UFC 94: GSP vs PENN 2 (JANUARY 31, 2009) [Archive] - CANADA BODYBUILDING

View Full Version : UFC 94: GSP vs PENN 2 (JANUARY 31, 2009)

UkrainianGuy

05-01-2009, 11:28 PM

Fight CardGeorges St-Pierre Vs. BJ Penn
Lyoto Machida Vs. Thiago Silva
Stephan Bonnar Vs. Jon Jones
Karo Parisyan Vs. Dong Hyun Kim
Nate Diaz Vs. Clay Guida
Jon Fitch Vs. Akihiro Gono
Manny Gamburyan Vs. Thiago Tavares
Chris Wilson Vs. John Howard
Jake O'Brien Vs. Christian Wellisch
Matt Arroyo Vs. Dan Cramer

UkrainianGuy

05-01-2009, 11:34 PM

UkrainianGuy

07-01-2009, 12:14 AM

UkrainianGuy

10-01-2009, 12:19 AM

The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Friday officially released the full fight card for its Jan. 31 event, featuring a welterweight title defense by champion Georges St. Pierre in a mega-fight with UFC lightweight champion B.J. Penn.

A win for Penn would make him the first champion in UFC history to hold titles in two weight classes concurrently. Besides a future title defense against Thiago Alves, a St. Pierre victory could possibly line-up another dual champion bout, with current middleweight champion Anderson Silva.

The main card also features a light heavyweight bout between Top 10 ranked fighters Lyoto Machida and Thiago Silva and an expected barnburner between Nate Diaz and Clay Guida.

The preliminary card features many UFC veterans, but is most notedly, and perhaps surprisingly, highlighted by a welterweight clash between Jon Fitch, just one fight removed from a challenge to St. Pierre's title, against Japanese fighter Akihiro Gono.

UFC 94 Fight Card:

Main Card Bouts:
-Georges St. Pierre (#1 Welterweight in the World)* vs. B.J. Penn (#2 Lightweight in the World)*
-Lyoto Machida (#4 Light Heavyweight in the World)* vs. Thiago Silva (#10 Light Heavyweight in the World)*
-Karo Parisyan (#10 Welterweight in the World)* vs. Dong Hyun Kim
-Nathan Diaz vs. Clay Guida
-Stephan Bonnar vs. Jon Jones

Preliminary Card Bouts:
-Jon Fitch (#2 Welterweight in the World)* vs. Akihiro Gono
-Jake O'Brien vs. Christian Wellisch
-Chris Wilson vs. John Howard
-Manny Gamburyan vs. Thiago Tavares
-Matt Arroyo vs. Dan Cramer

Monka

10-01-2009, 12:43 AM

I know most will say GSP will kill BJ, BUT i honestly feel BJ will win this, i think he'd die before quit.

gustavo77

10-01-2009, 01:34 AM

gustavo77

10-01-2009, 01:52 AM

If BJ Penn is ranked the #2 Lightweight in the world, who is the #1 lightweight??

10-01-2009, 07:21 AM

Lyoto Machida Vs. Thiago Silva I've been wanting this fight to happen for a while!!! Machida is a true Karate master and Silva is an animal. This is gonna be a great fight. The winner should be the next in line for a LH title shot after Rampage IMO.

St. Pierre will win... St. Pierre is a way different fighter today then he was the last time they fought. St. Pierre will dominate.

Ya Thiago VS Machida is the fight i want to see the most,both guys haven't lost yet.You are right the guy that does win gets a title shot it was already said,But GSP needs you watch out for the POKE in the eye's,BJ Penn did it to Matt as well.

turboturist

10-01-2009, 12:22 PM

UFC 94 Fight Card:

Main Card Bouts:
-Georges St. Pierre (#1 Welterweight in the World)* vs. B.J. Penn (#2 Lightweight in the World)*
-Lyoto Machida (#4 Light Heavyweight in the World)* vs. Thiago Silva (#10 Light Heavyweight in the World)*
-Karo Parisyan (#10 Welterweight in the World)* vs. Dong Hyun Kim
-Nathan Diaz vs. Clay Guida
-Stephan Bonnar vs. Jon Jones

Preliminary Card Bouts:
-Jon Fitch (#2 Welterweight in the World)* vs. Akihiro Gono
-Jake O'Brien vs. Christian Wellisch
-Chris Wilson vs. John Howard
-Manny Gamburyan vs. Thiago Tavares
-Matt Arroyo vs. Dan Cramer

How the hell can they justify putting Fitch on the undercard and Bonnar vs Jones on the main card? Fukin tarded.

turboturist

10-01-2009, 12:24 PM

If BJ Penn is ranked the #2 Lightweight in the world, who is the #1 lightweight??

lol, no kidding. Gomi maybe?

gustavo77

10-01-2009, 12:27 PM

How the hell can they justify putting Fitch on the undercard and Bonnar vs Jones on the main card? Fukin tarded.

I am with you 100% on that one bro. What the ****...

10-01-2009, 05:57 PM

How the hell can they justify putting Fitch on the undercard and Bonnar vs Jones on the main card? Fukin tarded.

Yes me and a few friends said this(Fitch),was going to post this earier.

Boulderer77

10-01-2009, 06:38 PM

turboturist

10-01-2009, 09:02 PM

Punishment no doubt...for Fitch's initial "disobediance" to Dana White.

I have no doubt that when Dana allowed him back into the UFC there was a "your gonna be my bitch" clause..

How in any way is this punishment to Fitch? The only people that are being punished is the fans.

In case you forgot he has a contract and gets paid the same no matter what time of the night he fights. Its us who are not getting to see an exciting fighter fight.

14-01-2009, 04:12 PM

Tonight on Spike GSP and BJ penn training going to be good.

Boulderer77

14-01-2009, 04:17 PM

turboturist

19-01-2009, 08:30 PM

turboturist

19-01-2009, 08:31 PM

srt8

20-01-2009, 08:41 AM

I dunno about you guys but I'LL BE THURR!

canadianmuscle0803

20-01-2009, 08:44 AM

Penn is a lazy bastard, GSP will own him!

champcar99

20-01-2009, 09:02 AM

Penn is a lazy bastard, GSP will own him!

i WAS THINKING THE SAME THING Penn is alittle ****ed in the head and speaks through his ass sometimes..."I am going to kill you " bullshit from his mouth....Penn doesnt have the training , conditioning, or the quality of training partners that GSP has ....Penn will lose and start ****ing his cry baby bullshit...

turboturist

20-01-2009, 11:25 AM

I dunno about you guys but I'LL BE THURR!

Go fark your self for pointing that out. :help

grifter

21-01-2009, 01:42 PM

GSP for the win. This guy has matured and has taken his training to a whole different level. No discredit to Penn, but GSP will dominate.

UkrainianGuy

26-01-2009, 11:12 PM

As the big boys on the block, the Ultimate Fighting Championship is used to promoting fights that are considered among the greatest match-ups in mixed martial arts' short history. But the UFC welterweight title bout between current champ Georges St. Pierre and former titleholder and current UFC lightweight champion B.J. Penn is a first in the promotion's 15-year history.

Never before has the promotion allowed two current champions to face off. And never before has the prospect been possible that one man in the UFC could hold belts in two weight classes simultaneously. That is exactly what is on the line when St. Pierre and Penn square off at UFC 94 on Jan. 31 in Las Vegas.

Billed as the first true mega-fight in the UFC, if it doesn't go down in history as such, it won't have been for a lack of trying by all parties involved.

The official promotion for this mega-fight began as the UFC held a press conference earlier in the day before then UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture and challenger Brock Lesnar threw down in the Octagon at UFC 91 in November. Never before had the promotion utilized such a maneuver.

"Once you win the title and you accomplish so many things in the fight business, then it becomes about legendary status, making your mark, going down as one of the greatest fighters of all time. I think now is the time," stated UFC president Dana White that day. "This is the kind of stuff that will make one of these guys a legend."

Both fighters are arguably at the peak of their respective careers. Penn is on a streak that saw him defeat Jens Pulver, Joe Stevenson, and Sean Sherk, in capturing and defending the UFC lightweight championship. Much the same, St. Pierre defeated Josh Koscheck, Matt Hughes, Matt Serra, and Jon Fitch, in winning back and defending the welterweight strap.

The UFC has consistently been building this fight for the two months leading up to UFC 94 on Super Bowl weekend, and has even pushed its focus on St. Pierre and Penn while the organization makes its debut in Ireland with a pay-per-view event this Saturday. The culmination of the promotion for the St. Pierre-Penn mega-fight hits its stride down the final leg of the race with the debut of a new series focused on the everyday lives of the fighters.

UFC Primetime – premiering Wednesday night at 10 p.m. PT/ET on Spike TV – is a three-part series of half-hour episodes. The show takes viewers deeper into the fight between St. Pierre and Penn than does a show like the UFC Countdown specials.

"Basically what this thing is, it's a docudrama. It's gonna follow B.J. Penn and Georges St. Pierre. It airs this Wednesday, it'll air the following Wednesday, and it airs the week of the fight, Wednesday. So it'll lead right up to the fight," White told MMAWeekly.com, the excitement for the new venture brimming in his voice. "This thing is so real time that (footage) that was shot (Tuesday) is actually put into the show (which airs Wednesday). This thing airs on Spike at 10. Spike will probably get this thing two hours before it's supposed to air.

"We're inside the camp, inside the lives of these two fighters. Leading up to this fight you're going to see everything. How they train, what kind of shape they're in, what (expletive) they're going through, what obstacles they're facing. Whatever it is, you're gonna see it."

The first episode starts off similar in execution to HBO's 24/7, which has been highly successful in promoting Oscar De La Hoya's most recent fights. There is a lot of deep background on the bout when St. Pierre and Penn first met at UFC 58 – where St. Pierre won a split decision – nearly three years ago, and the fighters themselves and the people surrounding them leading up to UFC 94. As the show carries on, it begins to take on the more "real time," personal shape that White says was inspired by the recent success of his video blogs on YouTube, many of which accumulate more than 100,000 views.

"The thing that you have to understand with the first episode, we're hoping that people who have never seen the UFC before will see this show and be intrigued by it," relayed White. "You have to set up the cast of characters, you kind of have to set up the story line in the first episode. And then form there, it will be totally loose... 24/7 is not the inspiration for this thing.

"Basically, the inspiration for this thing is my video blogs. The video blogs have done so well and people like them so much and because they're so real time, what happens today, people will actually see tonight. So we said imagine if we could do that with the fighters and that's how we came up for the concept with this thing."

Although UFC Primetime is sure to help build up anticipation for St. Pierre vs. Penn 2 among mixed martial arts enthusiasts, the goal says White, is to capture an even wider audience than that.

"We haven't been hurting in the pay-per-view area," he told MMAWeekly.com. "We're a pay-per-view company. We're always selling pay-per-views; that's what we do. This is more to get people that have never seen it before. This is so people can get in, get interested in these characters, possibly get into it, and then, maybe it makes them decide to buy the fight or watch something else on TV and to attract new fans."

Although the concept of utilizing preview shows to highlight and build up interest in its fights is nothing new to the UFC – well before 24/7, they utilized a similar pre-fight documentary on Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz to build up their fight at UFC 47 – it now has the television partner in Spike TV and the finances to make Primetime a reality and a realistic promotional tool to reach out to expand its audience. And it is something that White is extremely proud of.

"We spent $1.7 million producing this show. It's by far the best (expletive) thing we've ever done," he declared. "So, I'm pretty (expletive) excited about it. If you have an ounce of fight fan in your body, you're gonna love this show."

A new episode of UFC Primetime airs each Wednesday night for three weeks at 10 p.m. PT/ET on Spike TV, leading up the St. Pierre vs. Penn 2 fight at UFC 94.

UkrainianGuy

26-01-2009, 11:13 PM

UkrainianGuy

26-01-2009, 11:13 PM

UkrainianGuy

26-01-2009, 11:14 PM

ESPN'S MMA LIVE ON SITE FOR UFC 94 COVERAGE

ESPN's continued commitment to cover the sport of mixed martial arts will pick up steam again as the MMA Live team will head to Las Vegas to cover UFC 94 with pre- and post-shows featured on the company's website.

The MMA Live crew, consisting of top UFC lightweight contender Kenny Florian, UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir, Newark Star Ledger and ESPN.com contributor Franklin McNeil, and host John Anik, will make the trip to Las Vegas to cover the events surrounding Georges St. Pierre vs. B.J. Penn II.

ESPN previously sent the MMA Live team to UFC 91 in November to cover the historic fight between mixed martial arts icon Randy Couture and former WWE superstar, now UFC heavyweight champion, Brock Lesnar. The show provided in-depth coverage both before and after the event, live from the venue.

UFC 94 will mark the second such event that ESPN has covered with their own team live at the show, as the MMA Live crew will break down the fights before hand, as well as after the fights finish on pay-per-view, with numerous guests slated to be on hand.

ESPN.com will cover the pre and post shows for UFC 94 on their site with the MMA Live team, with continued coverage on the networks bevy of shows including SportsCenter and updates on ESPNews.

UkrainianGuy

27-01-2009, 08:12 AM

UkrainianGuy

27-01-2009, 08:41 AM

Being a part of the biggest fight in UFC history could rattle a lot of fighters. With millions watching all over the world and thousands of fans in attendance, just about anybody could feel the nerves shaking their body, or the butterflies in their stomach. But one fighter who is as calm as can be is UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre, who isn't thinking about hype, promotion or fan fare.

He's only thinking about one thing. B.J. Penn.

St. Pierre knows how important this fight on Saturday night could be for the UFC and the sport of MMA, and he was happy to give Penn a rematch from a fight the Canadian won a few years ago.

"I'm very glad to fight B.J. Penn. The reason is, right now, I have some challengers. Of course, Thiago Alves is the No. 1 guy right now. I have a lot of other guys in my weight class, but the guy everybody wants to see me fight is B.J. Penn," St. Pierre told MMAWeekly Radio recently. "It's a fight that's going to make history."

History will be made when St. Pierre and Penn, arguably two of the sport's biggest stars and best fighters, meet in the Octagon at a time when you will rarely see champions from different weight classes meet to decide who could be the best pound for pound fighter in MMA.

The first fight saw a strong performance from the Hawaiian early on, but St. Pierre persevered and worked his way to a decision victory. This time around, the Canadian champion understands that much is different about both fighters.

"I'm sure B.J. is better than he used to be before, but I am a way, way, way more improved version than I used to be than when I fought B.J. the first time," St. Pierre stated. "I'm very much well prepared."

One of the biggest differences in St. Pierre's training is the addition of Greg Jackson, who has helped lay out the gameplan for many of the welterweight champion's fights since he joined his top ranked team. Along with Jackson came a number of great training partners like UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans, Keith Jardine, and Nate Marquardt, to help prepare St. Pierre for his fights.

"It will be a major factor," St. Pierre said about the addition of Jackson and his team to his camp. "If I have something to say, it's that I know how to fight B.J. Penn, and I'm going to take care of business Jan. 31. I know how to fight him and I've been studying a lot of tape, and we put on a great strategy to shut down his whole game and it's going to work very well."

Penn has of course amped up his training of late, while also turning up the volume on the trash talk aimed directly at St. Pierre. No one will ever accuse Penn of not doing his part to help hype a fight he is involved with, but the 170-pound king isn't concerned with talk… only action.

"I don't focus on what B.J. Penn is doing, I focus on what I do," St. Pierre said. "The reason is as a fighter it's important to focus on things you have control on, and I don't have any control on what B.J. is doing and what B.J. is saying."

When it's all said and done, St. Pierre simply says his goal is to be the absolute best fighter he can be and if B.J. Penn is the challenge that gets him there, so be it.

"I want people who challenge me. I want to fight the best in the world to become the best," St. Pierre stated in closing.

The best of the best will square off when Georges St. Pierre faces B.J. Penn at UFC 94 on Jan. 31 in Las Vegas.

UkrainianGuy

28-01-2009, 12:53 PM

UkrainianGuy

28-01-2009, 12:53 PM

UkrainianGuy

28-01-2009, 12:54 PM

UkrainianGuy

29-01-2009, 01:22 PM

UkrainianGuy

30-01-2009, 12:40 AM

http://www.mma-tv.net

If you sign up you get the fights and every other UFC, M-1, Dream, K-1, etc...event coming up streamed live fo free.

If you wanna upgrade your account donate $5 thru paypal and dude will send you an e-mail with a link to the Pro site with 4 personal high quality streams for your I.P. only and like 10 back up links so you won't miss shit. Along with the streams there is a huge encyclopedia of past events and fights in the vault.

UkrainianGuy

30-01-2009, 12:28 PM

ironwill

30-01-2009, 12:59 PM

Is this available on the net somewhere free???

ironwill

30-01-2009, 01:04 PM

http://www.mmahacks.com/
And free sport network, i saw these on another site, hope they work...woooot

UkrainianGuy

30-01-2009, 01:36 PM

gordi

30-01-2009, 05:54 PM

I can hardly wait. I'm more excited for this fight than I am for the Superbowl... and I LOVE the Superbowl.

UkrainianGuy

31-01-2009, 09:11 PM

UFC 94 Pre-Fight Show begins @ 9pm EST: http://assets.espn.go.com/livenow/ufc94

UFC 94 Live Stream starts @ 10pm EST: http://cdn1.ustream.tv/swf/4/viewer.85.swf?cid=1/489141

UFC 94 Fight Card:

Main Card Bouts:
-Georges St. Pierre vs. B.J. Penn
-Lyoto Machida vs. Thiago Silva
-Karo Parisyan vs. Dong Hyun Kim
-Nathan Diaz vs. Clay Guida
-Stephan Bonnar vs. Jon Jones

Preliminary Card Bouts:
-Jon Fitch vs. Akihiro Gono
-Jake O'Brien vs. Christian Wellisch
-Chris Wilson vs. John Howard
-Manny Gamburyan vs. Thiago Tavares
-Matt Arroyo vs. Dan Cramer

UkrainianGuy

31-01-2009, 10:32 PM

Here are some backup links:

http://atdhe.net/live-tv-2789.html

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/danas-vlog

UkrainianGuy

31-01-2009, 10:49 PM

The UFC 94 main event features the anticipated mega-fight for the UFC welterweight title. Current champion Georges St. Pierre looks to defend his title from UFC lightweight champion B.J. Penn in a rematch three years in the making.

Other bouts feature a light heavyweight battle between Top 10 fighters Lyoto Machida and Thiago Silva and a lightweight showdown pitting Clay Guida and Nate Diaz against each other.

The first preliminary bout is scheduled to begin at approximately 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET. The main card on pay-per-view begins at 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. ET.

Refresh your browser frequently for the latest UFC 94 results, play-by-play, and photos.

UFC 94 Play-by-Play:

-Nathan Diaz vs. Clay Guida
R1 – Guida scores first with a couple strong leg kicks, but Diaz is doing a good job putting his jab out there. Guida is using his movement a lot, keeping his head down and throwing the right hand followed by a kick, but Diaz is starting to really pop the jab. Guida snags a leg, but soon gives up on the takedown and launches a right hand to the body. Diaz goes for the takedown, but Guida stuffs it and ends up on top of Diaz on the ground in half-guard, then moving to full guard. As Diaz stands, Guida takes his back, wrestling Diaz down with a full nelson hold. Diaz flips over, lands on all fours, but Guida still has back control as they stand up. Guida scoops Diaz up and slams him to mat, landing in guard, firing punches. They scramble back up to the feet where Guida maintains control and lands a solid knee.

MMAWeekly.com scores the round 10-9 for Guida.

R2 – The round opens with a brief exchange, then a clinch on the fence, Diaz landing knees to the body, then Guida landing knees to the thighs. From behind, Guida wrestles Diaz to the mat, but they quickly return to their feet along the fence. A chess match for position at this point with Guida being more in control. Diaz scores a nice hip toss, but Guida maintains control from behind Diaz, neither able to secure anything too damaging. Diaz again scores the takedown, but Guida maintains contol and then works into Diaz' guard as the round ends, Diaz looking for a submission, Guida throwing punches.

MMAWeekly.com scores the round 10-9 for Guida.

R3 – They come out firing, Diaz gaining the upper hand with his jab. Guida staying busy, moving in with the punch-kick combination, but Diaz' reach is keeping him ahead as he lands more combinations, more frequently. Diaz starts posturing, taunting Guida, but then unleashes a flurry that has Guida hurt. Guida finally locks Diaz up along the fence, but Diaz uses the hip toss again. Right back up on the feet, Guida maintains control from behind, but Diaz tries to work for the Kimura. Guida then wrests Diaz down with a single-leg, but they're right back up against the fence. Guida jumps up on Diaz' back near the end of the round, but can't take advantage and the fight is over.

MMAWeekly.com scores the round 10-9 for Diaz; the fight 29-28 for Guida.

Clay Guida def. Nate Diaz by Split Decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28), R3

-Jon Fitch (#2 Welterweight in the World)* vs. Akihiro Gono
(Gono and his two sidekicks make their way to the ring wearing sequined dresses and wigs... yes, in drag, giving fans a little dance routine as they stopped just short of the Octagon.)

R1 – Fitch opens with a hard-fought takedown attempt, but Gono defends and they end up clinched on the fence, exchanging knees before separating. Fitch drives in with punches, clinches and then starts an attack of knees to the body. They separate, but Fitch immediately continues to stalk Gono and finally scores a takedown, getting to the Japanese fighter's back. He works for the choke, but starts throwing punches to the side of Gono's head in an attempt to open him up. Gono tries to stand, but Fitch maintains back control as the round ends.

MMAWeekly.com scores the round 10-9 for Fitch.

R2 – Fitch lands a hard kick to the leg of Gono that leaves him limping a bit before they clinch along the fence. Fitch eventually secures a leg-trip takedown, landing in Gono's closed guard. Fitch starts dropping forearms and punches to Gono's head and body. Fitch attacks the body with a series of punches, then goes heavy with forearms on Gono's skull, putting the fight very near a stoppage. Gono scrambles, but Fitch takes his back and locks on the body triangle, punching his head. Gono tries to get out, but gets caught in an armbar just before the bell sounds.

MMAWeekly.com scores the round 10-9 for Fitch.

R3 – Fitch catches Gono with a punch to the midsection and then follows with a solid kick and takedown. He immediately starts working his ground and pound from half guard, stuffing punches and forearms in Gono's face. Gono does a good job upkicking Fitch back and returning to his feet. Gono attempts a jumping knee, but Fitch catches him and ties him up on the fence. Back away from the cage, Gono goes for a rolling kneebar, but Fitch defends well, maintaining back control. Gono turns and Fitch works some brutal strikes from knee on belly. Gono reverses into Fitch's half butterfly guard before falling into full guard. Gono gets out and stands up, attempting a kick as Fitch stands up, but can't score. Fitch lands a left-right punch combination followed by several knees, then scrambles Gono to the mat as the round ends.

MMAWeekly.com scores the round 10-9 for Fitch; the fight 30-27 for Fitch.

John Fitch def. Akihiro Gono by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26), R3

-Manny Gamburyan vs. Thiago Tavares
R1 – Neither fighter is quick to engage. About 45 seconds in, Tavares scores with a double-leg takedown and starts working some solid ground and pound from Gamburyan's guard. Moving to half guard, Tavares has his arm snagged by Gamburyan, who attempts a Kimura. The move is close to a finish, but Tavares deftly spins out and back into the full guard of Gamburyan, again unleashing an aggressive ground and pound barrage. Gamburyan attempts to escape, but Tavares has a gut wrench hold. Standing, Gamburyan throws Tavares, who maintains the gut wrench the entire time and thy return to their feet. Tavares picks Gamburyan up and slams him to the mat, back into his guard and attacking with punches and hammerfists. They work back to their feet as the round ends.

MMAWeekly.com scores the round 10-9 for Tavares.

R2 – More GSP and B.J. Penn chants erupt in one corner of the arena, as Gamburyan moves in on Tavares with a combination of punches and kicks that doesn't do much damage, few landing. Tavares attempts a takedown, but Gamburyan reverses it and lands on the mat in Tavares' full guard, attacking with ground and pound. A slow down in the action and referee Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up. They immediately start trading punches, Tavares getting the better of the exchange, landing a wild right hook before they lock-up along the fence, the round ending.

MMAWeekly.com scores the round 10-9 for Gamburyan.

R3 – Tavares opens with some strong right hands, but can't score the takedown he's looking for. They exchange, but Tavares' size is weighing in his favor, giving him the harder punch of the two, but then Gamburyan fires right back with a straight right that snaps Tavares' head back, then follows with a strong leg kick. Gamburyan lands a couple more good shots, but Tavares lands a cracking leg kick of his own and soon follows with a right cross. Gamburyan fails on his takedown attempt and eats a knee from Tavares on his way back to the feet. Gamburyan shoots again, but Tavares fends him off and they start exchanging punches again. The fight ends in a dance over the last 20 seconds with no strikes thrown.

MMAWeekly.com scores the round 10-9 for Tavares; the fight 29-28 for Tavares.

Thiago Tavares def. Manny Gamburyan by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28), R3

-Chris Wilson vs. John Howard
R1 – Wilson attempts a knee strike early, but Howard catches it and takes him down, but lets him right back up to the feet, peppering him with punches in a brief flurry. They exchange leg kicks and punches over the next minute or so, Howard landing the harder shots, before clinching and wrestling to the mat. As they stand up, Howard lands a hard right that appears to hurt Wilson. Wilson then follows with a nice punch-kick combination, a low kick sweeping the leg out from under Howard. Wilson follows him down, attempting a guillotine, but Howard defends., putting Wilson in his guard. Wilson lands some hard shots to the head and body, before standing up and an impressive wrestling exchange ensues, Howard winding up in Wilson's guard. Stalemated, referee Herb Dean stands them up. Howard scores a high single leg as the round ends.

MMAWeekly.com scores the round 10-9 for Howard.

(In between rounds an errant "GSP! GSP! GSP!" chant erupts through the arena, soon followed by a "B.J. Penn" chant in retort.)

R2 – Howard opens with a brutal leg kick, but Wilson survives and returns with a solid knee strike. Howard then takes Wilson down, they scramble, and are soon back on the feet. Howard scores again with a high single leg takedown, elevating Wilson and dropping him on his back, then starts working from half-guard. They scramble back to their feet. They clinch along the fence, trading knees, before separating and trading blows, Howard again landing the harder shots. He takes Wilson down again, but Wilson ends up in guard this time and starts his ground and pound, unable to do any real damage before the round ends with Howard scrambling out.

MMAWeekly.com scores the round 10-9 for Howard.

(More chants through the crowd in between rounds.)

R3 – Howard again wrestles Wilson to the ground, this time taking his back in the process, attempting a rear naked choke. Howard has his legs triangled around the midsection of Wilson. He starts rocking Wilson with some hard punches to the sides of his head, then snags the rear naked choke, much deeper this time, but still can't finish. He again starts pummeling Wilson's head, trying to open him up for the choke. Wilson keeps trying to escape, and finally does, reversing position into Howard's guard. Wilson stands up, but Howard catches his leg between his own and takes Wilson back down, using only his legs. They work their way back to the feet. Wilson tries to start up the striking game, but Howard takes him down again, winding up in Wilson's guard, eating elbows to the skull before the round comes to a close.

MMAWeekly.com scores the round 10-9 for Howard; the fight 30-27 for Howard.

John Howard def. Chris Wilson by Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28), R3

-Jake O'Brien vs. Christian Wellisch
(Christian Wellisch makes his way to the ring with "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?" by Culture Club blaring over the loudspeakers.)

R1 – O'Brien and Wellisch immediately start trading punches, O'Brien dropping Wellisch briefly. Wellisch pops right back up, they trade a few more shots before O'Brien wrestles Wellisch to his back and starts a ground and pound attack from inside the guard. After a bit of a stalemate, they're back on their feet. Wellisch misses with a high kick and eats a stiff left jab to jaw. Wellisch misses on his takedown attempt, but falls to his back. O'Brien follows him down and starts to work again from inside the guard. No real damage being done, referee Yves Lavigne stands them up and they immediately start trading punches again. Wellisch lands a couple good punches to the head. O'Brien takes Wellisch down and they trade a couple of up and down positions as the round ends with no further serious damage.

MMAWeekly.com scores the round 10-9 for O'Brien.

R2 – Wellisch starts the round with a strong overhand right. They exchange blows with Wellisch being a little busier of the two, landing more frequently with both punches and kicks. O'Brien is landing some of his shots though, as evidenced by the blodd pouring from Wellisch's nose. O'Brien shoots and scores the double-leg takedown on O'Brien and begins the ground and pound again, but Wellisch defends well and works back to the feet. Wellisch is again pushing the pace, landing a few good single shots, but not landing many of his follow-ups on the combinations. O'Brien again shoots and takes Wellisch down and begins working from inside his guard. Wellisch again works back to the feet and the round ends in a brief exchange.

MMAWeekly.com scores the round 10-9 for Wellisch.

R3 – While O'Brien looks less tired than Wellisch to start round three, it is Wellisch that is pushing the pace, again landing various punches and kicks. O'Brien again falls back on the takedown and lands it, but Wellisch works his way back to the feet immediately. O'Brien seems to be waiting to counter and Wellisch is using that to his advantage to pile up the score, but just as he gets going, O'Brien takes him down again. Again, Wellsich is right back to his feet, stalking O'Brien, pot-shotting him with punches and kicks. Wellisch is breathing hard, no doubt due in part to blood flowing through his nose, but he is still the busier fighter of the two. O'Brien scores a couple more takedowns, landing in guard on the second one. Wellisch again gets out and up to his feet, the round ending with Wellisch defending another O'Brien takedown.

MMAWeekly.com scores the round 10-9 for Wellisch; the fight 29-28 for Wellisch.

Jake O'Brien def. Christian Wellisch by Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 28-29), R3

-Matt Arroyo vs. Dan Cramer
R1 – Arroyo starts things off with a solid leg kick. A short time later, he shoots and takes Cramer down, landing in full mount. Cramer reverses, but gets caught in an armbar, which he escapes. Cramer is extremely poised for a fighter making his professional debut. Arroyo lands a couple of elbows to the top of Cramer's head with Cramer in his full guard. Cramer launches a couple of solid forearms in response. Arroyo tries to climb his legs up for a triangle attempt, but Cramer postures up and drops some solid punches down, starting to hurt Arroyo. With under a minute left in the round, Cramer lands a solid right cross, but gets caught in another armbar attempt, which he again escapes. Cramer stands up and tries to dive bomb in with a punch, the round coming to a close.

MMAWeekly.com scores the round 10-9 for Cramer.

R2 – Arroyo attempts a back kick, falling to the mat. Cramer follows down into his guard and starts his ground and pound attack. Arroyo rolls out, trying to catch a leg, but Cramer goes back into Arroyo's guard, eating a few elbows to the top of the head, but then starts his own ground and pound attack again. Just under two minutes left in the round and Cramer lands a hard blow, but Arroyo is doing a good job blocking Cramer's ground and pound attempts. Arroyo gets a warning for landing an up-kick to the face of Cramer, who was still on his knees at the time. The round ends with Cramer working his ground and pound game and Arroyo defending.

MMAWeekly.com scores the round 10-9 for Cramer.

R3 – Arroyo scores a takedown and Cramer is on his back, working for a possible triangle choke, but quickly loses the position to Arroyo, who takes his back. Arroyo has one hook in and immediately goes for the rear naked choke. Cramer fights off the choke, but Arroyo starts pummeling him, keeping back mount and wearing Cramer down. Arroyo can't find the choke and Cramer reverses position, ending up in Arroyo's guard, trying to start up his ground and pound. Arroyo is doing a good job avoiding any damage. Neither is being effective and referee Steve Mazzagatti stands them up. Arroyo immediately shoots, doesn't get the takedown, but falls to his back, Cramer in guard. Both fighters appear exhausted at this point, 30 seconds left in the fight. The round ends with neither fighter inflicting any damage.

O-Train

31-01-2009, 11:11 PM

Fights have been garbage so far. Guida sucks, and I don't think Parisyan won that fight at all. He didn't do anything, one throw in the whole fight...terrible.

UkrainianGuy

31-01-2009, 11:12 PM

ya thats was a present for sure. I thought Diaz was better.....

O-Train

31-01-2009, 11:40 PM

ya thats was a present for sure. I thought Diaz was better.....

I just like Diaz as a fighter more. Guida has a ton of energy and he overwhelms guys but I don't really like his style.

I was suprised by Jon Jones. That was a really entertaining fight, he pulled stuff out of nowhere. If he works on his cardio and maybe learns some jujitsu he will be very hard to beat.

UkrainianGuy

31-01-2009, 11:51 PM

FITCH DOMINATES GONO; UFC 94 PRELIMS GO THE DISTANCE

Even though Akihiro Gono had to have gotten ring entrance of the night – if there were such an honor – at UFC 94 on Saturday night, it was he was thoroughly dominated in his bout with top ranked welterweight Jon Fitch.

A repetitive scenario over the course of all three rounds, Fitch continually took Gono to the mat, brutalizing him with an aggressive ground and pound attack. Fitch came close a couple of times with submissions, and rocked Gono on a couple of occasions on the feet, but it was the takedown and ground assault that scored him a thoroughly one-sided unanimous decision.

"I'm a little disappointed I didn't finish him," said Fitch after the fight, but giving credit to a tough opponent. "He's a crafty veteran. He's been fighting for 15 years. A lesser opponent than Akihiro Gono, I would've finished."

Thiago Tavares utilized his size to his advantage over the course of his three-round bout with Manny Gamburyan, bullying the smaller fighter around with takedowns and score with a strong ground and pound attack. On the feet, Gamburyan tried to make up for size and push the pace in the striking, but he couldn't land enough to counter the heavier shots from Tavares. The judges awarded a unanimous decision to Tavares.

He agreed, saying, "I'm really happy. I think I won the three rounds."

Despite seeming to dominate the bout with his extraordinary takedowns and by landing the more damaging blows on the feet, UFC newcomer John Howard had to rely on a split decision from the judges to score the victory over opponent Chris Wilson.

Howard scored with several high single-leg takedowns, slamming Wilson to the mat often. Wilson was able to land a couple big knees, but Howard again seemed to edge ahead landing harder punches, both to the body and head.

"I was trying to go for the submission bonus," said Howard later, "(but) a win is a win and I'm glad to be in the UFC."

Under a rain of boos from disagreeing fans, Jake O'Brien won a split decision over Christian Wellisch in what was each fighter's light heavyweight debut. All three rounds followed much of the same pattern with Wellisch stalking O'Brien on the feet, scoring in spurts, and O'Brien falling back on his wrestling, taking Wellisch down at will, but not really doing much in follow-up. The judges seemed to be swayed by the takedowns and one punch from O'Brien early in round one that dropped Wellisch.

"When I heard them call his name first, I got nervous," said O'Brien after the fight. "It was a much needed win."

In what is no easy task for any newcomer to the Octagon, let alone a fighter making his professional MMA debut, American Top Team's Dan Cramer scored a victory his first time out for the UFC. It didn't exactly excite the fans in attendance, but he effectively out-positioned Matt Arroyo for the better part of their bout and used a modest ground and pound attack to win a split decision on the judges' scorecards.

"It was great," Cramer said of his pro and UFC debut. "It was definitely nerve-wracking. To fight on a B.J.-GSP card was great. Everything will now seem easier."

O-Train

01-02-2009, 12:01 AM

The last two fights have more than made up for the first two. Now it's time, been waiting for this one for a while.

UkrainianGuy

01-02-2009, 12:01 AM

im actually glad i didnt PPV this.. this card has been kinda shitty

UkrainianGuy

01-02-2009, 12:04 AM

:beer

UkrainianGuy

01-02-2009, 12:09 AM

Decisions reigned supreme in the early fights of UFC 94 as all three bouts leading up to the final 2 fights went to the judges' scorecards with 21 year old, Jon Jones, stealing the show with dominant takedowns and a strong performance over a veteran fighter in Stephan Bonnar.

Jones impressed many fans with his win over Andre Gusmao in his UFC debut and he did not disappoint on Saturday night after punishing Bonnar with takedown after takedown and some unique striking as well.

In the first round, Jones threw Bonnar around the Octagon with numerous throws and takedowns that obviously frustrated the former "Ultimate Fighter" season 1 competitor. The highlight of the fight came late in the first as Jones released a clinch held with Bonnar and unleashed a vicious spinning back elbow that sent his opponent crashing face first to the mat.

Even UFC matchmaker, Joe Silva, was impressed as the replay showed him jumping up from his seat as Jones followed Bonnar to the ground.

The following rounds slowed a bit but Jones still took the 2nd round with more takedowns and a strong wrestling attack. The third round saw the strongest performance from Bonnar as he tried to utilize a striking attack to catch Jones, but the young 205lb fighter avoided anything dangerous and pulled out the unanimous decision.

Karo Parisyan returned to the Octagon after multiple injuries forced a nine month layoff from competition, winning a close decision against fellow Judoka Dong Hyun Kim.

From the start, Parisyan struggled with Kim’s size. The Korean fighter put the pressure on early, taking Parisyan’s back early in the fight, much like his split decision victory over Matt Brown at UFC 88, hinting at a rear naked choke attempt.

Parisyan escaped the position, and several submission attempts including an armbar and triangle choke as a scramble put him on top of Kim.

An ill-fitting mouthpiece seemed to distract Parisyan from his attack, but in the end, his prediction that wrestling would win the day proved true.

As the fight wore on, Parisyan was able to deal with Kim’s weight, executing a beautiful Judo throw midway through the second. In the subsequent scramble, he nearly locked a kimura, but Kim was able to escape.

On the feet, Parisyan’s counter right hand racked up points, though admittedly, there wasn’t much damage done on either end.

It was a difficult fight to score, but in the end, two judges gave Parisyan the 29-28 nod, while a lone judge dissented with a 29-28 score for Kim.

"I'm happy I got the win and the throw on the judo guy," Parisyan commented after the fight.

In another closely contested battle, Clay Guida used superior positioning to edge a decision victory over “The Ultimate Fighter” season five winner Nate Diaz.

Facing an eight-inch reach deficit, Guida had success working on the lead leg of Diaz, following with a straight right hand. However, Diaz’s punch count—a carbon copy of brother Nick—stayed high throughout the fight and frustrated Guida whenever the fight stayed on its feet.

Following a brief skirmish in the first, the bout hovered between the clinch and the mat, as both fighters tried to take dominant position.

Guida used his wrestling base to stay out of submission danger, and simply smothered Diaz as the two clinched. Diaz, often fighting Guida at his back, used the constant threat of a kimura to sweep the Illinois native of his feet. However, he was unable to leverage the position to his advantage, as Guida adjusted position and kept the pressure on.

Mostly, the two negated each other on the mat, though Guida was able to inflict some damage midway through the fight with a series of elbows from the top.

In the third, Diaz had Guida on the ropes with a flurry of punches, but “The Carpenter” took the action down again, where the two came to another offensive stalemate.

A close fight by all accounts, one judge ruled a 29-28 score in favor of Diaz, while the other two saw it 29-28 for Guida.

The loss was Diaz’s first since emerging from the reality show.

After a litany of thank you’s to UFC staff, Guida promised he would soon contend with the division’s best.

“I know I wasn’t pretty to win,” he told Joe Rogan. “I’m coming guys, look out for me.”

UkrainianGuy

01-02-2009, 12:27 AM

MACHIDA KO'S SILVA TO REMAIN UNDEFEATED

In a battle of unbeaten light heavyweights, Lyoto Machida made his case for why he should the #1 contender for the 205lb title as he knocked out Thiago Silva at the end of the first round at UFC 94.

The strategy of Lyoto Machida never seems to be a secret as he plays an elusive, and dangerous game of cat and mouse just waiting to pounce on his opponent at just the right moment. Unfortunately for Thiago Silva, he played right into Machida's game.

With Silva moving forward early, Machida connected with a big punch that put his opponent on the floor and he quickly followed up to work on the ground. Silva persevered and the fight got back to the feet.

Again Machida made Silva pay for over pursuing him landing another series of strikes that had to leave his opponent guessing at what he could do to hurt his fellow Brazilian.

As the seconds ticked away and the round was closing, Machida landed a quick trip takedown and as Silva turned to try and defend, the "Dragon" flew in with a vicious right hand that bounced his opponent's head off the canvas, leaving him unconscious as the horn sounded to end the round.

As the referee swooped in to signal the end of the round it was obvious that Silva was knocked out and the fight was stopped, and Lyoto Machida kept his perfect record in tact.

"I'm very happy to be here, Thiago is a tough, but today I was better than him," Machida said addressing the Las Vegas crowd. "When I fight here I feel in my home."

Now the question has to be raised as Machida raises his UFC record to 6-0, is he the top contender for Rashad Evans' light heavyweight title? Machida asked the crowd in attendance the very same question.

"People, am I deserving the title shot?" Machida screamed to the crowd. "Whatever, whoever, I'm here."

Doctor Sinister

01-02-2009, 12:40 AM

Yessssssss!!!!!! GSP destroyed BJ Penn!!!!!

UkrainianGuy

01-02-2009, 12:42 AM

:beer:beer:beer:beer

macka

01-02-2009, 12:46 AM

bj was pwned. He should stick to being the lightweight champ. Moving up a weight class was a dumb move.

gordi

01-02-2009, 12:48 AM

Good Lord that was a dominating performance.

Also: What kind of odds could you have gotten if you'd made a prop bet on Machida being the only guy on the rest of the card to finish his fight?

O-Train

01-02-2009, 12:48 AM

bj was pwned. He should stick to being the lightweight champ. Moving up a weight class was a dumb move.

Yeah, GSP spars w/ Rashad Evans and is competitive. I don't know what BJ was thinking. Glad BJ got destroyed, he talks too much shit.

Doctor Sinister

01-02-2009, 12:51 AM

Yeah, GSP spars w/ Rashad Evans and is competitive. I don't know what BJ was thinking. Glad BJ got destroyed, he talks too much shit.

My thought exactly ...

O-Train

01-02-2009, 01:02 AM

muscleshark

01-02-2009, 01:11 AM

Good Lord that was a dominating performance.

Also: What kind of odds could you have gotten if you'd made a prop bet on Machida being the only guy on the rest of the card to finish his fight?

My thoughts too. Machida is a machine and the next LHW champ. As we all saw, he has some serious power to go with his razor sharp and SMART fighting approach. He's giving back Karate what Karate has given the rest of the world. The GSP vs Penn fight was a easy pick, well was for me anyways, it went down excactly the way I figured so I had more anticipation on the Machida/Silva bout, which showed the world a new breakout LHW. Also, Alves showed mucho respect for GSP and I give him all the props in the world for being the next victim to a Ground St. Pound. Great card, was well worth my 44 bucks.

P.S
**** Stephan Bonnar sucks, he looked like a stiff ole cowboy boot in that ring and gave us 30+ year olds a bad name. Some guys just don't know when to fold em.

UkrainianGuy

01-02-2009, 01:54 AM

ST. PIERRE FINISHES PENN WITH 4TH ROUND STOPPAGE
:flagC
Boxing had Muhammad Ali. Basketball had Michael Jordan. Baseball had Babe Ruth. And mixed martial arts has Georges St. Pierre, who on Saturday night cemented his legendary status as he dominated UFC lightweight champion, B.J. Penn, en route to a 4th round stoppage when the Hawaiian could no longer continue.

As fans from around the world made predictions and picked sides in the battle of two of the best fighters the sport has ever seen, St. Pierre and Penn squared off in Las Vegas to determine who truly is the best pound for pound fighter, and battle for the UFC welterweight championship.

It was apparent in the early going that St. Pierre had no intentions of letting Penn settle into any kind of rhythm as he pressed the Hawaiian against the cage, going for a takedown, while peppering him with shots whenever necessary. The first five minutes of the fight were the only time Penn was able to stop St. Pierre from getting the takedown and the remaining 15 minutes saw a dominant performance from the Canadian.

The 2nd round saw St. Pierre once again get the clinch, but this time landing the takedown on Penn and immediately the welterweight champion started chipping away at his opponent's defense. Hitting Penn from the top with punches and elbows, St. Pierre looked strong and fast as he punished the lightweight champion, making him struggle for air with a relentless attack.

St. Pierre said his stifling style of takedowns and wrestling was all part of the master plan concocted by his coaching staff to take away Penn's hand speed.

"B.J. Penn is a world champion in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu so my strategy was in the first two rounds to make a wrestling match with him because he's got very quick hands and his shoulder is made for boxing," St. Pierre explained. "So because he has small soldiers, by making him wrestle, all the blood would go into his shoulder and it would have become stiff and his hand would not come out as it is usually."

The plan worked to perfection and Penn seemed to slump a bit between rounds, obviously winded from the attack put on him by St. Pierre throughout the fight.

The third and fourth rounds saw referee Herb Dean keep a close eye on the action as St. Pierre continuously punished Penn from the half guard and side control positions as Penn struggled to get out from under the Canadian champion. St. Pierre never seemed to stop moving as he continuously worked to pass guard and pummel his opponent with everything in his arsenal.

After the fourth round ended as B.J. Penn stood with his back to his opponent, the Hawaiian's corner instructed the cageside physician that they were stopping the fight, declaring Georges St. Pierre the winner of this monumental match-up.

"I've been training for this fight since September so I had a lot of pressure. Last time I fought him I won in a decision, this time I really wanted to take him out and I'm glad that I did it," St. Pierre said after his 2nd consecutive title defense.

Winning his 5th fight in a row overall, St. Pierre proved on Saturday night why he considered one of the best fighters ever to step into mixed martial arts, and why he can be tagged with the name "legend" already at this point in his career. While happy in his victory, St. Pierre was quick to point out that he has a very tough opponent waiting in the wings to face him in the near future.

"Thiago Alves is the #1 contender," St. Pierre stated. "I'm world champion, I'm a proud champion so I want to fight the best guys in the sport, I think Thiago is next and it's a fighter that I have a lot of respect for, so it's going to be a good fight."

With the celebration still going on, Thiago Alves entered the Octagon and spoke to the capacity crowd in attendance as well as the champion, Georges St. Pierre.

"Georges congratulations, amazing performance, I'm a big fan, you looked really great," Alves said after shaking the champion's hand. "I'm looking forward for this fight, I'm the #1 contender and I really want to get the title shot."

Georges St. Pierre will relish his victory today, but the savvy champion knows that the next challenger is waiting just around the corner.

:flagC

champcar99

01-02-2009, 02:15 AM

Yeah, GSP spars w/ Rashad Evans and is competitive. I don't know what BJ was thinking. Glad BJ got destroyed, he talks too much shit.

agree....it's nice too see BJ eat his words...BJ I want you to go to bed take 10 to 20 mins alone and **** yourself...

HAHAHAHAHAHA...

UkrainianGuy

01-02-2009, 02:18 AM

On a night that saw Georges St. Pierre cement his place in history with a 4th round stoppage over B.J. Penn, the UFC handed down $60,000 bonuses to some of the tremendous competitors on the card Saturday night.

"Knockout of the Night" was a no brainer, beyond the fact that it was one of only 2 finishes on the card, as Lyoto Machida kept his perfect record in tact with a thunderous right hand on the ground that knocked opponent, Thiago Silva, unconscious to end the first round and the fight.

Machida stays undefeated and carries home a $60,000 bonus for his efforts against Silva in the win.

The UFC handed down two different "Fight of the Night" bonuses as both Clay Guida and Nick Diaz earned a bonus for their fight to kick off the pay-per-view card, as well as welterweights John Howard and Chris Wilson who went to war during the untelevised preliminary show.

All 4 participants will get a $60,000 bonus each as winners of "Fight of the Night."

The card featured no submissions, thus no "Submission of the Night" award went out for the UFC 94 show.

Stay tuned as MMAWeekly.com will have a full report with salaries from the UFC 94 card tonight as well.

Boulderer77

01-02-2009, 02:18 AM

Kiem

01-02-2009, 05:13 AM

Looks likes Penn stayed at the same level as the last time they fought and GSP improved alot. Now I would like GSP to fight Anderson Silva. That is my dream match.

Doctor Sinister

01-02-2009, 10:07 AM

Looks likes Penn stayed at the same level as the last time they fought and GSP improved alot. Now I would like GSP to fight Anderson Silva. That is my dream match.

They hyped GSP-Penn as the greatest fight in history of the MMA, now just imagine the hype that would go behind a matchup like that. That would be an incredible matchup even though I'm pretty sure GSP would lose ...

BAM

01-02-2009, 10:56 AM

GSP was in amazing condition. He absolutely owned Penn....makes me proud to be a Canadian.

I wonder if GSP is a proud Canadian.. or.. a proud Quebecois?
Hopefully both.. but

That fleur-de-lys on his calf makes me think he is a separatist.

Bowlcut

01-02-2009, 11:05 AM

I wonder if GSP is a proud Canadian.. or.. a proud Quebecois?
Hopefully both.. but

That fleur-de-lys on his calf makes me think he is a separatist.

He's proud Canadian and Quebecois. If you see him in any interview he always talks about "fighting in Canada" and how he gets lots of support.

UkrainianGuy

01-02-2009, 02:06 PM

MMAWeekly has obtained the fighter salary information from the Nevada State Athletic Commission for UFC 94 "Georges St. Pierre vs. B.J. Penn" featuring the welterweight championship mega-fight, which took place on Saturday, Jan. 31, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

The following figures are based on the fighter salary information that promoters are required by law to submit to the state athletic commissions, including the winners' bonuses.

Although mixed martial arts fighters do not have collective bargaining or a union, the fighters' salaries are still public record, just as with every other major sport in the United States. Any undisclosed bonuses that a promoter also pays its fighters, but does not disclose to the athletic commissions (specifically, pay-per-view bonuses, fight of the night bonuses, etc.), are not included in the figures below.

In the listings below, "Main Event Fighters" are defined as fighters who compete in the main event of a show. "Main Card Fighters" are defined as fighters whose fights appear on the main card, but not in the main event. "Preliminary Card Fighters" are defined as fighters whose matches take place before the main card goes on the air, regardless of whether or not those matches end up airing on the TV or Internet broadcast.

MAIN EVENT FIGHTERS

– Georges St. Pierre $400,000 (includes $200,000 win bonus) def. B.J. Penn $125,000 (win bonus would have been $125,000)

MAIN CARD FIGHTERS

– Lyoto Machida $120,000 (includes $60,000 win bonus) def. Thiago Silva $29,000 (win bonus would have been $29,000)

– Jon Jones $14,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus) def. Stephan Bonnar $22,000 (win bonus would have been $22,000)

– Karo Parisyan $80,000 (includes $40,000 win bonus) def. Dong Hyun Kim $26,000 (win bonus would have been $26,000)

– Clay Guida $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Nate Diaz $20,000 (win bonus would have been $20,000)

PRELIMINARY CARD FIGHTERS

– Jon Fitch $68,000 (includes $34,000 win bonus) def. Akihiro Gono $28,000 (win bonus would have been $28,000)

– Thiago Tavares $26,000 (includes $13,000 win bonus) def. Manny Gamburyan $14,000 (win bonus would have been $14,000)

– John Howard $6,000 (includes $3,000 win bonus) def. Chris Wilson $15,000 (win bonus would have been $15,000)

– Dan Cramer $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Matt Arroyo $8,000 (win bonus would have been $8,000)

UFC 94 DISCLOSED FIGHTER PAYROLL: $1,057,000

UkrainianGuy

01-02-2009, 02:09 PM

ST. PIERRE CORNERMAN STIRS UFC 94 CONTROVERSY

LAS VEGAS - Although it flew under the radar for most of the fans in attendance and those watching on television, there was an incident during the UFC 94 main event mega-fight between Georges St. Pierre and B.J. Penn that could land one of St. Pierre's cornermen in hot water.

It seems that at some point between the first and second rounds, a St. Pierre cornerman allegedly applied Vaseline to St. Pierre's back, an infraction of the rules.

"I saw the commission jump up there and flip out. They said that one of the guys was rubbing Vaseline on GSP's back... in between one of the rounds, one and two, I think," said UFC president Dana White following the UFC 94 post-fight press conference. "I personally didn't see it, the commission did. And that's about as illegal as you can get... I'm sure the commission is going to deal (with it)."

St. Pierre was clearly wiped down with towels in between rounds two and three, and again between rounds three and four, by a commission official.

White believes - while the allegations are serious and that there should be serious repercussions - the outcome of the fight wasn't tainted by the incident.

"You could have put Vaseline on from head to toe, that wasn't the point, the point was you don't do it. It's illegal. The guy who did it needs to be punished, it's not (St. Pierre's) fault," said the UFC president. "The question is what happens to a guy that does that. You've got to put the smack down on him. He should lose his license.

"I don't think that impacted the fight, I don't."

A representative of Penn's camp informed MMAWeekly.com that they had not yet determined whether to file a formal complaint with the Nevada State Athletic Commission.

There was no comment available from St. Pierre's camp or from the Nevada State Athletic Commission at the time of publication.

champcar99

01-02-2009, 06:26 PM

I watched the fight again and did penn ever get a shit kicking of his life , HAHAHAHAHAHAHA I'm thinking maybe broken jaw ...

Mr.Freeze

01-02-2009, 07:16 PM

lol good for him!:hu

UkrainianGuy

01-02-2009, 07:38 PM

IN THE WAR ROOM WITH GEORGES ST. PIERRE

The war room at Camp St. Pierre must be a busy place before every championship bout, as members of the Canadian fighters' team put together the perfect game plan to break down the opponent and give their fighter the edge. The strategy worked to perfection once again on Saturday night, as St. Pierre punished and out worked B.J. Penn on his way to a fourth round stoppage in their championship bout.

Following the win, St. Pierre admitted that it was a loss that turned things around for him and the results have been big win after big win.

"After my loss to Matt Serra I decided to train more seriously and more professionally, I really changed everything," St. Pierre said.

The changes have worked as his team led by famed coach Greg Jackson and others put together the strategy to beat Penn. Even in the first round when St. Pierre was unable to put the Hawaiian on his back, he knew that eventually he'd put the lightweight champion where he wanted him.

"Not at all, it was part of the gameplan, to make the fight very physical, make him hop on one leg, make him push me away, and make his shoulder tired," St. Pierre responded when asked if he was frustrated by not getting Penn down early.

"If I would have got the takedown, I would get it, but I wasn't rushing it. I was like no problem, I'm just going to clinch him and push him away. Make him carry my weight."

The plan to use the takedown as a weapon to work Penn into exhaustion was possibly the biggest factor in the fight, and St. Pierre executed it to perfection.

"I knew in the beginning it would have been hard to get the takedown, but I wanted to make him tired, tired, tired as much as I can," commented St. Pierre.

Once on the ground, St. Pierre then employed a body shot clinic, hurting Penn with everything in his arsenal while concentrating on the breadbasket to make him fight for every breath he could muster.

"On the ground my strategy was when I put him down to focus on body shots, not the head," said St. Pierre. "So always putting the point of my elbow on his stomach, to make him tired, plus the wrestling, plus the body shots."

The game plan couldn’t have worked any better, and with the win, St. Pierre holds onto his welterweight title as well as vaulting higher in everyone's minds as possibly the best mixed martial arts fighter on the planet.

Admittedly tired from the long and rigorous camp, St. Pierre said he plans on taking a couple of months off to vacation and relax, but then he knows that he has a "Pitbull" named Thiago Alves waiting in the wings.

"I'll be hungry again," St. Pierre reassured the media in attendance.

Bowlcut

01-02-2009, 09:31 PM

I know lots of guys have been hating on BJ but I give him credit for moving up a weight class and taking on the best or second best fighter in the world ( him and Silva are 1-2).

UkrainianGuy

02-02-2009, 12:08 PM

ST. PIERRE TRAINER RESPONDS TO ALLEGATIONS

The fighters of Greg Jackson’s team are no strangers to ritual inside the Octagon. First there’s the “Jackson nipple tweak,” a bizarre, if amusing, twist of the nipples his fighters often do before fighting, believed to prepare them for intense battle inside the Octagon. Now, there appears to be a new ritual in Jackson’s camp, and it’s the source of controversy following Georges St. Pierre’s rout of B.J. Penn at Saturday’s UFC 94.

St. Pierre’s cornermen, including Jackson, were at the center of a storm at UFC 94 after officials from the Nevada State Athletic Commission approached them during the fight to investigate allegations that they were applying Vasoline to St. Pierre in between rounds.

Jackson spoke to MMAWeekly.com on Sunday afternoon and said the misunderstanding arose after Phil Nurse, one of St. Pierre’s cornermen, executed a ritual taught by a member of St. Pierre’s team, a “witch doctor” named Steven Friend.

“So in between rounds, (Friend) had this little drill that you do – and Phil Nurse is the one who knows how to do it – he showed Phil, and this is what Georges wanted, so we did that,” Jackson said. “But this is why we were doing it. He rubbed your back and tapped your chest; I don’t know exactly how it works. But anyways, what that’s supposed to do is get your energy in line, or motivated or whatever. So in between rounds, we had Phil Nurse do that.”

Jackson said St. Pierre has worked with Friend for years, since the French Canadian began training at Jackson’s academy in Albuquerque, N.M. Jackson says Friend has also worked with Matt Hughes and Randy Couture in preparation for their fights. Friend was featured in the sixth season of “The Ultimate Fighter” as a guest of Hughes.

“The controversy came because Phil Nurse also was putting Vasoline on Georges’ eyebrows,” Jackson elaborated. “In between rounds, you always want to put on Vasoline on (a fighter’s face). So Phil Nurse put all the Vasoline on his face, so his hands might have had a miniscule amount left over from that, when he went around the side and rubbed a little point on his back, and tapped on his chest.

“At that point, somebody in the audience thought we were greasing George down, and ran over and told the commission that we were greasing his body down. The commission came in and said ‘you can’t grease him down,’ which didn’t work. They said ‘you’re putting Vasoline on his back,’ and Phil’s like, ‘oh, there might be a little on my fingers, but it wasn’t intentional at all, and of course they wiped it right off and it was gone, so it wasn’t a factor in the fight at all.”

Indeed, much of the fight played out with St. Pierre on top of Penn, doling out a vicious ground and pound attack. Jackson said after a little explaining, the commission realized what was going on.

“We told our side of the story, we said didn’t mean to put any grease anywhere,” he said. “If we were trying to grease the back we’d be greasing up and down, we would make it count. We wouldn’t do a little tiny spot in the back. The whole thing doesn’t make any sense, so they were fine with it once we gave our explanation. It wasn’t like we were taking gobs of Vasoline and slathering on his back. They didn’t understand the drill that the witch doctor was having us do, and so it looked that way. It didn’t effect the fight at all.”

At this point, no formal complaint has been filed with the NSAC. The popular trainer chalks the whole incident up to fan paranoia.

“The whole greasing thing is pretty ridiculous,” he said. “You can’t grease somebody up. You just couldn’t do it. They check your body before you get into the cage, there’s an inspector right there. In order for us to grease him up, it would be insane. There are cameras everywhere. We don’t cheat. We don’t need to cheat to win.”

Jackson said he wasn’t aware if St. Pierre’s ritual was related to the infamous “nipple tweak,” as the whole business was “out of his domain.” As long as it made his fighter feel better, he was all for it.

“If it works, we’re going to use it,” he said.

UkrainianGuy

02-02-2009, 12:11 PM

WHITE BREAKS DOWN ST. PIERRE-PENN AND UFC 94

With UFC 94 already in the books as another gate-buster, UFC president Dana White had every reason to be thrilled at the post-fight press conference. Exhaustion was his latest opponent.

“We’ve done like five fights in the last month,” he said. “After you get done with a week like this… you just try to get through it. I’ll be back in mode again on Monday.”

Apart from his staffers' projections, he knew the fight would be successful after talking with other UFC fighters.

“This was a big fight because of who B.J. Penn is, and because of who Georges St. Pierre is,” White said. “They’re both very well respected by the fans, by other fighters. This was a big fight. You can gauge how big a fight is and how exciting it is by how many fighters are pumped up to see a fight. And every one of them couldn’t wait to see this fight tonight.”

The “Primetime” special featuring Penn and St. Pierre proved to be a wise investment for the promotion, mirroring the success of “24/7” as a vehicle to generate interest in a fight. Its $1.7 million price tag will reserve it for three big fights a year, according to White, but it will stay in the UFC’s promoting arsenal.

“It was a good experience,” he said. “Obviously, me and B.J. got into a big fight during the show, but other than that, it was good.”

St. Pierre’s victory over Penn did much to cement his legacy as one of the greatest fighters in the game today. Another super fight opportunity lingers with Anderson Silva, but White says the French Canadian still has some work to do before he takes the spot of the pound for pound best.

“I still wouldn’t call him pound for pound the best in the world, but he’s number two, no doubt about it,” White said. “Georges takes out Thiago Alves? He’s on his way. I would say Georges St. Pierre would be neck and neck with Anderson had he not lost to Matt Serra.”

Penn was shuttled to a local hospital after the fight and was unable to attend the press conference. He will soon defend his lightweight title for the second time, against Kenny Florian. White said it was unlikely Penn would move up in weight again in the near future.

“I don’t think I’ll have to encourage him to do that,” he said.

But he stressed that size wasn’t at the root of Penn’s defeat. The Hawaiian was simply outgunned.

“Georges beat him tonight, period.”

UkrainianGuy

02-02-2009, 10:29 PM

PENN VS. ST. PIERRE CONTINUES OUTSIDE OCTAGON

Despite an impressive four-round performance by current UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre at UFC 94 on Saturday night – he dominated lightweight champ B.J. Penn into a post-fourth round stoppage – much of the attention is not so much on St. Pierre's accomplishment as it is on a firestorm of controversy focused on his cornermen.

In the hours after the event, it came to light that there had been more going on in the Octagon on Saturday night than St. Pierre's performance claiming him a piece of MMA history.

His corner – famed trainer Greg Jackson and coach Phil Nurse – are being accused of improperly applying Vaseline to Georges St. Pierre's back at the least, and being called cheaters who were intentionally "greasing him up" to nullify Penn's jiu-jitsu game at the other end of the spectrum.

"The controversy came because Phil Nurse also was putting Vasoline on Georges’ eyebrows,” Jackson told MMAWeekly.com on Sunday. “In between rounds, you always want to put on Vasoline on (a fighter’s face). So Phil Nurse put all the Vasoline on his face, so his hands might have had a miniscule amount left over from that, when he went around the side and rubbed a little point on his back, and tapped on his chest."

The perceptions may vary, but the executive director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission – the sanctioning body that maintains authority over UFC 94 – confirmed to MMAWeekly.com on Monday that there is an issue at hand that is based in fact.

"After the first round ended, the fighters are getting ready for round two. One inspector noticed a (St. Pierre) cornerman, Phil Nurse, putting Vaseline on George's face, then kind of rubbed him down a bit, which would be okay if he was clean," asserted Keith Kizer.

Such an impropriety immediately raised red flags and put him on full alert, especially with this mega-fight occurring just one week after another wave of doctoring controversy had crashed over the Antonio Margarito vs. Shane Mosely boxing match in California. Margarito was suspended and ordered to attend a hearing due to a foreign substance found in his hand wraps on the night of the fight.

"After round two, I watched him like a hawk," said Kizer. "I've only entered the ring maybe three or four times (in my career) during a fight, but I did this time.

Watching the pay-per-view, Nurse is clearly seen on camera applying Vaseline to the face of St. Pierre following round one. It is difficult to tell the amount of residual Vaseline on his hands, but he does clearly rub St. Pierre's shoulders and then reach around to touch his upper back. The extent to which such actions affected the actual in-ring action are unclear, but what is clear is that such action was a violation Nevada's regulations.

"They didn't take a big glob and throw it on his back. After putting Vaseline on (St. Pierre's) face, he put his hands on his body. I don't know if it was intentional or not, but it was improper," Kizer continued, who confirmed that an inspector did use a towel to wipe St. Pierre's back between rounds two and three, and three and four.

He also indicated that Penn mentioned to a commission inspector in his corner that he was having trouble controlling St. Pierre. "He did bring that up to the inspector after either round one or two, I'm not sure which. I didn't know that until (Monday) morning."

Currently, the ball is in Penn's court. While there could be further action against St. Pierre's cornermen, Kizer says the commission will first wait to see if Penn files a formal complaint. B.J.'s brother and manager, J.D. Penn, told Sherdog.com that they intend to file such a grievance on Monday, but as of mid-afternoon local time in Nevada, the athletic commission had yet to receive said complaint.

If and when the Penn's do file a complaint, then it will be up to the five commissioners on the Nevada State Athletic Commission to determine whether there will be a hearing or not. The commissioners would take into consideration the complaint and any arguments then determine how to proceed.

It's possible that the commission could still pursue action whether or not a complaint is lodged.

The outcome of the contest isn't likely to be overturned, however, according to Kizer. "The Penn's could ask for that, but the regulations, that I know of, wouldn't allow for it. It's more likely that there would be a written warning or other disciplinary action.

"There are four bases for Nevada law to overturn the outcome of a fight: a failed drug test, a scoring error, the referee misinterpreting and applying the rules, or collusion." Collusion would encompass some sort of conspiracy to predetermine the outcome of a fight.

Kizer likened the situation to a baseball game. If a pitcher is caught in the later innings of a game using Vaseline or another substance to doctor the ball – and he very well could have been doing it on every pitch of the game to that point – he is thrown out of the game, but the score isn't changed, the game isn't started over.

"Of course, (Penn's camp) is free to argue (that there is cause to overturn the outcome)," he added. "(But) it was a violation of (St. Pierre's) cornerman."

macka

03-02-2009, 10:01 PM

They didn't take a big glob and throw it on his back. After putting Vaseline on (St. Pierre's) face, he put his hands on his body. I don't know if it was intentional or not, but it was improper," Kizer continued, who confirmed that an inspector did use a towel to wipe St. Pierre's back between rounds two and three, and three and four.

The funny thing is Penn did OK in round 1&2. He came apart after that, but if the inspector cleaned him off, why was no warning given??

UkrainianGuy

04-02-2009, 06:48 PM

In the wake of controversy surrounding the actions of Georges St. Pierre’s cornermen at UFC 94, BJ Penn’s legal counsel has requested a “comprehensive investigation” from the Nevada State Athletic Commission on the second battle between the MMA superstars.

In a letter filed with the commission shortly after 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Penn’s lawyer, Raffi Nahabedian, said St. Pierre’s improper use of Vaseline during the fight prevented Penn from a fair contest and put him in a potentially dangerous situation.

“This illegal situation made it impossible for Mr. Penn to defend himself and unfairly exposed Mr. Penn to GSP’s ‘ground and pound’ strategy, which Mr. Penn extensively trained for and was fully prepared to perform against,” the letter states. “More importantly, by neutralizing Mr. Penn’s Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu abilities through the use of illegal and improper means, Mr. Penn was subjected to a life threatening and career ending environment; an environment that the Commission was formed to protect against.”

Penn spent much of the third and fourth rounds of their encounter on his back, as St. Pierre dealt out a vicious ground and pound attack. St. Pierre won the superfight after a ringside doctor examined Penn and the fighter's corner agreed that he should not continue following the end of the fourth round.

Between the second and third rounds, officials from the Nevada State Athletic Commission, including executive director Keith Kizer, approached St. Pierre’s corner after an commission inspector noticed that the welterweight champion’s cornerman, after applying Vaseline to his face, touched St. Pierre's shoulders and back. The officials subsequently wiped St. Pierre down with a towel and checked him again between the third and fourth rounds.

At the post-fight press conference for the fight, UFC president Dana White condemned the actions of St. Pierre’s cornermen. St. Pierre’s chief second and trainer, Greg Jackson, on Sunday said a procedure meant to boost St. Pierre’s energy was misconstrued by commission officials and there was no intentional misuse of the lubricant.

In an interview with SI.com, St. Pierre steadfastly denied any charges he was cheating.

“I have nothing to hide,” he said. “I'm not even afraid to go into court and fight that.”

According to Nevada Athletic Commission regulation 467.598, “the excessive use of grease or any other foreign substance may not be used on the face or body of an unarmed combatant.”

Mr. Nahabedian said the letter was not a formal complaint, but a “request that the Commission will perform its duties to ensure that the activities of GSP and his agents are properly dealt with by the Commission.” Penn’s brother, J.D. Penn, on Sunday told Sherdog.com that a formal complaint would be filed with the commission on Monday.

Keith Kizer, Executive Director for the NSAC, said he has obtained a copy of the fight from the UFC featuring a camera dedicated to GSP’s corner between the first, second, and third rounds. A copy of Mr. Nahabedian’s letter will be sent to the “principal cornermen” of St. Pierre on Thursday. The cornermen will be given 20 days, from the time they receive the letter, to respond.

“This gives them more of a full opportunity to let them have their side of it as well,” he said.

Kizer said he and NSAC chairman Bill Brady will decide whether to pursue the matter at a commission meeting after reviewing the tape and the cornermen’s response. In theory, St. Pierre’s seconds could face disciplinary action if any impropriety is found. Rule 467.628 of the Nevada Athletic Code states that the commission “shall hold the chief second responsible for the conduct of the assistant seconds during the progress of the contest or exhibition.”

Penn’s camp has until Feb. 10 to file a formal complaint.

trykillthis

04-02-2009, 08:15 PM

****en whiney little bitch. Should have known he wouldn't have gone down with dignity.

Mr Ontario

04-02-2009, 08:29 PM

Exactly! Lets have a re-match and lay a bigger beating down next time....beat him to he is about to tap and then let him stand up and do it all over again..maybe that will get the point across.

****en whiney little bitch. Should have known he wouldn't have gone down with dignity.

trykillthis

04-02-2009, 09:50 PM

Amen. ****en rich kids.

UkrainianGuy

05-02-2009, 11:12 PM

UkrainianGuy

05-02-2009, 11:26 PM

:laugh

UkrainianGuy

06-02-2009, 07:02 PM

GSP STATEMENT OFFERS REMATCH;
PENN ACCEPTS (UPDATED)

Following a storm of controversy after his win at UFC 94, welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre has released a statement regarding the recent allegations concerning his performance and the Vaseline incident involving his corners.

St. Pierre stated to MMAWeekly Radio on Wednesday that he is moving past this situation and simply looking to the future, and this will be the official statement from him to the world regarding the matter.

"George St. Pierre’s successful welterweight title defense at UFC 94 was the direct result of his disciplined preparation and skillful execution of a masterful gameplan. Any implication to the contrary would diminish the significance of what was perhaps the biggest fight in MMA history," the statement read.

St. Pierre added, “I have never cheated in my life, and as my fans know, I am deeply committed to upholding the integrity of the sport. My entire camp and I have been completely open about what happened during my fight at UFC 94 – we have nothing to hide."

He went on to address the ritual that coach Greg Jackson attributed to witch doctor Steve Friend, who has worked closely with St. Pierre with an energy inducing technique. "One of my cornermen did use an energy technique to help with my breathing that involves rubbing my back. He’s also done this in my previous fights. If there was any Vaseline left on his hand after he put it on my face, it was unintentional, and I do not believe it made the slightest difference in the outcome of the fight.

"Of course it’s up to the UFC, but I would be happy to offer B.J. a second rematch," said St. Pierre. "I am confident the outcome will be the same."

The statement concluded with the camp focusing on the future. "Team GSP is currently enjoying our victory celebration and we will soon turn our attention and focus toward Georges’ next competitor – Thiago Alves."

Penn, on his official website, BJPenn.com, accepted St. Pierre's offer of another rematch, "To the untrained eye the grease might not look like much, but every grappler knows the effect that it has. Being able to apply your submissions and sweeps or just being able to hold on to your opponent to defend yourself from being hit is absolutely critical! ... I hereby accept George St. Pierre and Greg Jackson’s challenge for a fight in the summer 2009. Lets call Dana now and set it up."

With Alves patiently awaiting his title shot against St. Pierre, and Kenny Florian anxious for his opportunity at Penn's lightweight belt, another rematch between St. Pierre and Penn isn't likely to happen this summer, but the stage is being set.

champcar99

06-02-2009, 08:04 PM

nitrous

06-02-2009, 10:00 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4eYjAP2Pts

Kiem

06-02-2009, 11:24 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4eYjAP2Pts

Thats halarious! I used to love playing punch out.

evoke

22-02-2009, 12:00 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4eYjAP2Pts

Almost missed the back flip hahah.

UkrainianGuy

11-03-2009, 07:21 PM

Mr Ontario

11-03-2009, 07:34 PM

Matt what a winny bitch same for BJ Slick, it's called sweat lol :)

<object width="500" height="405">

<embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/76eg0Tdd4dM&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="405"></object>