Monday, Jun 1
Despite the three-round fight, Foupa-Pokam agreed to fight again for the UFC just five weeks later at UFC 98. On just three weeks' notice, he replaced an injured James Irvin and suffered a 37-second TKO loss to Drew McFedries. ... UFC Cuts Middleweight Xavier “Professor X” Foupa-Pokam MMAFre...
Monday, May 4
OH The four-time IFL veteran had been undefeated before making his UFC debut. Alexander was the latest victim of the injury bug that has plagued UFC 98. Frank Mir, Josh Koscheck, Yushin Okami and James Irvin had all previously withdrawn from the card for ...
Thursday, Apr 30
The UFC has pulled a James Irvin (14-5 MMA, 4-4 UFC) vs. Drew McFedries (7-5 MMA, 3-4 UFC) bout from the official fight card for UFC 98 due to a knee injury suffered by Irvin. And while Xavier Foupa-Pokam (20-10 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has been reported as ...
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Thursday, Apr 16
OH With the change in opponent, the UFC has moved the bout to the preliminary card in favor of a bout between sluggers James Irvin (14-5 MMA, 4-4 UFC) and Drew McFedries (7-5 MMA, 3-4 UFC). With 14 of the pair's 21 combined wins coming by knockout or TKO, ...
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Friday, Apr 3
OH The UFC could promote a preliminary bout with "The Ultimate Fighter 8" finalist Phillipe Nover or hard-hitting middleweights James Irvin and Drew McFedries to the evening's televised portion should they choose. Wilson, who is currently training in ...
Wednesday, Mar 4
OH I don't know, Munoz has been out there in Sacramento with Urijah Faber, James Irvin trains out there too...I know Hamill's trained with Ace Franklin but Munoz's camp isn't too shabby. Munoz's last WEC fight was similar to Jake Rosholt's. ...
Tuesday, Jan 27
UFC light heavyweight Houston Alexander (8-4 MMA, 2-3 UFC) will look to end a three-fight losing streak when he meets Andre Gusmao (5-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) at UFC 98. A source close to Alexander told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that both fighters have ... After bursting on the UFC scene with swi...
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Monday, Jan 19
Hard-hitting UFC brawlers James Irvin (14-5 MMA, 4-4 UFC) and Drew McFedries (7-5 MMA, 3-4 UFC) have signed on to face each other in a middleweight contest at UFC 98. The bout was first reported by AroundTheOctagon.com, ... Irvin will be looking to recover from a disastrous loss to UFC middlewe...
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Tuesday, Feb 26
“The Ultimate Fighter 1” runner-up Kenny Florian meets “The Ultimate Fighter 5” cast member Joe Lauzon in UFC Fight Night 13’s main event. Additionally, a welterweight bout between Karo Parisyan and Thago Alves is being billed as the night’s co-main event. Other televised bouts include...
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Thursday, Feb 14
UFC Fight Night 13 will serve as a lead-in for “The Ultimate Fighter 7,” the latest installment of the UFC and Spike TV’s hit reality series. The seventh season of the show, which will feature 32 middleweight hopefuls, includes UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson and the origi...
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Monday, Feb 4
The season debut of the show, which is set for Wednesday, April 2, will be preceded by UFC Fight Night 13, which arguably will be the most talent-rich fight cards in UFC Fight Night history. In addition to a main event of Kenny Florian vs. Joe Lauzon, UFC Fight Night 13 will feature Stephan Bonn...
Wednesday, Jan 16
As Sievert pointed out, the timing of the event was peculiar. UFC 82, which features a main event between Anderson Silva and Dan Henderson, is set to take place March 1 in Columbus, Ohio, and UFC 83 was rumored to take place one week later — overseas in London or Manchester.
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Saturday, Jan 12
As MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) has previously reported, UFC 83 may also feature bouts between James Irvin and Houston Alexander, as well as Michael Bisping and Charles McCarthy. The UFC has made no formal announcement regarding the event, though UFC President Dana White recently...
Thursday, Jan 10
A source close to Houston Alexander (8-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that the UFC light heavyweight has accepted a fight with James Irvin (13-4 MMA, 3-3 UFC) and is simply awaiting word on whether Irvin’s camp will green-light the bout.
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Tuesday, Jan 1
According to paperwork filed by the NSAC and acquired by MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com), the following nine fighters who competed on the 10-bout fight card have been issued suspensions: Matt Hughes — suspended until Jan. 29 with no contact until Jan. 20 (precautionary reasons)Chuck L...
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Saturday, Dec 29
After Chuck Liddell (21-5 MMA, 16-4 UFC) returned from the first back-to-back losses of his career to post a unanimous-decision victory over recent UFC signee Wanderlei Silva (31-8-1 MMA, 1-3 UFC) at UFC 79, most fans were left hungry for an additional two rounds.
Friday, Dec 28
The weigh-in event was relatively uneventful until Silva and Liddell hit the stage. The two fighters had an intense staredown, culminating in a minor altercation. Silva began bobbing and weaving, making a movement towards Liddell. Liddell responded by flipping off his Brazilian oppone...
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