UFC 79 Nemesis: Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell vs Wanderlei “The Axe Murderer” Silva
Thursday, November 22nd, 2007
One of the most anticipated match-ups in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) history former UFC light heavyweight Champion Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell will battle former Pride Champion Wanderlei “The Axe Murderer” Silva on December 29, 2007 at the Mandalay Bay events center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The event, UFC 79 Nemesis will feature Matt Serra and Matt Hughes squaring off for the UFC welterweight championship.
Dana White, UFC President said that Chuck Liddell and Wanderlei Silva have both wanted this fight for as long as they can remember, and this is definitely the fight that fans have waited for years to see. Finally, PRIDE’s most dangerous striker, Wanderlei Silva will face the UFC’s most dangerous striker, Chuck Liddell and the world will know after years of speculation who will win and who will lose this fight.
Wanderlei Silva is one of the most accomplished mixed martial artists in history. Silva’s string of twenty straight consecutive wins in Pride is just unbelievable and hard to imagine. Wanderlei Silva is a true champion in every
sense of the word.
UFC 78 Validation Main Event Betting: Michael Bisping vs. Rashad Evans
Saturday, November 17th, 2007
UFC 78 VALIDATION Main Event at the Prudential Center in New Jersey!
Michael “The Count” Bisping vs. Rashad “Sugar” Evans! Ultimate Fighter 2 Champion vs. Ultimate Fighter 3 Champion! Undefeated vs. Undefeated
Rashad “Sugar” Evans was born in Niagara Falls, New York, is a resident of Lansing, Michigan, but trains out of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Evans is also undefeated with a 10-0 mixed martial arts record, with only 1 draw to blemish an otherwise perfect record. Rashad Evans’ only draw was against Tito Ortiz in UFC 73. Rashad Evans is the champion of Ultimate Fighter 2.
Michael “The Count” Bisping was born in Cyprus, but fights out of Lancashire, England. Bisping’s mixed martial arts record is 14-0, undefeated! Michael Bisping is the Ultimate Fighter 3 champion.