It appears July 19 didn’t come without a few drug testing casualties. James Irvin, who fought in the main event at Ultimate Fight Night 14, and Justin Levens, who was supposed to fight at Affliction “Banned” but didn’t because of time constraints, both tested positive for the painkiller oxymorphone. Irvin also tested positive for methadone, which is said to be the drug given to recovering heroin addicts, although it apparently can be used as a painkiller as well.
James Irvin & Justin Levens Test Positive For Painkillers
July 29th, 2008
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UFC Ultimate Fight Night 14 ‘Silva vs Irvin’ Weigh-In Results; Irvin Fails To Make Weight (Update)
July 18th, 2008
The UFC Ultimate Fight Night 14 “Silva vs Irvin” weigh-ins took place today in Las Vegas at The Palms.
Anderson Silva’s opponent, James Irvin, weighed in at 207.5lbs with a 206lbs weight limit. The fight will still take place.
[UPDATE 7/18/08 8:40PM ET] - UFC.com is reporting James Irvin returned an hour later to make the 206lbs weight limit.
The weigh-in results courtesy of MMAWeekly.com:
- Anderson Silva (206) vs James Irvin (206*)
- Brandon Vera (204) vs Reese Andy (206)
- Hermes Franca (155) vs Frank Edgar (155)
- Cain Velasquez (236) vs Jake O’Brien (236)
- C.B. Dollaway (186) vs Jesse Taylor (184)
- Anthony Johnson (170) vs Kevin Burns (171)
- Tim Credeur (185) vs Cale Yarbrough (186)
- Brodie Farber (171) vs Rory Markham (170)
- Nate Loughran (183) vs Johnny Rees (183)
- James Giboo (170) vs Brad Blackburn (170)
- Dale Hartt (156) vs Shannon Gugerty (156)
Fighters in non-title fights are allowed to weigh in one pound over the weight class limit.
UFC Ultimate Fight Night 14 ‘Silva vs Irvin’ will take place July 19 at 9PM ET/ 6PM PT live on Spike TV.
UFC Ultimate Fight Night 14 ‘Silva vs Irvin’ Preview, Picks And Betting Lines
July 18th, 2008
UFC Ultimate Fight Night 14: Silva vs Irvin will take place tomorrow, July 19, at 9PM ET/6PM PT and will air live on Spike TV. It will feature the debut of UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva and heavyweight contender Brandon Vera at light heavyweight.
The Fights
Minus (-) = favorite | Plus (+) = underdog
Ultimate Fight Night 14 Main Event Preview: Silva vs Irvin
July 18th, 2008
Anderson Silva
I want to…help the UFC stay and maintain the status that they are—the number one MMA organization in the world.
It’s a noble gesture, but does Anderson not realize that the UFC having legitimate competition is only going to benefit him in the long-run?
James Irvin after the jump.
James Irvin Has No Game Plan, Just Coming To Fight
July 11th, 2008
In just one short week, James Irvin will face the biggest challenge of his MMA career when he takes on what many consider to be the most devastating striker in mixed martial arts today, Anderson Silva. Silva has largely used his Muay Thai kickboxing background to devastate his opponents since entering the Octagon. But unlike Silva’s previous UFC opposition, Irvin will bring a strong Muay Thai pedigree into the Octagon on July 19 as well. The question is, how will Irvin’s skills stack up against the Brazilian’s at the higher weight?
Affliction Countering UFC Event A Go; Anderson Silva To Headline At Light Heavyweight (Fight Updates)
June 17th, 2008
Despite denials from Spike TV and the UFC, the UFC has green lit the last minute July 19 live Spike TV event designed to counter Affliction Entertainment’s MMA debut.
MMAmania.com has learned today that the UFC will indeed go forward with a Spike TV event on July 19 despite some recent reports that claimed it wasn’t going to materialize.
1 CommentIrvin Breaks Foot, UFC 85 Bout With Evans Scrapped
May 21st, 2008
Oh my! It happened again. UFC 85 undergoes its 2 millionth change. UFC.com is reporting that James Irvin has suffered a broken foot, which has forced him out of the UFC 85 bout with Rashad Evans. Earlier reports suggested Luiz Cane would step in to replace Irvin, but it appears the bout is going to be scrapped altogether.
After more twists and turns than a Hollywood thriller, June 7th’s UFC 85: Bedlam show has finally been set with 11 fights. Included is a move of the intriguing middleweight clash between Nate Marquardt and Thales Leites to the pay-per-view portion of the card, and a scrapping of the Rashad Evans vs James Irvin bout due to a broken foot suffered by Irvin.
Evans, who was originally scheduled to take on Chuck Liddell on the card before ‘The Iceman’ tore a hamstring in his right leg, will not be fighting on June 7th.
You have to feel bad for Rashad. Originally, he’s not even supposed to be on the card. Then he gets the call to face a UFC icon in the main event, which I’m sure was an emotional high for him. Then the air in his balloon deflates a little when Chuck withdraws with his torn hammy, and is bumped down the card. Now, he’s completely off the card again. Talk about an emotional roller-coaster. Hopefully, the UFC can squeeze him on UFC 86, or book him for UFC 87, so he at least can put all his hard training to use this summer.
UFC 85 truly is ‘Bedlam.’
