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Sokoudjou-Cane, Gono-Hardy, and Carwin-Wain Announced For UFC 89
Jul 15, 2008 - 1:00 pm ET | 28 Comments

Rameau Sokoudjou vs. Luiz Cane, Akihiro Gono vs. Dan Hardy, and Shane Carwin vs. Neil Wain have been added to the official fight card for UFC 89 “Bisping vs. Leben”.
UFC 89 takes place on October 19th at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England and will likely air on Spike TV. Just 2,500 tickets remain [...]

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Marcus Davis, Paul Kelly Agree To Fight at UFC 89
Jul 13, 2008 - 1:00 pm ET | 15 Comments

Marcus Davis (14-4) will take on British fighter Paul Kelly (8-0) at UFC 89 on October 19th in Birmingham, England, according to MMAJunkie.com.
The fall fight will be Davis’ fifth consecutive bout in the UK after fighting in the country at UFC 72, UFC 75, UFC 85, and, most-recently, UFC 85 in June. A cast member [...]

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Sam Stout Re-Signs With The UFC, To Fight Terry Etim At UFC 89
Jul 12, 2008 - 5:00 pm ET | 10 Comments

Lightweight Sam Stout has re-signed with the UFC and will take on England native Terry Etim in October at UFC 89 in Birmingham, England according to Stout’s coach, Shawn Tompkins, at Full Contact Fighter:
“Sam Stout just re-signed with the UFC. They gave him another four fight deal, and it looks like he’ll be fighting October [...]

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Quick Hits: Machida To Fight In October, Cage Rage Fighters Make Weight, Silva-Okami Confirmed, and More
Jul 12, 2008 - 10:00 am ET | 28 Comments

Lyoto Machida’s manager, Ed Soares, announced during a recent appearance on TAGG Radio that the light heavyweight contender will next fight in October against an opponent to-be-announced. During the appearance Soares also confirmed that Anderson Silva will indeed take on Yushin Okami next following his July 19th light heavyweight bout against James Irvin.
All of the [...]

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Quick Hits: Arlovski To Make Boxing Debut, Pulver Planning October Return, Fights Booked For Upcoming UFC Events, and More
Jul 7, 2008 - 7:00 am ET | 31 Comments

Former UFC lightweight champion and current WEC featherweight Jens Pulver, who is coming off of a loss to WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber, will likely return to the cage in October, possibly against Alexandre Franca Nogueira.
The UFC is planning to hold an event in Chicago in October and in Boston in November and will also [...]

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Report: UFC 89 “Bisping vs. Leben” To Be Televised On Spike TV
Jul 3, 2008 - 10:17 am ET | 38 Comments

UFC 89 “Bisping vs. Leben”, which takes place on October 18th at The NIA in Birmingham, England, will be televised on Spike TV according to Dave Meltzer at F4WOnline.com.
The UFC has not-yet-released broadcast details for the event.
English native Michael Bisping will clash with fellow-middleweight contender Chris Leben in the main event of UFC 89. Welterweight [...]

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UFC 89: Thiago Alves vs. Diego Sanchez
Jul 3, 2008 - 9:05 am ET | 66 Comments

According to MMA Weekly, welterweight standouts Thiago Alves and Diego Sanchez will clash at UFC 89 in Birmingham, England:
“…American Top Team knockout artist Thiago “Pitbull” Alves is slated to return on Oct. 18 to face former “Ultimate Fighter” winner Diego Sanchez. The bout was confirmed to MMAWeekly.com by sources close to the fight. There is [...]

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UFC Officially Announces UFC 89 Featuring Michael Bisping vs. Chris Leben
Jul 1, 2008 - 4:25 pm ET | 93 Comments

The UFC will return to the UK on October 18th for UFC 89 featuring Michael Bisping versus Chris Leben, the promotion has announced. The event will take place at The NIA in Birmingham, England.
Broadcast details for UFC 89 have not yet been announced.
Tickets for the event will go on sale on to UFC Fight Club [...]

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Bisping To Meet Leben In England On October 19th
Jun 29, 2008 - 3:00 pm ET | 72 Comments

The UFC is set to invade English soil with native Michael Bisping in tow yet again, according to a report from Setanta Sports:
“Michael Bisping will get his fight with Chris Leben, it will happen in England, and it will be spectacular. That was the message of UK UFC president Marshall Zelaznik on Setanta Sports’ “Ultimate [...]

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Chris Leben Reflects On Jail Time
Jun 20, 2008 - 2:00 pm ET | 19 Comments

UFC Middleweight Chris “The Crippler” Leben, who recently finished up an 11 day stint in a Portland, Oregon jail for parole violation, divulged to MMAWeekly.com how his incarcerated experience has helped him to see things more clearly, and evolve into a more mature individual. Personally, I found his anecdote about an inmate choking to [...]

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