News - April 19, 2008 - 1 Comment

OFFICIAL: UFC 82: “Serra vs. St-Pierre 2” Weight-in Results

UFC 83: “Serra vs. St-Pierre 2” is happening at Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada on Saturday[tonight], April 19, at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view (PPV).

Here are the official weight-in results:

Matt Serra (169.5 lbs.) vs. Georges St. Pierre (169.5 lbs.)
Rich Franklin (185.5 lbs.) vs. Travis Lutter (185 lbs.)
Michael Bisping (185.5 lbs.) vs. Charles McCarthy (186 lbs.)
Mac Danzig (154.5 lbs.) vs. Mark Bocek (154.5 lbs.)
Kalib Starnes (186 lbs.) vs. Nate Quarry (185.5 lbs.)
Jason MacDonald (185 lbs.) vs. Joe Doerksen (184.5 lbs.)
Alan Belcher (185 lbs.) vs. Jason Day (183.5 lbs.)
Ed Herman (185.5 lbs.) vs. Demian Maia (184.5 lbs.)
Sam Stout (155.5 lbs.) vs. Rich Clementi (155 lbs.)
Cain Velasquez (235.5 lbs.) vs. Brad Morris (225.5 lbs.)
Jonathan Goulet (169.5 lbs.) vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka (170 lbs.)

- All fighters made weight without incident.

News - March 10, 2008 - 2 Comments

UFC 83: “Serra vs. St-Pierre 2″ is Complete

Date: Saturday, April 19, 2008, at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view (PPV)
Location: Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada

“UFC comes to Canada for the first time ever on Saturday, April 19th! One year ago, Matt “The Terror” Serra shocked the world by defeating Georges “Rush” St-Pierre for the UFC Welterweight Championship. Now, after defeating Matt Hughes in December, St-Pierre enters the Octagon as the Interim Welterweight Champion to face the man who took his title – this time, in his home province of Quebec. Can Serra beat St-Pierre for a second time? The undisputed king of the 170-pound weight class will be determined at UFC 83: SERRA VS. ST-PIERRE 2 – Saturday, April 19, live on Pay-Per-View from Montreal, Quebec.”

Main Event:

Matt Serra vs. Georges St. Pierre (15-2) for the Undisputed UFC Welterweight Champion

Main card (televised):

Rich Franklin (22-3) vs. Travis Lutter (9-4)
Kalib Starnes (8-2-1) vs. Nate Quarry (9-2)
Michael Bisping (22-3) vs. Charles McCarthy (9-4)
Mac Danzig (17-4-1) vs. Mark Bocek (5-1)

Preliminary card (may not be broadcated):

Jason MacDonald (19-9) vs. Joe Doerksen (39-11)
Alan Belcher (12-4) vs. Jason Day (16-5)
Sam Stout (12-3-1) vs. Rich Clementi (30-12-1)
Jonathan Goulet (21-9, 1 NC) vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka (11-4)
Brad Morris (10-2)vs. Cain Velasquez (2-0)
Ed Herman (14-5) vs. Demian Maia (6-0)

* Fight Card is Complete

For more coverage of UFC 83: “Serra vs. St-Pierre 2″ click here.

Events, News - January 26, 2008 - 3 Comments

UFC 83: “Serra vs. St-Pierre 2″ Fight Card

Date: Saturday, April 19, 2008, at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view (PPV)
Location: Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada

“UFC comes to Canada for the first time ever on Saturday, April 19th! One year ago, Matt “The Terror” Serra shocked the world by defeating Georges “Rush” St-Pierre for the UFC Welterweight Championship. Now, after defeating Matt Hughes in December, St-Pierre enters the Octagon as the Interim Welterweight Champion to face the man who took his title – this time, in his home province of Quebec. Can Serra beat St-Pierre for a second time? The undisputed king of the 170-pound weight class will be determined at UFC 83: SERRA VS. ST-PIERRE 2 – Saturday, April 19, live on Pay-Per-View from Montreal, Quebec.”

Main Event:

Matt Serra vs. Georges St. Pierre (15-2) for the Undisputed UFC Welterweight Champion

Main card (televised):

Rich Franklin (22-3) vs. Travis Lutter (9-4)
Kalib Starnes (8-2-1) vs. Nate Quarry (9-2)
Michael Bisping (22-3) vs. Charles McCarthy (9-4)
Mac Danzig (17-4-1) vs. Mark Bocek (5-1)

Preliminary card (may not be broadcated):

Jason MacDonald (19-9) vs. Joe Doerksen (39-11)
Alan Belcher (12-4) vs. Jason Day (16-5)
Ed Herman (14-5) vs. Demian Maia (6-0)
Sam Stout (12-3-1) vs. Rich Clementi (30-12-1)
Brad Morris (10-2)vs. Cain Velasquez (2-0)
Jonathan Goulet (21-9, 1 NC) vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka (11-4)

* Fight Card is Complete

For more coverage of UFC 83: “Serra vs. St-Pierre 2″ click here.

News - November 6, 2007 - 2 Comments

Sam Stout vs. Per Eklund at UFC 80

Sherdog is reporting Per Eklund (12-2-1) will take on heavy handed striker Sam “Hands Of Stone” Stout (12-3-1) on the UFC 80: “Rapid Fire” Fight Card which takes place at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, England on the 19th of January.

Swedish standout Per Eklund will fight TKO lightweight champion Sam Stout on the undercard of the Jan. 19 UFC lightweight title fight between B.J. Penn and Joe Stevenson, Eklund’s manager, Manos Terzitane, confirmed with Sherdog.com.

A native of Stockholm, Eklund turns 27 next Monday. He is widely regarded as the No. 1 fighter at 155 pounds in Europe.

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

News - October 22, 2007 - 0 Comments

UFC 80: Sam Stout vs. Terry Etim (fight card)

Who: UFC 80 Fight Card.
When: January 19 or 26, 2008
Where: Newcastle, England

FightNetwork.com has confirmed with Sam Stout (12-3-1) that the lightweight will return to the Octagon to face Terry Etim (10-1) at UFC 80 at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, England.

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.