Lots of UFC card rumors popping up over the weekend. Here’s some updates on the fight cards for UFC 71, 73, and 74:

Jeremy Stephens will make his UFC debut against Din Thomas at UFC 71.

Jorge Gurgel will face Jamie Varner at UFC 73 on July 7th.
Sean Sherk will no longer defend his title against [...]

Well one of the final pieces of the logistical puzzle for UFC 72 has fallen into place with The Fight Network confirming through various sources that UFC 72 will be held at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Ireland. Here’s an excerpt from the story:
“Back in January, The Fight Network explored rumours of UFC events spreading [...]

Thiago Silva (9-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has been added to UFC 71 according to the most recent rumors on MMAWeekly.com. Silva is an undefeated mixed martial artist who is set to make his octagon debut in this fight. He packs strong hads stopping 7 of his fights with (T)KOs and winning the other two with [...]

Sam Caplan is reporting that Mark Homininck will have his UFC contract voided to move to Zuffa-owned World Extreme Cagefighting and that UFC veteran Sam Stout has inked a contract to return to the UFC. Here’s the post:
The Fight Network is reporting that Mark Hominick has asked that his contract with the UFC be voided [...]

I mentioned that Tito Ortiz and Rashad Evans had some sort of an altercation at UFC 69 during our live coverage but thanks to YouTube we can watch the entire thing. The two have no prior history but are set to fight at UFC 73. For those who don’t recognize him, the guy who stands [...]

After lots and lots of back-and-forth flip flopping of dates and venues it appears, for now at least, that we know the dates and locations for all of UFC’s “numbered” events through early July. UFC 71 will still be held on May 26th in Las Vegas so no changes there. “UFC 72″, which we originally [...]

Well it looks like we have finally received the complete answer regarding Tito Ortiz’s no-show for his match with UFC President Dana White. From Tito’s MySpace Blog:

Only doing business!!!!!!!!!!!
So, everyone is giving me shit for the Dana fight… No one knows what really went on.
Let me tell my side of what real went on. Me [...]

MMAWeekly.com has a quote up from middleweight challenger Nate Marquardt who will be vying for the middleweight title when he takes on Anderson Silva at UFC 73. Here’s what Marquardt had to say:
“I’m going to take the belt. That’s all there is to it.�
Now that the papers for this match are officially signed expect the [...]

Various MMA media outlets, most notably MMAWeekly.com, are confirming that Nate Marquardt will indeed face Anderson Silva for the middleweight title at UFC 73 on July 7th. They have signed the contract for the fight, which will be the night’s main event.
Also on the undercard for the event will be a match between Tito [...]

Update: UFC 72 will be in Ireland after all on June 16th with UFC 73 on July 7th
After we speculated UFC 72 would be in Ireland we have learned more about the plans for UFC events this summer. It is now believed the UFC will have a UFC Fight Night event in Ireland on June [...]

A UFCJunkie.com report indicates the match between Tito Ortiz (15-5 MMA, 14-5 UFC) and Rashad Evans (10-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) will no longer be happening at UFC 71 and will instead be moved to UFC 73. This makes UFC 73 looked like an absolutely stacked card with two rumored title defenses as well as this [...]

Sam Caplan has done a superb interview with Dana White for CBS Sportsline and White had lots to say. We first learned of the interview yesterday when news surfaced that Tito Ortiz would be facing Rashad Evans at UFC 71. That was just the beginning with White revealing a lot more in the interview (Part [...]

Tatame.com is confirming that at UFC 73 on July 7th Anderson “The Spider” Silva (18-4 MMA, 3-0 UFC) will be putting his middleweight belt on the line against Nate Marquardt (25-6-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC).
Silva entered his first fight in the UFC at Fight Night 5 as an underdog in the main event against Chris Leben [...]