FINALLY! After way too long, the fight between Chuck Liddell and Wanderlei Silva is going to happen at UFC 79 in December as originally planned.
Word surfaced today that Wanderlei Silva’s first opponent would be revealed at this Saturday nights UFC 77 event in Ohio. Well, DirectTV went ahead and spoiled the surprise today [...]
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Liddell vs Wanderlei at UFC 79 - CONFIRMED
Chuck Liddell vs Wanderlei Silva - Finally?!?
After Chuck Liddell lost to Keith Jardine at UFC 76 last month, it looked like MMA fans might never get to see the once dreamed about matchup between Liddell and Wanderlei Silva.
Had Liddell defeated Jardine, the UFC was set to promote their much-awaited bout between the two fighters on the UFC 79 fight [...]
“Minotauro” Nogueria vs Cheick Kongo at UFC 79?
In a recent interview, Antonio “Minotauro” Nogueria states that his next fight will be in December at UFC 79 against Cheick Kongo. Of course, I don’t speak Portuguese so I translated the interview into English online. If it doesn’t all make sense, its not my fault.
My next fight must be in December, with [...]
Wanderlei Silva vs Forrest Griffin at UFC 79?
With all the upheaval in the UFC light heavyweight after UFC 76, it’s hard to predict what will happen in the coming months for the 205 lb division. What will Dana White and UFC matchmaker Joe Silva do now that both Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Chuck Liddell have lost?
Wanderlei Silva was scheduled to fight [...]
Joe Stevenson Next Up for Lightweight Title Shot
Loretta Hunt from TheFightNetwork.com is reporting that we may see a UFC lightweight title fight between BJ Penn and Joe Stevenson at UFC 79 in December.
The one-year suspension of champion Sean Sherk for alleged steroid use following his July 7 title defense to Hermes Franca at UFC 73 in Sacramento, Calif., has stalled plans to [...]



