Explosive light heavyweights Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (5-2) and Luis Cane (8-1) are set to go to war at UFC 89: “Leben vs. Bisping” at The National Indoor Arena (NIA) in Birmingham, England, on October 18.
The promotion today made the 205-pound bout official.
Sokoudjou rebounded from a submission loss to Lyoto Machida in his Octagon debut to finish Kazuhiro Nakamura at UFC 84: “Ill Will” back in May. “The African Assassin” poured it on thick in the opening frame and the tough as nails Japanese fighter couldn’t answer the bell for the second round.
Cane is a Brazilian striker who has made quite a name for himself as a villain thanks in large part to his pre- and post-fight rhetoric. He likes to talk trash, which he did before and after his disqualification loss to James Irvin and his technical knockout win over Jason Lambert at UFC 85: “Bedlam” last month.
Expect more of the same this time around. And don’t expect this 205-pound scrap to hit the mat — these two guys love to strike.
UFC 89 will likely air on Spike TV for free via tape delay, featuring a main event between middleweight sluggers Michael Bisping and Chris Leben.
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Awesome fight. I think Cane is the real deal though, he punches very hard and if he can connect early I think Soko will drop.
Not if you ask Irvin. He said Cane punches like a bit*h
Yeah right. That is why Cane had Irvin all over the place..
IMO- As much as I like Irvin, he took the easy way out of that fight..
Luis Cane is the real deal. I cant wait for this fight.
GREAT match-up!!!
I wonder what Jason Lambert would say???
tOld u this fight was booked!
Stager: Great match up my friend. This will be a HUGE test for your boy, because Soko will look more at home in each fight! Soko’s kicks are some of the nastiest in the game.
This fight has WAR written all over it!
BNF: U know what Lambert would say? “My tits sag, I need a Bra”! lol-Jason Lambert!
thought you said he Soko was fighting Rua?
I saw that you said that in another post as well John. I was expecting to see a Soko Rua fight here but then again Rua proabably won’t be coming back this soon.
C-war! That was my guess after hearing that Machida would fight tHiago in October which leaves Wandy/Rampage and Forrest/Liddell for December…i then guessed that logically Rua vs. Soko would fall into place
Irvin is a tool, Cane had 7 KO wins out of 8 wins. Irvin’s the one who’s bitchin.
Irvin’s the one who being a b#tch which makes him a b#tch.
that was a real intelligent comment :/
haha
i think cane can shock the world and knock soku out
Great fight.
I like Soko… I’d love to see him realize his potential and make a run at a title shot!
how’s the weed smoking?
Great Matchup!
nice match, looks like soko is not getting what he wants (shogun).
Man, I was hoping to see Sokou vs Shogun. Looks like Shogun will get an easier opponent to come back with.
Hardy, who comes from a kickboxing background, will add to the British flava in Birmingham when he debuts against Akihiro Gono on October 18.
Hardy’s clash is one of three that have been added to the fight card, with Rameau Sokoudjou set to do battle with Luiz Cane, and Shane Carwin paired with Neil Wain.
Brits don’t have flava, they have flavour, which is more than can be said for their food.
Does anyone know if this means Sanchez v Alves is not on the card? If Sanchez and Alves are on it then it will be a brilliant card?
Why would this fight mean that the co-main event is off?
Instant news flash, Diego and Alves are no longer fighting due to Soko and Cain fighting on the same card. We are giving the fans too much and will be resolving this issue by removing the better of the two fights.
Regards,
Dana White
lol
Gono vs Hardy is a sick match up, for free! I wanted Luis Cane vs Goran Reljic, but this is a fine replacement. This card is looking awesome.
Bisbing vs Leben
Deigo Sanchez vs Thiago Alves
Gono vs Hardy
Carwin vs Wain
Sokodjou vs Luis Cane
Sweet…
Sick as hell. Agreed.
Free???? I would pay for this card, no problem.
ssssshhhhhhhhh… don’t let dana hear you
Is Diego and Thiago official? and we know this card is free for sure? just checking
These are both two scary fighters. However, the loser of this fight will find themselves in the cellar of the LHW division.
Yea I don’t understand why James Irvin said Cain punches like a bitch, maybe cause he has some hard feelings over the illegal knee (understandable) but his punches looked very hard to me and Irvin definitely seemed surprised by Cain’s power in that fight.
He meant a 200 pound muscular bitch
Like who? Chyna?
Irvin’s the one who bitchin which makes him a bitch.
Irvin’s b#tchin like a b#tch.
Only 2000 tickets left! Ive got my tickets.
Sanchez and Alves isnt confirmed is it?
soku will kill him.. i think soku will be the next coming of the lhw division he sucked in his debut against machida but that probably will be the last time he’s gonna knock cane out..
i think the assasin and the sandman will fight in each of there next fights respectively setting up a fight with shogun for the winner of those 2, and don’t be surprised if they give shogun a rematch with forrest you know he wants one
No doubt soko will ko cane.
not to mention that Cane had 7 KO wins out of 8 wins.
Have you guys even seen Cain fight? You’d think he was a nobody with a shitty record. I’ve seen Soko dropped twice, his chin is not the greatest and Cain hits very hard. Cain by TKO (strikes).
Tuesday comic relief :
http://www.jokeroo.com/funnyvideos/huge_slap_knocks_guy_out.html
Speaking of Arona, does anyone know what happened to him?
Soko is gonna KO this guy first round.
good fights added i wonder what 5 will be on the main card
but i see sokou knocking him out
Very nice match-up. I am taking Luis Cane.
hopefully both guys stand in a striking war. cane by tko
Sokoudjou should immediately close the distance and utilize his judo throws, Cane appears susceptible to them from the clinch. If Sokoudjou can avoid being swept I think he will win a comfortable decision at worst, or TKO via GNP at best.
This is a hard match up to call but I’m gonna go with Sokoudjou mainly because Cane is a dick.
I can’t help but to like Sokoudjou. Maybe its the hair.
This should be a good one ladies
Im jacked for this match. I don’t know who to pick I like soko but this Crane is a monster. I don’t care who wins I just wanna see a brutal ko!:D