It looks like the UFC is holding two events in January again next year. According to a report Yahoo! EuroSport, the UFC is headed to the O2 Arena in Dublin, Ireland on Jan. 17 to hold UFC 93. The Super Bowl weekend event which is believed to be headlined by the GSP vs. BJ Penn II mega fight would become UFC 94.
It appears they already have a few names in mind for the trip to Ireland.
2 Comments | Filed under: Chuck Liddell, Matt Hughes, Matt Serra, Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua, Rich Franklin, UFC 93Michael Bisping talks about his dominant win over Jason Day after the jump.
[Update June 8, 2008 11:12AM] - Mike Swick, Kevin Burns and Nate Marquardt added after the jump.
No Comments | Filed under: Matt Hughes, Michael Bisping, Mike Swick, Nate Marquardt, Thiago Alves, UFC 85: Bedlam
UFC 85: Bedlam took place this afternoon at the O2 Arena in London, England.
Thiago Alves faced off against Matt Hughes for the opportunity to get a shot at the UFC Welterweight Championship.
Michael Bisping looked to take his second victory at middleweight against Jason Day.
Mike Swick looked to redeem himself after a disappointing debut at middleweight against the Marcus Davis, who was riding on six fight win streak in the UFC.
Nate Marquardt and Thales Leites squared off to stay in the title hunt in the UFC middleweight division.
Brandon Vera and Fabricio Werdum faced off to possibly determine who will get a crack at the winner of the UFC Heavyweight Championship match between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Frank Mir that’s set to take place later this year.
Results after the jump.
The weigh-ins for UFC 85: Bedlam took place this morning in London, England. All fighters made weight except for one. Thiago Alves came in four pounds heavy at 174lbs (technically three lbs over; 1 pound allowance in non-title fights). His opponent Matt Hughes has agreed to take the fight at a catchweight of 174lbs. Nothing was mentioned but it is likely Alves will have to forfeit a percentage of his purse to Hughes for the overage.
I can’t remember the last time a fighter besides Gina Carano missed weight by four pounds. Alves did take the fight on short notice, but he still should have had enough time to get the weight off.
Thiago Alves (174) VS Matt Hughes (170)
Jason Day (184) VS Michael Bisping (184)
Mike Swick (170) VS Marcus Davis (170)
Thales Leites (185) VS Nate Marquardt (185)
Fabricio Werdum (247) VS Brandon Vera (228)
Martin Kampmann (186) VS Jorge Rivera (185)
Thiago Tavares (154.5) VS Matt Wiman (155)
Roan Carneiro (171) VS Kevin Burns (170)
Luiz Cane (204) VS Jason Lambert (205)
Jess Liaudin (169) VS Paul Taylor (169)
Eddie Sanchez (244) VS Antoni Hardonk (247)
UFC 85: Bedlam is only a day away. The event will be shown live on pay-per-view at 3PM ET tomorrow, June 7 and replayed at 10PM ET on tape delay.
Minus (-) = favorite | Plus (+) = underdog
No Comments | Filed under: Brandon Vera, Fabricio Werdum, Jason Day, Marcus Davis, Matt Hughes, Michael Bisping, Mike Swick, Thiago Alves, UFC 85: BedlamWith all the hoopla surrounding EliteXC on CBS from this past weekend, it’s easy to forget that UFC 85: Bedlam is happening this weekend in London, England. The event will be shown live at 3PM ET on pay-per-view and replayed at 10PM ET on tape delay.
The latest UFC 85 fight card and event details can be found in our fight cards section.
Interviews with the headliners, Matt Hughes and Thiago Alves, after the jump.
It’s good to see Matt Serra taking his loss to Georges St. Pierre in stride. I thought it was stopped prematurely but like Serra said, I don’t think it would have mattered.
I don’t think the hatred between Serra and Hughes is contrived like Penn and Sherk’s bad blood was. Looks like we’ll finally see the TUF 6 coaches battle it out this fall. The question is though, will anyone still care?
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