Due to Chuck Liddell’s grotesquely torn quad muscle, the UFC brass have been forced to come up with a new main event for UFC 85 in London.
Knowing that Chuck’s opponent, Rashad Evans isn’t a huge main event draw (see UFC 78) they have asked former Welterweight kingpin Matt Hughes to step in against up and comer Thiago Alves.
I don’t know about you, but I’m not all that excited about this main event, particularly since Hughes has been known to put on snoozer performances against anyone not named BJ Penn or GSP in recent years.
On the brightside however, the undercard is shaping up pretty good with a few potential barn burners in Werdum vs Vera and Davis vs Swick. See 2 posts below for full card details……
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07/05/2008, 10pm ET, live on Pay Per View from the Mandalay Bay Events Center, Nevada
Light Heavyweight title match between title holder Quinton Jackson and Forrest Griffin after the Ultimate Fighter series has concluded and there has been enough beef built up between the two fighters. There will be more fights to be announced.
- Quinton Jackson Vs. Forrest Griffin
- Joe Stevenson Vs. Gleison Tibau
- Frank Mir Vs. Justin McCully
- Melvin Guillard Vs. Dennis Siver
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06/07/2008, 3pm ET, recorded, should be free from the O2 Arena, London
After defeating the Axe Murderer, Wanderlei Silva at UFC79 Chuck Liddell is back this time to face Rashad Evans.
- Chuck Liddell Vs. Rashad Evans
- Fabricio Werdum Vs. Brandon Vera
- Jorge Rivera Vs. Martin Kampmann
- Marcus Davis Vs. Mike Swick
- Nate Marquardt Vs. Thales Leites
- Matt Wiman Vs. Thiago Tavares
- Jason Lambert Vs. Luiz Cane
- Roan Carneiro Vs. TBD
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05/24/2008 - 10PM EST, live on Pay Per View from the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Nevada
Lightweight title match between BJ Penn and Sean Sherk
- BJ Penn Vs. Sean Sherk
- Wanderlei Silva Vs. Keith Jardine
- Wilson Gouveia Vs. Goran Reljic
- Tito Ortiz Vs. Lyoto Machida
- Thiago Silva Vs. Antonio Mendes
- Ivan Salaverry Vs. Rousimar Palhares
- Rameau Sokoudjou Vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura
- Terry Etim Vs. Rob Emerson
- Jon Koppenhaver Vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida
- Jason Tan Vs. Dong Hyun Kim
- Christian Wellisch Vs. Shane Carwin
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….. Or gets fired from UFC, depending on who you ask.
It has been reported that Starnes has opted out of his contract with UFC after a less than impressive “fight” with Nate Quarry at UFC83. Kalib spent the majority of the bout back pedaling and generally avoiding engagement with “The Rock”, eliciting Quarry’s impression of “The Running Man” and a horde of boo’s from the crowd at the Bell Center.
Why Starnes was so defensive is anyone’s guess as he has made no excuses for the loss. He certainly did not show any signs of the fighter who defeated the dangerous Chris Leben last year. Dana White (who contradicted Starnes by claiming the Middleweight was released from his contract) commented “He just doesn’t belong in the UFC and after his performance the other night, he should consider a new line of work”.
Thanks for that Dana. Very professional as always……
It’s a shame that it ends like this for Kalib as he is certainly a lot better than he showed on Saturday. UFC-Fights.com wishes Kalib success in his future endeavors.
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