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Feb 5, 2011 11:36pm
Leonardo;666127 wrote:I hadn't heard a single thing about it but Rogan came in the Octagon and told everyone that Rashad Evans blew out his knee and offered Jones the title fight.

I thought I just heard Mike Goldberg that it'll happen at UFC 128, which is just six weeks away.

I thought they announced May, the Evans/Shogun fight was to be in March
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Feb 5, 2011 11:36pm
Yeah. I'm confused right now. Why wasn't there a report on Evans blowing his knee out? Did it happen 3 mins. before Jones won the bout?
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Feb 5, 2011 11:38pm
The_Crosby_Show;666130 wrote:Yeah. I'm confused right now. Why wasn't there a report on Evans blowing his knee out? Did it happen 3 mins. before Jones won the bout?

Perhaps they didn't want to announce it untill they knew Shogun's new opponent?
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Feb 6, 2011 12:05am
Griffin def Franklin UD
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Feb 6, 2011 12:21am
Nasty kick Silva by KO
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Feb 6, 2011 12:25am
I have never seen a front kick KO.

Sonnen needs to get his legal issues settled so he can face Anderson again.
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Feb 6, 2011 12:39am
The_Crosby_Show;666162 wrote:Sonnen needs to get his legal issues settled so he can face Anderson again.

Anderson is on his way to a fight with GSP in Canada later this year. :)

That was a sick knockout by Silva though!
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Feb 6, 2011 12:39am
Another nasty KO by head kick by Paul Taylor
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Feb 6, 2011 12:48am
Upcoming cards with big fights listed:

Strikeforce 31 - February 12th on Strikeforce from East Rutherford, New Jersey
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Antonio Silva in Grand Prix Quarterfinal
Andrei Arlovski vs. Sergei Kharitonov in Grand Prix Quarterfinal
Shane Del Rosario vs. Lavar Johnson in Grand Prix reserve bout
Ray Sefo vs. Valentijn Overeem in Grand Prix reserve bout
Chad Griggs vs. Gianpiero Villante in Grand Prix reserve bout

UFC 127 - February 26th on PPV from Sydney, Australia
B.J. Penn vs. Jon Fitch
Michael Bisping vs. Jorge Rivera
Dennis Siver vs. George Sotiropolous
Chris Lytle vs. Carlos Condit
Spencer Fisher vs. Ross Pearson

UFC on Versus 3 - March 3rd on Versus from Louisville, Kentucky
Diego Sanchez vs. Martin Kampmann
Mark Munoz vs. C.B. Dollaway
Alessio Sakara vs. Maiquel Falcao
Damacio Page vs. Brian Bowles II

Strikeforce 32 - March 5th on Showtime from Columbus, Ohio
Rafael Cavalcante (c) vs. Dan Henderson for Light Heavyweight Title
Marloes Coenen (c) vs. Meisha Tate for Women's Welterweight Title
Tim Kennedy vs. Luke Rockhold

UFC 128 - March 19th on PPV from Newark, New Jersey
Shogun Rua (c) vs. Jon Jones for Light Heavyweight Title
Urijah Faber vs. Eddie Wineland
Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Nate Marquardt
Mirko Cro Cop vs. Brendan Schaub

UFC Fight Night 24 - March 26th on Spike TV from Seattle, Washington
Tito Ortiz vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Dan Hardy vs. Anthony Johnson
Amir Sadollah vs. Duane Ludwig
Leonard Garcia vs. Nam Phan II

UFC 129 - April 30th on PPV from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
(c) Georges St-Pierre vs. Jake Shields for Welterweight Title
(c) Jose Aldo vs. Mark Hominick for Featherweight Title
Randy Couture vs. Lyoto Machida
Phil Davis vs. Matt Hammill
Ben Henderson vs. Mark Bocek

UFC 130 - May 28th on PPV from Las Vegas, Nevada
Frankie Edgar (c) vs. Gray Maynard III for Lightweight Title
Rampage Jackson vs. Thiago Silva
Frank Mir vs. Roy Nelson
Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann
Thiago Alves vs. Rick Story

The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale - June 4th on Spike TV from Las Vegas, Nevada
Finalist #1 vs. Finalist #2
Clay Guida vs. Anthony Pettis

UFC 131 - June 11th on PPV from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Brock Lesnar vs. Junior dos Santos
Shane Carwin vs. ???
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Feb 6, 2011 12:52am
Upcoming cards with big fights listed:

Strikeforce 31 - February 12th on Strikeforce from East Rutherford, New Jersey
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Antonio Silva in Grand Prix Quarterfinal
Andrei Arlovski vs. Sergei Kharitonov in Grand Prix Quarterfinal
Shane Del Rosario vs. Lavar Johnson in Grand Prix reserve bout
Ray Sefo vs. Valentijn Overeem in Grand Prix reserve bout
Chad Griggs vs. Gianpiero Villante in Grand Prix reserve bout

UFC 127 - February 26th on PPV from Sydney, Australia
B.J. Penn vs. Jon Fitch
Michael Bisping vs. Jorge Rivera
Dennis Siver vs. George Sotiropolous
Chris Lytle vs. Carlos Condit
Spencer Fisher vs. Ross Pearson

UFC on Versus 3 - March 3rd on Versus from Louisville, Kentucky
Diego Sanchez vs. Martin Kampmann
Mark Munoz vs. C.B. Dollaway
Alessio Sakara vs. Maiquel Falcao
Damacio Page vs. Brian Bowles II

Strikeforce 32 - March 5th on Showtime from Columbus, Ohio
Rafael Cavalcante (c) vs. Dan Henderson for Light Heavyweight Title
Marloes Coenen (c) vs. Meisha Tate for Women's Welterweight Title
Tim Kennedy vs. Luke Rockhold

UFC 128 - March 19th on PPV from Newark, New Jersey
Shogun Rua (c) vs. Jon Jones for Light Heavyweight Title
Urijah Faber vs. Eddie Wineland
Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Nate Marquardt
Mirko Cro Cop vs. Brendan Schaub

UFC Fight Night 24 - March 26th on Spike TV from Seattle, Washington
Tito Ortiz vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Dan Hardy vs. Anthony Johnson
Amir Sadollah vs. Duane Ludwig
Leonard Garcia vs. Nam Phan II

UFC 129 - April 30th on PPV from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
(c) Georges St-Pierre vs. Jake Shields for Welterweight Title
(c) Jose Aldo vs. Mark Hominick for Featherweight Title
Randy Couture vs. Lyoto Machida
Phil Davis vs. Matt Hammill
Ben Henderson vs. Mark Bocek

UFC 130 - May 28th on PPV from Las Vegas, Nevada
Frankie Edgar (c) vs. Gray Maynard III for Lightweight Title
Rampage Jackson vs. Thiago Silva
Frank Mir vs. Roy Nelson
Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann
Thiago Alves vs. Rick Story

The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale - June 4th on Spike TV from Las Vegas, Nevada
Finalist #1 vs. Finalist #2
Clay Guida vs. Anthony Pettis

UFC 131 - June 11th on PPV from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Brock Lesnar vs. Junior dos Santos
Shane Carwin vs. ???

UFC 132 - July 2nd on PPV from Las Vegas, Nevada
TBA

UFC 133 - August 6th on PPV from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
TBA
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Feb 6, 2011 1:41am
Jon Jones the future light heavyweight champ.
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Feb 6, 2011 10:43am
The_Crosby_Show;666130 wrote:Yeah. I'm confused right now. Why wasn't there a report on Evans blowing his knee out? Did it happen 3 mins. before Jones won the bout?

Says it's a sprain but he's out 6-8 weeks. Happened during training.
http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/headlines/Huge_Breaking_UFC_126_News__Bonuses_Revealed.php
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Feb 6, 2011 12:52pm
A little more insight to the Rua vs. Jones set-up:
http://mmajunkie.com/news/22368/ufc-128s-shogun-vs-jones-title-fight-was-fight-night-patchwork-matchmaking.mma

One thing that surprised me was Dana White saying they didn't have a back-up plan if Jones had lost to Bader. Hadn't Bader earned a title fight if he would've been Jones (and say with ease?). It's a moot point though since Jones did win.
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Feb 6, 2011 12:56pm
Anderson Silva credits Steven Seagal for UFC 126 win; eyes Brazil or Las Vegas for GSP superfight:
http://mmajunkie.com/news/22367/silva-credits-seagal-for-ufc-126-win-eyes-brazil-or-las-vegas-for-gsp-showdown.mma
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Feb 6, 2011 3:55pm
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Feb 6, 2011 4:22pm
Jones vs Shogun is going to be one helluva fight.
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Feb 7, 2011 8:51pm
Rampage Jackson was first offered the title shot but he said he wanted to be in top shape in a title fight. How does everyone see the light heavyweight title situation turning out?

I'm thinking if Rampage beats Thiago Silva, he'll fight the winner of Jon Jones/Shogun. But then again, if Shogun wins, would Rashad Evans get his title shot? If Jones wins, a representative of Evans said that Evans would either move up to heavyweight, or down to middleweight. If Silva beats Jackson, and Jones beats Shogun, who gets the title shot? The winner of Lyoto Machida and Randy Couture? What about if GSP happens to lose to Jake Shields, Anderson Silva moving up to face Jones?
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Feb 7, 2011 9:50pm
Upcoming cards with big fights listed:

Strikeforce 31 - February 12th on Strikeforce from East Rutherford, New Jersey
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Antonio Silva in Grand Prix Quarterfinal
Andrei Arlovski vs. Sergei Kharitonov in Grand Prix Quarterfinal
Shane Del Rosario vs. Lavar Johnson in Grand Prix reserve bout
Ray Sefo vs. Valentijn Overeem in Grand Prix reserve bout
Chad Griggs vs. Gianpiero Villante in Grand Prix reserve bout

UFC 127 - February 26th on PPV from Sydney, Australia
B.J. Penn vs. Jon Fitch
Michael Bisping vs. Jorge Rivera
Dennis Siver vs. George Sotiropolous
Chris Lytle vs. Carlos Condit
Spencer Fisher vs. Ross Pearson

UFC on Versus 3 - March 3rd on Versus from Louisville, Kentucky
Diego Sanchez vs. Martin Kampmann
Mark Munoz vs. C.B. Dollaway
Alessio Sakara vs. Maiquel Falcao
Damacio Page vs. Brian Bowles II

Strikeforce 32 - March 5th on Showtime from Columbus, Ohio
Rafael Cavalcante (c) vs. Dan Henderson for Light Heavyweight Title
Marloes Coenen (c) vs. Meisha Tate for Women's Welterweight Title
Tim Kennedy vs. Luke Rockhold

UFC 128 - March 19th on PPV from Newark, New Jersey
Shogun Rua (c) vs. Jon Jones for Light Heavyweight Title
Urijah Faber vs. Eddie Wineland
Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Nate Marquardt
Mirko Cro Cop vs. Brendan Schaub

UFC Fight Night 24 - March 26th on Spike TV from Seattle, Washington
Tito Ortiz vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Dan Hardy vs. Anthony Johnson
Amir Sadollah vs. Duane Ludwig
Leonard Garcia vs. Nam Phan II

UFC 129 - April 30th on PPV from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
(c) Georges St-Pierre vs. Jake Shields for Welterweight Title
(c) Jose Aldo vs. Mark Hominick for Featherweight Title
Randy Couture vs. Lyoto Machida
Phil Davis vs. Matt Hammill
Ben Henderson vs. Mark Bocek

UFC 130 - May 28th on PPV from Las Vegas, Nevada
Frankie Edgar (c) vs. Gray Maynard III for Lightweight Title
Rampage Jackson vs. Thiago Silva
Frank Mir vs. Roy Nelson
Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann
Thiago Alves vs. Rick Story

The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale - June 4th on Spike TV from Las Vegas, Nevada
Finalist #1 vs. Finalist #2
Clay Guida vs. Anthony Pettis

UFC 131 - June 11th on PPV from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Brock Lesnar vs. Junior dos Santos
Shane Carwin vs. ???

UFC 132 - July 2nd on PPV from Las Vegas, Nevada
TBA

UFC 133 - August 6th on PPV from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
TBA
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Feb 9, 2011 12:04pm
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Feb 9, 2011 1:42pm
Thiago Silva is out, Rashad Evans is in. Rampage vs Rashad 2 at UFC 130.
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Feb 9, 2011 2:37pm
The_Crosby_Show;671771 wrote:Thiago Silva is out, Rashad Evans is in. Rampage vs Rashad 2 at UFC 130.

Holy shit is that awesome!
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Leonardo
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Feb 9, 2011 4:54pm
It's not official yet but would answer the question I posed earlier about how they go about with title shots.

http://mmajunkie.com/news/22401/thiago-silvas-status-in-doubt-for-ufc-130-rampage-jackson-could-face-rashad-evans.mma
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Feb 11, 2011 11:20pm
As I noted, it wasn't official. Matt Hamill in against Rampage Jackson:

http://mmajunkie.com/news/22435/matt-hamill-replaces-thiago-silva-faces-rampage-jackson-at-ufc-130.mma
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Leonardo
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Feb 11, 2011 11:21pm
Upcoming cards with big fights listed:

Strikeforce 31 - February 12th on Strikeforce from East Rutherford, New Jersey
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Antonio Silva in Grand Prix Quarterfinal
Andrei Arlovski vs. Sergei Kharitonov in Grand Prix Quarterfinal
Shane Del Rosario vs. Lavar Johnson in Grand Prix reserve bout
Ray Sefo vs. Valentijn Overeem in Grand Prix reserve bout
Chad Griggs vs. Gianpiero Villante in Grand Prix reserve bout

UFC 127 - February 26th on PPV from Sydney, Australia
B.J. Penn vs. Jon Fitch
Michael Bisping vs. Jorge Rivera
Dennis Siver vs. George Sotiropolous
Chris Lytle vs. Carlos Condit
Spencer Fisher vs. Ross Pearson

UFC on Versus 3 - March 3rd on Versus from Louisville, Kentucky
Diego Sanchez vs. Martin Kampmann
Mark Munoz vs. C.B. Dollaway
Alessio Sakara vs. Maiquel Falcao
Damacio Page vs. Brian Bowles II

Strikeforce 32 - March 5th on Showtime from Columbus, Ohio
Rafael Cavalcante (c) vs. Dan Henderson for Light Heavyweight Title
Marloes Coenen (c) vs. Meisha Tate for Women's Welterweight Title
Tim Kennedy vs. Luke Rockhold

UFC 128 - March 19th on PPV from Newark, New Jersey
Shogun Rua (c) vs. Jon Jones for Light Heavyweight Title
Urijah Faber vs. Eddie Wineland
Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Nate Marquardt
Mirko Cro Cop vs. Brendan Schaub

UFC Fight Night 24 - March 26th on Spike TV from Seattle, Washington
Tito Ortiz vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Dan Hardy vs. Anthony Johnson
Amir Sadollah vs. Duane Ludwig
Leonard Garcia vs. Nam Phan II

UFC 129 - April 30th on PPV from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
(c) Georges St-Pierre vs. Jake Shields for Welterweight Title
(c) Jose Aldo vs. Mark Hominick for Featherweight Title
Randy Couture vs. Lyoto Machida
Ben Henderson vs. Mark Bocek

UFC 130 - May 28th on PPV from Las Vegas, Nevada
Frankie Edgar (c) vs. Gray Maynard III for Lightweight Title
Rampage Jackson vs. Matt Hamill
Frank Mir vs. Roy Nelson
Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann
Thiago Alves vs. Rick Story

The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale - June 4th on Spike TV from Las Vegas, Nevada
Finalist #1 vs. Finalist #2
Clay Guida vs. Anthony Pettis

UFC 131 - June 11th on PPV from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Brock Lesnar vs. Junior dos Santos
Shane Carwin vs. ???

UFC 132 - July 2nd on PPV from Las Vegas, Nevada
TBA

UFC 133 - August 6th on PPV from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
TBA