Sokoudjou has reportedly agreed to a 4 fight deal with EliteXC Fedor apparently has a verbal agreement with the UFC Russian Source "...Fedor's manager and his lawyers offered some changes to the contract offered by Dana, and the chenges were accepted. So, verbal agreement is reached. They plan a 2 year contract for 6-8 fights with top fighters...." No idea how credible this is as I cannot speak the language nor do I know the source but it sounds good and that is good enough for me
I haven't been following EliteXC, primarily because they spell their name with an "X" and I hate that. But they do seem to be doing things right and their first card was great from what I saw...
The much-maligned Shamrock/ Bisping fight appears to be off since the UFC have sacked Shamrock after his getting involved with the IFL. Rumour is, he'll sign with EXC/ Strikeforce and isn't opposed to fighting Frank. Source
I hope he can beat Frank, I am tired of him. If he gets matched up with Sokoudjou, he is gonna be killed.
Diego Sanchez vs BJ Penn at UFC 74 Source Should be a good fight, we will see if BJ can match the cardio of Diego
Disappointed about that, the last rumour i heard was that he would be fighting Franca or Sherk for the LW title. I was watching the build-up to the TUF 5 finale and it seems BJ has really stepped up his cardio. I think he has a live-in coach at the moment too. If that's the case Diego is in trouble as he won't hang with BJ on the ground and doesn't like to get hit. Seems a little harsh on Sanchez tbh as he's coming off a loss.
Oh, Sanchez is going to be so out of his depth in this one, especially if BJ hits the treadmill. I can't wait I'll pick it now - Penn by absolutely anything he wants. There's just no part of the game Sanchez has an edge in except maybe cardio and I'm not sure it'll last long enough for that to be a factor
what happened to diego vs sakurai? did the deal turn sour? it was almost confirmed a couple weeks ago. then it disappeared last minute.
August 25th at UFC 74, Marcus Aurelio will be making his UFC debut against Clay Guida. Should be great Source
UFC 76 will see Lyoto vs Shogun and Diego vs Fitch Also rumored was Wanderlei vs Chuck, however Dana has recently stated that Wandy backed out of the fight and that he doubts it will ever happen... Which is just crap since we all know Wandy doesn't back out of anything, he countered Dana by saying he was given 2 dates to choose rom and he chose November instead of September since he plans on moving to the U.S and needs some time to prepare for the fighter after he moves. Rumor now has Chuck vs Jardine at UFC 76 Also rumored, Sokoudjou who was reportedly going to sign with Elite XC for 200k per fight has been offered a better contract by K-1 at the last minute and will be signing with them. K-1 is also reportedly signing Gomi... Makes you wonder why the UFC bought Pride if they were just going to let the fighters go anywhere they want. Source Source 2 Source3
Rumor has SpikeTv paying upwards of 100 million for a new deal with the UFC Source for Spike deal Babalu was arrested and chaged wih Battery and trespassing after spitting on a bouncer at the WFC event in Florida.
Even though I think the thread may be dead.... UFC 75 will be on SpikeTV....Rampage vs Henderson, Kongo vs Mirko and Hammil vs Bisping are the highlights. It won't be live but it will air on the same day Source:CNNMoney
