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Werdum Not Sympathetic To Vera After Questionable Stoppage

June 11th, 2008

I’m very pleased with my win. I came to England to show my skills and training, I put on an excellent fight and won, in the 1st round. I can’t go against the referee’s opinion, they know what they are doing and if the ref hadn’t stopped it then, he would have stopped it two punches later. My goal is the belt, I don’t have time for a revenge match with Vera. He was in my way and I got him out of it. I’m not discarding the possibility of facing him and knocking him out again. I’m fully prepared, but first he has to go to the back of the line.

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Brandon Vera: ‘That Ref Sucks’

June 8th, 2008

Posted by: Steve Barry

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UFC 85 Post-Fight Press Conference Video

June 8th, 2008

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Thiago Alves and Matt Hughes

Michael 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.

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UFC 85: Bedlam Results & Wrap-Up (Updated With Bonuses)

June 7th, 2008

Posted by: Steve Barry

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.

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NBCSports.com’s MMA Fight Weekly: EliteXC Recap & UFC 85 Preview

June 6th, 2008

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Thiago Alves Pulls A Carano, Misses Weight By Four Pounds

June 6th, 2008

Posted by: Steve Barry

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.

The weigh-in results:

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)