[By: Kris Karkoski | Oct 18, 2008]
Middleweight contender Michael Bisping extended his 185-pound win streak to three-straight on Saturday night, defeating challenger Chris Leben via unanimous decision in the main event of UFC 89 “Bisping vs. Leben” in front of a sold out crowd at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England.
Despite entering the bout in his best physical and mental shape of his career, Leben pressed forward but was unable to connect with his knockout power, while Bisping employed a perfect strategy to top Leben on the judge’s scorecards, avoiding Leben’s power while countering with precision strikes.
[By: Kris Karkoski | Oct 18, 2008]
UFC 89 “Bisping vs. Leben” took place on Saturday, October 18th, at the NIA in Birmingham, England in front of a sellout crowd of over 10,000.
England’s own Michael Bisping topped fellow middleweight contender Chris Leben via unanimous decision to headline the the eleven-bout UFC 89 card.
Continue reading for official results from UFC 89 “Bisping vs. Leben”…
[By: Kris Karkoski | Oct 18, 2008]
Welcome to MMAFrenzy.com’s LIVE coverage of UFC 89 “Bisping vs. Leben”.
Today’s event, which will air for free tonight on Spike TV, takes place at The NIA in Birmingham, England and features a middleweight main event clash between former “Ultimate Fighter” cast members Michael Bisping and Chris Leben. The UFC 89 main card also includes Brandon Vera vs. Keith Jardine, Luiz Cane vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou, Chris Lytle vs. Paul Taylor, and Marcus Davis vs. Paul Kelly.
Continue reading for MMAFrenzy.com’s live coverage of UFC 89, which is currently in progress…
[By: Kris Karkoski | Jul 29, 2008]
MMAFrenzy.com (www.mmafrenzy.com) has confirmed with the Nevada State Athletic Commission that all eleven UFC Fight Night 14 “Silva vs. Irvin” fighters who were drug tested have tested negative for steroids.
The eleven-bout Spike TV event took place on Saturday, July 19th, at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada. According to the NSAC, the [...]
[By: Kris Karkoski | Jul 24, 2008]
Keith Jardine will look to bounce back from a 36-second TKO loss to Wanderlei Silva when he takes on Brandon Vera in a light heavyweight bout at UFC 89 on October 19th in Birmingham, England. The event is expected to air on Spike TV.
Jardine announced the matchup during a recent appearance on an Albuqueque, New [...]
[By: Kris Karkoski | Jul 22, 2008]
MMAFrenzy.com (www.mmafrenzy.com) has confirmed with the Nevada State Athletic Commission that eleven UFC Fight Night 14 fighters were tested for performance enhancing drugs and drugs of abuse.
The eleven-bout Spike TV event took place on Saturday, July 19th, at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The tested fighters were Anderson Silva, James Irvin, Tim [...]
[By: Kris Karkoski | Jul 21, 2008]
MMAFrenzy.com has acquired the official fighter salaries as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission for UFC Fight Night 14 “Silva vs. Irvin”.
The eleven-bout Spike TV event took place on Saturday, July 19th, at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Main event winner Anderson Silva took home $200,000 for his 61-second knockout of [...]
[By: Kris Karkoski | Jul 20, 2008]
UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva was successful in his light heavyweight debut, knocking out 205-pound knockout artist James Irvin with a straight right and ground and pound 61 seconds into the opening round of the main event of UFC Fight Night 14.
The eleven-bout event took place on Saturday, July 19th, at The Pearl at The [...]
[By: Kris Karkoski | Jul 20, 2008]
Anderson Silva def. James Irvin via KO - Round 1, 1:01
Brandon Vera def. Reese Andy via unanimous decision
Frank Edgar def. Hermes Franca via unanimous decision
Cain Velasquez def. Jake O’Brien via TKO - Round 1, 2:02
Kevin Burns def. Anthony Johnson via TKO - Round 3, 3:35
CB Dollaway def. Jesse Taylor via submission - Round 1, 3:58
Tim [...]
[By: Kris Karkoski | Jul 19, 2008]
UFC Fight Night 14 “Silva vs. Irvin” took place on Saturday, July 19th, at the Pearl at the Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada.
UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva moved up to the 205-pound light heavyweight division in the main event to take on knockout artist James “The Sandman” Irvin. Brandon Vera vs. Reese Andy, Hermes Franca [...]