UFC 86 “Jackson vs. Griffin” Officially Announced
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has officially announced UFC 86 “Jackson vs. Griffin”, which will take place on July 5th in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. The pay-per-view event will be headlined by “The Ultimate Fighter 7″ coach and UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and fellow-coach and former “Ultimate Fighter” winner Forrest Griffin who will clash for the UFC 205-pound title.
“Forrest Griffin has come full circle; he started in the UFC as a competitor on The Ultimate Fighter and now he is a coach of the show. Rampage Jackson took the UFC by storm by defeating Chuck Liddell to become the UFC Light Heavyweight champion and then defeating Pride champion Dan Henderson to unify the belts,” said Dana White, UFC President, in a press release announcing the July event. “Both of these guys did great as coaches this season, and now they will face off for the undisputed UFC World Light Heavyweight Championship.”
Tickets for the event will go on sale Saturday, April 12th, beginning at 1pm ET and will range in price from $800 to $50. Two presales will also take place before tickets go on sale to the general public. UFC Fight Club members can purchase tickets beginning Wednesday, April 9th at 1pm ET while UFC newsletter subscribers can purchase tickets beginning Friday, April 11th at 1pm ET.
The UFC has also confirmed three additional bouts for the July 5th fight card. In main card action lightweight contender Joe Stevenson will take on Gleison Tibau and former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir will face Justin McCully. On the untelevised preliminary card, Melvin Guillard will return to the octagon against Dennis Siver.
UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin Fight Card
Main Card
- Quinton Jackson vs. Forrest Griffin
UFC Light Heavyweight Championship - Joe Stevenson vs. Gleison Tibau
- Frank Mir vs. Justin McCully
Preliminary Bouts
- Melvin Guillard vs. Dennis Siver
For the latest UFC 86 fight card check out the MMAFrenzy.com rumors section.
Tags: Dennis Siver, Forrest Griffin, Frank Mir, Gleison Tibau, Joe Stevenson, Justin McCully, Melvin Guillard, Quinton Jackson
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will be a good fight i have a feeling rampage would own griffin on the ground though…
what the f*** happened to matt sera vs matt hughs
Mir should be fighting Nog. He deserves it since he was underpaid and easily beat the most overhyped fighter in the UFC.
I hope Mir and Melvin both get KO. I like Mir but just the thought of him getting KO’d before my eyes seems like a wonderful thing right now. I’ll probably feel different in a few minutes.
im not a fan of mir as a commentator….thats the only thing i hate about the wec…he is horrible.. he makes madden look good for football!
as a fighter…he is good, but not great… possibly should fight nog….but its not a blatent over look like jardine is right now
The card is kind of week right now. I hope that they set up some better fights to beef the card up a little….Glad to see that UFC is bringing Joe “Daddy” back…..Mir-vs-McCully is a decent match up but may be a boring fight though.
I agree, this card needs some work ………
Im surprised they are bringing Melvin Guillard back actually….he acted like a thug in his last fight…i thought thats what dana didnt want…
but yea, so far its weak…but I am sure there will be 1-2 more decent fights added…
ya, guilard is stupid. i used to like that guy but there seems to be no need for him since 1. he acted like a dumbass last fight and 2. the division he’s in is already stacked. it would be different if he were a heavyweight or a 185er where they need bodies.
as for the mir fight, seems like they should give him someone better. maybe kongo or herring would be better since they’re both higher up than mccully.
I think they are being very careful with Mir and bringing him back slowly. He still needs to get into better condition and show something other than a submission to really be advanced up the food chain. Not the HW division is much of a chain. He is still young and is being given the chance to be the UFC champ in another couple of fights.
Yeah i think if Mir wins here and then beats vera or kongo he will get a chance at the strap.
well I think the winner of vera/werdum will get the shot at nog next…though it does suck to see even if the UFC signs Fedor, Randy wont come back…and that division badly needs both! Losing Sylvia doesnt even register on the radar…so thats ok, but they need 2 get more names… I know I could be the only one who says this, but I hope they sign Kimbo….not because I think he is a stud or the best….but just would love to see him fight REAL competiion…and to see a Lesnar/Kimbo fight would be awesome!!!
Nogueira definitely belongs as champ,he is world class but i still find the HW division is really boring. Lesnar would be a very ineteresting top contender but its gonna take him time to get there, if he even does ………….
All i hear is that the HW division is stacked.
Yup its stacked alright ! Stacked with S%&t
I don’t Fedor is coming the UFC because he dosen’t want to fight big names anymore. He was to stay on that side of the world and fight 7 foot fighters with 2 fights under there belt.
well ive never heard how the HW division is stacked in the ufc…honestly…everyone i know says its on life support!!! The addition of Lesnar helps…but nothing significant…just helps the draw of fans/people to the sport…prob tuning in to see if lesner will powerbomb someone then climb to the top of the octagon and do an elbow smash….
and if fedor is that much of a wuss…they why is he ranked so high and why does everyone want a piece of him?! thats a joke if he is ducking people….might as well have him fight kara parysian…they are in the same class….the ducking..weight class…
Yo FixXeR. Frank Mir “easily” beat Brock Lesnar?
He “barely” beat Lesnar. He was losing during 88 of the 90 seconds of their fight. It was not a lucky win but some other refs could of easily stopped that fight and given it to Lesnar.