Often, it seems, when a fighter gets released he's the last to know. But on rare occasions the fighter gets the last say on his contract status. At least that's what's happened with Sam Sicilia. Initially reported as part of the mass roster trimming on May 8th, Sicilia's manager spoke to MMAWeekly about the news of his fighter's release.

"He is not cut. He’s actually still on the roster," Sicili...

As we all know by now, the UFC has been firing people left and right lately. The influx of Strikeforce fighters has left the roster pretty bloated, and Dana White has made it clear that they're looking to slim down the number of fighters they have and save some money while they're doing it. Starting with UFC 157 a couple of months ago, I decided to start writing regular pieces examining who might...

It looks like the hammer has been dropped on the UFC's lower tier of featherweights and bantamweights. A total of nine names have been removed from the online roster, which generally means they've been cut by the promotion. We've reported on a couple of those releases this week, but just to recap, these are the fighters whose profiles are no longer there:

-- Issei Tamura (7-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC). The ...

UFC 159's main card will open with an intriguing lightweight battle when Jim Miller (22-4 MMA, 11-3 UFC) faces former Strikeforce No. 1 contender Pat Healy (29-16 MMA, 0-0 UFC).

Miller will be out to win his second straight after a big win at UFC 155, while Healy will look to extend his six-fight winning streak in his return to the UFC. UFC 159's main cards airs starting at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT ...

If you look around the internet in the lead-up to Pat Healy’s UFC 159 bout against Jim Miller, you’ll find more than a couple erroneous references to this Saturday’s fight being Healy’s first in the UFC. He’s okay with that.“I’ve seen a lot of that, and that’s kinda all right with me,” laughed Healy. “I’d really like to forget that last one, and if it could just go away and we just pretend this i...

Nick Diaz may be retired, but that isn't stopping the rest of the welterweight division from calling him out.

According to a report from MMAFighting.com's Ariel Helwani on Tuesday night's edition of UFC Tonight, Brazilian submission wizard Demian Maia has officially requested a match-up with Stockton's favorite son.

A former middleweight title challenger, the 35-year-old Maia has ripped off thr...

The medical suspensions are in for The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale and there are no real surprises in the lot. The two longest suspensions belong to Miesha Tate and Collin Hart, both require clearance from a doctor following damage to the nose.

Aside from those two, the rest of the suspensions are pretty straightforward. A lot of basic 30 day suspensions and a few requiring x-rays to ensure no mo...

(We're going to have a clean, fair fight. Obey my commands at all times. If you don't, I'mma jam this mic so deep in your eye socket you can hear yourself think. / Pic Props: The Fight Network)

By: Jason Moles

There are only three certainties in life: Death, taxes, and dreadful refereeing in mixed martial arts. With tax day behind us and a clean bill of health from the doc, the only thing lef...

The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) today issued its list of medical suspensions for The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 17: "Faber vs. Jorgensen," which took place on Sat., April 13, 2013, from Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

Considering the damage sustained by a handful of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighters on the FX Networks-televised main card, as well as the "Prelims" und...

Former Strikeforce women's bantamweight champion Miesha Tate faces a sidelining of up to six months following her TUF 17 Finale loss to Cat Zingano last Saturday night. Tate, who was defeated by third-round TKO following a series of knees to the face, will need clearance from an ear, nose and throat doctor for that six-month suspension to be lifted. Still, at minimum, the Nevada state athletic co...

Former World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) featherweight kingpin Uriah Faber may no longer be champion, but he still gets paid like one. Look no further than the six-figures he made for strangling Scott Jorgensen last Saturday night (April 13, 2013) in the main event of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 17 Finale in Las Vegas, Nevada.

"Young Guns" made $23, 500 in defeat.

That's not all.

Here are the co...

Main event winner Urijah Faber earned $110,000 for his win over Scott Jorgensen, the largest disclosed payoff from Saturday's Ultimate Fighter 17 finals at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

Nevada is one of the states that, by law, discloses all contracted salaries for fighters. The figures are base numbers, which don't include bonuses, some of which are announced and others which ar...

The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale brought a lot of action to the Octagon Saturday night. But, before headliners Urijah Faber and Scott Jorgensen got down, the event opened with 3 Featherweight fights on the UFC Facebook stream.

Cole Miller (19-7) vs. Bart Palaszewski (36-17)

The fight looked to be going Bart's way through most of the first round. He landed the better shots on the feet and even had...

The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale payouts for those who competed at the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) "Faber vs. Jorgensen" event this past Saturday night (April 13, 2013) from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, were acquired by the folks at MMAJunkie.com earlier today (April 14, 2013) from the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC).

Main event winner Urijah Faber received...

The Ultimate Fighter finals wasn't one of the company's high-profile events of the calendar year, but there was no show this year where so much was at stake for so many.

In most of the undercard matches, guys were fighting for their jobs. And in the top three matches, a win by the lesser known fighter, as happened in two of those fights was going to make them an instant star.

Saturday nigh...

By: Dan Moore, MMATorch UK Contributor

Heading into the Miesha Tate vs. Cat Zingano classic (watch it if you haven't seen it, trust me) we had two players cruising to a joint win. Mark Sacchetti and Eugene Kim were heading for a play off. But just like that, it all went south for both guys.

Upset wins for Zingano and Kelvin Gastelum turned th...

The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the officially disclosed payroll for Saturday's Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale, and unsurprisingly, headliner Urijah Faber topped the night's earnings. The full list of earnings is below (via MMAJunkie.com):

* Urijah Faber: $110,000 (includes $55,000 win bonus)

* Scott Jorgensen: $23,500

* Kelvin Gastelum: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)

* Uri...

Take a look back at all the action from Saturday's TUF Finale.

The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale brought a lot of action to the Octagon Saturday night. But, before headliners Urijah Faber and Scott Jorgensen got down, the event opened with 3 Featherweight fights on the UFC Facebook stream.

Cole Miller (19-7) vs. Bart Palaszewski (36-17)

The fight looked to be going Bart's way through most of the...

The Nevada State Athletic Commission released the salary information for last night's TUF 17 Finale in Las Vegas. As is common for TUF cards, the payroll is fairly small compared to other UFC events. Urijah Faber topped the $508,500 payroll with $110,000 (including the $55,000 win bonus). Cole Miller, the 2nd longest tenured UFC fighter on the card, picked up $42,000 in his win over Bart Palasze...

By: Rich Hansen, MMATorch ColumnistTHE ULTIMATE FIGHTER: TEAM JONES VS. TEAM SONNEN FINALE

APRIL 13, 2012

LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS

=====Facebook Preliminary Card Quick Results=====

-Daniel Pineda def. Justin Lawrence via submission (kimura) at 1:35 of the first round

-Maximo Blanco def. Sam Sicilia via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

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