As one would expect from an event that had two “Fight of the Night” bouts, there have been some medical suspensions handed out to some of the fighters from this past Saturday’s UFC 116 event.
If cleared by a doctor prior to the end of suspension period, a fighter may resume training and fight in competition. The list of suspensions includes:
Krzysztof Soszynski: must have his left thumb cleared by doctor or suspended until Dec. 31; minimum suspension runs until Sept. 2 with no contact until Aug. 18
Chris Tuchscherer: must have left …

The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) has released UFC 116 fighters’ pay figures. The amounts the athletes made (not including sponsorships, etc.) are:
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Brock Lesnar: $400,000 (no win bonus)
Shane Carwin: $40,000
Lesnar defeated Carwin by submission (arm-triangle choke)

Chris Leben: $86,000 ($43,000 to show, $43,000 to win)
Yoshihiro Akiyama: $45,000
Leben defeated Akiyama by submission (triangle choke)

Stephan Bonnar: $50,000 ($25,000 to show, $25,000 to win)
Krzsyztof Soszynski: $10,000
Bonnar defeated Soszynski by TKO (strikes)

Chris Lytle: $52,000 ($26,000 to show, $26,000 to win)
Matt Brown: $10,000
Lytle defeated Brown by submission (armbar)

George …

Can’t we all just get along? No, no we haven’t been able to with the amount of complaining UFC lightweight champ B.J. Penn has done regarding his January welterweight loss to 170 lbs. champ Georges St. Pierre.

Over the past few months, Penn launched an aggressive campaign to have St. Pierre fined, suspended, stalled, everything under the sun he could dream up to take the spotlight off the lopsided beatdown of a bout that occurred at UFC 94…

The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) has released the numbers for UFC 94: “St. Pierre vs. Penn 2” in terms of live gate attendance and sales revenue.
UFC 66, UFC 83, UFC 79, UFC 91 and UFC 71 brought in more greenbacks at the gates than 94, and was second only to UFC 83: “St. Pierre vs. Serra 2” for attendance.
Stats like this further prove that even in these rough economic times, the UFC’s quality product is valued by fans. Valued so much that, the Zuffa-owned promotion is steadily growing while …