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Posts Tagged ‘MGM Grand Garden Arena’
July 6th, 2010 | Author: TheMMANews.com
This article was originally published at TheMMANews.com. Copyright: TheMMANews.com.
On Monday, the Nevada State Athletic Commission released the medical suspensions for this past weekends “UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin” event. All four headlining fighters were issued with medical suspensions.
UFC 116 went down at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.
The full medical suspensions are as follows:
- Brock Lesnar: Suspended until Aug. 18 with no contact till Aug. 3 – Right eye and left eyebrow lacerations.
- Shane Carwin: Suspended until Sept 2 with no contact till Aug. 18.
- Chris Leben: Suspended until Aug. 3 with no contact till July 25. – “Tough fight.”
- Yoshihiro Akiyama: Suspended until Aug. 18 with no contact till Aug. 3. – “Tough fight.”
- Stephen Bonnar: Suspended until Aug. 18 with no contact until Aug. 3. – Facial lacerations.
- Krzysztof Soszynski: Suspended until Sept. 2 with no contact until Aug. 18. – Left thumb must be cleared by a physician or suspension will extend until Dec. 31.
- Kurt Pellegrino: Suspended until Aug. 18 with no contact until Aug. 3 – Left knee must be cleared by a physician or suspension will extend until Dec. 31.
- Chris Tuchscherer: Suspended until Sept. 2 with no contact until Aug. 18. – Right cheek laceration. Must receive clearance for left ear with a specialist or suspension will extend until Dec. 31.
- Ricardo Romero: Suspended until Sept. 2 with no contact until Aug. 18. – Broken left lower jaw must receive clearance by specialist or suspension will extend until Dec. 31.
- David Branch: Suspended until Sept. 2 with no contact until Aug. 18.
Tags: Brock Lesnar, Chris Leben, Chris Tuchscherer, David Branch, eyebrow lacerations, facial lacerations, fight, Kurt Pellegrino, Las Vegas, medical suspensions, mgm grand garden, MGM Grand Garden Arena, Nevada, nevada state athletic commission, physician, Ricardo Romero, Shane Carwin, Stephen Bonnar, suspension, UFC, Yoshihiro Akiyama Posted in Contributors, MMA Blog, MMA Blog News, Syndication, TheMMANews | No Comments »
July 6th, 2010 | Author: MMAJunkie.com
This article was originally published at MMAJunkie.com. Copyright: MMAJunkie.com.
Half of the fighters on the action-packed UFC 116 received medical
suspensions, and a few might be on the bench until the end of the year.
Nevada State Athletic Commission Executive Director Keith Kizer today
emailed the list of UFC 116 medical suspensions to MMAjunkie.com.
UFC 116 took place this past Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in
Las Vegas and aired live on pay-per-view.



Tags: bench, Executive Director, Keith Kizer, Las Vegas, medical suspensions, mgm grand garden, MGM Grand Garden Arena, nevada state athletic commission, Soszynki, UFC Posted in Contributors, MMA Blog, MMA Blog News, MMA Junkie, Syndication | No Comments »
July 4th, 2010 | Author: TheMMANews.com
This article was originally published at TheMMANews.com. Copyright: TheMMANews.com.
A total of six fighters earned “Fight Night” bonuses after Saturday night’s “UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin” event. Earning $75,000 each Chris Leben, Yoshihiro Akiyama, Stephan Bonnar, Krzysztof Soszynski, Gerald Harris, and Brock Lesnar all walked away with the a bonus after their efforts at UFC 116.
UFC 116 took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.
Two “Fight of the Night” awards were handed down to Chris Leben, Yoshihiro Akiyama, Stephan Bonnar, and Krzysztof Soszynski for their main card bouts. Leben and Akiyama battled back-and-forth for three rounds until the “Crippler” caught the Japanese fighter with a leg triangle, forcing “Sexyama” to tap at 4:40. Bonnar stopped Soszynski by TKO in the second round, avenging a loss to the “Polish Experiment” after their first fight at UFC 110 ended in controversy after “The American Psycho” was cut by an accidental headbutt.
The “Knockout of the Night” was given to Gerald Harris after he knocked out opponent Dave Branch in the third round of their fight. Branch jumped up and locked his legs around Harris in an attempt for a submission, Harris answered by slamming his opponent into the mat knocking Branch out.
Earning a surprising “Submission of the Night” bonus was defending UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar, who probably surprised everyone, by submitting opponent Shane Carwin with an arm-triangle choke in the second.
Tags: Brock Lesnar, Chris Leben, Dave Branch, Earning, Gerald Harris, Krzysztof Soszynski, Las Vegas, mgm grand garden, MGM Grand Garden Arena, Nevada, opponent, Shane Carwin, Stephan Bonnar, UFC, USD, Yoshihiro Akiyama Posted in Contributors, MMA Blog, MMA Blog News, Syndication, TheMMANews | No Comments »
July 4th, 2010 | Author: Five Ounces of Pain
This article was originally published at Five Ounces of Pain. Copyright: Five Ounces of Pain.
UFC 116 took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. In a night that delivered on all fronts, Zuffa has announced post fight bonuses for the event. Each bonus was worth 75 thousand dollars to the recipients.
Submission of the night went to the UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar who weathered an early storm before securing a fight ending arm-triangle choke.
Knockout of the night went to Gerald Harris. Harris fought on the nights preliminary card and defeated Dave Branch via Knockout from a vicious slam that immediately rendered Branch unconscious.
Fight of the night honors went to a pair of fights. Stephan Bonnar, Krzysztof Soszynski, Chris Leben and Yoshihiro Akiyama each earned $75,000 fight-night bonuses for their performances .
Leben and Akiyama battled for the better portion of 3 rounds, prior to Leben scoring the victory by Triangle choke with only :14 seconds left in the bout. A true gem that might have netted Leben FOTN and Sub of the night under other circumstances.
Soszynski and Bonnar, were awarded a second “Fight of the Night” bonus . This fight a rematch of their UFC 110 meeting. With Bonner pulling out the victory by 3rd round TKO in a fight that saw the UFC vet battered and cut up for the majority of the contest.
Tags: Chris Leben, Dave Branch, Gerald Harris, Knockout, Krzysztof Soszynski, Las Vegas, mgm grand garden, MGM Grand Garden Arena, Stephan Bonnar, UFC, ufc heavyweight champion, USD, victory, Yoshihiro Akiyama Posted in Contributors, Five Ounces of Pain, MMA Blog, MMA Blog News, Syndication | No Comments »
July 4th, 2010 | Author: UFC Press Releases
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - For a few minutes in the first round of the UFC 116 main event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena Saturday night, it looked like the heavy hands of Shane Carwin were going to forcibly remove the UFC heavyweight title from the grasp of Brock Lesnar. But with an amazing show of heart and resilience, and a chin of steel, Lesnar survived the first round and then closed the show in the second with a submission victory that kept the belt around the waist of the premier heavyweight in the game today.
Tags: Brock Lesnar, event, Grand, mgm grand garden, MGM Grand Garden Arena, Shane Carwin, steel, Thomas Gerbasi, UFC Posted in Contributors, MMA Blog, MMA Blog News, Syndication, UFC: Ultimiate Fighting Championship | No Comments »
July 4th, 2010 | Author: UFC Press Releases
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - It was the conclusion to one of the most amazing stretches in UFC history, and middleweight Chris Leben pulled it off Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, winning his second fight in two weeks by taking an action-packed war against Japanese contender Yoshihiro Akiyama via third round submission in the UFC 116 co-main event.
Tags: Chris Leben, history, Main, mgm grand garden, MGM Grand Garden Arena, Thomas Gerbasi, TUFs, Yoshihiro Akiyama Posted in Contributors, MMA Blog, MMA Blog News, Syndication, UFC: Ultimiate Fighting Championship | No Comments »
July 4th, 2010 | Author: UFC Press Releases
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - All that training with Shane Carwin must be rubbing off on heavyweight prospect Brendan Schaub, as the former Ultimate Fighter competitor made it two quick knockouts in a row on the UFC 116 undercard at the MGM Grand Garden Arena Saturday night, halting Chris Tuchscherer in just 67 seconds.
Tags: Brendan Schaub, Chris Tuchscherer, mgm grand garden, MGM Grand Garden Arena, Petruzelli, Prelims, Shane Carwin, Thomas Gerbasi, training Posted in Contributors, MMA Blog, MMA Blog News, Syndication, UFC: Ultimiate Fighting Championship | No Comments »
July 3rd, 2010 | Author: Five Ounces of Pain
This article was originally published at Five Ounces of Pain. Copyright: Five Ounces of Pain.
Brock Lesnar stands alone in the heavyweight division as the most dominant big man the sport has to offer.
Brock Lesnar took his position at the top of the heavyweight mountain this evening with a second round submission over the previously undefeated Shane Carwin.
The highly anticipated heavyweight title unification bout that took place during one of the greatest cards the sport has produced to date, UFC 116 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, will go down as as one of the greatest heavyweight contests in the history of mixed martial arts.
A monstrous uppercut from Carwin had Lesnar in a world of hurt early in the first round. Carwin swarmed his fallen prey with a vicious series of punches and elbows on the canvas for the duration of the first round but Lesnar, showing the true heart of a champion, absorbed all of it and managed to work back to his feet by the time the round came to an end.
The enormous amount of physical energy spent by Carwin in the first round in an attempt to stop the enormous former WWE superstar seemed to take it’s toll on the massive challenger, as Lesnar scored a takedown early in the second and transitioned to the fight ending side choke that forced the tap just before Carwin faded into unconscious-ville.
Chris Leben and Yoshihiro Akiyama threw their name into the hat for “Fight of the Night” honors with a back-and-forth war that had the capacity crowd on their feet from beginning to end. Akiyama began to pull away on the points utilizing slick judo takedowns and top control for the bulk of the first two rounds between the two before Leben caught “Sexyama” in a picture perfect come from behind triangle late in the third and final round.
Leben, who is currently riding an impressive three-fight win streak in the UFC, made no secret as to who he want to face off with next in the middleweight division.
“I want Wanderlei,” said Leben following his second victory in less than a month. “Wanderlei was supposed to have this fight; I’ll take him next.
“I’ll take you out to Wanderlei.”
Also making a valid claim for a “FOTN” bonus were light-heavyweights Stephan Bonnar and Krzysztof Soszynski, who attempted to severely harm one another with their fists, elbows and legs for every moment of their highly anticipated rematch this evening. A battered Bonnar came out in the second round on a mission and eventually dropped “The Polish Experiment” with brutal knee to the chin in the clinch three minutes into the second round for the TKO victory.
“I’ve spilt pints and pints of blood for you guys over the years and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it,” said Bonnar following the victory.
Chris Lytle stands an extremely good chance of earning his fifth consecutive bonus check as the dazzling reverse triangle/straight armbar the Indiana firefighter slapped on Matt Brown had “Submission of the Night” written all over it.
UFC 116 was the type of event that all events will be measured against from this day forward.
Tags: Brock Lesnar, Chris Leben, Chris Lytle, Indiana, judo, Krzysztof Soszynski, Las Vegas, mgm grand garden, MGM Grand Garden Arena, physical energy, Shane Carwin, Stephan Bonnar, Yoshihiro Akiyama Posted in Contributors, Five Ounces of Pain, MMA Blog, MMA Blog News, Syndication | No Comments »
July 3rd, 2010 | Author: MMAJunkie.com
This article was originally published at MMAJunkie.com. Copyright: MMAJunkie.com.
LAS VEGAS - Brock Lesnar was tested, but the big man wasn't bested.
The world's new No. 1 ranked heavyweight fighter and now-undisputed champion survived a dangerous first-round attack from interim title-holder Shane Carwin but reigned supreme for a second-round submission victory.
The title-unification bout headlined Saturday's UFC 116 pay-per-view event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.



Tags: Brock Lesnar, Champion, Las Vegas, mgm grand garden, MGM Grand Garden Arena, recap, Shane Carwin, UFC, undisputed champion Posted in Contributors, MMA Blog, MMA Blog News, MMA Junkie, Syndication | No Comments »
July 3rd, 2010 | Author: MMAJunkie.com
This article was originally published at MMAJunkie.com. Copyright: MMAJunkie.com.
LAS VEGAS - MMAjunkie.com is on scene and reporting live from tonight's "UFC
116: Lesnar vs. Carwin" event.
Tonight's show takes place at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Two
preliminary-card fights air on Spike TV, and the main card
airs on pay-per-view.
Follow along with our round-by-round updates and official results
beginning at approximately 7:30 p.m. ET (4:30 p.m. PT) for the
preliminary card and 10 p.m. ET for the main card.



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