Eliot Marshall vs Jason Brilz set for UFC 103
A light heavyweight bout between Eliot Marshall and Jason Brilz is all set for UFC 103. FiveOuncesOfPain.com was recently able to obtain the confirmation of the bout from sources close to the fight. Marshall has a career record of 7-1 and has gone 2-0 officially with the UFC. He submitted Jules Bruchez at the TUF 8 Finale in December of 2008 before besting TUF 8 finalist Vinicius Magalhaes by decision... [Read More...]
Four fights official for UFC 103 in Dallas; still searching for a main event
Four bouts including Tyson Griffin vs. Hermes Franca, Josh Koscheck vs. Frank Trigg, Efrain Escudero vs. Cole Miller, and Mike Swick vs. Martin Kampmann have been set in stone by the Ultimate Fighting Championship for UFC 103. The event is set to take place in Dallas, Texas on September 19 from the American Airlines Center. UFC President Dana White has also recently confirmed a heavyweight bout between... [Read More...]
Cro Cop vs. Junior dos Santos possible for UFC 103
Fast rising UFC heavyweight Junior dos Santos has recently revealed that he expects to face none other than Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic on September 19. If dos Santos has his dates correct, that would place the bout at UFC 103. The Brazilian knockout artist made the revelation during a recent interview with the Brazilian website Portal das Lutas. He had previously announced that he would... [Read More...]
Rich Franklin vs. Chuck Liddell a No-Go for UFC 103
A rumored main event between Rich Franklin and Chuck Liddell at UFC 103 in Dallas won’t be taking place. The news comes courtesy of a recent report on MMAJunkie.com. Apparently Franklin has been approached with a list of fighters as possible opponents for a main event bout at UFC 103 but Liddell isn’t one of the options. Franklin was originally looking to return to the octagon in December after... [Read More...]
Mike Swick vs. Martin Kampmann at UFC 103
A welterweight bout between Martin Kampmann (15-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) and Mike Swick (14-2 MMA, 9-1 MMA) has been reportedly been finalized for UFC 103. The news of the expected bout comes courtesy of a recent report on MMAJunkie.com. Kampmann has won two straight fights at 170 pounds after moving up from the middleweight division. Kampmann is coming off a split-decision win over Carlos Condit at UFC Fight... [Read More...]
