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UFC: Anthony Johnson Appealing Decision
Anthony Johnson (5-2) has confirmed that he will be appealing the technical knockout decision opponent Kevin Burns was awarded in last Saturdays UFC Fight Night 14. The fight appealing will go through the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC). After receiving a poke to the eye Anthony Johnson started to fall back screaming in pain. The referee believed that Johnson was hit with an uppercut thrown seconds after the eye poke. A decision was made by the referee and Kevin Burns was awarded the fight by (T)KO.
After watching the replay several times all the fans in the building and watching at home could clearly see the uppercut never connected and it was the eye poke that made Johnson drop to the ground. Johnson was not given the usual five minutes to recover.
UFC Fight Night 14: 3.8 Million viewers peak
UFC Fight Night 14, a late counter to Affliction Banned got a 2.1 viewers rating which works out to be an average of 3.1 million viewers.
The peak viewing time was during Anderson Silva’s debut at light-heavyweight where he knocked James Irvin out in just a minute (1:01). The fight drew 3.8 Million viewers.
Men aged between 18 and 49 accounted for 1,550,000 million viewers according to MMAJunkie.
UFC Fight Night 14: Fighter Salaries
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the fighter salaries for the recent UFC Fight Night 14. The total amount of salary paid which includes fight bonuses comes to $723,000. Tim Sylvia of Affliction earned more in his 36 second fight than every UFC fighter combined.
Here are the salaries paid by the UFC for Fight Night 14
- Anderson Silva ($200,000) d. James Irvin ($20,000)
- Brandon Vera ($200,000) d. Reese Andy ($15,000)
- Frankie Edgar ($51,000) d. Hermes Franca ($42,000)
- Cain Velasquez ($14,000) d. Jake O’Brien ($11,000)
- Kevin Burns ($10,000) d. Anthony Johnson ($9,000)
- CB Dollaway ($45,000) d. Jesse Taylor ($8,000)
- Tim Credeur ($16,000) d. Cale Yarbrough ($8,000)
- Rory Markham ($37,000) d. Brodie Farber ($3,00O)
- Nate Loughran ($8,000) d. Johnny Rees ($4,000)
- Brad Blackburn ($10,000) d. James Gaboo ($3,000)
- Shannon Gugerty ($6,000) d. Dale Hartt ($3,000)
UFC Fight Night 14: Medical Suspensions
This past weekend the UFC held ‘Fight Night 14′ a direct competitor to Afflictions debut show. The UFC had it’s fair share of medical suspensions to go along with the show. There were 13 in total.
4 of the fighters, Cain Velasquez, Anthony Johnson, Brad Blackburn and Tim Credeur will be out for an extended amount of time. All 4 of the fighters will need to be cleared by a doctor before they can get scheduled for another fight.
The most controversial of the injuries is the one that Anthony Johnson received. He was poked in the eye by Kevin Burns during the third round of a fight he seemed to be winning. The referee ruled the fight in the favor of Kevin Burns without giving Anthony Johnson time to recover. Anthony Johnson will be appealing the decision.
- James Irvin — Suspended until Sept. 3 with no contact until Aug. 19 due to a right-cheek laceration
- Hermes Franca — Suspended until Aug. 19 with no contact until Aug. 10
- Frankie Edgar — Suspended until Aug. 19 with no contact until Aug. 10 due to a chin laceration
- Jake O’Brien — Suspended until Sept. 3 with no contact until Aug. 19 for precautionary reasons
- Cain Velasquez — Suspended until Jan. 7 due to ligament tear in left knee (can be cleared early by an orthopedic doctor); minimum suspension until Aug. 19 with no contact until Aug. 10
- Anthony Johnson — Suspended indefinitely due to a conjunctival laceration in right eye (can be cleared by an ophthalmologist); minimum suspension until Aug. 19 with no contact until Aug. 10
- Tim Credeur — Suspended until Jan. 17 due to a right-knee injury (can be cleared early by orthopedic doctor); minimum suspension until Aug. 19 with no contact until Aug. 10
- Cale Yabrough — Suspended until Sept. 13 with no contact until Aug. 19
- Brodie Farber — Suspended until Sept. 18 with no contact until Sept. 3
- Rory Markham — Suspended until Aug. 19 with no contact until Aug. 10
- Nate Loughran — Suspended until Sept. 13 with no contact until Aug. 19 due to multiple lacerations
- James Giboo — Suspended until Sept. 13 with no contact until Aug. 19
- Brad Blackburn — Suspended until Jan. 7 due to broken left thumb (can be cleared doctor)
UFC Fight Night 14: Fight Bonuses
UFC Fight Night 24 had some very interesting fights. Only 3 of them were worth a Fight Night bonus though.
Each of the four fighters who earned one of the bonuses got an extra $25,000 pay on top of their salaries. The official salaries have not yet been released, that could be a few days from now. They will be right here on MMA-Live when they are released.
Here are the fight bonus winners for you:
Fight of the Night: Frank Edgar vs. Hermes Franca
Submission of the Night: CB Dollaway
Knockout of the Night: Rory Markham
Anderson Silva Victorious at 205lbs
Anderson Silva, the greatest pound-for-pound fighter in the world mad his move up to light-heavyweight last night. His first opponent at the new weight was James “The Sandman” Irvin.
James Irvin was coming fresh off of his 8 second win against Houston Alexander at the last fight night, Fight Night 13.
Anderson Silva proved to MMA fans that he is one of the best around. He caught a kick of James Irvin’s just a minute in and followed through with a right hook. It was lights out for Irvin just a minute and one second into the fight.
Surely Anderson Silva can go further in his quest up the light-heavyweight division but first he will be re-defending his middleweight championship. Most likely against Yushin Okami sometime around UFC 90.
UFC Fight Night 14: Official Resullts
Anderson “Spider” Silva defeats James “The Sandman” Irvin via KO (Punches) 1:01 into round one.
Brandon Vera defeats Reese Andy via unanimous decision (30-27; 30-27; 29-28).
Frankie Edgar defeats Hermes Franca via unanimous decision (30-27; 30-27; 30-27).
Cain Velasquez defeats Jake O’Brien via (T)KO 2:02 of round one.
Kevin Burns defeats Anthony Johnson 3:35 via (T)KO 3:35 of round 3
CB Dollaway defeats Jesse Taylor 3:58 round one via submission (Peruvian necktie)
UFC: Silva Vs. Irvin Preview
The UFC fighters will be in action again this weekend with Fight Night 14. The event is a direct competitor to Afflictions attempts at getting into the events circle. The UFC has tried to put together the best card they can without giving too many freebies away. UFC Fight Night 14: Silva Vs. Irvin will be live and free this Saturday night on Spike TV or Setanta Sports in the UK.
UFC Fight Night 14 sees the return of hardcore party maniac Jesse Taylor. Jesse was thrown off of the Ultimate Fighter for simply partying too hard and annoying some people. Now he is back though and will be facing of against who many believed would win the Ultimate Fighter CB Dollaway. CB is coming into this fight after being the runner up of the last season on the show.
Two other Ultimate Fighter crew members will also be facing off against each other. Both fighters last fights were against CB which they both lost, putting them out of the Ultimate Fighter. These two fighters are Tim Credeur and Cale Yarbrough. Tim almost got his chance at being a finalist but just missed out after losing to CB. Cale is trying to get his career started, this will be his first professional fight.
Other fights include undefeated heavyweight Cain Velasquez against Jake O’Brien, Light Heavyweight hopefuls Brandon Vera against Reese Andy and Lightweight fighter Hermes Franca taking on Frank Edgar.
The Main Event - Anderson “The Spider” Silva Vs. James “The Sandman” Irvin
The Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva will be making his move up to Light Heavyweight to face off against James Irvin.
James Irvin is coming off the quick win at Fight Night 13. In just 8 seconds his superman punch put an end to the fight. The Sandmans current record in the UFC is 4-3 with an overall MMA record of 14-4-1. Irvin is on a two fight win streak and will be looking to carry on climbing up the Light Heavyweight division with a win against Anderson Silva.
Anderson Silva is the current Middleweight Champion looking for a move up to Light Heavyweight. To succeed in the new division he will have to defeat James Irvin. Silva is currently considered the best fighter on the planet in most pound-for-pound rankings. There is no doubt that Anderson Silva is the clear favorite for the fight but can he go any further in the new division? Maybe to even holding both titles. Only time will tell…
UFC Fight Night 15 Made Official
UFC gets it’s first date in Nebraska. It will take place this September 17th at the Civic Auditorium in Omaha Nebraska. UFC Fight Night 15 is the title of the event and will be broadcast live on Spike TV for those that can’t make it to the event.
What makes it even more appealing is the fact that you could grab yourself a ticket for only $35 and if you’re a member of the UFC Fight Club you can grab yours this Wednesday the 16th of July.
The card has not been fully put together yet but here are a few fights that will be taking place:
Mac Danzig vs. Clay Guida
Josh Neer vs. Nate Diaz
Joe Lauzon vs. Kyle Bradley
Houston Alexander vs. Eric Schafer
Alan Belcher vs. Ed Herman
UFC: Fight Night 14 Official
The rumoured Fight Night from the UFC to counter Afflictions “Banned” is on! Not only is it happening, it is also a very action packed card.
The main card is as follows:
Anderson Silva (21-4) vs. James Irvin (14-4)
Brandon Vera (8-2) vs. Reese Andy (7-1)
Frank Edgar (8-1) vs. Hermes Franca (18-6)
Cain Velasquez (3-0) vs. Jake O’Brien (10-1)
Anthony Johnson (5-1) vs. Kevin Burns (6-1)
Anderson Silva will be coming back into the Octagon to fight James Irvin at 205 lbs