James Irvin

By rss@youtube.com (CrusherJ08) Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir for the UFC Championship at UFC 98. The date is May 23, 2009 Other matches in the card: Welterweight bout: Matt Hughes vs. Matt Serra Lightweight bout: Sean Sherk vs. Frank Edgar Middleweight bout: James Irvin vs. Drew McFedries Lightweight bout: George Roop vs. Dave K...

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...

Both Xavier Foupa-Pokam and Chael Sonnen will step into the arena on less-than-optimal notice: Foupa-Pokam is replacing an injured James Irvin against Drew McFedries, while Sonnen is stepping in for Yushin Okami against Dan Miller. ... UFC 98 PREDICTIONS 15rounds.com

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UFC 98: Preview & Predictions  TX Pokam is stepping in as a replacement for James Irvin, who became the latest injury casualty of a seemingly cursed UFC 98 card. That's unfortunate for Drew McFedries, who couldn't have pulled a tougher replacement fight and will likely end up on the ...

Foupa-Pokam faces slugger Drew McFedries at UFC 98, a short-notice replacement for the injured James Irvin. While he would love the opportunity to stand and trade, the Professor is not banking on it. In professional fighting, handling the pressure can ...

 CA Drew McFedries Vs. Xavier Foupa-Pokam - Drew was originally set to face James Irvin but that was scratched due to an injury. Drew is currently 7-5 winning 4 of his last 8 fights in the first round either via TKO or KO. Xavier comes into the fight with ...

 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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 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 ...

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 ...

The UFC has pulled a James Irvin (14-5 MMA, 4-4 UFC) vs. Drew McFedries (7-5 MMA, 3-4 UFC) bout from the official fight card for UFC 98 due to a knee injury suffered by Irvin. And while Xavier Foupa-Pokam (20-10 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has been reported as ...

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 FL “También se anuncia para el evento UFC 98 son los siguientes combates: Yushin Okami vs. Dan Miller, Sean Sherk vs. Frankie Edgardo, James Irvin vs. Drew McFedries, Houston Alexander vs. Andre Gusmao, Patrick Barry vs. Tim La Haya, Phillipe Nover vs. ...

With Larson replacing Koscheck, the UFC has moved the fight to the preliminary card and replaced it with a bout between James Irvin (14-5 MMA, 4-4 UFC) and Drew McFedries (7-5 MMA, 3-4 UFC). With 14 of Irvin and McFedries 21 combined wins coming by ...

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 OH With the change in opponent, the UFC has moved the bout to the preliminary card in favor of a bout between sluggers James Irvin (14-5 MMA, 4-4 UFC) and Drew McFedries (7-5 MMA, 3-4 UFC). With 14 of the pair's 21 combined wins coming by knockout or TKO, ...

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 OH The UFC could promote a preliminary bout with "The Ultimate Fighter 8" finalist Phillipe Nover or hard-hitting middleweights James Irvin and Drew McFedries to the evening's televised portion should they choose. Wilson, who is currently training in ...

 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, ...

 CA James Irvin vs. Drew McFedries—The return of the Sandman. After being destroyed by Anderson Silva, the very popular Irvin will provide some fireworks in this bout. Also on the card: Crowd favorite Houston Alexander, TUF 8 runner-up Phillipe Nover, ...

By Nick Thomas Frank Edgar 9-1-0 vs. Sean Sherk 37-3-1. James Irvin 14-5-1 vs. Drew McFedries 7-6-0. Phillipe Nover 6-1-1 vs. TBD Houston Alexander 8-4-1 vs. Andre Gusmao 5-1-0. David Kaplan 3-2-0 vs. George Roop 8-5-0. 0 recs | Comment 26 comments | Add comment | Digg! ... Irvin vs McFredries – Irvin KO 1 or McFredrie...

By MADMAN James Irvin and Drew McFedries have agreed to a middleweight contest at UFC 98 when the UFC heads back to Las Vegas on May 23. With just a 4-4 record in the.

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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 will return from a nine-month suspension at UFC 98, which will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 23, and shed 20 pounds in the process to compete at middleweight for the first time ever. MMAmania.com can confirm that "The Sandman" will challenge Drew McFedries, setting up a...

It appears that James "Sandman" Irvin will be taking on Drew McFedries at UFC 98 in what will be Irvin's first fight since being Anderson Silva's first Light Heavyweight target. Silva, took out the larger Irvin in ... McFedries is coming off of a couple of submission losses of his own and will mo...

By John Morgan [kingofabuelos] Hard-hitting UFC brawlers James Irvin (14-5 MMA, 4-4 UFC) and Drew McFedries (7-5 MMA, 3-4 UFC) have signed on to face each other in a middleweight contest at UFC 98. The bout was first reported by AroundTheOctagon.com, ... Irvin will be looking to recover from a disastrous loss to UFC middlewe...

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By CagE 2 Responses to “Chris Horodecki Talks Fight With Dan Lauzon at Affliction “Day of Reckoning””. tom Says: January 21st, 2009 at 7:17 am. James Irvin and Drew McFedries agree to UFC 98 contest ...

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By Jason Cole James “the Sandman” Irvin is reported to be taking on Drew McFedries at UFC 98 in Las Vegas this May 23rd in a middleweight fight. Aroundtheoctagon.com was the first to report the potential fight and it has since been confirmed by ...

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...

Hard-hitting UFC brawlers James Irvin (14-5 MMA, 4-4 UFC) and Drew McFedries (7-5 MMA, 3-4 UFC) have signed on to face each other in a middleweight contest at UFC 98.

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James Irvin was last seen seeing stars after being knocked out by Anderson Silva early in the first round back in July. Before that fight Irvin was 3-1 in the UFC and looked very impressive when he knocked out Houston Alexander in 8 seconds . Irvin is coming back from a ... AroundTheOctagon.com is n...

By Narcisist James Irvin will make his return in May to the UFC against Drew McFedries after being suspended for painkillers and Methadone only days after losing to Anderson Silva at Ultimate Fight Night 14 in just over one minute. ... UFC will not have his request granted, but will possibly get another har...

MMA Madhouse — Krzysztof Soszynski vs. Brian Stann at UFC 97 TUF season 8 cast member Krzysztof Soszynski will take on former WEC light heavyweight champion Brian Stann when the UFC returns to Canada on April 18 for UFC 97. ... MMA Madhouse — James Irvin vs. Drew McFedries at UFC 98 irvin-mcfedrie...

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By Kris Karkoski A fellow Brazilian, Leites has won five-straight in the UFC and 13 of 14 professional fights. Leites followed up a controversial victory over Nate Marquardt with a first-round submission of Drew McFedries in October. The UFC will return to Montreal, Canada on April 18th as Anderson Silva...

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By Casey Trowbridge In Middleweight action, James Irvin (14-5 MMA, 4-4 UFC) drops from Light Heavyweight to take on Drew McFedries (7-5 MMA, 3-4 UFC) in a battle of guys who aren’t afraid to slug it out. Irvin is coming off of a desasterous performance at Fight Night 14 back in July of 2008 where he was flattened b...