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UFC Fight Night 14 “Silva vs. Irvin” Betting Odds

Anderson Silva (-500) vs. James Irvin (+350)
Brandon Vera (-600) vs. Reese Andy (+400)
Frank Edgar (-165) vs. Hermes Franca (+135)
Anthony Johnson (-295) vs. Kevin Burns (+235)
Rory Markham (-270) vs. Brodie [...]

“They offered me Dan Henderson, Wanderlei Silva, Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou, Lyoto Machida and then Reese Andy. I turned down Machida. He’s not someone you take on short notice. You gotta get ready for Machida. The other fighters turned down the other fights so that’s how we came to Reese.”
Brandon Vera, who will make his light [...]

“Everybody’s saying that my power looks and good and actually my kicks look faster and harder now. I was 212 (pounds) today at the end of practice … I think it’s working to an advantage. It’s making me hungry and meaner.
Talent-wise, man, the who’s who of 205 in the world is in the UFC right [...]

Infamous Ultimate Fighter 7 outcast Jesse Taylor is rumored to return to the UFC at UFC Fight Night 14, against fellow TUF cast member CB Dolloway.
Brandon Vera, who will meet Reese Andy at UFN 14, confirmed that he did in fact turn down a fight with Lyoto Machida, but was open to fighting Dan [...]

Event name: UFC Fight Night 14: “Silva vs. Irvin”
Date: July 19th, 2008
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Venue: The Pearl at The Palms Hotel and Casino
Broadcast: Spike TV (9pm ET)
MAIN CARD

Anderson Silva vs. James Irvin
Brandon Vera vs. Reese Andy
Hermes Franca vs. Frank Edgar
Anthony Johnson vs. Kevin Burns

PRELIMINARY BOUTS

Brodie Farber vs. Rory Markham
James Giboo vs. Brad [...]

UFC Fight Night 14, a rapidly-planned UFC event that will air on Spike TV on July 19th opposite of Affliction’s “Banned” pay-per-view event, has quickly taken shape over the last 24-hours. In addition to Dana White’s official confirmation of Anderson Silva’s light heavyweight debut against James Irvin in the headline bout as well as a [...]

There are two major updates to pass along this afternoon.
MMAMania.com is reporting that the UFC is going forward with plans for a July 19th show on Spike TV opposite of Affliction’s “Banned” pay-per-view. According to the report Brandon Vera will make his light heavyweight debut in the main event against an opponent to be determined. [...]

A rumored main event bout between Wanderlei Silva and Brandon Vera is unlikely to take place at the recently-rumored July 19th UFC event, according to a report by Dave Meltzer at F4wonline.com. All is not lost, however, as the UFC is reportedly hard at work securing a main event bout for the Spike TV event [...]

Not to be outdone by an upstart promotion’s inaugural fight card, the UFC is rapidly planning a July 19th event that would air on Spike TV opposite of Affliction “Banned”. Sherdog.com broke news of the event late Sunday.
Here’s a snip from the report:
The proposed event would take place the same evening that popular clothing line [...]

Thiago Alves stopped former UFC welterweight champion and future hall of famer Matt Hughes via technical knockout early in round two on Saturday, June 7th, at UFC 85 “Bedlam” in front of a sold-out crowd at the O2 Arena in London, England.
The showdown between two of the UFC’s top welterweight contenders was the main event [...]

UFC 85 “BEDLAM” OFFICIAL RESULTS

Thiago Alves def. Matt Hughes via TKO – Round 2, 1:02
Michael Bisping def. Jason Day via TKO – Round 1, 3:42
Mike Swick def. Marcus Davis via unanimous decision
Thales Leites def. Nate Marquardt via split decision
Fabricio Werdum def. Brandon Vera via TKO – Round 1, 4:40
Martin Kampmann def. Jorge Rivera via submission [...]

QUICK RESULTS

Thiago Alves def. Matt Hughes via TKO – Round 2, 1:02
Michael Bisping def. Jason Day via TKO – Round 1, 3:42
Mike Swick def. Marcus Davis via unanimous decision
Thales Leites def. Nate Marquardt via split decision
Fabricio Werdum def. Brandon Vera via TKO – Round 1, 4:40
Martin Kampmann def. Jorge Rivera via submission – Round 1, [...]

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UFC 85 “BEDLAM” BETTING ODDS

Matt Hughes (-200) vs. Thiago Alves (+160)
Michael Bisping (-340) vs. Jason Day (+260)
Mike Swick (-120) vs. Marcus Davis (-110)
Nate Marquardt (-225) vs. Thales Leites (+185)
Brandon Vera (-170) vs. Fabricio Werdum (+130)
Martin Kampmann (-260) vs. Jorge Rivera (+200)
Thiago [...]

Thiago Alves failed to make weight today at the 02 Arena in London, England at the weigh-ins for UFC 85 “Bedlam”. Alves tipped the scale at 174 pounds, 3 pounds over the 171 pound non-title bout welterweight limit. His opponent, former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes, weighed in at 170 pounds. Their main event bout [...]

Official Fight Card

Main Card

Chuck Liddell vs. Rashad Evans
Fabricio Werdum vs. Brandon Vera

Preliminary Bouts

Matt Wiman vs. Thiago Tavares

Rumored Bouts

Marcus Davis vs. Mike Swick
Nate Marquardt vs. Thales Leites
Martin Kampmann vs. Jorge Rivera
Roan Carneiro vs. Ryo Chonan
Jess Liaudin vs. Paul Taylor
Luis Arthur Cain vs. Jason Lambert
Neil Wain vs. Antoni Hardonk

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