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TUF 8 Finale Card
Nothing super exciting…glad to see Anthony Johnson back.
Main Card
* Phillipe Nover 6-0-1 vs. Efrain Escudero 11-0-0
* Vinny Magalhaes 3-2-1 vs. Ryan Bader 8-0-0
* Jason MacDonald 21-10-0 vs. Wilson Gouveia 11-5-0
* Kevin Burns 8-1-0 vs. Anthony Johnson 5-2-0
* Junie Browning 2-1-0 vs. Dave Kaplan 3-1-0
Preliminary Card
* Krzysztof Soszynski 16-9-1 vs. Shane Primm 1-0-0
* Eliot Marshall 5-2-0 vs. Jules Bruchez 0-0-0
* Kyle Kingsbury 7-1-1 vs. Tom Lawlor 4-1-1
* Shane Nelson 11-3-0 vs. George Roop 8-4-0
* Rolando Delgado 7-3-1 vs. John Polakowski 2-1-0
Shaping up to be a good one. Happy to finally see Kang in the UFC. Marcus Davis vs Chris Lytle could likely end up being the fight of the year…I’m expecting fireworks!
Dan Henderson vs. Rich Franklin
Mark Coleman vs. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua
Marcus Davis vs. Chris Lytle
Alan Belcher vs. Denis Kang
Thomasz Drwal vs. Ivan Serati
Andre Gusmao vs. Antonio Mendes
Abdul Mohamed vs. TBA
Tom Egan vs. John Hathaway
Fitch Back In the UFC…
*Update*
Fitch is now back in the UFC after conversing with Lorenzo Fertitta via phone. Fitch has agreed to sign the video game licensing agreement and claims the disagreement had little to do with the agreement itself and more to do with the tactics of Dana White.
John Fitch was cut from the UFC for refusing to sign an agreement allowing the UFC full exclusive lifetime rights to his name and likeness for use in their video game. Other at risk of released from their contracts are veteran Josh Koscheck and up-and-comer Cain Velasquez. This is just insane to me… What does this have to do with their existing contract?
Randy Couture Being Sued!
A lawsuit was filed today in Las Vegas against Randy Couture, claiming he failed to pay the production company, TOAST of New York, for an event hosted by Xtreme Couture GI Foundation. The suit indicates that Couture has only paid $50,000 of the $175,000 total bill.
Seems as though the outside distractions are mounting, hope this does not interfere with the Lesnar fight this weekend… First, the recent tension with Afflicition and Todd Beard and now this…
Amir Sadollah has withdrawn from the UFC 91 card, where he was to face Nick Catone, for D1 wrestler at Rider University and Ricardo Almeida pupil. Word out of Amir’s camp is that is due to a leg infection. Was looking forward to this fight too…
UFC 91: Couture vs Lesnae Promo Video
Main card:
Heavyweight Championship Match: Randy Couture vs. Brock Lesnar
Lightweight bout: Kenny Florian vs. Joe Stevenson
Middleweight bout: Amir Sadollah vs. Nick Catone
Heavyweight bout: Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Josh Hendricks
Middleweight bout: Demian Maia vs. Nate Quarry
Preliminary card
Welterweight bout: Dustin Hazelett vs. Tamdan McCrory
Lightweight bout: Jorge Gurgel vs. Aaron Riley
Lightweight bout: Jeremy Stephens vs. Rafael dos Anjos
Lightweight bout: Mark Bocek vs. Alvin Robinson
Welterweight bout: Matt Brown vs. Ryan Thomas
After it appeared that Paulo Filho had reneged on his promise to turn the belt over to Sonnen if he lost, it appears that Filho is now handing the belt over and moving to the 205 lb ndivision. The two were set to rematch for the 185 lb title when Paulo Filho failed to make weight, forcing the commission to declare the bought a non-title fight.
Denis Kang Signs with the UFC!
Pride Bushido and Dream veteran, Denis Kang (31-10-1), and agreed to terms that will land him a 4 fight deal with the UFC.
With this signing, the UFC hopes to further break into the Korean market. Born in Canadan, Denis Kang is of Korean descent and one of the more popular fighters in South Korea.
Denis Kang to UFC
