MMA Junkie has got the traditional UFC “Fight Night” bonuses for yesterday’s UFC 85: Bedlam. The bonuses were set at $50,000 which is $25,000 less than last month’s UFC 84: Ill Will. They were awarded as follows: Thiago Alves earns $50,000 for KO of the night after his 2nd round TKO over former UFC welterweight champion, Matt Hughes. UFC... 

A match featuring UFC lightweight competitors Thiago Tavares and Matt Wiman has been scheduled for UFC 85 on June 7 in London, according to a report from Sherdog.com. “My manager, Alex Davis, just confirmed this fight,” Tavares is quoted as saying in Sherdog’s report. “I am very happy with the choice of this opponent because he is a tough... 

Sherdog.com is reporting that Thiago Taveres will be fighting Michihiro Omigawa at UFC Fight Night 12. The match-up will take place on January 23, 2008. Even though Tavares is preparing for Omigawa, Tavares clearly hasn’t forgotten his last fight which was a decision loss to Tyson Griffin. Tavares feels he won the fight: “You have no idea what I’ve... 

I don’t know where to begin. But let’s begin with Liddell vs. Jardine: Remember when I said they should have canceled the match? A lot of you said I was crazy. Remember when I said this was a legit main event caliber match? A lot of you said I was full of it. Well, I have to eat crow when I make bold picks like Koscheck over GSP that don’t pan... 

The Fight Network is reporting that Thiago Tavares will be fighting Tyson Griffin at UFC 76 on Sept. 22 in Anaheim California. It should be an excellent match, with Griffin already having fought in two match of the year candidates, one against Frank Edgar and another against Clay Guida. If the UFC doesn’t put the bout on the main telecast then I may actually...