UFC 117 Fighter Payouts top $1m
MMASpark.com recently requested and received the list of officially disclosed paydays from the California State Athletic Commission.
Anderson Silva ($200,000), Matt Hughes ($200,000) and Jon Fitch ($108,000) were the top earners at this month’s UFC 117 event.
The total disclosed payroll for UFC 117 was $1.029 million which took place at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif. [...]
Dana Claims Quick Replay at UFC 117 Helped Prevent Riot
UFC President Dana White talks about the initial confusion around the judges decision regarding the match between Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen at UFC 117. He praises the production team and claims that if they hadn’t been so quick in getting the replay up so fast clearly showing the tap, then all hell would [...]
ShareAnderson Silva says fifth round submission over Chael Sonnen was payback for Nogueira brother insults
UFC middleweight champion, Anderson Silva has revealed his fifth-round submission of Chael Sonnen at UFC 117 last Saturday was a deliberate sign of payback after the latter’s criticism of the Nogueria brothers.
Speaking via Sherdog.com, Silva said:
“I was very upset when he spoke that (expletive) about the Nogueira brothers. He messed with the wrong [...]
Post UFC 117 News Recap
MMASpark.com have collated the latest news and put it in one place for you from around the internet on UFC 117.
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UFC 117 draws reported 12,971 attendees for $1.56 million live gate
Ed Soares gives further details on Anderson Silva’s rib injury, insists Sonnen doesn’t deserve a rematch
Silva will Fight Whoever the UFC Wants
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UFC 117 Live Results
August 7, 2010 by Stuart
Filed under UFC 117, UFC Results
MMASpark.com will be here to bring you all of the latest live results and happenings from UFC 117.
Coverage of the event will kick off when the first fighters touch gloves at roughly 7:30 p.m. ET.
UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva faces off with decorated wrestler Chael Sonnen in a 185 lb title fight in [...]
Chael Sonnen denies talking about Lance Armstrong
In an interview today with Ariel Helwani after the UFC 117 Open Workout, Chael Sonnen talks about how he welcomes adversity in the leadup to the UFC fight this weekend, how he only has a few friends and then surprisingly denies ever making the statements about Lance Armstrong – that he gave himself cancer. [...]
ShareChael Sonnen claims Cyclist Lance Armstrong “gave himself cancer”
Chael Sonnen has been at it again, trash talking not only Anderson Silva but dragging cycling legend Lance Armstrong into his rants. Sonnen claims that the seven-time Tour de France winner gave himself cancer!
Speaking via MMAMania.com, Sonnen said:
“When you screw up, you have to own it. That stuff really gets under my skin. Take Lance [...]
Roy Nelson claims Junior Dos Santos is the best fighter on the UFC 117 roster
Roy Nelson, the winner of The Ultimate Fighter season 10 has been speaking ahead of his UFC 117 clash this weekend with Brazilian Junior dos Santos, a man he feels is currently “hands down” the best fighter in the world right now.
Speaking via the Las Vegas Sun, Nelson said:
“If I could pick my way to [...]
Mark Munoz takes Anderson Silva to The Mat
Mark Munoz is co-headlining UFC on Versus 2 on Sunday against Yushin Okami in San Diego, Calif. Just six days later, Anderson “The Spider” Silva is defending the middleweight title against Chael Sonnen in Oakland, Calif., at UFC 117. To help prepare for Sonnen’s high level wrestling, Silva has been training with Munoz, a former [...]
ShareUFC 117 lineup
The lineup for UFC 117 has been announced and is scheduled for Aug 7, 2010 and will be held at the Oracle Arena, Oakland California between ‘Silva vs. Sonnen’.
The middleweight fight between the 6’2” , 185 pounds Brazilian Anderson Silva also known as ‘The Spider’ ,from Team Nogueira, who has a record of [...]