The UFC has announced that veteran Joe Doerksen will take the place of an injured David Terrell for a main card bout against Ed Herman at UFC 78 later this month:
Veteran middleweight contender Joe Doerksen has decided to step up to face the Ultimate Fighter 3 finalist on November 17th at the Prudential Center in [...]

David Terrell has withdrawn from his scheduled UFC return later this month against Ed Herman at UFC 78 after suffering a severe ankle injury earlier this week. No replacement has been named.
Terrell began fighting in 1999 but has fought a total of just 8 times over the 8 year span. After a shocking UFC debut [...]

After Hector Lombard failed to obtain a visa to compete at UFC 78 the UFC has shuffled several matchups for the November event. Dave Meltzer is reporting that Karo Parisyan, Lombard’s opponent on the card, will now face Ryo Chonan on the televised card. Thiago Alves, who was to face Chonan in a preliminary bout, [...]

After months of expecting a Tito Ortiz–Rashad Evans rematch to headline UFC 78, it was announced a few days ago that instead, Michael Bisping would be facing Evans in the main bout. Ortiz claims to have declined a rematch with Evans because he is currently injured and wishes to take some time off to [...]

Update: We have been told that the UFC has yet to be informed of the visa issue and is looking into the reports. There  is no word on a possible replacement at this time.
This afternoon MMAFrenzy.com was able to speak with Karo Parisyan’s manager about a report that his opponent at UFC 78, Hector Lombard, [...]

Mixed martial artist Hector Lombard was to make his UFC debut November 17th against Karo Parisyan but those plans are now indefinitely on hold. Lombard, a Cuban national, has been denied entry to the United States:
“I’m not going to get my visa,” said Lombard, who was set to fight welterweight Karo Parisyan . “I only [...]

Marcus Aurelio and Luke Caudillo have agreed to fight at UFC 78, unofficially completing the fight card for the November 17th event:
A representative from the American Top Team today confirmed Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Marcus Aurelio has accepted a fight with Luke Caudillo at UFC 78 “Validation” Saturday, Nov. 17 at the Prudential Center in [...]

Matt “the Hammer” Hamill is not impressed with the UFC’s recent decision to have Michael “the Count” Bisping face Rashad “Sugar” Evans in the main event at UFC 78: Validation. You see, Hamill has a score to settle with Bisping. The last time the two foes met in the octagon was at UFC [...]

Earlier today the UFC officially announced the entire UFC 78 main card to accompany last night’s announcement of Michael Bisping versus Rashad Evans as the event’s top bout.
The five main card fights are:

Michael Bisping vs. Rashad Evans
Houston Alexander vs. Thiago Silva
David Terrell vs. Ed Herman
Karo Parisyan vs. Hector Lombard
Frankie Edgar vs. Spencer Fisher

In addition to [...]

The winner of The Ultimate Fighter 2, Rashad Evans, will face The Ultimate Fighter 3’s winner, Michael Bisping, on November 17th in New Jersey at “UFC 78: Validation” according to an official announcement made by the UFC. The fight is the main event.
Both fighters enter the bout undefeated.
After tallying a 5-0 record in other promotions [...]

Tickets for “UFC 78: Validation” will go on sale today despite the event having no announced main event or a single official bout. MMAFrenzy.com has learned that Karo Parisyan will face Hector Lombard on the card that will likely be headlined by a rematch between Tito Ortiz and Rashad Evans. Other matches expected on the [...]

Though the UFC still lists today as the official “on sale” date for the event, tickets for UFC 78 will reportedly be going on sale to the general public NEXT Saturday, October 6th.
The UFC has not issued an update to their initial announcement that tickets were to go on sale today, September 29th, though based [...]

“The rematch betwen Hamil and I was being planned for Nov 17 in New Jersey. Unfortuntely Hamil is unable to fight as he is having knee surgery. I am dissapointed as I was really looking forward to fighting him again. That said, myself having a torn posterier cruciate ligament in each of my knees for [...]

Karo Parisyan will return to the octagon in November at UFC 78 in New Jersey to take on UFC newcomer Hector Lombard, MMAFrenzy.com has confirmed with Parisyan’s manager.
Parisyan will be leaving tomorrow for Las Vegas to train with Xtreme Couture and UFC Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture to prepare for the bout.
Regarded as one of the [...]

Tamdan McCrory will face Akihiro Gono at UFC 78 in November.
McCrory, who was one of the first rumored fighters for the New Jersey card, is undefeated in MMA competition. He began fighting professionally in June of last year and has amassed 8 wins. In his UFC debut “The Barn Cat” defeated veteran Pete Spratt with [...]