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The Nevada State Athletic Commission has suspended 9 fighters from The Ultimate Fighter Live Finale for medical reasons, according to MMAWeekly.com. Martin Kampmann and Jake Ellenberger, who fought in the Main Event, and the Ultimate Fighter winner, Michael Chiesa, are at the top of the list.
None of the injuries were particularly obvious on the night of the fights and are mostly for precautionary reasons.
Ultimate Fighter Live Finale Medical Suspensions:- Martin Kampmann is suspended until August 1 with

The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale is in the books and showcased some of the best young up-and-coming talent in the UFC. The main event and TUF finale delivered on all fronts.
Jake “The Juggernaut” Ellenberger and Martin Kampmann met in the main event for a perceived Welterweight title shot. Ellenberger came out with a flurry, landing an excellent left hook that dropped Kampmann. Never easy to finish, Kampmann weathered Ellenberger’s ground-and-pound and worked for a guillotine from the bottom

It is official, Kenny Florian (16-6, 12-5 UFC) has retired from fighting. Florian made his announcement after the weigh-ins for “The Ultimate Fighter Live” finale.UFC President Dana White made the initial announcement:  “He’s been an amazing fighter, an amazing ambassador for this sport and for this company, and now going on to bigger and better things as a commentator.”Florian told the crowd: “It’s something I’ve been grappling with for a while. When I look

The UFC announced today that Brock Jardine (9-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will replace Papy Abedi (8-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC) in a welterweight match against Rick Story (13-5 MMA, 6-3 UFC) on next month’s UFC on FX 4. The irony is that Abedi was a replacement for Rich Attonito (10-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC), who was previously dropped from the card due to injury.
Jardine is making his UFC debut on the strength of a three-fight win streak. Jardine, whose sole career loss came at the hands of “The Ultimate Fighter 14” champion Tony

Roy Nelson (16-7 MMA, 3-3 UFC), a UFC heavyweight fan-favorite and winner of “The Ultimate Fighter 10”, has received nothing but praise for his ability to absorb punishment. In spite of that, with three losses in his last four fights, he may be cut from the UFC if he does not win against Dave Herman (21-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) this Saturday at UFC 146.
The always upbeat Nelson had nothing but praise for his opponent, as reported on MMAjunkie.com: “Dave’s one of the most versatile guys out there. He’ll take you to

UFC welterweight and “The Ultimate Fighter 9” alumni, James Wilks, has officially announced his retirement as an MMA fighter.
Wilks made this announcement on his Twitter feed:

A few of you have been asking when my next fight is. Unfortunately, I have had to retire due to injury. Now coaching @lightningmma
— James Wilks UFC (@lightningwilks) May 13, 2012
The British fighter began his pro-career in 2003 after he moved from England to the U.S. At that time, he was suffering from a neck injury caused

UFC Bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz (19-1-0) has been withdrawn from the UFC 148 card after suffering a knee injury during training.  This will postpone his highly anticipated match with Uriah Faber (26-5-0), indefinitely.  This upcoming fight was being built up each week on The Ultimate Fighter: Live and now may be out more than a year in the future.The news was first reported through the blogsphere and ultimately confirmed by UFC President Dana White on his Twitter feed.The injury occurred

Blog entry for the fifth episode of The Ultimate Fighter.

Another chapter in the ongoing first live season of The Ultimate Fighter.

When the current season of The Ultimate Fighter concludes, coaches Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber will face off inside the Octagon. When the two bantamweights meet Cruz’s UFC crown will be on the line as well as bragging rights as the two fighters have met twice before, with each fighter taking a victory.
Since their first fight Cruz has not lost another bout, going 10-0, while Faber has compiled a record of 8-4, tasting defeat at the hands of Mike Brown (twice), Jose Aldo and Cruz. The difference in