Report: Leites vs. Reljic at UFC 90

August 7, 2008

The latest bout added to UFC 90 on Oct. 25 is a middleweight bout between Brazilian Thales Leites and Croatian Goran Reljic, according to a report on MMAjunkie.com. Leites had been rumored as scheduled to fight Dean Lister during UFC Fight Night 15 in September, but the match was scuttled after Lister reportedly pulled out of the fight. Leites could become an... 

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Lister vs. Leites UFN 15 bout postponed

August 2, 2008

Ariel Shnerer of The Fight Network is reporting that a rumored middleweight matchup for UFC Fight Night 15 in September between Thales Leites and Dean Lister has been postponed. According to Shnerer, the bout is off the Sept. 17 fight card because of a knee injury sustained by Lister during training. UFN 15 will emanate from Omaha Civic Center in Omaha, Nebraska... 

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Ryan Jensen in against Joey Villasenor at Shamrock vs. Cung Le

March 25, 2008

Ryan Jensen has been selected as a replacement for Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos at this weekend’s Shamrock vs. Cung Le card according to MMA Junkie. Santos was unable to obtain a visa in time to fight and EliteXC and Strikeforce were left scrambling for an opponent for Joey Villasenor. Jensen is a former UFC fighter, coming off two losses to... 

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UFC News & Notes: Nakamura tests positive; surgery for Shogun; Jensen to replace Eastman

September 27, 2007

As I’m sure you’ve all heard by now, Kazuhiro Nakamura tested positive for marijuana following his loss at UFC 76 to Lyoto Machida. He’s been fined and suspended three months by the California State Athletic Commission. Man, could this whole Pride thing get any worse? The marijuana positive still doesn’t explain the umbrella. I know that... 

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Report: Leites chosen to replace Lutter

August 2, 2007

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 →

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Lutter pulls out of UFC 74 bout vs. Jensen

August 1, 2007

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... 

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Report: Lutter to return at UFC 74

June 27, 2007

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 →

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