“Here,” he says, pounding his chest. “This is where it hurts.”
Wanderlei Silva says these words to Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports, describing his thoughts of his recent fight with Chuck Liddell.
Silva lost a unanimous decision to Liddell in a slugfest that was everything fans had been anticipating. The fight was among the mathchups most […]
“It was a fun fight,” says Chuck Liddell, reflecting on his fight with Wanderlei Silva. When asked why he couldn’t finish Silva, Chuck says simply that “he’s a tough man.”
Compustrike has released their statistics for UFC 79 and the numbers demonstrate just how dominating Georges St-Pierre was in his performance against Matt Hughes.
St-Pierre threw 110 strikes and landed 77 (70%) of them while Hughes only managed to land 5 of 15 (33%). The 26-year-old St-Pierre also initiated the only three takedowns of the fight […]
The reported salaries for the fighters at UFC 79: Nemesis are as follows:
Georges St-Pierre - $160,000
Matt Hughes - $100,000
Chuck Liddell - $500,000
Wanderlei Silva - $150,000
Eddie Sanchez - $46,000
Soa Palelei - $5,000
Ryoto Machida - $60,000
Rameau Sokoudjou - $40,000
Rich Clementi - $28,000
Melvin Guillard - $10,000
James Irvin - $16,000
Luis Cane - $5,000
Manny Gamburyan - $20,000
Nate Mohr - $6,000
Dean […]
The following is a list of medical suspensions levied by the Nevada State Athletic Commission after UFC 79 on December 29:
Matt Hughes suspended until January 29. No contact until January 20.
Wanderlei Silva has an eye laceration. He is suspended until February 13 with no contact until January 29.
Chuck Liddell had an eye laceration. He is […]
UFC 79: Nemesis is being headlined by the rubber match between Matt Hughes and Georges St. Pierre for the UFC Welterweight Title. Additionally, Chuck Liddell takes on Wanderlei Silva. Here’s the breakdown.
Matt Hughes vs Georges St. Pierre - UFC Welterweight Title
Hughes assumes that he can beat current champ Matt Serra at any time. […]
