Chuck Liddell is set to face off against Mauricio "Shogun" Rua in Montreal as the main event of UFC 97 on April 18th. Many fight fans have already mentioned their feelings that if Rua doesn't impress at the event, it could be his last fight in the UFC. What most people hadn't considered is that Liddell might be in a similar situation.

MMAFrenzy.com learned this morning that more bouts have been announced for UFC 97: Redemption, which is to take place on April 18 at the Bell Centre in Montreal. The event is to feature headlining bouts between Thales Leites and Middle Weight Champion Anderson Silva, as well as Former Light Heavy Weight Champion Chuck Liddell [...]

The UFC has officially confirmed that the promotion will return to the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada on April 18th for UFC 97: Silva vs. Leites.
UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva (23-4), who is undefeated in eight bouts inside the octagon, meets 185-pound challenger Thales Leites in the evening’s headliner.
Silva captured the title with a first-round [...]

The UFC on Saturday awarded $40,000 Fight Night bonuses, including two “Fight of the Night” honors, to Marcus Davis, Chris Lytle, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, Mark Coleman, Alan Belcher, and Denis Siver for their performances at UFC 93 in Dublin, Ireland.
Davis and Lytle kicked off the pay-per-view broadcast with an exciting standup brawl that saw Davis [...]

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell will look to get back into title contention when he takes on Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in the main event of UFC 97 on April 18th in Montreal, Canada.
UFC President Dana White announced the matchup at the at Saturday’s post-UFC 93 press conference.
Despite losing three of his last four [...]

UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson took place today at The O2 in Dublin, Ireland. In the evening’s main event Dan Henderson topped Rich Franklin, earning a split decision victory to secure his spot as a coach on The Ultimate Fighter 9 and a future middleweight matchup against opposing coach Michael Bisping. One judge scored the [...]

The UFC today officially announced UFC 93, which will take place at O2 Arena in Dublin, Ireland on January 17th.
Former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin takes on former PRIDE dual champion Dan Henderson at light heavyweight in the UFC 93 main event and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua will seek his first UFC win and will look [...]

UFC 93 will take place at the O2 Arena in Dublin, Ireland on January 17th, according to a report from Yahoo! Sports.
The long-anticipated showdown between former welterweight champions Matt Serra and Matt Hughes will reportedly take place at the January event and Rich Franklin vs. Dan Henderson may also be added to the fight card, [...]

“I would love to fight that guy. I’ve tried to fight him ever since I fought in PRIDE and he’s been ducking me. Shogun has been ducking me since the PRIDE days. Shogun’s camp told me that to fight him, I had to fight Cyborg first. I told them I want to fight Shogun, not [...]

Both Rich Franklin and George St. Pierre need only time to recover from their UFC 83 bouts before facing their next challenge, according to Dave Meltzer’s latest article from Yahoo! Sports:
“New welterweight champion St. Pierre was offered a title defense with Jon Fitch, but felt his hands were damaged in his win over Matt Serra [...]

Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, who was defeated by Forrest Griffin at UFC 76 in September, will reportedly be returning to action on April 19th as part of the UFC’s first ever event in Canada.
Rua (16-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) was upset by Forrest Griffin in his UFC debut at UFC 76 in September. The loss by Rua [...]

Fans will be delighted to hear that Mauricio “Shogun” Rua is back on the path of recovery since undergoing surgery to repair a damaged ligament in his left knee. In a feature with Brazilian publication, Tatame, Shogun explains that he is now able to walk and he is looking forward to start training again.
When [...]

Mauricio “Shogun” Rua has underwent a successful surgery on his knee to repair his ACL, which was injured prior to his loss to Forrest Griffin at UFC 76. He will likely be ready to return to the UFC in early-2008.
Dr. Mario Namba, the surgeon who performed the surgery, had this to say:
“The surgery was a [...]

MMA Weekly has just posted a new interview with Master Rafael Cordeiro from the Chute Boxe camp. In the interview Cordeiro touches on the big question that’s on everybody’s mind, “Has Wanderlei Silva really left Chute Boxe?”
Here’s an excerpt from the interview:
“Wanderlei was the greatest icon at Chute Boxe. It was 17 years together. [...]

In a new article by Brazilian periodical website, Gazeta Do Povo, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua discusses his recent loss to Forrest Griffin at UFC 76. Rua, previously ranked as the number one Light Heavyweight fighter in the world, was expected to easily run over Forrest Griffin. Instead, the TUF alumni dominated Mauricio for most [...]