Articles in UFC 79
“He’s already said he’ll be back in the gym next Monday. He’s going to fight again, hopefully as soon as possible, maybe in December. We’re looking at ‘Shogun.’ Chuck will face anyone they put in front of him.
You’re dealing with a guy that just lost a fight, is totally depressed right after a humongous loss. [...]
Doug Evans will be returning to the UFC on December 29th at UFC 79 MMAFrenzy.com has confirmed. An opponent is believed to be in place but cannot be disclosed until the official bout agreement is signed.
Evans came to the UFC in June to take on rising UFC lightweight Roger Huerta on the finale of The [...]
Despite rampant rumors that Evan Tanner would be returning to the UFC in 2007 it appears unlikely that his return will happen anytime soon. In a recent message on his official website Tanner discusses various problems he currently faces as well as his MMA status:
I have not been training at all, despite what the rumors [...]
Patrick Cote, who just defeated Kendall Grove at UFC 74 just weeks ago, is already looking ahead to his next bout. Cote called out Chris Leben and Terry Martin in a recent article by The Fight Network and is looking to face the winner of the UFC Fight Night 11 bout at UFC 79 in [...]
Read More »Last week news surfaced that Evan Tanner was likely to be tapped at the opponent to face Dean Lister at UFC 79 in Las Vegas in December. Both MMA on Tap and Fightlinker are now reporting the news adding credibility to the initial rumors.
Tanner is a very experience mixed martial artist and a former UFC [...]
Dean Lister has joined Xtreme Couture and will be making his UFC comeback at UFC 79 on December 29th. No opponent has been named for the return bout but he is reportedly looking to be granted a (very, very unlikely) immediate middleweight title shot against Anderson Silva or Rich Franklin.
Lister is a submission specialist holding [...]
The UFC has officially announced the signing of former PRIDE Champion Wanderlei Silva. The deal brings another premiere light heavyweight fighter to the UFC but this one is extra special as Silva has been the subject of rampant rumors over the past months and years and signing brings a sense of closure with his actual [...]
Read More »According to the official Xtreme Couture blog Wanderlei Silva, who has recently moved to America to train with Xtreme Couture, will make his long awaited return to the UFC on December 29th at UFC 79 in Las Vegas. The card is headlined by a main event welterweight title bout between Matt Serra and Matt Hughes.
Although [...]
Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Chuck Liddell will not be in another match for the light heavyweight title until he beats Keith Jardine at UFC 76 as well as another opponent. The news comes directly from UFC President Dana White himself who delivered the news through Brawl Sports:
“Chuck would have to win one more fight. [...]
Matt Serra will defend his welterweight title for the first time against Matt Hughes as the main event of a November pay-per-view event in New Jersey. The event is currently believed to be UFC 78 or UFC 79 although it will still be several months before we know the exact name of the show.
The fight [...]

