as 10-8
Nelson Hamilton had it 48-46 with 1 and 4 for Jackson, and Griffin getting 2 10-8
Roy Silbert had it 49-46 with only round 4 for Jackson.
Welcome to MMAFrenzy.com’s LIVE coverage of UFC 86 “Jackson vs. Griffin”. After appearing as opposing coaches on The Ultimate Fighter 7, UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson takes on challenger and The Ultimate Fighter 1 winner Forrest Griffin for the 205-pound title in the UFC 86 main event.
Patrick Cote vs. Ricardo Almeida, Joe Stevenson vs. Gleison Tibau, Josh Koscheck vs. Chris Lytle, Tyson Griffin vs. Marcus Aurelio are also slated for the televised main card.
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