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quote reilly31

Thats becauase Severn is a beast!

Not any more. He's a very old man who can not punch or take down for shit [which is ironic as he took my trainer down twice but they were awful takedowns that should have been stopped], no disrespect intended.

And the video's been removed.

I was ona bout back in the day when he had his wars with Royce Gracie

Looks like Tito's return is set. According to Mark Coleman's longtime friend/training partner, it's Ortiz vs. Coleman at UFC 106 in Vegas on 11/21. This is still breaking so there aren't too many details right now.

Give credit to the source dude. You're not a reporter.

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According to Mark Coleman's longtime friend/training partner

And actually, I am.

I think he was on about the source where you found that out because there's a slight feeling I have that you and Coleman's friend/training partner aren't close.

I know, but when you give you have to be able to take. The news first broke via Coleman's friend/partner's Twitter then was picked up by all the major sites.

A possible Michael Bisping-Wanderlei Silva fight at UFC 105 now appears dead according to Bisping. On his blog he says Silva recently had facial surgery and, fighting-wise, may be done for the year. Junkie says UFC officials hope to find a suitable replacement in order to keep Bisping in the main event of the show. I'm waiting for mmabay.co.uk to EXCLUSIVELY confirm this since they started this rumor about the fight that ultimately proved false, likely lowering their average below .500.
Junkie also says James Wilks (TUF 9 winner) vs. Matt Brown is also possible for 105.

And for apparently no real reason other than the hell of it, UFC's putting a bunch of old fight cards and other programs on Spike this Saturday & Sunday:
1 PM-UFN 4 (Stephan Bonnar vs. Keith Jardine)
3 PM-UFC 75 (Quinton Jackson vs. Dan Henderson)
6 PM-UFC 89 (Michael Bisping vs. Chris Leben)
9 PM-UFC Fights For The Troops
11:30 PM-UFC 75
2:30 AM-Ultimate Iceman
Sunday:
9 AM-Ultimate Iceman
1:30 PM-UFC FFTT
4 PM-8 hours of Unleashed

UFC 102 weigh-ins are next Friday at 7 PM ET. Live streaming video via the usual outlets.

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Damn, why did they have to put up an awesome marathon this Saturday against a marathon of Heroes on G4? At least I have a DVR now and can just tape the UFC one, so I can rewind and see knockouts and Arianny walking over and over

Who cares about Zeroes...
Anyway, take this as strictly a rumor for now, but the rumor is Shane Carwin vs. Cain Velasquez at UFC 104 is off because UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar will next defend against Carwin at UFC 106. According to the report, the UFC has not confirmed the change, and Velasquez's management, Zinkin Entertainment, has not heard any news regarding the bout being scratched. So take this as only a rumor for now, and of course stay tuned...

Kenny Florian will be back in the TV booth next month too, he'll do UFN 19 with Goldberg. KenFlo says Rogan will be away due to filming a movie.

And another one down today-Thiago Tavares is now off UFC 103. Knee injury. He was to have faced Jim Miller. No word yet on if they'll try to find a replacement.

Also possibly buried in the Nogueira news the other day-UFC may also have re-signed Gilbert Yvel. Zuffa apparently picked up his contract in the whole Affliction deal.

106 update: Lesnar and Carwin reportedly have agreed to the fight, pending bout agreements being sent out and signed. Velasquez will remain on the 104 card, and should he win his fight he probably will be next in line for a shot (meaning he gets the Lesnar-Carwin winner).
And on that note, it looks like Cain's new opponent will be Ben Rothwell.

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UFC may also have re-signed Gilbert Yvel. Zuffa apparently picked up his contract in the whole Affliction deal.

That is false.

Anyway, lots of announced matchups today:

Phillipe Nover vs Sam Stout @ UFN 19
Carlos Condit vs Jake Ellenberger @ UFN 19
Cain Velasquez vs Ben Rothwell @ UFC 104
Matt Brown vs James Wilks @ UFC 105
DaMarques Johnson vs Peter Sobotta @ UFC 105
Andre Winner vs Roli Delgado @ UFC 105
Brock Lesnar vs Shane Carwin @ UFC 106
Rousimar Palhares vs Alessio Sakara @ TUF 10 Finale
Thiago Alves vs Paulo Thiago @ UFC 107
Georges St-Pierre vs Mike Swick/Martin Kampmann @ UFC 108/109

Hence the "may". Would've removed it but I was busy planning a "hot date" for Saturday. Take 2. (We're gonna get it right this time, dammit!) Heard about most of the rest of those matchups, some pretty good cards coming up over the fall & winter with them. Interesting one with the Thiagos though. I would of course assume the WW Title fight is barring any major injuries or lengthy mdical suspensions coming out of the fight that would keep the winner out for 8+ months.

So if Houston Alexander loses at Adrenaline MMA IV will that spark his release from UFC? Just found it odd when I saw his name was announced for the card and assumed he had already been released only to see they allowed him the fight while under contract.

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Also possibly buried in the Nogueira news the other day-UFC may also have re-signed Gilbert Yvel. Zuffa apparently picked up his contract in the whole Affliction deal.

Much like Baroni, he'll never be world champion, but give him the right match up and he'll have an exciting fight every time.

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106 update: Lesnar and Carwin reportedly have agreed to the fight, pending bout agreements being sent out and signed. Velasquez will remain on the 104 card, and should he win his fight he probably will be next in line for a shot (meaning he gets the Lesnar-Carwin winner).
And on that note, it looks like Cain's new opponent will be Ben Rothwell.

Everyone was already looking past Cain and just assuming the match between Lesnar and Carwin was going to happen, so it makes sense to just have that match instead. Also gives an opportunity for Cain to get some more experience and wins before he goes for the title. He's still a rookie.

lesnar will kill carwin!
so how will there be enough time for swick v kampman to recover and train for gsp if there match is at 102 and the title is at 106/7?

Breaking news: All of the UFC 103 preliminary fights will air free on SpikeTV without commercials from 8pm-10pm leading up to the UFC 103 PPV.

Here are the current prelims that will be shown on SpikeTV on September 19th:

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Efrain Escudero (11-0) vs. Cole Miller (15-3)
Jim Miller (14-2) vs. TBA
Dan Lauzon (12-2) vs. Rafaello Oliveira (8-1)
Paul Daley (21-8-2) vs. Brian Foster (10-3)
Tomasz Drwal (16-2-1) vs. Drew McFedries (8-5)
Eliot Marshall (7-1) vs. Jason Brilz (17-1-1)
Vladimir Matyushenko (22-4) vs. Igor Pokrajac (21-5)
Rafael dos Anjos (11-4) vs. Matt Wiman (10-5)

Man, the UFC is really going all out against the Mayweather fight.

Good luck cramming 7-8 fights into 2 hours, you figure at least 2 of those fights are likely to go to decisions. But that's enough to not make me want to pay for the PPV-why pay for 5 fights when I can potentially see 8 for free?

Chase Gormley, was was to have faced Ben Rothwell at UFC 104 before Rothwell was tabbed to replace Shane Carwin against Cain Velasquez, reportedly will now face Stefan Struve at 104. With the recent move, 104's card now looks like this:
UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida vs. Mauricio Rua for the title
Ben Rothwell vs. Cain Velasquez
Yushin Okami vs. Chael Sonnen
Sean Sherk vs. Gleison (Graison) Tibau
Spencer Fisher vs. Joe Stevenson
Anthony Johnson vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida
Ryan Bader vs. Eric Schafer
Rob Kimmons vs. Jorge Rivera
Patrick Barry vs. Antoni Hardonk
Chase Gormley vs. Stefan Struve
Razak Al-Hassan vs. Kyle Kingsbury

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