Rampage Expected at UFC 91?
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson is expected to make his return at UFC 91. After going through some medical problems in recent months and being arrested for hit-and-run Rampage should step back into the ring against long time rival Wanderlei Silva this November, headlining UFC 91.
During the days of PRIDE Rampage and Silva had taken to the ring twice. In both fights the “Axe Murderer” defeated Jackson. In the UFC Wanderlei Silva recently defeated Keith Jardine to put an end to his 3 fight losing streak.
The fight between the two would be a great one for viewers to watch. They have their history and Rampage will be wanting to climb back up the LHW ladder to reclaim his title after recently losing his UFC light-heavyweight championship to The Ultimate Fighter 1 winner Forrest Griffin.
The only thing which could prevent this fight from happening is Rampage’s current court cases. After losing his title reports were flooding the Internet that he had been arrested for hit-and-run. After being bailed from jail by UFC President Dana White Rampage found himself heading to a hospital for observation less than 24 hours later. Jackson is currently awaiting his trial for felony evading, hit-and-run and reckless driving. Thats not all though one woman has since suffered a miscarriage after her vehicle was hit by Rampage’s.
Jackson has returned to the gym to begin training with a new trainer after he and Juanito Ibarra split. Juanito Ibarra did say before Jackson’s fight with Rampage that he would retire if Rampage lost.
Fedor Vs. Arlovski at Affliction This October?
Fedor Emelianenko might be defending that new WAMMA heavyweight title a bit sooner that November. Fedor should be back in the ring as early as October to defend his title against Andrei Arlovski.
The event will be in Las Vegas, hometown of the UFC this October 11th at the UNLV Campus. It will be Afflictions second show, their debut was deemed a success by Affliction President Tom Atencio.
Fedor Emelianenko defeated Tim Sylvia last weekend to be the first holder of the WAMMA heavyweight championship. Arlovski also took part in the event defeating Ben Rothwell.
Fights Added to UFC 88 Card
The UFC has officially announced three more fights for the UFC 88 card. UFC 88 will be held in Atlanta, Georgia this September 6th.
Rich Franklin will be moving up to light-heavyweight to fight Matt Hamill.
Undefeated in 9 fights welterweight Yoshiyuki Yoshida will be coming back into the Octagon to face Karo Parisyan. Parisyan will be coming off of a (T)KO loss to Thiago Alves at UFC Fight Night 13.
The third fight to be added is between PRIDE veteran Dan Henderson, Henderson was once the PRIDE middleweight and light-heavyweight champion. Rousimar Palhares will be the man to face off against Dan Henderson September 6th at UFC 88.
UFC Fight Night 15 Made Official
UFC gets it’s first date in Nebraska. It will take place this September 17th at the Civic Auditorium in Omaha Nebraska. UFC Fight Night 15 is the title of the event and will be broadcast live on Spike TV for those that can’t make it to the event.
What makes it even more appealing is the fact that you could grab yourself a ticket for only $35 and if you’re a member of the UFC Fight Club you can grab yours this Wednesday the 16th of July.
The card has not been fully put together yet but here are a few fights that will be taking place:
Mac Danzig vs. Clay Guida
Josh Neer vs. Nate Diaz
Joe Lauzon vs. Kyle Bradley
Houston Alexander vs. Eric Schafer
Alan Belcher vs. Ed Herman
UFC: Fight Night 14 Official
The rumoured Fight Night from the UFC to counter Afflictions “Banned” is on! Not only is it happening, it is also a very action packed card.
The main card is as follows:
Anderson Silva (21-4) vs. James Irvin (14-4)
Brandon Vera (8-2) vs. Reese Andy (7-1)
Frank Edgar (8-1) vs. Hermes Franca (18-6)
Cain Velasquez (3-0) vs. Jake O’Brien (10-1)
Anthony Johnson (5-1) vs. Kevin Burns (6-1)
Anderson Silva will be coming back into the Octagon to fight James Irvin at 205 lbs
UFC 87: Brock Lesnar vs. Heath Herring
It has been announced that former WWE superstar Brock Lesnar will take on Heath Herring at UFC 87 August 9 from the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Heath Herring is replacing Mark Coleman in the fight. Coleman injured his knee and would be unable to fight Lesnar at the event.
This will be Lesnars second fight in the UFC. He lost the first to Frank Mir at UFC 81 in February. Herring on the otherhand is coming off a huge win to Cheick Kongo at UFC 82 in March.
UFC 87: St.Pierre Vs Fitch
The title event has been set for UFC 87. Georges St.Pierre vs. John Fitch for the UFC Welterweight Championship. Coleman has also been removed from the fight card leaving Brock Lesner without an opponent. No doubt we will see one in a few days though.
UFC 87: Seek and Destroy Announced
The UFC have officially branded UFC 87 as “Seek and Destroy.” The event will take place at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota on August 9th.
Brock Lesner will fight in the main event against the first ever heavyweight champion Mark Coleman.
Kenny Florian and Roger Huerta will also go toe to toe the winner of this lightweight bout will likely go on to fight the lightweight champion for the title.
Sales schedule:
UFC Fight Club presale: Thursday, May 22 at 10 a.m. CT
UFC Newsletter presale: Saturday, May 24 at 10 a.m. CT
General ticket sale: Sunday, May 25 at 12 p.m. CT
Tickets can be purchased for the usual amounts of $600, $400, $250, $125, $75 and $50. The event will also be on PPV for $44.95
MMA-Live will get all the info as it is announced, including the remaining fight card. Remember to subscribe to MMA-Live via RSS to get all the latest updates on the event and on other events.
June 14th EliteXC: Fights Confirmed
EliteXC has announced some of the fights scheduled for their second show on CBS. The show is set to take place on June 14th in Honolulu, Hawaii.
The event will be headlined with a Lightweight Title bout featuring K.J.Koons (above) and contender Yves Edwards.
The current card for the EliteXC event is:
K.J. Noons vs. Yves Edwards - EliteXC Lightweight Title
Nick Diaz vs. Muhsin Corbbrey
Murilo Rua vs. Tony Bonello
Ron Waterman vs. Dave Herman
Wayne Cole vs. Rafael Feijao