berserker15 Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 UFC officially announces "UFC 98: Lesnar vs. Mir II" for May 23 by MMAjunkie.com Staff on Mar 03, 2009 at 8:55 am ET The UFC today officially announced UFC 98 and a rematch between UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar (3-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) and interim heavyweight champion Frank Mir (12-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC). The two champions will unify the titles at a pay-per-view event on May 23 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The event is also expected to feature the long-awaited match-up between Matt Hughes and Matt Serra, as well as lightweights Frank Edgar vs. Sean Sherk and welterweights Chris Wilson vs. Josh Koscheck. Tickets for the event, which range from $75 to $800, go on sale to the general public beginning this Saturday, March 7 at 1 p.m. EST. UFC Fight Club members can participate in a pre-sale beginning Thursday, March 5, at 1 p.m. EST, and UFC.com newsletter subscribers can buy tickets beginning Friday, March 6, at 1 p.m. EST. Lesnar and Mir first met in early 2008 at UFC 81. In just his second professional fight, Lesnar faced the former UFC champion, who had been a shell of his former self since a serious motorcycle injury in 2004. However, after being battered for a minute and a half with Lesnar's damaging ground and pound, Mir slapped on a kneebar and forced Lesnar to tap out in the first round. It remains the only loss of Lesnar's career. Since that original meeting, Lesnar defeated Heath Herring to earn a title shot with Randy Couture, whom he TKOd at UFC 91. Mir, meanwhile, defeated Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 92 to win the interim title. "Brock Lesnar has been calling for a rematch with me ever since I beat him the first time," Mir stated. "All I can say to Brock is be careful what you wish for because I'm a better, smarter, stronger and faster fighter than I was the last time. He won’t be able to push me around like he's done (to) smaller opponents, and I'm looking forward to becoming undisputed champion again." The latest rumored card now includes: * Champ Brock Lesnar vs. interim champ Frank Mir (heavyweight title unification) * Matt Hughes vs. Matt Serra * Frank Edgar vs. Sean Sherk * Josh Koscheck vs. Chris Wilson * Kyle Bradley vs. Phillipe Nover * James Irvin vs. Drew McFedries * Brandon Wolff vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida * Houston Alexander vs. Andre Gusmao * Pat Barry vs. Tim Hague * David Kaplan vs. George Roopsource: http://mmajunkie.com/ Quote Link to comment
candycurse Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 if the rumors are true.....wOW! ganda UFC mir vs brock , matt vs matt , noVER!!!! Quote Link to comment
Palakol Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 local M1 qualifying next week.http://philippinesambo.com/images/stories/Unleashed/Sambo%20Match%20PCSC.png Philippine Sambo Quote Link to comment
Larry Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 on UFC 97: why do they always send Jardine out to get smoked? gonzaga/carwin looks to be entertaining though Quote Link to comment
riceb0i Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 on UFC 97: why do they always send Jardine out to get smoked? gonzaga/carwin looks to be entertaining thoughhe's like the UFC LHW gatekeeper... if a fighter gets past him then they're ready for the bigboys in LHW division i wish he'd duke it out with Rampage and then they'd both get KO'ed hehehe Carwin is mothafuken huge! Quote Link to comment
Larry Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Carwin is mothafuken huge! you got that right. http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll291/Pete08TravG73/shane.jpg Quote Link to comment
maddromeo Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Guys! Lets not forget to root for Mark Munoz! Pinoy ito 100%! Good wrestler he be up against Matt Hammil! WaR Munoz! :thumbsupsmiley: Quote Link to comment
riceb0i Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Guys! Lets not forget to root for Mark Munoz! Pinoy ito 100%! Good wrestler he be up against Matt Hammil! WaR Munoz! :thumbsupsmiley:hirap mag take ng side sa match na yun, Mark Munoz is pinoy kasi tapos handicap fighter naman si Matt Hamill ahehehe basta magandang laban yan sana ipalabas yung laban ni Vera, nasa undercard na lang siya eh Quote Link to comment
King Nothing Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Im rootin for jardine here, hope to see munoz and the vera fight... Quote Link to comment
riceb0i Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Brandon's gonna win this fight convincingly... i can just feel it Quote Link to comment
infekted Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 UFC 96 Predictions: Rampage JacksonGabriel GonzagaMatt HamilMichael Patt Quote Link to comment
fatso8 Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 wala pa balita kung kailan UFC Phil? Quote Link to comment
Kyle_Rayner Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 My predictions: RampageCarwinSellMunozVeraBoetschRiley Quote Link to comment
twentysix Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 rampagecarwinverahamill Quote Link to comment
TheButcher Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 JardineGonzagaMunozVera Quote Link to comment
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