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UFC 88 Shocker

If you didn’t know who Rashad Evans was before Saturday night’s fight with Chuck Liddell, you sure know who he is now. In what will go down as one of the most memorable moments in UFC history, Rashad Evans shocked the world by knocking out Chuck Liddell at 1:51 of the second round of their fight.

Liddell was the aggressor the entire fight and Evans found himself playing the role that Liddell usually does; that of counter-puncher. Liddell pushed the fight the entire time but Evans was able to stay light on his feet and withstand enough punishment from Liddell to end the fight in shocking fashion.  Read the rest of this entry »

Injuries hit two UFC fighters

Two fighters are out of scheduled fights and one of them will affect the pay-per-view this weekend in Atlanta at UFC 88. Karo Parisyan will miss his scheduled fight with Yoshiyuki Yoshida due to a back injury. Parisyan was returning to the Octagon for the first time since losing to Thiago Alves in April. No time table has been set for Parisyan’s return. As a result of this fight being taken off of the pay-per-view, the fight between Matt Brown and Dong Hyun Kim will air in that spot. Read the rest of this entry »

Captain America is back

Randy Couture’s return to the UFC is now official. The announcement was made by Dana White during a press conference. The press conference also cleared up several rumors and laid the framework for the immediate future of the UFC’s heavyweight division.

As previously reported, Couture will fight Brock Lesnar at UFC 91, likely to be held in Portland, Oregon. The bout will serve as the main event on the pay-per-view and will be for the UFC Heavyweight Championship. The winner of the fight will face the winner of the Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira-Frank Mir fight that is scheduled for December. Although the winner of both fights will each be considered the interim champion. Read the rest of this entry »

The return of Randy Couture

It has been widely reported this holiday weekend that Randy Couture may be on the verge of returning to the UFC, possibly as soon as November, when the UFC makes their debut in Portland, Oregon. Couture hasn’t fought since August 2007, when he beat Gabriel Gonzaga via a third round TKO.

If the reports are true, Couture and the UFC will rip up his old contract and he will sign a new three fight deal with the company. It is thought that the new deal will give Couture a significant raise over his last contract as well as other perks and benefits that Couture might be asking for. Read the rest of this entry »

Dana White to quit the UFC and have Chuck Liddell’s love child

In a stunning move shocking UFC and MMA fans around the world, UFC President Dana White has resigned from his post with the company in order to become a full-time, stay at home mom as he raises Chuck Liddell’s love child. Okay, that may not be happening but would anyone really be surprised by that considering the preferential treatment that White gives to Liddell?

Alright, the real point of all of this was to just get your attention long enough to let you know that this blog and site will be down for the weekend due to a platform upgrade.The site will be taken down starting at 9 A.M. ET on Saturday and will not return until 6 A.M. ET on Tuesday. Unfortunately for me, I won’t be able to post anything at that time since my job is making us work early that morning and I’ll be at work by that time. Stupid, stupid banks.

I will make my triumphant return on Tuesday afternoon. It will be a busy week as well. We will look at the UFC pay-per-view featuring the bout between Chuck Liddell and Rashad Evans. We’ll also get ready for the return to the WEC of Urijah Faber and see if Mike Brown has any hope of beating one of the best fighters in the world. I may or may not have an earth-shaking announcement of the future of this blog. I have some soul-searching and lots of thinking to do about that this weekend as well.

I hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable Labor Day Weekend and I’ll check you all on the flip side.