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Post by ajstyles888 on Jul 10, 2008 15:18:21 GMT -5
After making his light heavyweight debut against James Irvin at next week's UFC Fight Night 14 event, UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva (21-4 MMA, 6-0 UFC) will return to 185 pounds to defend his title against top contender Yushin Okami (22-4 MMA, 6-1 UFC). Ed Soares, Silva's manager, confirmed the plans while a guest on today's edition of TAGG Radio (taggradio.com), the official radio partner of MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). However, Soares said that a date for the Silva-Okami fight won't be determined until after the July 19 fight with Irvin. Silva and Soares want to have a better idea of the fighter's health status before committing to a date for the fight with Okami. (However, sources close to the event tell TAGG Radio and MMAjunkie.com that the UFC has tentatively targeted UFC 88, which takes place Sept. 6 in Atlanta, for the fight. Silva, who's 6-0 in the UFC (with six stoppages), has made short work of the UFC's middleweight division, posting three consecutive title defenses (and a victory over Travis Lutter in a non-title affair) after defeating former champ Rich Franklin for the title in October 2006.
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Post by Mr. Orange on Jul 10, 2008 15:46:50 GMT -5
No shock there. Okami is really the only one left to fight Silva. Another website has this fight rumored to be in September.
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Post by ajstyles888 on Jul 10, 2008 16:52:05 GMT -5
No shock there. Okami is really the only one left to fight Silva. Another website has this fight rumored to be in September. Not really .. There are still some good fights for Silva at Middleweight. - Iron Heart |
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Post by Codesters on Jul 10, 2008 16:56:43 GMT -5
Jeez Silvas not taking any breaks, he's fighting when ever he has a chance.
As for Silva vs Okami II: Its been a long time coming
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Post by ajstyles888 on Jul 10, 2008 17:07:08 GMT -5
Jeez Silvas not taking any breaks, he's fighting when ever he has a chance. As for Silva vs Okami II: Its been a long time coming What can you say, the guy loves to fight. - Iron Heart |
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Post by Boy Wonder on Jul 12, 2008 21:42:24 GMT -5
Ha, I just watched the end of their fight on youtube
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Post by Overnight Sensation on Jul 13, 2008 14:35:10 GMT -5
Either September or the rumored Chicago October show Silva via WHATEVER THE  HE WANTS |
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Post by PdW2kX on Jul 13, 2008 17:22:33 GMT -5
Silva will probably school Okami and has about a 0% chance of repeating the mistake that led to the DQ.
Okami's no slouch, but I've said this plenty of times before: any middleweight breathing today needs to be in constant fear of Anderson Silva.
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Post by johnnymalloy on Jul 20, 2008 10:49:29 GMT -5
"Silva vs. Okami is coming"
not..for...awhile.
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Post by ajstyles888 on Jul 20, 2008 12:09:15 GMT -5
"Silva vs. Okami is coming" not..for...awhile. Well duh, this was posted well before Okami broke his hand. - Iron Heart |
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