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March 14, 2009 · Posted in MMA, Sport, UFC

Today’s quick fire UFC update

Welterweight fight in the making is former number 1 contender Jon Fitch looks likely to battle undefeated submission specialist Paulo Thiago, Fitch is said to want to prove himself again and work his way back into title contention fights the relative unknown Paulo Thiago, famous for his shock KO of Josh Koscheck.

WEC formally release the fight card for WEC 40
Title fight – WEC Bantamweight Champion Miguel Torres vs. Takeya Mizugaki
Televised Main Card:
135 lbs.: Jeff Curran vs. Joseph Benavidez
155 lbs.: Shane Roller vs. Ben “Smooth” Henderson
155 lbs.: Raphael Assuncao vs. Jameel “The Sergeant” Massouh

Under card:
145 lbs.: Wagnney Fabiano vs. Fredson Paixao
135 lbs.: Akitoshi “Ironman” Tamura vs. Manny “The Mangler” Tapia
145 lbs.: Cub Swanson vs. Diego “The Gun” Nunes
155 lbs.: Anthony Njokuani vs. Anthony “Showtime” Pettis
135 lbs.: Dominick Cruz vs. Ivan Lopez
145 lbs.: Rafael Dias vs. Cole Province
135 lbs.: Rani Yahya vs. Eddie Wineland

UFC 100 -
The highly fancied Jon Bones Jones is due to fight wrestling standout Jake O’Brien (11-2) @ UFC 100.

UFC confirms UFC 97 fight card -
Title Fight – ANDERSON SILVA vs. THALES LEITES
CHUCK LIDDELL vs. MAURICIO MILANI RUA
KRZYSZTOF SOSZYNSKI vs. BRIAN STANN
CHEICK KONGO vs. ANTONI HARDONK
STEVE CANTWELL vs. LUIZ CANE
ELIOT MARSHALL vs. MIKE CIESNOLEVICZ
DENIS KANG vs. XAVIER FOUPA-POKAM
NATE QUARRY vs. JASON MACDONALD
DAVID LOISEAU vs. ED HERMAN
MARK BOCEK vs. DAVID BIELKHEDEN
RYO CHONAN vs. TJ GRANT
SAM STOUT vs. MATT WIMAN

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