A middleweight matchup between Jason MacDonald and Wilson Gouveia appears to be set for the live season finale of the eighth season of The Ultimate Fighter on Dec. 13 at the Pearl at the Palms in Las Vegas. The news comes courtesy of a report by MMA Weekly, which quotes MacDonald’s manager, MFC promoter Mark Pavelich, as the source. MacDonald, 21-10, last... 

The UFC issued its standard set of awards following last night’s UFC Fight Night 15 show in Omaha, Nebraska at the Omaha Civic Center. The amount of the bonuses for the Spike TV event was $30,000 per award with Nate Diaz, Josh Neer, Alessio Sakara, and Wilson Gouveia. Diaz won a split decision over Neer in the main event of the show but both fighters were... 

The Nevada State Athletic Commission has issued medical suspensions to eight fighters following Wednesday’s UFC Fight Night 12. Based on NSAC documents obtained by Bad Man Sports, the suspensions include: Mike Swick - must have right hand X-rayed and cleared by doctor or no contest until July 22 Michihiro Omigawa - suspended until February 23 with no contact... 

Josh Burkman vs. Mike Swick should have been a draw. There’s no two ways about it. The judge who score the fight 29-29 was absolutely dead on correct. Burkman won the first round. Swick won the second. The last round was a 10-10 round and therefore the fight is a draw. Neither fighter did anything to gain an advantage in the last round. Swick landed a couple... 

What: UFC Fight Night 12 When: 1/23/08 Where: The Pearl at The Palms Resort & Casino - Las Vegas, Nevada MAIN CARD Mike Swick vs. Josh Burkman - Unanimous Decision Patrick Cote def. Drew McFedries - TKO (Strikes) @ 1:44 of Rd. 1 Thiago Tavares def. Michihiro Omigawa - Unanimous Decision Nate Diaz def. Alvin Robinson - Submission (Triangle Choke) @ 3:39 of... 

Short and sweet. The weigh-in results are as follows: MAIN CARD Mike Swick (170) vs. Josh Burkman (170) Drew McFederies (185.5) vs. Patrick Cote (184) Michihiro Omigawa (154) vs. Thiago Tavares (155) Alvin Robinson (155) vs. Nate Diaz (155) PRELIMINARY CARD Alberto Crane (155) vs. Kurt Pellegrino (155) Dennis Siver (154) vs. Gray Maynard (155) Jeremy Stephens... 

The “Pain Poll” is back with a quick turnaround coming off UFC 80 this past weekend. This time the staff of 5 Oz. breaks down UFC Fight Night 12. Mike Swick (10-2) vs. Josh Burkman (9-4) Adam Morgan: Mike Swick was getting manhandled by the larger middleweights in the UFC but faced and defeated very stiff competition there as well. Swick moving down...