UFC 97

He’s back! – Dana White UFC 97 video blog 4/13

After a certain incident a couple of weeks ago, MMA fans almost lost their exclusive behind-the-scenes look into the life of every one’s (not Loretta Hunt) favorite promoter. However, UFC President Dana White had a change of heart and maybe even learned a lesson in the process. A Dana White video blog where he does … Read more

Anderson Silva vs. Thales Leites headlines UFC 97: REDEMPTION this Saturday

This Saturday, April 18, 2009, UFC 97: REDEMPTION takes place at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. The sold out, no foot-stomping event will broadcast live on pay-per-view beginning at 9pm CT. 

In the main event, UFC Middleweight Champion and the number one pound-for-pound fighter in the world, Anderson Silva (23-4), will defend his title against jiu-jitsu specialist and number ten ranked middleweight in the world, Thales Leites (14-1).

Both fighters are Brazilian, the 33-year-old Silva is from Curitiba and Leites is 27-years-old and comes from Rio De Janeiro. At six-foot-two, Silva is only one inch taller than Leites.

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Chuck Liddell – UFC 97 video blog

“UFC 97: Redemption” takes place this Saturday night in Montreal, Canada. The co-main event will feature a highly anticipated showdown between Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. In this new UFC video blog, fans get a behind-the-scenes look at “The Iceman” in the days and weeks leading up to what could prove to … Read more

Meet your UFC rookies: UFN 18 & UFC 97

Jesse Sanders: UFC rookie fighting at UFN 18 vs. Brock Larson

It is time once again for PRO MMA (promma.info) to release our UFC rookie update. What we try to do is give our readers the opportunity to at least get somewhat familiar with UFC newcomers who will be appearing on upcoming cards. In this edition of “Meet your UFC rookies” we will take a look at the next two UFC cards; Ultimate Fight Night 18 and UFC 97: Redemption. Just on these two cards alone, there will be seven fighters who have never fought in the UFC. Some of them most likely you have heard of or seen fight and there are probably one or two you have not. So take a couple of minutes and get to know the new blood. It is quite possible one of these newcomers could be a future UFC champion.

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Full fight card confirmed for UFC 97: REDEMPTION

The UFC announced the remainder of the UFC 97: REDEMPTION card today. The already sold out event, set for April 18th at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada, will be headlined by UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva vs. Thales Leites and Chuck ‘The Iceman’ Liddell vs. Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua. The UFC has also made official ten more fights to round off the card.

The headline fights promise to be exciting and may end quickly. Anderson Silva, arguably the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, looks to continue his winning ways against world-class grappler, Thales Leites. If Leites can’t get this fight to the ground quickly, it may be a short night against such a top notch striker as Anderson Silva.

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Dana White gives Iceman an ultimatum

Chuck Liddell (21-6) fought one time in 2008. That is the least number of fights “The Iceman” has fought in a year’s time since beginning his professional career in 1998 at UFC 17.

Liddell’s lone 2008 outing did not end well for the man once feared the MMA world over for his knockout power. On September 6, 2008 at UFC 88, Rashad Evans (13-0-1) left Liddell in an unconscious heap inside the Octagon at Philips Arena, in Atlanta, Georgia. It was an image that sent a deafening silence over the thousands of fans who were cheering just seconds before. It was scary.

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David “The Crow” Loiseau prepares to face Ed Herman at UFC 97 – PRO MMA exclusive interview

David “The Crow” Louiseau is a twenty-nine year old mixed martial arts fighter from Montreal, Canada. He has fought in the TKO, Elite XC, XMMA, and UFC promotions. He is the current XMMA Middleweight Champion and former TKO Middleweight Champion.

Fortunately for Canadian MMA fans, “The Crow” recently signed a new contract with the UFC which will place him not only in Canada, but in front of his home town friends and fans on April 18, 2009 when he takes on Ed “Short Fuse” Herman at UFC 97. It will be “The Crow’s” first fight back in the UFC in nearly three years.  

David was nice enough to take time out of his busy schedule to speak to us at PRO MMA (promma.info) today and it was a real honor to talk with one of the sport’s true superstars. 

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Rule change made in order to save UFC 97 in Montreal

UFC 97 has been saved. UFC 97: REDEMPTION, headlined by a middleweight title fight between Anderson Silva (23-4) and Thales Leites (14-1), is set to take place at the Bell Center in Montreal, Canada on April 18. However, the Quebec Athletic Commission’s rules regarding mixed martial arts almost forced the UFC to move the event to Las Vegas even after thousands of tickets had been sold.

UFC officials met with the commission on Tuesday, February 17, to try and salvage the event. The original rules of Quebec’s Athletic Commission would make certain techniques that are commonplace in UFC matches illegal. There was no way the world’s premiere mixed martial arts promotion could make such drastic changes as not allowing elbow or knee strikes, which incidentally are two of the main weapons used by the middleweight champion who would be appearing in the main event.

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UFC 95: SANCHEZ vs STEVENSON (video preview)

Here is an in-depth preview of UFC 95 including the main event fight between Diego “The Nightmare” Sanchez and Joe “Daddy” Stevenson. The preview also looks at the Nate Maruardt vs Wilson Gouveia fight. UFC 95 takes place this Saturday in London, England and will air free on SPIKE TV. Please like & share:

Dana White headed to Montreal to try and save UFC 97

PRO MMA (promma.info) has learned that the Quebec Athletic Commission has a meeting planned next week with Dana White, in which the UFC President wiill try and save UFC 97. Sources close to the situation indicate both parties would like to try and resolve the issue with an open mind.

We reported to you on Thursday that the athletic commission had intentions to cancel UFC 97 if the UFC did not adapt its regulations to those of Quebec. According to the current rules of the Quebec Athletic Commission a fighter can not strike their opponent with knees or elbows.

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