Koppenhaver, Yoshida, Tan, and Kim added to UFC 84 undercard; 11 bouts now planned for May fight card
Two welterweight bouts featuring several prospects for the UFC’s 170 pound division have been added to the undercard of UFC 84 scheduled for May 24 in Las Vegas, UFC.com’s Thomas Gerbasi is reporting. The bouts added include season six “Ultimate Fighter” reality TV show alumnus Jon Koppenhaver taking on Yoshiyuki Yoshida and Jason Tan squaring off against Korean fighter Dong... [Read More...]
Thiago Silva to face Antonio Mendes at UFC 84
Thiago Silva (12-0) is now set to face UFC newcomer, Antonio Mendes (14-2) at UFC 84 according to Sherdog.com. Silva was originally meant to fight Rashad Evans at the May 24th card but when Mauricio Rua had to pull out of his scheduled fight with Chuck Liddell in June due to a knee injury, Evans stepped into his place. The undefeated Brazilian, who last fought at UFC 78: Validation, in which he scored... [Read More...]
Rumor: Shane Carwin to face Christian Wellisch at UFC 84
MMA Weekly is reporting in its rumors section that recent UFC acquisition, Shane Carwin will make his UFC debut against Christian Wellisch at UFC 84: Ill Will. Carwin has a perfect 8-0 record and was both a Division II wrestling champion and a two-time All-American in football. The news of the UFC signing Carwin was exclusively reported right here, at FiveOuncesOfPain.com. His rumored opponent, Christian... [Read More...]
Machida vs. Ortiz and Silva vs. Jardine officially announced for UFC 84
Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer reported last night in his daily update that the UFC had planned a major announcement within the next 24 hours. Since Meltzer made that mention, it has gotten a lot of fans curious about the nature of the forthcoming news. It looks like many UFC fans might have gotten their answer this morning in their e-mail boxes when the UFC officially announced that light... [Read More...]
Rumor: Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura at UFC 84
According to MMAWeekly’s rumors section, “The African Assassin” Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou will face fellow judoka Kazuhiro Nakamura at May’s UFC 84. Sokoudjou burst onto the MMA scene last year with two devastating knockout wins over highly touted fighters, Antonio Rogerio Noguiera and Ricardo Arona in the now defunct Pride FC. However in his recent UFC debut at UFC 79: Nemesis,... [Read More...]
Wanderlei Silva will sign agreement to fight Keith Jardine at UFC 84
According to Wanderlei Silva’s personal blog, he is signing the bout agreement to fight Keith Jardine at UFC 84. MMA Weekly has the translation from Silva’s blog: “I’m leaving right now to sign the Jardine fight contract and you are the first ones to know officially,” said Silva on his website on Friday. “I am starting to train hard again to be able to get the victory.” “This... [Read More...]
Jeremy Stephens vs. Terry Etim at UFC 84
UFC lightweight prospects, Jeremy Stephens (13-2) and Terry Etim (10-1) will face off on May 24th at UFC 84 according to our good friends MMAjunkie.com. Both fighters have agreed to the fight and will soon sign bout agreements. Stephens has had two straight victories in the octagon after losing his UFC debut to Din Thomas at UFC 71. He decisioned Diego Saraiva at UFC 76 and most recently stopped... [Read More...]
BJ Penn Talks Steroids in MMA & Sean Sherk
MMAWeekly posted an exclusive interview with newly-crowned UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn. The interview covers a multitude of topics, including Penn’s training, work ethic, steroids in MMA, former lightweight champ Sean Sherk and more. When asked about his recent war of words with Sherk, Penn stated: “For me, honestly, it’s not personal at all,” he stated. “The man was cheating. I... [Read More...]
Goran Reljic vs. Wilson Gouveia at UFC 84
MMAjunkie.com is reporting that Croatian light-heavyweight, Goran Reljic is set to make his UFC debut against Wilson Gouveia at UFC 84. Reljic recently signed a multi-fight deal with the UFC and is undefeated after seven professional bouts. Gouveia is coming off a come-from-behind victory over Jason Lambert at UFC 80 and is currently 10-4 in his career and 4-1 in his UFC career. UFC 84 is expected... [Read More...]
UFC 84 fight card
When: May 24, ’08 Where: Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Watch: PPV Main Event is the Lightweight Title grudge match between Interim champ BJ Penn and suspended champ Sean Sherk. Here’s the latest on the UFC 84 event: Main Card B.J. Penn vs. Sean Sherk (UFC Lightweight Title) Wanderlei Silva vs. Keith Jardine Tito Ortiz vs. Lyoto Machida Antonio Mendes vs. Thiago Silva Goran Reljic vs. Wilson... [Read More...]
Report: Yushin Okami and Evan Tanner set to fight in Montreal at UFC 84
During a question and answer session with UK fight fans on Friday, UFC color commentator Joe Rogan revealed that middleweights Yushin Okami and Evan Tanner are set to face each other on April 19 at UFC 84 in Montreal, reports MMAWeekly.com. UFC vice president of talent relations Joe Silva reportedly confirmed Rogan’s comments. UFC 84 is scheduled to be headlined by a welterweight title match... [Read More...]
Georges St. Pierre is irritated with Matt Serra
Georges St. Pierre is apparently not too happy with what Matt Serra had to say about him after their last fight: “We’ll see what’s going to happen next time. We’ll see if he’s as good at fighting as he is at talking,” Rush said, growing noticeably hot under the collar. “I have respect for him, but he has said a lot of things about me. I will let my fists do... [Read More...]
Mac Danzig v. Mark Bocek rumored for UFC 84
Looks like the winner of TUF 6, Mac Danzig, won’t be waiting too long to debut in the cage as a lightweight according to a report from The Fight Network today: “The Ultimate Fighter” season six winner Mac Danzig will face highly-regarded Canadian Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist Mark Bocek at UFC 84 on Saturday, April 19 at the Bell Centre in Montreal. Danzig’s manager, Monte Cox, confirmed... [Read More...]
UFC fights that should and can happen in ’08
The UFC increased the frequency in which they held fight cards in 2007 and 2008 is looking as though it will be just as active of a year, if not more so. January will feature two cards, UFC 80 in New Castle, England on January 19 and UFC Fight Night 12 on Jan. 23. February will kick off with UFC 81 on February 2 in Vegas and will be proceeded by UFC 82 on March 1 in Columbus, Ohio. March could be an... [Read More...]
