Archive for September, 2010

At UFC 123 in Detroit, Michigan, former lightweight and welterweight champion BJ Penn will face former welterweight champion Matt Hughes for the third time. In their first meeting at UFC 46, Penn defeated Hughes via rear-naked choke to claim the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s 170-pound crown. Hughes then evened the score at UFC 63 when he notched a technical knockout victory over “The Prodigy.” Penn is looking to get back on the winning side after dropping two straight — for the first time in his career — to current 155 champ Frankie Edgar, while Hughes is riding a three-fight win streak [...]

Main Bouts (On Spike TV): -Nate Marquardt (186) vs. Rousimar Palhares (186) -Efrain Escudero (159) vs. Charles Oliveira (154) -Jim Miller (155.5) vs. Gleison Tibau (154) -Ross Pearson (156) vs. Cole Miller (156) Prelim Bouts (Non-Televised): -Yves Edwards (155) vs. John Gunderson (156) -Jared Hamman (205) vs. Kyle Kingsbury (206) -Tomasz Drwal (185.5) vs. Dave Branch (186) -Rich Attonito (185) vs. Rafael Natal (186) -David Mitchell (170.5) vs. Anthony “T.J.” Waldburger (171) -Brian Foster (170.5) vs. Forrest Petz (170) Via MMAweekly: “Ultimate Fighter Season 8” winner Efrain Escudero weighed in a full three pounds above the 156-pound limit for his [...]

MAIN CARD Nate Marquardt vs. Rousimar Palhares Efrain Escudero vs. Charles Oliveira Jim Miller vs. Gleison Tibau Cole Miller vs. Ross Pearson PRELIMINARY CARD John Gunderson vs. Yves Edwards Jared Hamman vs. Kyle Kingsbury Dave Branch vs. Tomasz Drwal Rich Attonito vs. Rafael Natal David Mitchell vs. Anthony Waldburger Brian Foster vs. Forrest Petz