He’s BACK!

The Machine had plenty of time to think of things while locked up, but that might end up being a good thing! Since then… he’s focused, stronger, and bigger than ever and kicked off his fighting with absolutely whooping the MMA legend Roger Huerta.

He also signed with Bellator Fighting Championships and with his new attitude, theres nothing that can stop the WAR MACHINE from becoming a champ!

The options were; Doctor, Lawyer or MMA Fighter! good choice!

Should the winner of Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Lyoto Machida
get a title shot??

Location: Auburn Hills, Michigan
Venue: Palace of Auburn Hills
Broadcast: Pay-per-view

MAIN CARD

•Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Lyoto Machida
•Matt Hughes vs. B.J. Penn
•Joe Lauzon vs. George Sotiropoulos
•Tim Boetsch vs. Phil Davis
•Maiquel Falcao vs. Gerald Harris
PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV)

•Matt Brown vs. Brian Foster
•Mark Munoz vs. Aaron Simpson
PRELIMINARY CARD (un-aired)

•Dennis Hallman vs. Karo Parisyan
•Edson Barboza vs. Mike Lullo
•Paul Kelly vs. T.J. O’Brien
•Nik Lentz vs. Tyson Griffin

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view)

Champ Frankie Edgar vs. B.J. Penn (for lightweight title)
Randy Couture vs. James Toney
Demian Maia vs. Mario Miranda
Kenny Florian vs. Gray Maynard
Marcus Davis vs. Nate Diaz
PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV)

Joe Lauzon vs. Gabe Ruediger
Nik Lentz vs. Andre Winner
PRELIMINARY CARD

Dan Miller vs. John Salter
Nick Osipczak vs. Greg Soto
Amilcar Alves vs. Mike Pierce

Brock Lesnar, who has recovered from diverticulitis that was caused by, he claims, an all-protein diet, in the Vancouver Sun: “I’m a carnivore. I’m not a big fan of PETA. I’m a member of the NRA and whatever I kill, I eat. And basically I was just, for years, surviving on meat and potatoes, and when the greens came by, I just kept passing them.” –Twin Cities.com

Although a particularly nasty injury bug ravaged the UFC 108 fight card, at least one notable name survived for a major payday.

Former champ and main-event winner Rashad Evans earned $375,000 ($175,000 of which came as a win bonus) to lead UFC 108′s official fighter payroll of $843,000.

MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) today requested and received the list of disclosed salaries from the Nevada State Athletic Commission.

UFC 108 took place Jan. 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and aired on Spike TV and then pay-per-view.

In addition to Evans, who edged fellow light-heavyweight contender Thiago Silva via unanimous decision, other top earners from the card included main-card winner Junior Dos Santos ($60,000), Silva ($55,000), and Martin Kampmann ($46,000).

The full payouts included:

Rashad Evans: $375,000 ($175,000 win bonus)
def. Thiago Silva: $55,000

Paul Daley: $34,200* ($18,000 win bonus)
def. Dustin Hazelett: $19,800*

Sam Stout: $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus)
def. Joe Lauzon: $12,000

Jim Miller: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus)
def. Duane “Bang” Ludwig: $12,000

Junior Dos Santos: $60,000 ($30,000 win bonus)
def. Gilbert Yvel: $30,000

Martin Kampmann: $46,000 ($23,000 win bonus)
def. Jacob Volkmann: $6,000

Cole Miller: $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus)
def. Dan Lauzon: $15,000

Mark Munoz: $32,000 (16,000 win bonus)
def. Ryan Jensen: $6,000

Jake Ellenberger: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
def. Mike Pyle: $17,000

Rafaello Oliveira: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
def. John Gunderson: $5,000

* – Daley fined 10 percent of his “show” money for missing weight; the $1,800 was awarded to opponent Hazelett