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UFC 99 Set for June 13th in Cologne, Germany
The UFC will be making it’s first trip to Germany in June for UFC 99 according to Sherdog.com. Marek Lieberberg, a leading European concert promoter signed a contract at UFC 91 to seal the event which will take place at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne.
The Lanxess Arena is Germany’s biggest indoor arena with a capacity of 20,000 during concerts. The UFC will obviously be looking to get as many ticket buyers as possible but are there enough German mixed martial arts fans to fill the stadium?
The fight that is supposedly going to be them main event in Germany has yet to be confirmed. Randy Couture vs. Chuck Liddell could draw some good PPV numbers had this event been scheduled for somewhere in North America but due to time difference are the UFC making a mistake?
Do UFC fans really want to see this fight for a fourth time? Currently the ’series’ is 2-to-1 in the favor of Chuck Liddell who won both of his by (T)KO at UFC 52 and UFC 57.
Looking at the timing of the event the UFC will be hoping that the release of UFC Undisputed (Video Game) will go good and help them with th promotion of the event over-seas. Hopefully the event goes well for the UFC and other mainland European countries will be able to experience the pinnacle of live MMA.
Chuck Liddell to Heavyweight for Fight With Randy Couture
In an article over at Bloody Elbow Michael Rome claims to have a reliable source on a fight that will be going down in Germany next year between Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell.
According to the article Liddell will be making the move up to heavyweight instead of Randy dropping weight.
The fight is apparently scheduled for June 13th in Cologne, Germany. This would be the UFC’s first event in Germany. Couture will be expected to take control of the promotion due to his ability to speak German.
The winner of this fight would probably go on to fight the UFC Heavyweight Champion sometime towards the end of the year. If it was to be a Lesnar vs. Liddell scenario just think about the amount of money the UFC will pull-in in PPV buys on that fight.
UFC 88: Breakthrough Live Results
We will be providing live results from tonights UFC Event, UFC 88: Breakthrough live from Atlanta, Georgia. Here at the top of the page will be the quick results from all the fights including the preliminary bouts and as you scroll further down you will also be able to check out live round-by-round commentary on all the main card fights.
UFC 88 Quick Results
Rashad Evans defeats Chuck Liddell via KO in round 2
Rich Franklin def. Matt Hamill via (T)KO round 3
Dan Henderson def. Rousimar Palhares via unanimous decision
Nate Marquardt def. Martin Kampmann via (T)KO 1:22 round 1
Dong Hyun Kim def. Matt Brown via split decision.
Kurt Pellegrino def. Thiago Tavares via unanimous decision
Tim Boetsch def. Mike Patt via TKO (Strikes) Round 1
Jason MacDonald def. Jason Lambert via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 2
Ryo Chonan def. Roan Carneiro via Split Decision
UFC 88 Live Round-By-Round Coverage:
Scroll to bottom for earliest results.
Chuck Liddell vs. Rashad Evans
Round one: Both fighters get some good connections in the opening few minutes but remain far from each other. The crowd begins to boo the fighters.
Round two: Rashad continues to dance around the ring but is randomly catching Liddell with punches. AND THEN KO by Rashad evans. Instant KO by Rashad. Chuck spent the next 5 minutes on the mat.
Final result: Rashad Evans knocked Chuck Liddell out in round 2.
Rich Franklin vs. Matt Hamill
Round one: Majority was standing with both fighters landing their fair share of punches. Both fighters were also cut under the right eyebrow.
Round two: Franklin’s cut looks bad and had to have it check by doctor who allowed the fight to carry on. Towards mid of round Franklin begins to dominate Hamill.
Round three: A kick from Rich Franklin puts Hamill to the ground obviously in pain. Franklin wins by (T)KO
Final result: Franklin wins via (T)KO
Dan Henderson vs. Rousimar Palhares
Round one: Henderson uses his power in the right hand to knock Palhares down a few times.
Round two: Henderson nearly got caught in a leg lock but managed to get out easily.
Round three: Crowd begins to boo the fighters for making no contact with each other. Palhares goes for another leg lock but gets nothing. With 10 seconds left Henderson knocks Palhares down but could not get the (T)KO.
Final result: (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) Dan Henderson wins via unanimous decision.
Nate Marquardt vs. Martin Kampmann
Round one: Marquardt comes out and just dominates Kampmann and 1:22 in first round Nate wins.
Final result: Nate wins via (T)KO first round
Matt Brown vs. Dong Hyun “Stun Gun” Kim
Round one: Kim starts out the fight by clinging onto Brown while standing. Getting a few chokes locked in but Brown managed to get out of them easily.
Round two: Kim is really tired at this point and Brown gets a few good punches and knocks Kim down a few times. Matt brown does an amazing spinning back fist from the top into Kims guard. Kim is really exhausted towards the end of the round.
Round three: Kim gets side mount for a brief amount of time but loses it. The rest of the fight is just full of exchanges . Towards the end of the round Kim dropped an elbow and opened browns eye up.
Final result: (29-28 Kim 29-28 Brown 29-28 Kim) Dong Hyun Kim defeats Matt Brown via split decision.
-END OF RESULTS-
UFC 88 Weigh-In Results
Tonight is UFC 88 live from Atlanta, Georgia. The main event will feature Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell fighting the undefeated Rashad “Sugar” Evans. UFC 88 will not have any title fights on card but will remain a PPV despite it’s less than over-appealing card. We will be providing live commentary tonight on the event so make sure you come back to MMA-Live. Here are the weigh-in results from yesterday:
Main card
Rashad Evans (205) vs. Chuck Liddell (204)
Matt Hamill (205) vs. Rich Franklin (204.5)
Dan Henderson (185) vs. Rousimar Palhares (184.5)
Nate Marquardt (185) vs. Martin Kampmann (184.5)
Matt Brown (170) vs. Dong Hyun Kim (170)
Preliminary bouts
Thiago Tavares (155) vs. Kurt Pellegrino (156)
Tim Boetsch (205.25) vs. Michael Patt (205.25)
Jason Lambert (185) vs. Jason MacDonald (185)
Ryo Chonan (170) vs. Roan Carneiro (170)
You may notice that a fight is missing. This is due to Karo Parisyan in juring his back. Parisyan’s fight with Yoshiyuki Yoshida was removed from the card and the preliminary bout between Matt Brown and Dong Hyun Kim was moved up to the main card as a replacement.
Remember to be back at MMA-Live tonight for the live commentary. Also don’t forget you can bet on UFC 88 over at BetUS. Just click the banner below for live odds.
Chuck Liddell is on a Mission to Regain His Title
Chuck Liddell @ UFC 37
“He finds a way to win. He’s done a good job controlling his fights. He’s good on top, and he moves well on his feet. He’s elusive and hard to hit, but I’m going to see if I can catch him…. I’m on a mission to get my title back and end my career on a streak of wins. I’m in shape, and I’m going to keep throwing like I do. The knockout power is still there.”
While talking to Sherdog.com earlier today Chuck Liddell discussed upcoming opponent at UFC 88 Rashad Evans. If the Iceman was to win the main event fight next weekend chances are he will get a shot at Forrest Griffin to try and reclaim the light heavyweight title. Chuck Liddell is currently favorite to win the fight at -260 over at BetUS as of writing this article.
UFC 88: Chuck Liddell vs. Rashad Evans
This event was supposed to be the UFC 865 main event but after Liddell got injured the card changed a lot. Their bout has been rescheduled for September 6th at the Phillips Arena in Atlanta Georgia.
As of yet no other fights have been announced. Hopefully theres a title fight to go co-main event with Liddell and Evans. If you want to get in on the presale for tickets use the password “LIDDELL” on June 20th from Ticketmaster
Chuck Liddell Responds to Kimbo Slice
The media battle between heavyweight Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson and former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell still continues.
Recently Kimbo Slice released a video of him slating Chuck Liddell (above). He stated that Chuck Liddell was “only creating a monster”. That video can be found here.
Over the past weekend the injured Chuck Liddell struck back on “Rear Naked Radio” questioning Slice’s body of work.
“All I said is fight to someone real,” Liddell said. “The only guy he lost to in his street-fight things came into the UFC and lost. Fight a guy that is real and fight a guy… who has a few wins in MMA, and then talk about it.”
“Before he talks about fighting me, he might want to think about beating somebody that has a winning record,” Liddell said. “He’s an Internet sensation who beat up guys at Taco Bell. Come on. How hard is that to do?”
James Irvin: Rashad Evans is Taking A Step Down at UFC 85
“I’m just so happy that he would even take the fight against me. I consider him an ‘A’ level fighter, and I consider myself a ‘C’ level fighter, maybe a ‘B’ level because I just beat Houston trying to claw my way up to the top. So for him to take a step down and fight me, I’m greatly appreciative of the guy, who is someone I look up to as one of those top tier fighters.”
The quote above came from James Irvin. Irvin will be fighting Evans at UFC 85 in London, England. It was all made possible by Chuck Liddell tearing up his hamstring. Irvin as he says above considers himself a ‘B’ fighter after KO’ing Houston Alexander at Fight Night 13. The knockout was only 8 seconds in from a superman punch.
UFC 85: Chuck Liddell’s Replacement
The UFC has had to start modifying the card for UFC 85 after Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell’s recent hamstring injury.
No announcements on UFC’s part have been made yet but MMAmania claim they have sources to what the fights are going to be.
MMAmania announced that Chuck Liddell will be replaced by James Irvin in the fight against Rashad Evans. It has also been mentioned that a fight between middleweights Michael Bisping and Chris Leben could now also be taking place at the 02 arena in London.
Stay tuned for updates on this fightcard!
Chuck Liddell is Out!
Word is that Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell is out of UFC 85 in London, England. He will not be facing Rashad Evans due to an injury. The extent of the injury is not yet known but the new plan is for the fighters to go at it in the summer once Liddell has recovered.
Maybe Liddell is just not supposed to fight at this event. He was originally supposed to go against Mauricio “Shogun” Rua but Rua ruptured his ACL for the second time in a year, Rashad Evans was his replacement.
No official word has come out from the UFC yet about the injury to Chuck or possible replacement fights or fighters.