Several Fights Announced For Upcoming UFC Cards

From MMAweekly.com:

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KANG'S DEBUT; UFC 93 FIGHT CARD FILLING UP

The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Monday made official several of the rumored bouts for its Jan. 17 event in Dublin, Ireland. UFC 93 is already known to be headlined by Rich Franklin and Dan Henderson in a light heavyweight bout and Mark Coleman versus Mauricio "Shogun" Rua.

Part of the Monday's announcement is one of the more anticipated bouts on the fight card, Denis Kang facing Alan Belcher. Kang, one of the top middleweight fighters in recent years in Japan, will be making his Octagon debut at UFC 93. In Belcher, he faces a fighter with a mediocre 4-3 record in the UFC, but also a fighter that is known for the excitement he brings, win or lose.

Another fight that has fans salivating is the expected slugfest between Chris Lytle and Marcus Davis. These are two of the hardest hitting welterweights in the promotion, if not all of MMA, and both have wanted this fight for some time, even conspiring to call each other out after their respective bouts at UFC 89.

Other bouts confirmed by the UFC on Monday include: Antonio Mendes versus Andre Gusmao, Dennis Siver against Nate Mohr, Jeremy Horn and Rousimar Palhares, Tomasz Drwal versus Ivan Serati, and Tom Egan facing John Hathaway.

UFC 93 is already sold out. The full inventory of tickets was gone in a matter of weeks.

“This is our seventh successive sell-out in the British Isles since April of 2007," said UFC UK Division President Marshall Zelaznik. "We now hold records in six of the biggest arenas in all of Europe. We have the most dedicated and passionate fans in sport and we are thrilled to be bringing some of the biggest names in the sport to the Emerald Isle early in the New Year.”
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SEVERAL BOUTS ADDED TO UFC 94 UNDERCARD

In addition to filling up its Jan. 17 debut event in Ireland, the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Monday also confirmed three more bouts for its Super Bowl weekend event in Las Vegas.

UFC 94 is headlined by a mega-fight between current welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre and lightweight champion B.J. Penn. The bout will be for the St. Pierre's 170-pound divisional title.

The bouts confirmed on Monday include Manny Gamburyan's return to action following a devastating 12-second knockout loss to Robert Emerson at UFC 87. He will face Thiago Tavares, who is likely fighting for his UFC life. Tavares has lost three of his four most recent bouts, including the last two.

Despite maintaining a 10-2 professional record, Jake O'Brien is likely in the same position as Tavares. He has lost his last two fights in the Octagon and needs desperately to get back on track. He faces no easy task in Christian Wellisch. The American Kickboxing Academy fighter lost his most recent bout as well, to Shane Carwin at UFC 84.

The other UFC 94 bout announced on Monday is between Ultimate Fighter alumnus Matt Arroyo and Dan Cramer, who will be making his Octagon debut.

Already announced for the Jan. 31 event is a light heavyweight showdown between No. 3 ranked Lyoto Machida and No. 10 ranked Thiago Silva, and another 205-pound bout pitting Stephan Bonnar against Jon Jones.
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So here are the updated cards from UFC.com:

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Mark "The Hammer" Coleman (15-8-0) vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (16-3-0)


3 Rounds - Middleweight
Alan "The Talent" Belcher (12-4-0) vs. Denis Kang (31-10-1)


3 Rounds - Welterweight[/u]
"Irish Hand Grenade" Marcus Davis (20-5-0) vs. Chris "Lights Out" Lytle (36-16-4)


3 Rounds - Middleweight[/u]
Jeremy "Gumby" Horn (88-18-5) vs. Rousimar "Toquinho" Palhares (17-1-0)


3 Rounds - Light Heavyweight[/u]
Fight May Not Be Broadcast
Tomasz "Gorilla" Drwal (14-1-0) Vs. Ivan Serati (10-2-0)


3 Rounds - Welterweight[/u]
Fight May Not Be Broadcast
Tom Egan vs. John Hathaway


3 Rounds - Lightweight
Fight May Not Be Broadcast
Dennis Siver (11-6-0) Vs. Nate Mohr (8-5-0)







UFC 94 - ST-PIERRE VS PENN 2


5 Rounds - UFC World Welterweight Championship[/u]
UFC Welterweight Champion Georges "Rush" St-Pierre (17-2-0) vs. UFC Lightweight Champion "The Prodigy" BJ Penn (14-4-1)


3 Rounds - Light Heavyweight[/u]
Lyoto Machida (13-0-0) vs. Thiago Silva (13-0-0)


3 Rounds - Light Heavyweight[/u]
"American Psycho" Stephan Bonnar (14-4-0) vs. Jon "Bones" Jones (7-0-0)


3 Rounds - Lightweight[/u]
Fight May Not Be Broadcast
Manny "The Anvil" Gamburyan (10-4-0) vs. Thiago Tavares (17-2-0)


3 Rounds - Heavyweight[/u]
Fight May Not Be Broadcast
"Irish" Jake O'Brien (10-2-0) vs. Christian Wellisch (9-3-0)


3 Rounds - Welterweight[/u]
Fight May Not Be Broadcast
Matt "No Regard" Arroyo (3-2-0) vs. Dan Cramer
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Couple of good cards there, especially the St-Pierre vs Penn 2 card. My only complaint would be that I wish the Davis vs. Lytle fight in Ireland was on the main card and not a swing bout.