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The UFC has announced that Mauricio “Shogun” Rua will undergo knee surgery to repair an injury suffered in training for his fight with Chuck Liddell at UFC 85. A new opponent is expected.

“Scheduled to make his return to the Octagon this June against Chuck Liddell at UFC 85 in London, light heavyweight star Mauricio “Shogun” Rua has instead been forced to withdraw from the bout due to a ruptured ACL in his left knee, the same injury he had surgery on to repair last October after his UFC 76 fight with Forrest Griffin……Liddell’s opponent for UFC 85, which will be held at London’s O2 Arena on June 7th, will be announced shortly. “

UFC Ring Girl Arianny Celeste in a photo shoot for Throwdown.

According to MMAJunkie, Martin Kampmann’s camp has confirmed a fight with Jorge “El Conquistador” Rivera at UFC 85 on June 7 at the 02 Arena in London, England.

Kampmann is returning to the cage after tearing his ACL and MCL while training for a fight at UFC 72.

Kampmann last saw action at UFC 68 when he submitted Andrew McFedries with a triangle choke.

Rivera will step back in the cage after his knocking out TUF veteran Kendall Grove at UFC 80.

For the latest UFC 85 Rumors, check out our Fight Card section.

According to the latest print edition of the Wrestling Observer newsletter, UFC light heavyweight Champion Quinton Rampage Jackson will take on Forrest Griffin at UFC 86 on July 5 in Las Vegas.

Jackson and Griffin are both coaches on the seventh season of “The Ultimate Fighter” reality show, which is set to debut April 7 on SpikeTV.

According to MMAJunkie, Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou confirmed that he will be fighting Kazuhiro Nakamura at UFC 84 on May 24 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

After making an name for himself defeating Ricardo Arona and UFC heavyweight champion Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in PRIDE, Sokoudjou was quickly submitted in his UFC debut by Lyoto Machida at UFC 79.

For the latest UFC 84 Rumors, check out our Fight Card section.

UFC 82 “Pride of Champion” Fighter Payouts
March 2 from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

MAIN CARD

Anderson Silva: $140,000 ($70,000 to fight, $70,000 to win)
Dan Henderson: $100,000 ($100,000 to fight)
Heath Herring: $140,000 ($70,000 to fight, $70,000 to win)
Jon Fitch: $60,000 ($30,000 to fight, $30,000 to win)
Chris Leben: $50,000 ($25,000 to fight, $25,000 to win)
Cheick Kongo: $30,000 ($30,000 to fight)
Yushin Okami: $28,000 ($14,000 to fight, $14,000 to win)
Evan Tanner: $25,000 ($25,000 to fight)
Alessio Sakara: $17,000 ($17,000 to fight)
Chris Wilson: $12,000 ($12,000 to fight)

PRELIMINARY CARD

Andrei Arlovski: $170,000 ($65,000 to fight, $65,000 to win)
Diego Sanchez: $60,000 ($30,000 to fight, $30,000 to win)
Josh Koscheck: $20,000 ($10,000 to fight, $10,000 to win)
Luigi Fioravanti: $16,000 ($8,000 to fight, $8,000 to win)
Luke Cummo: $16,000 ($16,000 to fight)
Jorge Gurgel: $14,000 ($7,000 to fight, $7,000 to win)
Dustin Hazelett: $12,000 ($12,000 to fight)
Jake O’Brien: $11,000 ($11,000 to fight)
David Bielkheden: $8,000 ($8,000 to fight)
John Halverson: $3,000 ($3,000 to fight)

Total Fighter Payout: $932,000

FIGHT BONUSES

1. “Fight of the Night” - Anderson Silva and Dan Henderson 60k each
2. “Submission of the Night” - Anderson Silva 60k
3. “Knockout of the Night” - Chris Leben 60k

The reported figures do not include bonuses, taxes, fees and other sponsorships.

World Victory Road (WVR) ‘Sengoku’
March 5, 2008
Yoyogi National Gymnasium No. 1. in Tokyo, Japan.

Headlining the debut event is former UFC heavyweight champion Josh Barnett and former Olympian Hidehiko Yoshida. Also featured on the card is Former PRIDE FC lightweight champion Takanori Gomi and MMA veteran Duane “Bang” Ludwig.

MAIN CARD

Hidehiko Yoshida (7-5-1) vs. Josh Barnett (20-5-0)
Takanori Gomi (27-3-0) vs. Duane Ludwig (16-7-0)
Kazuo Misaki (18-8-2) vs. Siyar Bahadurzada (13-1-1)
Kazuyuki Fujita (14-6-0) vs. Peter “Rolling Thunder” Graham
Makoto Takimoto (4-3-0) vs. Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos (15-10-0)
Ryo Kawamura (7-1-2) vs. Antonio Braga Neto (4-0-0)
Fabricio Monteiro (16-6-0) vs. Nick Thompson (34-9-1)

UFC president Dana White announced tonight fight bonuses for UFC 82, which include “Fight of the Night”, “Knockout of the Night” and “Submission of the Night”. Each recipient was awarded a hefty $60,000 cheque for their performance in the cage.

The big winner of the night was Anderson Silva who picked up $120,000 for “Fight of the Night” and “Submission of the Night”, as he quickly locked down a rear naked choke victory over Dan Henderson in the second round.

1. “Fight of the Night” - Anderson Silva and Dan Henderson
2. “Submission of the Night” - Anderson Silva
3. “Knockout of the Night” - Chris Leben

Dan Henderson vs. Anderson Silva

Heath Herring vs Cheick Kongo

Chris Leben vs Alessio Sakaraz

Jon Fitch vs Chris Wilson

Andrei Arlovski vs. Jake O’Brian

Tonight during the UFC 82 PPV show, the Ultimate Fighting Championships inducted Mark “The Hammer” Coleman into the UFC hall of fame.

While we were expecting a “walk into the sunset” type speech from the hall of famer, instead Coleman surprisingly announced that he will be taking on former WWE superstar Brock Lesnar at UFC 87 August in Minneapolis, Minnesota .

The 44 year old fighter has fought everyone from Fedor Emelianenko, Mirko Cro Cop, UFC heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Don Frye, Gary Goodridge and Pedro Rizzo, first appearing back at UFC 10.

Heres a clip from his speech tonight:

“The fans want to see me, I’m gonna pay my dues, and I’m gonna do the best I can. He (Lesnar) is a beast, he’s an animal, but don’t bet the house against me. I’m gonna bring something for Brock Lesnar and I’m gonna beat his butt.”

Props to Joe Rogan for not just being a UFC propaganda machine.

Props to Joe Rogan for not just being a UFC propaganda machine.

IFL 2008 Las Vegas “New Blood New Battles”
February 29, 2008
Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada

IFL Quick Results

• Ian Loveland defeats Dennis Davis by Submission (Guillotine Choke) at 0:58 of R2.
• Rafael Dias defeats Santino Defranco by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:03 of R1.
• Josh Haynes defeats Leopoldo Serao by Unanimous Decision
• Alexandre Ferreira defeats Lew Polley by Submission (Guillotine Choke) at 0:20 of R1.
• Jake Ellenberger defeats Pat Healy by Unanimous Decision
• Ryan Schultz defeats John Gunderson by Unanimous Decision
• Roy Nelson defeats Fabiano Scherner by TKO (Strikes) at 3:20 of R1.
• Ryan McGivern defeats Matt Horwich by Unanimous Decision

UFC 82 “Pride of a Champion” takes place March 1 from the Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio. The undercard fights start around 8pm EST followed by the Pay-Per-View main card starting at 10pm EST on Saturday.

ALL FIGHTERS MAKE WEIGHT

Main Card

Anderson Silva (185) vs. Dan Henderson (184.5)
Cheick Kongo (233.5) vs. Heath Herring (248)
Alessio Sakara (185) vs. Chris Leben (185)
Evan Tanner (185) vs. Yushin Okami (184.5)
Jon Fitch (170) vs. Chris Wilson (169.5)

Under Card

Andrei Arlovski (241) vs. Jake O’Brien (231.5)
Luke Cummo (170) vs. Luigi Fioravanti (170.5)
Josh Koscheck (169.5) vs. Dustin Hazelett (170)
Diego Sanchez (169.5) vs. David Bielkheden (170)
Jorge Gurgel (154.5) vs. John Halverson (155)

Cage Today will have the live results of UFC 82 from start to finish starting around 8pm EST, with the PPV to follow at 10pm EST.

No more seeing Titos big head on National TV. Tito Ortiz was the latest contestant fired from Donald Trumps Celebrity Apprentice.

Omarosa says she tried to focus their ad to Redbook’s audience, but that they had no “concept.” Omarosa blames Tito and Stephen for this failing. Trace sticks up for Omarosa and holds Tito accountable for the team’s loss. Trump asks Tito who he would exonerate and he says that Omarosa worked the hardest. Trump says he finds this commendable, before firing Tito. But because Trump thinks Tito is such an incredible guy, he says he’ll personally give Tito’s charity $50,000.

Evan Tanner

Ultimate Fighting Championships 82 “Pride of a Champion”
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
PPV

Anderson Silva vs. Dan Henderson

Bodog: -170 Silva, +130 Henderson

Heath Herring vs. Cheick Kongo

Bodog: -175 Kongo, +145 Herring

Chris Leben vs. Alessio Sakara

Bodog: -165 Leben, +135 Sakara

Yushin Okami vs. Evan Tanner

Bodog: -220 Okami, +170 Tanner

Jon Fitch vs. Chris Wilson

Bodog: -625 Fitch, +425 Wilson

If you are looking to place a bet, check out Bodog HERE.

More ESPN Clowns Getting on my bad side.

Eddie Alvarez has told FiveOuncesOfPain that he will take on Andre Dida at the upcoming first round of the DREAM lightweight Grand Prix on March 25 in Japan.

Alvarez is currently signed to a multi-fight contract with EliteXC.

“The fight is 100 percent,” began Alvarez. “I just got a call from my manager, Monte Cox, everything is underway. Everything is approved and I will be heading over there (Japan) on the 10th to fight in the lightweight Grand Prix. I’m excited.”

“Monte (Cox) talked it over with EliteXC and EliteXC was happy to work with DREAM,” Alvarez responded when asked if special permission was needed to compete in a tournament that could require Alvarez to fight on three separate DREAM shows. “I’m sure they want to do business with them in the future so I’m sure they are more than happy to lend me over and let me do the fight.”