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Posted by: arielhelwani
06/17/08
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MMARated.com has learned that Spike TV will be airing a special UFC live event on July 19th with a main event featuring a light heavyweight battle between Anderson Silva and James Irvin. The fight will mark Silva's UFC debut at 205 lbs. We've also learned that a proposed rematch between Dan Henderson and Wanderlei Silva was also considered but eventually nixed due to the fact that the event is less than five weeks away. At this time no other matchups have been confirmed, however, recent reports have indicated that Cain Velasquez and Brandon Vera are two of the other fighters that have been approached about competing on the card. Regardless of what happens in the Silva-Irvin bout, Silva (21-4) will not relinquish his middleweight title and will be defending it again sometime in the near future. His most recent title defense came against the aforementioned Henderson at UFC 82 in Columbus, OH. James Irvin (14-4) was last slated to face Rashad Evans at UFC 85 however a broken foot suffered just over two weeks before the June 7th bout forced Irvin to pull out. He was last seen making quick work of Houston Alexander at the "Ultimate Fight Night" event in April. Update: This event will be dubbed "Ultimate Fight Night 14" and will be held in Las Vegas. In addition, a lightweight battle featuring Hermes Franca and Frankie Edgar has also been confirmed. Early reports that it will take place at the Palms Casino Resort are still unconfirmed. As of today, the UFC was planning on officially announcing the card during this Saturday's "Ultimate Finale Live" broadcast on Spike TV.

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08/25/08
I will just DVR it and pay for the Affliction event. By the way, who said anything about Silva giving up the belt? Hermes Franca is a major dissapointment to me. I hope that the UFC does better than they have been doing with some of the recent cards.
Anonymous
08/25/08
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Anonymous
08/25/08
James Irvin - By Knockout my brothas. Remember i called it.
Anonymous
08/25/08
If this turns out to be true, it will do a hell of a lot for this site's credibility. However if this is a BS rumour, this site is going to get crapped on until the end of time.
08/25/08
I can't wait to see this. It's going to be awesome!
08/25/08
Nice job Ariel. You certainly are getting people talking about this. It seems like a bit of a strange fight to make, as I wouldn't match up Anderson Silva against a power puncher for his first shot at 205. Anderson should take this fight pretty easily, but Irvin punches hard enough that he could be an outside danger to Silva. Since the UFC is so fond of interim belts, they should throw Rich Franklin and Dan Henderson on the card to fight for the title Anderson will be leaving behind at MW.
Anonymous
08/25/08
hey first guy who posted...what do you have to say now?
Anonymous
08/25/08
Should be a great show/event, but i dont think irvin is ready for silva, he'll most likely get picked apart, but then again who knows...he did knock out Houston Alexander in 8 seconds!! Can't wait for the return of Hermes Franca (Hes a BEAST) and im just so damn pumped for the next couple months of mma because of all these events, big cards coming up...man i could write a book with my excitement. Enjoy mma fans!!
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