“The winner of the Brandon Vera-Tim Sylvia fight on Saturday at UFC 77 in Cincinnati will meet Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira for the vacant heavyweight title sometime early next year.”
– Yahoo!Sports.com reports that the winner of the fight between Brandon Vera and Tim Sylvia this weekend will challenge Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira for the vacant heavyweight title. […]

FightNetwork.com has confirmed recent rumors that Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (30-4-1) and Cheick Kongo (11-3) will clash in a heavyweight bout at UFC 79 on December 29 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Earlier reports that Noguiera would face Frank Mir now appear to be completely erroneous.
Barring the possible signing of PRIDE FC champion, Fedor Emelianenko, in the next […]

Props: KROQ (Rogan comes in at about the half-way point)
Quoteworthy (Cro Cop to McCarthy via Joe Rogan):
“I’m to old for this sh*t. I should just quit right now. No, no, I don’t want to quit.”
– UFC ringside announcer Joe Rogan reveals something that “nobody knows” during a recent radio interview — the conversation between Mirko […]

“CroCop lost his second fight in a row by unanimous decision. Mirko said that he had suffered a broken rib in the first round and that was one of the biggest reasons he was passive in other two rounds.”
– CroCop.tk reports that Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic suffered a broken rib in the first round of […]

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The 18 fighters on the UFC 75: “Champion vs. Champion” card all tipped the scales earlier this afternoon for the Spike television network special tomorrow evening from the O2 Arena in London, England.
In fact, there were no surprises — all fighters made weight and there didn’t appear to be any dust ups.
Here are the official […]

The field of 18 fighters for UFC 75: “Champion vs. Champion” will tip the scales for the official weigh-in on Friday, September 7 at 4 p.m. BST (9 p.m. ET), according to UK.UFC.com.
It is FREE and open to the public, beginning at 3 p.m. BST and ending at 5 p.m. BST, for those in the […]

UFCmania.com has already completed LIVE real-time results for UFC 75: “Champion vs. Champion” today from the O2 Arena in London, England.
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Remember, we are also currently “LIVE” blogging the tape delayed portion of the main card action, providing round-by-round, blow-by-blow commentary.
Many of our readers check-in […]

Props: Javno.com
Quoteworthy (from UFC President Dana White):
“He [Cro Cop] made a lot of mistakes [against Gonzaga], he did not train in the cage, he let his ego get the better of him. Usually when he returns from a defeat, Mirko is very angry and good. I am convinced that we will see a completely different […]

Props: Vecernji.hr
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