News - March 4, 2008 - 0 Comments

UFC 82: “Pride of a Champion” Fighter Medical Suspensions

Ohio Athletic Commission has released UFC 82: “Pride of a Champion” Medical Suspensions.

Check ‘em out:

* Alessio Sakara (TKO to Chris Leben): 30-day suspension for precautionary reasons
* Evan Tanner (KO to Yushin Okami): 60-day suspension for precautionary reasons
* Jake O’Brien (TKO to Andrei Arlovski): 30-day suspension for precautionary reasons
* Dustin Hazelett (TKO to Josh Koscheck): 30-day suspension for precautionary reasons

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Events, News - January 11, 2008 - 0 Comments

UFC 82: “Pride of a Champion” Fight Card

Date: Saturday, March 1, 2008, at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view (PPV)
Location: Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio

“On Saturday, March 1, one of the biggest questions in all of mixed martial arts will be answered – who is the greatest middleweight fighter in the world? UFC® Middleweight Champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva will take on PRIDE 185 lb. champion Dan Henderson in a pivotal battle to determine the undisputed king of the middleweights.”

Main Event:

Anderson Silva (20-4) vs. Dan Henderson (22-6) for the Undisputed UFC Middleweight Champion

Main card (televised):

Cheick Kongo (11-3-1) vs. Heath Herring (27-13)
Evan Tanner (32-6) vs. Yushin Okami (21-4)
Alessio Sakara (12-6) vs. Chris Leben (17-4)
Jon Fitch (15-2) vs. Chris Wilson (23-3)

Preliminary card (may not be broadcasted):

Andrei Arlovski (11-5) vs. Jake O’Brien (10-0)
Luke Cummo (6-4) vs. Luigi Fioravanti (11-3)
Josh Koscheck (9-2) vs. Dustin Hazelett (10-3)
Diego Sanchez (17-2) vs. David Bielkheden (12-5)
Jorge Gurgel (11-3) vs. John Halverson (16-5)

Fight card complete. All fights officially confirmed by UFC.com.

For more coverage of UFC 82:”Pride of a Champion” click here.

News - November 12, 2007 - 5 Comments

Alessio Sakara vs. James Lee at UFC 80

MMA Mania is reporting Light heavyweights Alessio Sakara (11-6) and James Lee (12-2) will square off on the UFC 80: “Rapid Fire” Fight Card which takes place at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, England on the 19th of January. The UFC 80 fight card is now seemingly just one bout away from being complete.

MMAmania (www.mmamania.com) first learned about the match up earlier this morning from members of the Sakara management team. In addition, representatives indicated that this will be the last fight for Sakara at 205 pounds in the near future — he plans to dip down to middleweight (185 pounds) regardless of the result in the United Kingdom.

*For the most recent UFC 80 fight card click here and check out our UFC 80 archive.

Events, News - October 18, 2007 - 2 Comments

UFC 80: “Rapid Fire” Fight Card

Date: Saturday, January 19, 2008
Location: Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, England

Main event:

B.J. Penn (11-4-1) vs. Joe Stevenson (28-7) for the Lightweight Championship

Main card (televised):

Gabriel Gonzaga (8-2) vs. Fabricio Werdum (9-3-1)
Jason Lambert (23-6) vs. Wilson Gouveia (9-4)
Marcus Davis (13-3) vs. Jess Liaudin (12-8)
Kendall Grove (8-4) vs. Jorge Rivera (14-6)

Undercard (may not be broadcasted):

Sam Stout (12-3-1) vs. Per Eklund (12-2-1)
Alessio Sakara (11-6) vs. James Lee (12-2)
Antoni Hardonk (5-4) vs. Colin Robinson (8-3)
Paul Taylor (8-2-1) vs. Paul Kelly (6-0)

*All fights officially confirmed by UFC.com.

There’s no indication at this time whether or not the event will be broadcast on SpikeTV via tape delay or offered as a pay-per-view (PPV) event, As this event is listed as “International Event”.

Click here for official UFC Event site.