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Dan Henderson to Return at UFC 88

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MMA Weekly reports that Dan Henderson’s next Octagon appearance will be a middleweight bout against Rousimar Palhares at UFC 88 (September 6th, Atlanta). Palhares (8-1) is the Brazilian Top Team rising star who pwned Ivan Salaverry so hardcore during his Octagon debut at UFC 84 that Salaverry retired from fighting. Henderson is coming off of back-to-back title fight losses, to Quinton Jackson at UFC 75 and Anderson Silva at UFC 82. Palhares has serious potential, to be sure, but his relative lack of experience puts him at a great disadvantage against one of the most accomplished fighters in the world. Still, if Palhares can pull off an upset, he’ll put himself in the mix for a middleweight title shot.

In other UFC fight-booking news…

— Joe Lauzon has agreed to fight Kyle Bradley at UFC Fight Night 15 (September 17th; Omaha, Nebraska). Bradley, a Team Voodoo product and veteran of various regional leagues, made his Octagon debut as a welterweight at UFC 81, where he was destroyed by Chris Lytle in 33 seconds. He’ll now be fighting at his natural weight of 155.

— Rory Markham, a Bettendorf-based IFL standout who most recently submitted Jay Ellis at Adrenaline 1 on June 14th, will be making his UFC debut at UFC Fight Night 14 (July 19th, Las Vegas). His opponent will be Brodie Farber, a former Rage in the Cage middleweight champion who’s won his last six fights in the MMA Xtreme organization.

— Thomasz Drwal, the Polish light-heavyweight whose 13-fight win streak was snapped by Thiago Silva at UFC 75, will make his second Octagon appearance at UFC 87 (August 9th, Minneapolis) against 5-0 IFL veteran Andre Gusmao. Drwal was slated to fight David Heath in February, but was forced to pull out of the bout with a knee injury.

Written by admin on June 25th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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MMAWeekly.com: Rory Markham out of IFL finals

MMAWeekly.com is reporting that welterweight Rory Markham will not be available for the Quad Cities Silverbacks when they face the New York Pitbulls during the IFL finals on September 20 in Hollywood, Fla.

Markham injured his hand during his TKO victory over Chris Clements of the LA Anacondas during the semifinals on August 2 in East Rutherford, NJ.

He had been slated to fight Delson Heleno at the finals but his injury has sent head coach Pat Miletich scrambling for a replacement. According to the article, all of Miletich’s in-house welterweights are committed to other fights right now and he may need to go outside MFS to find a fill-in just like he did when Gerald Harris was selected to replace Ryan McGivern during the semifinals.

The Markham injury could have huge repercussions for the Silverbacks if Miletich is unable to secure a top-flight replacement. Heleno is one of the best welterweights in the IFL and Markham would have given him a run for his money. A cake-walk opponent for Heleno could put Miletich’s team in the hole before the finals even start.

Written by admin on August 15th, 2007 with comments disabled.
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