The UFC has announced that Jason Day will replace Chris Leben against Michael Bisping at UFC 85.
From the announcement:
With legal issues preventing middleweight contender Chris Leben from being able to prepare sufficiently for a June 7th bout with Michael Bisping in London, England, Canada’s Jason ‘Dooms’ Day has stepped in to face ‘The Count’ in [...]

A recently-announced UFC 85 bout featuring middleweight contenders Chris Leben and Michael Bisping has been scratched after Leben, who turned himself in 8 days ago on a probation violation, was sentenced to 35 days in jail today over the incident, according to Clackamas County, Oregon officials.
The Wrestling Observer is reporting that backup plans were in [...]

Former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes will face up-and-coming welterweight contender Thiago Alves, who defeated Karo Parisyan in impressive fashion earlier this month, in the main event of UFC 85. The UFC officially announced the headlining bout late this afternoon.
UFC 85 takes place June 7th at the O2 Arena in London, England and will be [...]

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell has suffered a torn hamstring and has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled UFC 85 main event bout against Rashad Evans, the Ultimate Fighting Championship today announced.
Here’s an excerpt from the official announcement:
“Unfortunately, Chuck Liddell tore his right hamstring during training last week, and being the warrior [...]

Official Fight Card

Main Card

Chuck Liddell vs. Rashad Evans
Fabricio Werdum vs. Brandon Vera

Preliminary Bouts

Matt Wiman vs. Thiago Tavares

Rumored Bouts

Marcus Davis vs. Mike Swick
Nate Marquardt vs. Thales Leites
Martin Kampmann vs. Jorge Rivera
Roan Carneiro vs. Ryo Chonan
Jess Liaudin vs. Paul Taylor
Luis Arthur Cain vs. Jason Lambert
Neil Wain vs. Antoni Hardonk

For more on UFC 85 “Liddell vs. Evans” check [...]

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Jess Liaudin posted a myspace bulletin yesterday announcing that he will face Paul Taylor at UFC 85 in London, England on June 14th. The bout, which will be on the preliminary card of the event, offers the fighters a long-awaited rematch from a 2003 Cage Rage meeting where Liaudin lost to Taylor via [...]

Lightweights Thiago Tavares and Matt Wiman will go toe-to-toe when the UFC comes to the O2 Arena in London on June 7th for UFC 85 according to Sherdog.
Tavares (13-1, 3-1 UFC) is coming off a decision win over Michihiro Omigawa at UFC Fight Night 12. Prior to the recent win, Tavares lost a unanimous decision [...]

Nate Marquardt and Thales Leites have again been booked to fight, this time at UFC 85 according to a report by GracieMag.
The two were originally scheduled to fight in October 2006 but visa issues prevented the bout from taking place. They were again scheduled to square off at UFC 81 earlier this year but an [...]