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MIAMI — Thiago Alves 7:00 PM 12405 N Kendall Drive, Miami, FL 33186
OMAHA — Houston Alexander 7:00 PM 3333 Oakview Dr, Omaha, NE 68144
PORTLAND — Nate Quarry 6:30 PM 12000 SE 82nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97266
SACRAMENTO — James Irvin 7:00 PM 1725 Arden Way, Sacramento, CA 95815
SAN LUIS OBISPO — Chuck Liddell 7:00 PM 894 Marsh Street, Bldg. G, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 Perhaps the economy prompted the UFC to create a lowe...
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With Ed Herman out, Aaron Simpson now meets Dan Miller at UFC Fight Night 19 on Sept. 16
Original at Yahoo! Canada Sports
• Fri, Aug 7
After Ed Herman recently was pulled from the card to fill in for an injured James Irvin, his original opponent,...
UFC Silva vs. Irvin : Who is James Irvin?Original at it.truveo.com
• Sat, Jun 13
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'California Kid' Faber fighting in title rematch
Original at Appeal-Democrat
• Sat, Jun 6
CA In addition to Faber, the Colusa events — five shows per year for six years — established Scott Smith of Elk Grove, who went on to a successful career both as a middleweight and light heavyweight, and UFC light heavyweight James Irvin of Roseville.
UFC drops middleweight Xavier "Professor X" Foupa-Pokam after back ...
Original at MMAjunkie.com
• Mon, Jun 1
Despite the three-round fight, Foupa-Pokam agreed to fight again for the UFC just five weeks later at UFC 98. On just three weeks' notice, he replaced an injured James Irvin and suffered a 37-second TKO loss to Drew McFedries. ... UFC Cuts Middleweight Xavier “Professor X” Foupa-Pokam MMAFre...
Heavy duty: Upper-class fighters I (of V)
Original at ESPN
• Mon, Jun 1
Anderson Silva vs. James Irvin (UFC Fight Night 14, July 19, 2008) Size apparently didn't matter when Anderson Silva met James Irvin. There was, and is, little debate that Anderson Silva was (and is) the best 185-pound fighter in the world. ...
James Irvin Likely To Fight Wilson Gouveia At UFC 102
Original at ProWrestling.com
• Mon, May 4
• 4 related articles
NY Irvin will return in August after a torn miniscus kept him out of his scheduled fight for UFC 98 against Drew McFedries. The California based fighter isn't expected to need surgery on the knee, but will have to rehab it for approximately 5 weeks ...
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Is Affliction Missing An Opportunity?
Original at Bloody Elbow
• Mon, May 4
- Ja Yount Affliction: Banned" was held on July 19th, 2008 and the UFC scrambled to put together a card to show on Spike TV. The UFC managed to get a headlining fight with Anderson Silva vs. James Irvin in what was Silva's first step up to the light heavyweight ...
Son Christopher Cook says father James Cook had him rob, kill
Original at newsok.com
• Fri, May 1
A son testified Friday against his father in a murder "cold case,” saying his father had him kill their friend in 1999 for money."By the way I took it, he was directing me,” said Christopher James Cook, who was 15 at the time.His father, James Irvin Cook, 52, of Michigan, was ordered Friday to f...
Report: Wilson Gouveia vs. James Irvin At UFC 102
Original at MMA for Real
• Fri, May 1
NC - Kelvin Hunt You'll remember that James Irvin had to pull out of his UFC 98 fight against Drew McFedries because of an injury. However, it didn't take long for the UFC to find him another opponent later in the year. I think Irvin's camp said his injury will be ...
James Irvin vs. Wilson Gouveia Slated For UFC 102
Original at MMAFrenzy.com
• Fri, May 1
With Chael Sonnen tapped to replace an injured Yushin Okami in May at UFC 98, James Irvin, who withdrew from his scheduled UFC 98 bout against Drew McFedries on Wednesday, will replace Sonnen in a bout against Wilson Gouveia on August 29th at UFC 102 ...
UFC 97 Preview & Predictions
Original at Bleacher Report
• Mon, Apr 13
CA This fight is happening because there are no viable challengers for Silva's throne in the middleweight division. Nearly a year ago, I typed that exact same sentence while previewing Silva's foray into the light heavyweight division against James Irvin. ...
PELKEY: Ways to Fix UFC 98
Original at MMATorch
• Sat, Mar 7
MN The only issue here is that UFC 98 would then need another good fight for it's main card. James Irvin/Drew McFedries and Andre Gusmao/Houston Alexander currently sit on the undercard of UFC 98, and while both should be exciting fights, ...
Urine Trouble: Parisyan Pops Positive for Painkillers Following UFC 94
Original at www.cagepotato.com
• Tue, Feb 10
By ben The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the drug test results from UFC 94, and every fighter passed their screenings for banned substances except for Karo Parisyan, who was apparently medicated to the gills with the painkillers Hydrocodone, Hydromorphone, and Oxymorpho...
Anderson Silva Never To Fight at 205 Again
Original at Bleacher Report
• Sat, Feb 7
By Jessy Morris 3. Anderson Silva defending the Middleweight championship in a UFC 73 rematch against Nate "The Great" Marquardt. 4. Anderson Silva defending the Middleweight championship against the winner of the Dan Henderson/Michael Bisping fight.
Anderson Silva: Do Yourself a Favor...
Original at Bleacher Report
• Tue, Feb 3
By Damien Crowley 1) Silva 3) Fedor I know the man is on a five-fight win streak, but I think its safe to say Anderson has got this in the bag. I am not trying to say that the middleweight div has no talent. On the contrary, it is very talent filled. But Anderson is clearing it out faster then they can fill it.
UFC 97: Silva vs. Leites Officially Announced
Original at MMAFrenzy.com
• Mon, Feb 2
By Kris Karkoski (admin) Anderson Silva For the latest UFC 97 rumors check out the MMAFrenzy.com UFC rumors section. Related Posts:Chuck Liddell vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua Announced as UFC 97 Main EventAnderson Silva vs. Thales Leites To Headline UFC 97 on April 17th in MontrealAnderson Silva vs. James Irvin at July...
UFC 94: Lyoto Machida is the Uncrowned Champion
Original at Bleacher Report
• Sun, Feb 1
By stoker dafire Note to Thiago Anderson Ramos Da Silva: next time Lyoto Machida tells you you are in his way, please take his word for it. If not, you may end up on your back, knocked out cold, and in some distant, faraway dream-like state—where you are fantasizing about beating one dimensional fighters Hou...
UFC 98: Houston Alexander vs Andre Gusmao
Original at MMAmania.com (UFCmania.com)
• Wed, Jan 28
• 7 related articles
By Jesse Holland Free-falling light heavyweight Houston Alexander will look to snap a three-fight losing streak when he takes on UFC sophomore Andre Gusmao at UFC 98 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 23. “The Nebraskan Assassin,” however, quickly returned to Earth — practicall...
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Houston Alexander to Fight at UFC 98
Original at Bloody Elbow
• Tue, Jan 27
By Discman2 According to MMA Junkie sources close to Houston Alexander can confirm that Alexander has agreed to fight Andre Gusmao at UFC 98 on May 23rd. The event is being held in Las Vegas Nevada and is headlined by the Heavyweight Championship unification rematch between Brock Lesnar and Interim C...
Fedor-Silva: Narrowing the Gap
Original at Bleacher Report
• Tue, Jan 27
By Matt Welch Meanwhile, Silva is just under three months away from a title defense against Thales Leites, a stout grappler who is a fringe top-10 middleweight. Beyond that, Silva’s line of opposition could range from a rematch with Henderson, to bouts against either Michael Bisping or Yushin Okami.
James Irvin vs. Drew McFedries, Dave Kaplan vs. George Roop Added To UFC 98
Original at MMAFrenzy.com
• Tue, Jan 20
By Kris Karkoski (admin) James Irvin Irvin was last in action in July when he headlined UFC Fight Night 14 opposite Anderson Silva, losing via knockout in just 61-seconds. After the fight he tested positive for the banned painkillers methadone and oxymorphone and received a nine-month suspension that expires i...
James Irvin returns against Drew McFedries at UFC 98
Original at MMAmania.com (UFCmania.com)
• Mon, Jan 19
By MMAmania Irvin tested positive for Methadone and Oxymorphone after his first round technical knockout loss to Anderson Silva at UFC Fight Night 14 on July 19. “The Sandman” — who was nursing a broken foot just weeks before accepting the bout — claims that he used the banned substances to mask the pai...
UFC 94: Georges "Rush" St. Pierre Vs. "The Prodigy" BJ Penn Part 2
Original at Bleacher Report
• Sat, Jan 17
By Cody Guinn Also, a battle of undefeated fighters in the UFC Light Heavyweight division as 13-0 Lyoto Machida takes on 13-0 Thiago Silva. Machida's last fight was a unanimous decision victory over Tito Ortiz last May. Silva's last fight, also last May, was a submission victory over Antonio Mendes. Sil...
2008 Inside Fights MMA Awards
Original at Inside Fights
• Sun, Jan 4
By Jeremy Botter 1. Georges St. Pierre 2. Brock Lesnar 3. Anderson Silva 1. Chuck Liddell vs. Wanderlei Silva 2. Chris Lytle vs. Paul Taylor (tie) 2. Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Couture (tie) 3. Eddie Alvarez vs. Joachim Hansen BEST SUBMISSION 1. Brock Lesnar 2. Chuck Liddell 3. Georges St. Pierre BEST SUBMISSION ARTIST
Final 2008 MMA Pound-For-Pound List
Original at Bleacher Report
• Wed, Dec 31
By Jason Ward Few writers saw reason to drop Rampage from the Top 10 after his (controversial?) decision lost to Griffin in July. He remains one of the most explosive, athletic fighters in the UFC. His Dec. 27 knockout of long-time nemesis Wanderlei Silva was nothing short of spectacular—a Knockout of t...
UFC 97: Anderson Silva vs. Thales Leites fight to happen in Montreal on April 18
Original at MMAmania.com (UFCmania.com)
• Tue, Dec 23
By Jesse Holland Prior to that, Silva moved up to light heavyweight and dispatched of James Irvin in round one of their non-title 205-pound bout at UFC Fight Night 14. Silva agreed to temporarily change weight classes in a bid to lure viewers away from the debut effort of Affliction ‘Banned’ on July 19.
Chuck Liddell To MMA: This Is It
Original at Bleacher Report
• Sat, Dec 20
By Nick Colon 2009 is a year that will be a year of many goodbyes in the UFC. Many expect some of the older fighters to start bowing out of competition. Common names include Randy Couture, Matt Hughes, possibly Anderson Silva, and yes...Chuck Liddell. It is Liddell who has pioneered the high and mighty Light He...
If I were Joe Silva...
Original at Bloody Elbow
• Wed, Dec 17
By scotty23 Diego Sanchez vs. Sean Sherk - winner faces Kenny Florian while he waits for BJ Mike Swick vs. Thiago Alves Middleweight: Nate Marquardt vs. Kendall Grove Chris Leben vs. Matt Horwich Goran Relijc vs. Nate Quarry Light Heavyweight James Irvin (pending NSAC suspension) vs. Tim Boetsch
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“Octagon” Book Available As $40 Version
Original at The MMA News
• Mon, Dec 1
By Chart Topper BOSTON — Kenny Florian 6:00 PM 800 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02119 MIAMI — Thiago Alves 7:00 PM 12405 N Kendall Drive, Miami, FL 33186 OMAHA — Houston Alexander 7:00 PM 3333 Oakview Dr, Omaha, NE 68144 PORTLAND — Nate Quarry 6:30 PM 12000 SE 82nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97266 SACRAMENTO — James Irvin 7:00 PM 1725 Arden Way, Sacramento, CA 95815 SAN LUIS OBISPO — Chuck Liddell 7:00 PM 894 Marsh Street, Bldg. G, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 Perhaps the economy prompted the UFC to create a lower cost version of its “Octagon” book which originally cost as much as $7,500 but whatever the reason it’s all good for MMA fans. The commercial edition(it’s smaller but still has all the amazing pics) will cost $40 and the UFC will be releasing the [...] [read the full post]
FightLines: Light Heavyweights - Vol. III
Original at Bloody Elbow
• Thu, Nov 6
By Mike Fagan Liddell > W Silva > Jardine > Liddell Ortiz > Griffin > Jackson > Liddell > Ortiz Griffin > Bonnar > Irvin > Alexander > Jardine > Griffin So, you didn't know that James Irvin is the number 7 fighter at 205, did you?
Patrick Cote and the anatomy of a lucky punch
Original at The MMA Digest
• Fri, Oct 24
Rashad Evans, who will be fighting for the UFC light heavyweight strap in December, also is a good example. Visualization has been a big part of his success. Although he was known as pretty much just a wrestler for a long time, that all changed with his brutal headkick knockout of Sean Salmon. E...
Anderson Silva: The Final Chapter Begins
Original at Bleacher Report
• Sun, Sep 28
By Derek Bolender His UFC victories are basically a who's who list of great fighters including Chris Leben, former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin (twice), Travis Lutter, Nate Marquardt, former PRIDE middleweight and light heavyweight champion Dan Henderson, and most recently James Irvin.
Power Rankings: September 2008 - UFC Light Heavyweight Division
Original at combat-hooligans.com
• Fri, Sep 19
By Casey Trowbridge Fought This Month: Rashad Evans (#1) Def. Chuck Liddell (#7) – UFC 88Rich Franklin (#9) Def. Matt Hamill (NR) – UFC 88Tim Boetsch (NR) Def. Michael Patt (NR) – UFC 88Jason Brilz (NR) Def. Brad Morris (NR) – Fight Night 15Eric Schafer (NR) Def. Houston Alexander (NR) – Fight Night 15
James Irvin Tests Positive for Illegal Substances
Original at Bleacher Report
• Tue, Jul 29
By stoker dafire Eleven of the 22 fighters who competed on the card were tested at the event. Anderson Silva, James Irvin, Hermes Franca, Cain Velasquez, Brandon Vera, CB Dollaway, Tim Credeur, Frankie Edgar, Shannon Gugerty, and Nate Loughran were all tested for steroids, drugs of abuse, and stimulant...
Patrick Cote vs. Anderson Silva in UFC 90
Original at Bleacher Report
• Sun, Jul 27
By stoker dafire Anderson Silva will put his middleweight belt at stake against Patrick Cote to headline UFC 90. Well, okay, yes, Cote has done well for a French Canadian kid—very similar to GSP who is a phenom. But the problem is that it’s not GSP who's is fighting Anderson Silva at UFC 90, it's Cote!
Anderson Silva should never fight at middleweight again
Original at Houston Chronicle
• Wed, Jul 23
Anderson Silva beating down James Irvin. UFC photo. After Anderson "The Spider" Silva beat down UFC light heavyweight James Irvin in just over a minute and once again showed the world why he is the best pound for pound...
Eating crow on the Fedor pick
Original at The Swamp
• Sun, Jul 20
Of course, so was everyone who picked Quinton Jackson to stomp Forrest Griffin. I wasn’t one of them. I picked Griffin. Everyone who thought Matt Hughes would get back in the win column by overpowering Thiago Alves was wrong. I had Alves. Everyone who thought Anderson Silva would struggle with...
Official Weigh-In Results – Silva vs Irvin
Original at UFC.com
• Fri, Jul 18
Click below for the official weigh-in results for the Anderson Silva vs James Irvin card, which will take place Saturday night (Spike TV 9pm ET / 6pm PT) at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas.
Opinion: Sylvia over Fedor, Silva over Irvin
Original at The Swamp
• Wed, Jul 16
Anderson Silva over James Irvin by first-round TKO. In the other big fight of the night, it means one thing if you pick Irvin -- you are not good at life. This is the easiest fight to pick, ever. Now, I understand why you may be hesitant. Irvin isn’t the type of fighter that throws down with Kimbo...
Q&A with Anderson Silva
Original at The Swamp
• Tue, Jul 15
I recently spoke with the UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva through his manager (and translator) Ed Soares. Silva will make his UFC debut at light heavyweight Saturday against James Irvin in the main event at UFC Fight Night 14. The biggest thing I took away from this interview is Si...
Mid Year MMA Awards
Original at http
• Thu, Jul 10
By someonespecial4 Best Knockout 2. James Irvin KO Houston Alexander 1. Wanderlei Silva KO Keith Jardine Best Submission 4. Frank Mir Submits Brock Lesnar by Kneebar 4. UFC 80: Rapid Fire 1. UFC 84: Ill Will Fighter Of The Year: 3. Thiago Alves Best UFC Newcomer: Honorable Mention: Shane Carwin, Brock Lesnar
Mid Year MMA Awards
Original at ufcblogger (WordPress)
• Thu, Jul 10
By someonespecial4 Best Knockout 2. James Irvin KO Houston Alexander 1. Wanderlei Silva KO Keith Jardine Best Submission 4. Frank Mir Submits Brock Lesnar by Kneebar 4. UFC 80: Rapid Fire 1. UFC 84: Ill Will Fighter Of The Year: 3. Thiago Alves Best UFC Newcomer: Honorable Mention: Shane Carwin, Brock Lesnar
Anderson Silva, the UFC’s Affliction counter-programming, another EliteXC show and more
Original at The Swamp
• Tue, Jun 17
That’s a smart play by UFC president Dana White and company by itself. The kicker is the rumor that headliner and middleweight champion Anderson Silva will be making his debut at light heavyweight, possibly against James Irvin. The UFC officially announces the main event for UFC 88 in Atla...
Who Will They Fight Next? (Part 1)
Original at http
• Fri, May 30
• 3 related articles
By someonespecial4 The winners of these fights move up the rankings and the losers slideThe winner of the Wanderlei vs. Chuck II match would get the title shot and be the clear # 1 contenderI gave Machida the title shot although Jackson may want and very well get his re-match with Wanderlei Silva next. Most like...
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Fastest finish of modern era brings controversy
Original at Yahoo! Sports
• Wed, Apr 2
By Kevin Iole This marked the third consecutive bizarre finish to an Irvin fight. The Northern California-based light heavyweight won by disqualification over Luis Cane after getting kneed in the head while on the ground at UFC 79 in December, which was the first DQ in a UFc match since 2003; and a freak...
UFC Fight Night 13 Officially Sold Out
Original at MMAjunkie.com
• Tue, Feb 26
• 3 related articles
By MMA Junkie “The Ultimate Fighter 1” runner-up Kenny Florian meets “The Ultimate Fighter 5” cast member Joe Lauzon in UFC Fight Night 13’s main event. Additionally, a welterweight bout between Karo Parisyan and Thago Alves is being billed as the night’s co-main event. Other televised bouts include...
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“The Ultimate Fighter 7″ Finale Targeted for June 21
Original at MMAjunkie.com
• Mon, Feb 4
By MMA Junkie The season debut of the show, which is set for Wednesday, April 2, will be preceded by UFC Fight Night 13, which arguably will be the most talent-rich fight cards in UFC Fight Night history. In addition to a main event of Kenny Florian vs. Joe Lauzon, UFC Fight Night 13 will feature Stephan Bonn...
UFC Stacking Cards
Original at http
• Tue, Jan 29
By someonespecial4 Ultimate Fight Night 13 may be most stacked of all. The main events will be Kenny Florian vs. Joe Lauzon and Matt Hamill vs. Stephan Bonnar. Also featuring a good fight between Karo Parisyan and Thiago Alves. Houston Alexander and James Irvin were just bumped up to this card. Also we will see a...
UFC 71: The Iceman melts, Hendo at 205 and a poached Salmon
Original at ufcmania.com
• Sat, May 26
By Jesse Holland Jackson (like most main event fighters) made me look foolish by taking my prediction for a KO loss and flip-flopping it. So Dana threw us a curve and announced Dan Henderson-not Shogun Rua or Brandon Vera as the next challenger for the light-heavyweight title.
UFC 71 results — LIVE with spoilers
Original at ufcmania.com
• Tue, May 22
By UFCmania 205 lbs.: Chuck Liddell (20-3) vs. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (26-6) 205 lb.: Keith Jardine (12-2-1) vs. Houston Alexander (6-1) 185 lb.: Ivan Salaverry (12-4) vs. Terry Martin (15-2) 185 lb.: Chris Leben (16-3) vs. Kalib Starnes (7-1-1) 205 lb.: Thiago Silva (9-0) vs. James Irvin (12-3)