UFC champ Carlos Condit joins MMAjunkie.com Radio at special 3 p.m. ET start time
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MMAjunkie.com Radio airs today 3-5 p.m. ET (12-2 p.m. PT) live from Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Listen to and watch a video stream of the two-hour show at www.mmajunkie.com/radio.
UFC reserves Las Vegas' MGM Grand for Memorial Day, Independence Day events
Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Keith Kizer today confirmed via email with MMAjunkie.com that UFC officials have served May 26 and July 7 for major events.
Both shows are planned for the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
UFC 143 salaries: Diaz ($200K) and Koscheck ($146K) earn top paydays
MMAjunkie.com today obtained the list of disclosed paydays from the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
The total disclosed payroll for the event, which took place Feb. 4 at Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay Events Center, was $880,500.
Dillashaw vs. Watson rounds out UFC on FUEL TV 1's five-fight main card
The bout was announced in January, but its position on the evening's fight card was only recently revealed.
UFC on FUEL TV 1 takes place Feb. 15 at the 10,000-seat Omaha Civic Auditorium in Nebraska. Diego Sanchez and Jake Ellenberger clash in the welterweight headliner.
Patient Dustin Poirier not expecting to parlay UFC 143 win into immediate title shot
But after notching his fifth-straight win under the Zuffa banner at this past weekend's UFC 143 event, Poirier expressed a patient resolve.
Improving and maturing is his top priority for now - not a quick shot at the belt.
'Matured' Ed Herman thankful for UFC 143 win, career resurgence
Despite falling short in the finals of "The Ultimate Fighter 3" and then subsequently losing to Jason MacDonald, Herman then rattled off three-straight wins, scoring three bonus checks in the process.
But Herman's career then took a horrible detour, with "Short Fuse" going 1-3 and spending nearly two years out of the cage. Despite being one of the worst periods in Herman's life, the 31-year-old admits it helped him value what he has today.
Terry Martin replaces injured Jeremy Hamilton at Superior Cage Combat 4
MMAjunkie.com today confirmed the change, and an official announcement is expected shortly.
Featuring a main event between UFC veterans Kendall Grove and Jay Silva, "SCC 4: Grove vs. Silva" takes place Feb. 16 at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.
The Sunday Junkie: Feb. 5 edition
Nor surprisingly, Carlos Condit's heavily debated victory over Nate Diaz in Saturday's UFC 143 headliner was a popular topic, and readers tackled all aspects of the pay-per-view fight.
This week's winner of our weekly reader-feedback feature, Indiana reader "Gallbladder_Flush," thinks angered Diaz fans need to look at the facts and realize there was, in fact, a clear winner in the title fight.
UFC boss praises Roy Nelson's durability but unsure what his future holds
And while his gutsy performance earned "Big Country" one-half of UFC 143's "Fight of the Night" bonus, the loss leaves Nelson at just 1-3 in his past four fights.
So despite earning one of the loudest welcomes of the night from the Mandalay Bay Events Center crowd, is Nelson's spot in the UFC's heavyweight division secure?
Will Nick Diaz's retirement stick? Following UFC 143, UFC boss not so sure
He also understands if Diaz goes through with an announced retirement, even if he thinks it'd be financially foolish to do so.
Quite simply, White has given up on trying to predict the 28-year-old's often-erratic behavior.
UFC 143 winner Barao wants title shot; boss says contender becoming Brazilian treasure
On Saturday night, Barao earned his 28th-straight win by downing onetime title-challenger Scott Jorgensen via unanimous decision.
The 24-year-old is now 5-0 under the Zuffa banner, and while UFC president Dana White isn't ready to grant him a title shot just yet, he admits the Nova Uniao product is quickly becoming one of Brazil's most popular fighters.
With Josh Koscheck's AKA relations strained, is Jon Fitch fight finally possible?
Following his split-decision win over Mike Pierce at Saturday's event in Las Vegas, Koscheck opened the flood gates.
"I'll be training out of Fresno for now," Koscheck told MMAjunkie.com. "I'm no longer affiliated with some of the people at the gym that I've been training at."
Dana White, new champ Carlos Condit perfectly content with UFC 143 result
While it's obvious, of course, which Condit believes, you can also count UFC president Dana White among those who thinks the "Natural Born Killer" did all the right things.
"Carlos Condit won," White said following the evening's post-event press conference. "He went in there, and he fought a great fight."
Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen II set for June in Brazil
At Saturday night's UFC 143 post-fight press conference, UFC president Dana White confirmed that both UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva and his nemesis Chael Sonnen have verbally agreed to meet in Brazil on an as-yet-undetermined date in June.
Silva was in Las Vegas for Saturday's fight card, and White said an agreement was reached during the event.
UFC 143 draws a reported 10,040 attendance for $2.3 million live gate
UFC president Dana White revealed the figures at the evening's post-event press conference, which MMAjunkie.com attended.
Featuring an interim welterweight title contest between former WEC titleholder Carlos Condit and former Strikeforce champ Nick Diaz, UFC 143 marked the company's first 2012 event in Las Vegas.
UFC 143 bonuses: Thompson, Poirier, Werdum and Nelson earn $65K awards
Thompson earned the night's "Knockout of the Night" award, Poirier picked up the "Submission of the Night" bonus, and Werdum and Nelson earned "Fight of the Night" honors.
MMAjunkie.com learned of the bonus winners and award amounts at UFC 143's post-fight press conference.
UFC 143 results: Disciplined Carlos Condit tops stifled Nick Diaz, wins interim title
The former WEC champ implemented a remarkably effective game plan and won the UFC's interim welterweight title by stifling ever-active but ultimately frustrated ex-Strikeforce titleholder Nick Diaz, who suggested he may retire after the loss.
The fight headlined UFC 143 and aired on pay-per-view from Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay Events Center. Prelims aired on FX and streamed on Facebook.
UFC 143 results: Fabricio Werdum tops Roy Nelson in successful UFC return
The Brazilian heavyweight outlasted and even out-struck fellow big man Roy Nelson en route to a unanimous-decision victory.
The fight co-headlined UFC 143 and aired on pay-per-view from Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay Events Center. Prelims aired on FX and streamed on Facebook.
UFC 143 results: Josh Koscheck edges 'stepping stone' Mike Pierce via split decision
Koscheck earned a close decision win, but Pierce's stock will suffer little.
The main-card bout was part of UFC 143 and aired on pay-per-view from Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay Events Center.
UFC 143 results: Renan Barao makes it 28 in a row, tops Scott Jorgensen via decision
The impressive performance earned Barao his 28th straight win and solidified his status as one of the UFC's top 135-pound contenders.
The main-card bout was part of UFC 143 and aired on pay-per-view from Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay Events Center. Prelims aired on FX and streamed on Facebook.
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