News - June 6, 2008 - 0 Comments

UFC 85: “BEDLAM” weight-in Results

The official weigh-in results for UFC 85: “BEDLAM” at the O2 Arena in London, England, are in. “BEDLAM” is slated to air at 3 p.m. ET on pay-per-view (PPV) from the O2 Arena on Saturday, June 7.

Here are the official weight-in results:

Note: Fighters are allowed to weigh one pound more than the division limit in non-title fights.

Matt Hughes (170 lbs.) vs. Thiago Alves (174 lbs.)
Michael Bisping (184 lbs.) vs. Jason Day (184 lbs.)
Nate Marquardt (185 lbs.) vs. Thales Leites (185 lbs.)
Mike Swick (170 lbs.) vs. Marcus Davis (170 lbs.)
Brandon Vera (228 lbs.) vs. Fabricio Werdum (247 lbs.)
Martin Kampmann (186 lbs.) vs. Jorge Rivera (185 lbs.)
Thiago Tavares (154.5 lbs.) vs. Jorge Rivera (155 lbs.)
Roan Carneiro (171 lbs.) vs. Kevin Burns (170 lbs.)
Jason Lambert (205 lbs.) vs. Luis Arthur Cane (204 lbs.)
Jess Liaudin (169 lbs.) vs. Paul Taylor (169 lbs.)
Eddie Sanchez (244 lbs.) vs. Antoni Hardonk (247 lbs.)

Note: Thiago Alves came in heavy at 174 pounds for his main event fight against Matt Hughes. Hughes have agreed to fight at a catchweight so Alves will not have to shed the extra poundage.

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MMA Videos - May 6, 2008 - 0 Comments

UFC 85: Brandon Vera training for Fabricio Werdum

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News - February 20, 2008 - 0 Comments

UFC 85: Fabricio Werdum vs. Brandon Vera NOT Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Earlier we reported that Fabricio Werdum would get a title shot against Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. That is not the case anymore. It seems like Fabricio Werdum (10-3-1) will have to settle for Brendon Vera (8-1). Both are scheduled to fight at UFC 85 on Saturday, June 7 at the O2 Arena in London according to TheFightNetwork.

Brandon Vera recently has lost to Tim Sylvia via unanimous decision at UFC 77: “Hostile Territory”. It was his first loss in his career. Fabricio Werdum is coming off a surprising win over Gabriel Gonzaga.

This is an exciting match up and a good start to UFC 85.

News - January 25, 2008 - 0 Comments

FYI: Fabricio Werdum gets a title shot vs. the winner of Sylvia/Nogueira

I know, I know, this is a old news (since UFC80) but I just heard it, its quite surprising (for me at least) so FYI after the victory over Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC 80, Fabricio Werdum (10-3-1) has been granted a heavyweight title shot. He’ll take on the winner of an interim title fight between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Tim Sylvia that headlines next month’s UFC 81
event.

According to Yahoo! Sports, UFC President Dana White has confirmed Werdum’s UFC upcoming shot at the belt during UFC 80.

News - October 29, 2007 - 1 Comment

Monday Evening News Roundup

The UFC announces it’s holding another press conference on Tuesday in the on going Randy/UFC saga.

Dana White, UFC® President and Lorenzo Fertitta, UFC® co-owner will hold a press conference Tuesday, October 30th, to address recent statements made by Randy Couture, and answer questions for the media. The press conference will be streamed live via UFC.com.

Dan Henderson fighting at UFC 79? Bubba The Love Sponge mentions on his radio show that he spoke with Henderson in Vegas.

He stated that Dan mentioned in conversation that he thought he would be fighting in December. Bubba went on to say that Dan would not say who he would be fighting, but did mention that he may be fighting at 185 lbs.

Gracie Magazine reports Gonzaga vs Werdum at UFC 80 in Newcastle, England.

The Carioca Gabriel “Napao” GOnzaga finally shall have a chance to avenge his knockout loss to Fabricio Werdum in Jungle Fight 1, in September, 2003. Marco Alvan, leader of Team Link confirmed today exclusively to GRACIEMAG.com that the battle between the black belts will take place in January, at UFC 80, in Newcastle, England.

Napao is recovering from a fractured nose, suffered during his loss to Randy Couture, in August. Werdum, though, has been training hard with his new team, Chute Boxe, since his loss to the Belarusian Andrei Arlovski in April.

“They fought at different times, Napao was 10kg lighter and was not originally on the card. The fight was offered to him at the last moment and they said there was a change in adversary and it would be Werdum. The two have progressed a lot and have what it takes to put on a great fight. Napao thinks the first fight was good and that this one will be even better. He accepted the proposal the minute it was offered,” declared Alvan.

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”.

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News - October 8, 2007 - 0 Comments

UFC 79: Fabricio Werdum vs. Frank Mir (rumor crushed) (Mir in Feb/Mar 2008)

source: tetame.com

From a recent interview with Fabricio Werdum.

What is the date of your next fight?

I spoke to my manager and he said it would be november or december. It is highly probable that it will be december, because november is too close.

Do you know who it will be?

First it would be Tim Sylvia, but its off. Now I heard it will be Frank Mir. But the way I’ve been training it can be anyone. In the past, MMA was technique, but today its 70% cardio, and thats why I am training hard.

*****

update: Former UFC champion Frank Mir will not return to the octagon until 2008. Mir’s manager, Dean Albrecht, has informed that his return to the UFC will likely come in February or March.