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http://www.cdn.sherdog.com/_images/news/2008_06/13271.jpgSunday, June 15, 2008
by Sherdog.com Staff
July 19 could become a crowded night for mixed martial arts.
The UFC is currently planning an event that Saturday night to be televised live on Spike TV, Sherdog.com has learned from multiple industry sources.
The proposed event would take place the same evening that popular clothing line entrepreneurs Affliction will make their foray into the pay-per-view market with "Banned," its first MMA event at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. Zuffa's impromptu event, which is being pulled together on five weeks' notice, is tentatively scheduled to be held in Las Vegas.
Studied strikers Wanderlei Silva (http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=209) (Pictures (http://www.sherdog.com/news/picture_gallery.asp?f_id=209@@Wanderlei Silva)) and Brandon Vera (http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=4886) (Pictures (http://www.sherdog.com/news/picture_gallery.asp?f_id=4886@@Brandon Vera)) have been approached to clash in a light heavyweight main event, though other combinations of one or both of these fighters are also being considered.
Vera, who has made all six of his Octagon appearances at heavyweight, has long expressed his interest in the 205-pound division. The San Diego, Calif. resident will look to rebound from a controversial first-round stoppage loss to Brazilian Fabricio Werdum (http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=8390) (Pictures (http://www.sherdog.com/news/picture_gallery.asp?f_id=8390@@Fabricio Werdum)) at June 7's UFC 85 "Bedlam" in London.
After a disappointing start in the Octagon with a hard-fought loss to Chuck Liddell (http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=192) (Pictures (http://www.sherdog.com/news/picture_gallery.asp?f_id=192@@Chuck Liddell)), former Pride 205-pound champion Silva earned praise for his swift 36-second knockout of Keith Jardine (http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=2638) (Pictures (http://www.sherdog.com/news/picture_gallery.asp?f_id=2638@@Keith Jardine)) at UFC 84 "Ill Will" last April in Las Vegas. The victory snapped a three-fight losing streak, which also included losses to Dan Henderson (http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=195) (Pictures (http://www.sherdog.com/news/picture_gallery.asp?f_id=195@@Dan Henderson)) and Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic (http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=2326).
by Sherdog.com Staff
July 19 could become a crowded night for mixed martial arts.
The UFC is currently planning an event that Saturday night to be televised live on Spike TV, Sherdog.com has learned from multiple industry sources.
The proposed event would take place the same evening that popular clothing line entrepreneurs Affliction will make their foray into the pay-per-view market with "Banned," its first MMA event at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. Zuffa's impromptu event, which is being pulled together on five weeks' notice, is tentatively scheduled to be held in Las Vegas.
Studied strikers Wanderlei Silva (http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=209) (Pictures (http://www.sherdog.com/news/picture_gallery.asp?f_id=209@@Wanderlei Silva)) and Brandon Vera (http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=4886) (Pictures (http://www.sherdog.com/news/picture_gallery.asp?f_id=4886@@Brandon Vera)) have been approached to clash in a light heavyweight main event, though other combinations of one or both of these fighters are also being considered.
Vera, who has made all six of his Octagon appearances at heavyweight, has long expressed his interest in the 205-pound division. The San Diego, Calif. resident will look to rebound from a controversial first-round stoppage loss to Brazilian Fabricio Werdum (http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=8390) (Pictures (http://www.sherdog.com/news/picture_gallery.asp?f_id=8390@@Fabricio Werdum)) at June 7's UFC 85 "Bedlam" in London.
After a disappointing start in the Octagon with a hard-fought loss to Chuck Liddell (http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=192) (Pictures (http://www.sherdog.com/news/picture_gallery.asp?f_id=192@@Chuck Liddell)), former Pride 205-pound champion Silva earned praise for his swift 36-second knockout of Keith Jardine (http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=2638) (Pictures (http://www.sherdog.com/news/picture_gallery.asp?f_id=2638@@Keith Jardine)) at UFC 84 "Ill Will" last April in Las Vegas. The victory snapped a three-fight losing streak, which also included losses to Dan Henderson (http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=195) (Pictures (http://www.sherdog.com/news/picture_gallery.asp?f_id=195@@Dan Henderson)) and Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic (http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=2326).