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Antoni Hardonk vs. Mark Burch Added To UFC 92 Preliminary Card
Oct 14, 2008 - 6:51 pm ET | 5 Comments

A heavyweight bout pitting Antoni Hardonk (7-4) against UFC newcomer Mark Burch (9-2) has been added to the UFC 92 preliminary card, according to MMA Junkie.
After defeating Sherman Pendergarst via first-round knockout in his UFC debut, Hardonk dropped back-to-back bouts to Justin McCully and Frank Mir. Hardonk has pushed his UFC record back over .500 [...]

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CB Dollaway vs. Mike Massenzio Likely For UFC 92
Oct 14, 2008 - 4:00 am ET | 11 Comments

“The Ultimate Fighter 7″ runner-up CB Dollaway (7-1) will likely take on Mike Massenzio (11-2) at UFC 92 on December 27th in Las Vegas.
MMA Junkie is reporting that the bout is likely to be finalized this week.
After suffering his first career loss at The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale to Amir Sadollah, Dollaway bounced back to [...]

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Nogueira vs. Mir, Griffin vs. Evans, Jackson vs. Silva Set For UFC 92
Oct 2, 2008 - 11:30 am ET | 49 Comments

Just one day after announcing Rich Franklin vs. Dan Henderson and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs. Mark Coleman for UFC 93 in January UFC president Dana White has confirmed three key matches for UFC 92 with Yahoo! Sports.
In the UFC 92 co-main events UFC interim heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira will battle fellow TUF 8 coach [...]

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Yushin Okami vs. Dean Lister Added To UFC 92
Sep 30, 2008 - 9:00 am ET | 21 Comments

Top middleweight contender Yushin Okami (22-4) will return to the octagon on December 27th to take on Dean Lister (11-5) at UFC 92 in Las Vegas, according to MMA Weekly.
Okami was to square off with UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva for the 185-pound title in the main event of UFC 90 in October but was [...]

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Brad Blackburn vs. Ryo Chonan Added To UFC 92 Lineup
Sep 27, 2008 - 5:14 pm ET | 5 Comments

Brad Blackburn (15-9-1) and Ryo Chonan (15-8) have agreed to clash at UFC 92 on December 27th in Las Vegas.

Blackburn, an IFL veteran, has posted back-to-back victories, including a second-round TKO of James Giboo in his UFC debut in July.

Chonan, a PRIDE and DEEP veteran, was defeated by Karo Parisyan in his UFC debut last November at UFC 78 but rebounded to defeat Roan Carneiro via split decision at UFC 88 in September.

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Kongo Replaces Velasquez Against Al-Turk at UFC 92
Sep 24, 2008 - 3:24 pm ET | 26 Comments

UFC newcomer Mustafa Al-Turk (6-3) will make his UFC debut against fellow heavyweight Cheick Kongo (17-4-1) at UFC 92 on December 27th in Las Vegas.
Al-Turk, who recently vacated his Cage Rage heavyweight title to sign a four-fight deal with the UFC, was to take on up-and-coming heavyweight Cain Velasquez in December, but he will now [...]

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CB Dollaway To Return at UFC 92 Against Jorge Rivera
Sep 18, 2008 - 2:10 pm ET | 25 Comments

The Ultimate Fighter 7 runner-up CB Dollaway (7-1) will return to the octagon in December at UFC 92 and will meet veteran Jorge Rivera (15-6) at the pay-per-view event.
MMAJunkie.com recently reported the matchup.
An All-American wrestler at Arizona State, Dollaway emerged as the favorite on the seventh season of The Ultimate Fighter with victories over David [...]

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Knockout of Liddell Earns Evans Title Shot Against Griffin
Sep 7, 2008 - 3:14 pm ET | 185 Comments

UFC President Dana White announced at the post-UFC 88 press conference that Rashad Evans would next fight UFC light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin for the 205-pound title, likely at the promotion’s year end event, UFC 92, on December 27th in Las Vegas.
Evans earned the title shot with a one-punch knockout of former UFC light heavyweight [...]

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“Shogun” To Return In December, Verbally Agrees To Fight “Rampage”
Aug 26, 2008 - 10:00 am ET | 33 Comments

UFC light heavyweight contender Mauricio “Shogun” Rua will return to the octagon in December and has verbally agreed to fight former 205-pound UFC champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson at UFC 92 on December 27th in Las Vegas.
Rua informed Tatame of the matchup on Sunday.
“I’m back to training. I’m doing some Muay Thai and Jiu-Jitsu stuff, and [...]

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Anderson Silva Wants “To Fight The Best”, Would Accept Chuck Liddell Fight
Aug 25, 2008 - 8:17 am ET | 98 Comments

Anderson Silva’s manager, Ed Soares, discusses with MMA Weekly the middleweight champion’s hopes for future mega fights, including a possible bout against former UFC light heavyweight champon Chuck Liddell in December:
“I think he wants to fight those big mega fights because that’s the kind of fight we want to be involved with right now. “I [...]

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UFC Not Returning To Montreal Until 2009; GSP vs. Penn Likely For Superbowl Weekend In Vegas
Aug 22, 2008 - 11:30 am ET | 88 Comments

Unfortunately for our neighbors to the north, the UFC will be unable to make it back to the city of Montreal before 2009, according to Yahoo! Sports, who spoke with UFC president Dana White.
Additionally, the much-anticipated rematch between Georges St. Pierre and BJ Penn will take place during Super Bowl weekend on January 31st in [...]

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Chuck Liddell vs. Anderson Silva, Forrest Griffin vs. Wanderlei Silva Possible In December
Aug 18, 2008 - 11:00 am ET | 112 Comments

The UFC’s year-end event is typically the promotion’s most-stacked card of the year and this year should be no exception.
In the headline bout of the December 27th event, UFC 92, “The Ultimate Fighter 8″ coaches, interim heavyweight champion Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and former heavyweight champion Frank Mir, are set to square off for the UFC’s [...]

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Georges St-Pierre “Needs Some Rest”, May Not Fight Again in 2008
Aug 14, 2008 - 12:00 pm ET | 77 Comments

UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, who is expected to take on UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn in his next bout, may not return to the octagon this year in favor of taking some time off.
St-Pierre announced his tentative plans in a recent blog post on RDS.ca (translated by Fightline):
Many state that my next opponent should [...]

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