Report: Leites chosen to replace Lutter
The Wrestling Observer is reporting that Thales Leites has been chose to replace Travis Lutter against Ryan Jensen on the UFC 74 undercard. Lutter had to withdraw to the fight due to a herniated disk in his neck. Read More →
Lutter pulls out of UFC 74 bout vs. Jensen
Travis Lutter has suffered another setback. The UFC middleweight veteran has announced on his blog that he’s suffered a neck re-injury during training and will not be able to fight Ryan Jensen during the UFC 74 undercard. Here’s Lutter’s official announcement: Saturday July 28th I was training and re-aggravated a old injury. After giving my neck a chance to heal I decided I was not... [Read More...]
Mir and Aurelio to fight at UFC 74
UFC.com is reporting that both Marcus Aurelio and Frank Mir have been officially added to the undercard of UFC 74, in separate bouts. As reported previously, Aurelio will be taking on Clay Guida. Mir is now also slated to partake in a battle of heavyweights against Antoni Hardonk. Read More →
New UFC matchups rumored/reported
MMAWeekly.com had added a bout between Roger Huerta and Alberto Crane to its rumors section under the card for UFC 74 on August 25. UFCJunkie.com is also reporting that Nate Diaz’s opponent at Fight Night 11 on September 19 in Junior Assuncao. Read More →
Report: Aurelio to debut at UFC 74 vs. Guida
Greg Savage of Sherdog.com is reporting that former Pride lightweight Marcus Aurelio will debut for the UFC in August at UFC 74 against Clay Guida. Aurelio will clearly be the favorite in this fight against Guida. However, based off his performance against Tyson Griffin at UFC 72 I think Guida will make this a very competitive fight. Read More →
Penn’s camp denies reports he’ll fight Sanchez in August
Josh Gross of Sherdog.com has filed a second report that contradicts a story he initially reported earlier in the week. The original report, which had listed Gross on the byline but now lists the Sherdog.com staff, claimed that an anonymous source had informed the site that B.J. Penn and Diego Sanchez had agreed to fight on the undercard of UFC 74 on August 25 in Las Vegas. Gross is now reporting that... [Read More...]
Report: Sanchez vs. Penn at UFC 74
According to Sherdog.com, B.J. Penn and Diego Sanchez have both agreed to fight each other on the undercard of UFC 74 on August 25 in Las Vegas, Nevada. A UFC heavyweight title match between Randy Couture and Gabriel Gonzaga will serve as the card’s main event. The report is surprising because UFC president Dana White said recently that Penn was in the mix for a UFC lightweight title shot following... [Read More...]
More TUF 6 candidates rumored; Sobral to return at UFC 74
UFCJunkie.com is reporting the following exclusives: Renato “Babalu” Sobral is slated to fight David Heath at UFC 74 in August. Jason Gilliam has been chosen to replace Drew Fickett against Chris Lytle at UFC 73 next Saturday. Jon Koppenhaver and Richie Hightower are the latest two fighters to be rumored to be involved in the current taping of the sixth installment of The Ultimate Fighter.... [Read More...]
Report: Lutter to return at UFC 74
UFCMania.com is reporting that Travis Lutter has informed the site that he has signed a bout agreement to fight at UFC 74 on August 25 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, NV. Lutter is expected to take on UFC newcomer Ryan Jensen. You can view the whole report at: http://ufcmania.com/2007/06/26/ufc-74-travis-lutter-returns-against-ryan-jensen/ Read More →
Cote could be next for Grove
According to a posting under Patrick Cote’s official account at the Underground forum at MMA.tv, he’ll be returning to the UFC on August 25 at UFC 74 in Las Vegas. According to Cote, his opponent will be Kendall Grove. Read More →
UFC 74 now official
UFC.com now officially lists UFC 74 as taking place on August 25 at he Mandalay Bay Events Center. The main event will feature a UFC heavyweight title defense by Randy Couture against Gabriel Gonzaga and Josh Koscheck and Georges St. Pierre will square off for a future shot at the UFC welterweight title. Read More →
Rumored: Sanchez vs. Sakurai
A local station in Diego Sanchez’s hometown reported earlier this week that according to his camp, his next fight will be at UFC 74 on August 25 in Las Vegas against Hayato “Mach” Sakurai. I didn’t post the rumor immediately because I wasn’t sure how credible it was. However, MMAWeekly.com now lists Sanchez vs. Sakurai on the UFC 74 fight card in their “rumors”... [Read More...]
Mir off of UFC 74 card
It appears that the rumored rematch between former UFC heavyweight champions Tim Sylvia and Frank Mir which had been talked about for UFC 74 on August 25 in Las Vegas is off. MMAWeekly.com had listed a Sylvia vs. Mir match in its rumors section for the UFC 74 card but recently made an alteration, with Sylvia listed to fight an opponent to be announced at a later date. According to the Wrestling... [Read More...]
