Quick Hits: UFC 90 in Chicago, Kimbo To Fight In The Fall, and More
Posted by Kris Karkoski on Jul 19, 2008 at 1:00 pm ET11 Comments
During a recent media confrence call EliteXC confirmed that popular but controversial heavyweight Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson will return to the cage in the fall, most likely in September or October on a CBS televised card, but his opponent for the bout has not yet been determined.- “The Ultimate Fighter 4″ runner-up Chris Lytle has signed a four-fight contract extension with the UFC and has agreed to take on Paul Taylor at UFC 89 on October 18th in Birmingham, England. [MMAJunkie]
- Floyd Mayweather Jr. was awarded the “Best Fighter” ESPY earlier this week, topping UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre for the award.
- Alistair Overeem will take on Mark Hunt at DREAM 5 on July 21st in Osaka, Japan. [The Fight Network]
- Norifumi “Kid†Yamamoto has withdrawn from his scheduled DREAM 5 bout against Joseph Benavidez after suffering a torn ACL during a recent training session.
- Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic has announced that he will be fighting on September 23rd at DREAM 6. An opponent for the bout hasn’t yet been determined.
- Though the event is still three months away, less than 2,500 tickets remain available for UFC 89 on October 18th at the NIA in Birmingham, England. Michael Bisping vs. Chris Leben and Lyoto Machida vs. Thiago Silva will headline the fall event. [Telegraph]
- UFC 90 will take place on October 25th at the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois. No bouts have been announced for the event, which will air on pay-per-view. [Chicago Sun-Times]
- UFC middleweight contender Yushin Okami, who was expected to be the next opponent for Anderson Silva, has suffered a broken hand and his matchup with Silva has been postponed. The UFC is now expected to book contender Patrick Cote against Silva in the fall, possibly at UFC 90 in Chicago. [MMA Rated]
Tags: Alistair Overeem, Chris Lytle, Georges St. Pierre, Joseph Benavidez, kid yamamoto, kimbo slice, Mark Hunt, Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic
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Not that anyone really cares about espy’s, but Anderson Silva probably should have been nominated over GSP, just because of the fluke loss to Serra.
Anderson Silva was voted most dangerous man in the world on Spike’s Guy’s choice though, which is a way cooler title than “best fighter”.
I wonder what the headlining even for UFC 90 will be. I figure as the Ultimate Fighter will be over in December, Nogueira will likely defend that on New years…
Probably another Anderson Silva fight…
i heard it was okami vs silva
its crazy how many ufc ppv they are lining up all the way through october it get you all worked up and then you have to wait for the result of ufc great marketing skills
Once again, I’ll say, I couldn’t care less about Kimbo. The espy thing, well if ESPN promoted MMA at all, or even considered it a sport for more than 2 days out of the year, than GSP might have had a chance. Plus how could GSP compete with someone who beat up The Big Show. GSP would have to beat up Brock Lesnar on the street to be in that category. UFC 90 in Chi-town is great news. When will the UFC come to NC? That’s where it’s at.
i hope kimbo get a known guy for his next fight, nog an mir doesn’t intrest me one bit at the mo i hope they hate each other on tuf just to make it a bit more intresting i want mir to win tho can’t stand the human punch bag (nog).
If Okami vs Silva is the main event at 90 man i’m pumped. Maybe they could get alves vs sanchez on there to, or have Wand fight someone. I wish they could have had it at the United center or sears center though, all state arena is trash. Only positive about that place is that it’s small.
F the ESPYs….f-n joke.
Good for Lytle….he seems like a good person outside the cage.
yeah, Lytle seems a real nice bloke actually. Genuine, and I shall be looking forward to seeing him fight in Oct .
im not going to be happy with ufc events until every payperview is a title fight, even two title matches would be excellent
you are in for a lifetime of disappointment.