Post by moogie101 on Jun 8, 2007 15:02:18 GMT -5
Oh My God, looks like us UKers are getting a strong card as UFC makes it third time lucky for UFC's in Gt Britain this year.
From MMAweekly.com
-Following his destruction of Chuck Liddell at UFC 71, Quinton Jackson was immediately introduced to his next opponent, Dan Henderson. The Ultimate Fighting Championship introduced Henderson, the current Pride 185-pound and 205-pound champion, as its latest marquee acquisition and the first challenger to Jackson’s light heavyweight title.
Yesterday on CBS 2 in Los Angeles, Jackson confirmed that his fight with Henderson would take place later this year when the UFC returns to England. Speaking to reporter Jim Hill, Jackson noted, “I have to fight September 8th in London with the champion of Japan [Henderson]. He has the belt that I was trying to go for that I never got.”
UFC 75, planned for September 8th, will be the promotion’s third event of the year in Europe. Although the UFC hasn’t yet officially confirmed the event, Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic has mentioned that he will be fighting on the card, and other rumored participants include Michael Bisping, Alessio Sakara, Jess Liaudin, and Dennis Siver.
That is superb if it happens as we get the Pride/ UFC Unification Lightheavy battle between Henderson & Rampage, I never though a UK show would get such a strong main event!!
Plus 'net rumours that Crocop will be returning against either Arlovski or Ricco Rodriguez & Bisping vs. Sakara.
Good to see Dana is stepping up for ther UK shows as I figured we'd only ever get shows that seemed like European Fight Night cards, this already is seeming a damn strong show.
From MMAweekly.com
-Following his destruction of Chuck Liddell at UFC 71, Quinton Jackson was immediately introduced to his next opponent, Dan Henderson. The Ultimate Fighting Championship introduced Henderson, the current Pride 185-pound and 205-pound champion, as its latest marquee acquisition and the first challenger to Jackson’s light heavyweight title.
Yesterday on CBS 2 in Los Angeles, Jackson confirmed that his fight with Henderson would take place later this year when the UFC returns to England. Speaking to reporter Jim Hill, Jackson noted, “I have to fight September 8th in London with the champion of Japan [Henderson]. He has the belt that I was trying to go for that I never got.”
UFC 75, planned for September 8th, will be the promotion’s third event of the year in Europe. Although the UFC hasn’t yet officially confirmed the event, Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic has mentioned that he will be fighting on the card, and other rumored participants include Michael Bisping, Alessio Sakara, Jess Liaudin, and Dennis Siver.
That is superb if it happens as we get the Pride/ UFC Unification Lightheavy battle between Henderson & Rampage, I never though a UK show would get such a strong main event!!
Plus 'net rumours that Crocop will be returning against either Arlovski or Ricco Rodriguez & Bisping vs. Sakara.
Good to see Dana is stepping up for ther UK shows as I figured we'd only ever get shows that seemed like European Fight Night cards, this already is seeming a damn strong show.
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