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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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UFC Planning May 24th Event in Las Vegas
Jan 12, 2008 - 12:00 pm ET | 7 Comments

Details are beginning to emerge regarding an event the UFC is planning for May 24th.
The event, tentatively believed to be UFC 85, will be held in Las Vegas, likely at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. Depending on how the card shapes up it could also be moved to the larger MGM Grand Garden Arena. Three [...]

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UFC 78 Results
Nov 18, 2007 - 12:47 am ET | 18 Comments

Rashad Evans def. Michael Bisping via split decision
Thiago Silva def. Houston Alexander via KO – Round 1, 3:25
Karo Parisyan def. Ryo Chonan via unanimous decision
Ed Herman def. Joe Doerksen via KO – Round 3, 0:39
Frank Edgar def. Spencer Fisher via unanimous decision
Thiago Alves def. Chris Lytle via TKO (doctor stoppage) – Round 2, 5:00
Joe [...]

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UFC 78 Weigh-in Results
Nov 16, 2007 - 4:30 pm ET | 6 Comments

Main Card

Michael Bisping (205) vs. Rashad Evans (206)
Houston Alexander (203) vs. Thiago Silva (204)
Ryo Chonan (169.5) vs. Karo Parisyan (170)
Joe Doerksen (185.5) vs. Ed Herman (186)
Frankie Edgar (154) vs. Spencer Fisher (154.5)

Undercard

Chris Lytle (170.5) vs. Thiago Alves (171)
Jason Reinhardt (155) vs. Joe Lauzon (155)
Luke Caudillo (155.5) vs. Marcus Aurelio (156)
Akihiro Gono (169) [...]

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UFC 78 Main Card Predictions
Nov 16, 2007 - 4:16 pm ET | 12 Comments

Rashad Evans vs. Michael Bisping

The main event for UFC 78 features two unbeaten fighters but, while that sounds good on paper, they’re both coming off less than impressive performances in their most recent fights. Bisping (14-0, 4-0 UFC) won a razor thin decision against Matt Hamill at UFC 75, a fight in which the [...]

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UFC Chatter: Bisping Speaks Out on Evans and Ortiz
Oct 8, 2007 - 4:59 pm ET | 11 Comments

After months of expecting a Tito Ortiz–Rashad Evans rematch to headline UFC 78, it was announced a few days ago that instead, Michael Bisping would be facing Evans in the main bout. Ortiz claims to have declined a rematch with Evans because he is currently injured and wishes to take some time off to [...]

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Tito Ortiz Declines Rematch with Evans, Bisping Responds
Oct 5, 2007 - 5:43 pm ET | 24 Comments

Some crazy twists and turns in the Bisping-Hamill-Ortiz-Evans saga have come about over the past few days. Upon fighting to a draw at UFC 73, it was projected that Tito Ortiz and Rashad Evans would have an immediate rematch. Likewise, after winning a highly debatable split decision over Matt Hamill at UFC 75, [...]

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Hamill Reacts to Bisping vs. Evans
Oct 4, 2007 - 11:39 pm ET | 9 Comments

Matt “the Hammer” Hamill is not impressed with the UFC’s recent decision to have Michael “the Count” Bisping face Rashad “Sugar” Evans in the main event at UFC 78: Validation. You see, Hamill has a score to settle with Bisping. The last time the two foes met in the octagon was at UFC [...]

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UFC 78: Michael Bipsing vs. Rashad Evans
Oct 3, 2007 - 8:11 pm ET | 12 Comments

The winner of The Ultimate Fighter 2, Rashad Evans, will face The Ultimate Fighter 3’s winner, Michael Bisping, on November 17th in New Jersey at “UFC 78: Validation” according to an official announcement made by the UFC. The fight is the main event.
Both fighters enter the bout undefeated.
After tallying a 5-0 record in other promotions [...]

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UFC 78: Tito Ortiz Added To Fight Card
Sep 13, 2007 - 10:22 am ET | 20 Comments

The always controversial Tito Ortiz will return to the octagon on November 17th at UFC 78 in New Jersey. Though no opponent is confirmed it is expected that Ortiz will face off with Rashad Evans. The pair fought to a draw at UFC 73 in July and comments following the fight indicated they would square [...]

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Details on the Ortiz vs. Evans Rematch
Jul 9, 2007 - 10:44 am ET | 4 Comments

Most UFC talk following UFC 73 surrounded the controversial Ortiz vs. Evans unanimous draw and the rematch most fans expect to see later this year. Here are some notes about the rematch including when it may happen:

Neither Tito Ortiz or Rashad Evans will face another opponent before they have a rematch later this year.
The rematch [...]

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UFC 73: Tito Ortiz vs. Rashad Evans
Jul 7, 2007 - 10:56 pm ET | 2 Comments

Tito Ortiz vs. Rashad Evans ruled a unanimous draw (28-28, 28-28, 28-28)

Round 1: Ortiz immediately shoots in and takes down Rashad pinning him to the cage. They stand up but Tito keeps Rashad controlled. They start to move off the edge of the cage and are thowing a few before Rashad gets some distance and [...]

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Top UFC Stars May Soon Become Reality Stars Too
Jul 1, 2007 - 8:13 pm ET | No Comments

Top UFC stars Rashad Evans, Nate Marquardt, and Keith Jardine may soon be coming to a screen near you with a lot more frequency. The three Ultimate Fighting top contenders are slated to be featured in a pilot for a new reality show created by Raz Entertainment. Here’s part of a press release mentioning the [...]

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Post-UFC 71 Press Coference News
May 30, 2007 - 8:20 pm ET | 1 Comment

Sellout attendance of 14,728 people
Live gate of $4.3 million which is the second biggest UFC live gate ever behind UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz II
Over 3,000 people attended the weigh-ins.
Dan Henderson chose to fight as a light heavyweight in the UFC.
Dana White contradicted Henderson in saying that Rampage and Henderson will both have their titles [...]

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