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UFC 85: Paul Taylor vs. Jess Liaudin
Mar 19, 2008 - 1:00 pm ET | 10 Comments

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 [...]

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UFC 85: Matt Wiman vs. Thiago Tavares
Mar 13, 2008 - 11:25 pm ET | 8 Comments

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 [...]

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Marquardt, Leites To Fight in London [UFC 85]
Mar 13, 2008 - 4:00 pm ET | No Comments

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 [...]

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Carneiro-Chonan Rematch Booked For June 7th [UFC 85]
Mar 10, 2008 - 11:36 am ET | 6 Comments

From Sherdog.com:
Roan Carneiro and Ryo Chonan have signed to fight at UFC 85 on June 7 in London, sources close to both camps have told Sherdog.com.
The bout will be a rematch of a Feb. 12, 2005, meeting in Deep. Chonan (14-8) stopped the Brazilian on a cut in that first fight after landing a knee [...]

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Martin Kampmann vs. Jorge Rivera Added To London Lineup [UFC 85]
Mar 9, 2008 - 12:00 am ET | 4 Comments

Middleweight contender Martin Kampmann, sidelined for more than a year due to a knee injury, will return to the octagon on June 7 in London to take on Jorge Rivera at “UFC 85: Liddell vs. Evans”.
Kampmann (20-2, 3-0 UFC) emerged as a prospect in the depleted middleweight division following three-straight UFC victories over Crafton Wallace, [...]

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Rashad Evans To Face Liddell in London Main Event [UFC 85]
Mar 6, 2008 - 9:43 am ET | 102 Comments

Rashad Evans will replace the injured Mauricio “Shogun” Rua to face Chuck Liddell at UFC 85, according to a report from MMAWeekly:
“‘Ultimate Fighter’ season 2 winner, Rashad Evans, has signed on to face Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell as the main event of the upcoming Ultimate Fighting Championship show in London on June 7th as confirmed [...]

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Rua Injures Knee, Withdraws From Main Event Bout Against Liddell [UFC 85]
Mar 5, 2008 - 12:16 am ET | 73 Comments

UFC.com’s Thomas Gerbasi on Tuesday announced that Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, the long-rumored main event opponent for Chuck Liddell at UFC 85 in London, has been forced to withdraw from the bout after suffering a ruptured ACL.
Here’s an excerpt from the UFC.com announcement:
Scheduled to make his return to the Octagon this June against Chuck Liddell at [...]

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UFC 85 Ticket Information
Feb 29, 2008 - 11:00 am ET | 5 Comments

Tickets for UFC 85 will go sale this Sunday, March 2nd, at 10am GMT to UFC Fight Club members. Starting Wednesday, March 5th, at 10am GMT UFC newsletter subscribers can purchase tickets using the presale password “ICEMAN”. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, March 7th, at 10am GMT
UFC 85 takes [...]

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UFC 85: Marcus Davis vs. Mike Swick
Feb 28, 2008 - 5:00 am ET | 8 Comments

Welterweight contenders Mike Swick and Marcus Davis will face off at UFC 85 in London on June 14th, according to a report by MMA Mania.
Swick (11-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) started his professional career with five straight victories before losing to fellow-Ultimate Fighter 1 cast member Chris Leben at WEC 8. Despite the loss, Swick was [...]

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News Roundup
Feb 24, 2008 - 10:29 am ET | 12 Comments

UFC veteran Melvin Guillard will venture outside of the octagon following back-to-back losses to Joe Stevenson and Rich Clementi to take on Eric Regan in the main event of Rage in the Cage 105 on March 7th.
Eric Schafer, a UFC veteran who remains under contract with the promotion, defeated Ryan Antle via submission in the [...]

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UFC 85: Mauricio Rua vs. Chuck Liddell
Feb 2, 2008 - 12:51 pm ET | 38 Comments

Mauricio “Shogun” Rua has signed to fight on former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell in June at UFC 85 in London, England. Rua recently confirmed the rumored bout with Sherdog.
Rua (16-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) entered the UFC in 2007 with high expectations after winning 4-straight fights in PRIDE but was upset in his UFC [...]

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Rumored March UFC Event Called Off
Jan 29, 2008 - 10:24 pm ET | 3 Comments

Though it was never officially announced, a long-rumored UFC event set for March 8th, which was originally to take place in England, has been called off. Fights previously scheduled for the event are in the process of being shifted to a number of upcoming UFC cards.
Houston Alexander versus James Irvin has been moved to UFC [...]

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Roundup: More Ultimate Fighter 7 Cast Members, Upcoming Fights For Top Fighters, and More
Jan 28, 2008 - 1:04 pm ET | 20 Comments

Tito Ortiz recently confirmed that he has accepted a May 24th bout against Lyoto Machida. He has also indicated that the fight will likely be his last with the UFC.
Keith Jardine, who posted an upset of Chuck Liddell in September, is also likely to return at the May 24th event in Las Vegas. His opponent [...]

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Roundup: Post-UFC 80 News and Notes
Jan 21, 2008 - 1:00 pm ET | 7 Comments

Following his impressive KO win against Jess Liaudin at UFC 80 Marcus Davis revealed that he’s interested in a fight against former PRIDE Lightweight Champ Takanori Gomi.
The UFC will stage its next European in June at the O2 Arena in London, England. The event, tentatively UFC 86, is the first of many upcoming events the [...]

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