Keith Jardine

Sherdog.com's Mike Sloan spoke with trainer Greg Jackson Saturday night in Las Vegas, where Jackson-coached light heavyweight Keith Jardine ... www.truveo.com

Sherdog.com's Mike Sloan caught up with Forrest Griffin to discuss his light heavyweight showdown with Keith Jardine at UFC 66 on December 30. video.aol.com

UFC Light Heavyweight Brandon Vera has something to prove at UFC 89: Bisping vs. Leben. What he thinks of Keith Jardine and how he feels about his ... www.spike.com

By rss@youtube.com (gamblerstelevision) From http://gamblerstelevision.com Tony T here with our "Rockstar" quick hitter for Saturday's action. It's UFC 86 Jackson vs Griffin Saturday night from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on PPV. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson will put up his UFC Light Heavyweight belt on the line ag...

My performance was horrible and it didn't build any confidence (as a light heavyweight) at all.” Vera's next loss to Keith Jardine didn't help the ... and more »

SPIKE 7PM ET - UFC Unleashed: "From UFC 66, Keith Jardine battles Forrest Griffin and Chuck Liddell gives Tito Ortiz a shot at the Light Heavyweight title. ... and more »

Griffin threw a similar tantrum when Keith Jardine knocked him out at UFC 66 after a pivotal light heavyweight match-up when both fighters were steadily ... Griffin's Coach: “[Forrest] Didn't Feel Like Sticking Around”5thRound.com

The winner of UFC 96's main event between Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Keith Jardine should get a light heavyweight title shot as long as Jackson is the winner.

Minotauro" Nogueira, the card also features a light heavyweight tilt between Keith Jardine and Thiago Silva in the night's co-main event. The pay-per-view portion of the card is rounded out by another light heavyweight bout and two middleweight ...

A light-heavyweight bout between Keith Jardine (14-5-1 MMA, 6-4 UFC) and Thiago Silva (13-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) has...

AP Wanderlei Silva celebrates his first round TKO over Keith Jardine during their UFC light heavyweight fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday, May 24, 2008. By Andy Samuelson (contact) Associated Press Rich Franklin, left, and Wanderlei Silva ...

By Tim Ngo Former Pride middleweight champion Wanderlei Silva is at a crossroads. After dispatching of Keith Jardine at UFC 84, many thought that Silva would climb back up the light heavyweight ladder. Unfortunately, Silva suffered a knockout loss to ...

 OH However, the top heavyweights from that season – winner Rashad Evans, Keith Jardine, Mike Whitehead and Petruzelli, for example – later dropped to the light heavyweight division. However, with the addition of Ferguson and the former NFL players, ...

 UK The current squadron of fighters under Jackson's command is as high-powered as it gets in MMA. Welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, light-heavyweight champion Rashad Evans, top four middleweight Nate Marquardt, top 10 light-heavy Keith Jardine, ...

 NC I moved to North Carolina shortly after he won on the show and he called and asked me if I wanted to get into MMA. He even flew me out to Albequerque to train at Greg Jackson's camp with Keith Jardine and Joe Villasenor. The rest is history. ...

The fighters met in the Octagon after Jackson's win over Keith Jardine at UFC 96 in what, at the time, appeared to be a faceoff for Evans' next title defense. Lyoto Machida ended up sliding into Jackson's slot for a UFC light heavyweight title shot, ...

The two met in the Octagon after Jackson's win over Keith Jardine at UFC 96 in what, at the time, appeared to be a face off for Evans' next title defense. Lyoto Machida ended up sliding into Jackson's slot for a UFC light heavyweight title shot, ...

The other fight announced was a light heavyweight fight between contenders Keith Jardine and Thiago Silva, which will take place three weeks later at UFC 102. These two fights will answer a lot of questions about the light heavyweight division and even ...

A Machida win over Evans will gum up the simmering feud between Evans and Jackson that erupted after Rampage's win over #6 Keith Jardine. #4 Forrest Griffin will next fight #1 middleweight Anderson Silva at UFC 102. #11 Thiago Silva was expected to get ...

Jardine is the light heavyweight division's most inconsistent fighter, turning up some nights to best the likes of Griffin and Chuck Liddell and then strolling in for periodic split-second muggings against Wanderlei Silva and Houston Alexander. ...

UFC light heavyweight champ Rashad Evans doesn't want to fight his friend Keith Jardine. If Jardine keeps winning, UFC president Dana White says ... fr.truveo.com

Sherdog.com's Greg Savage spoke with Keith Jardine shortly after his impressive upset victory over former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck ... fr.truveo.com

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Liddell has lost three of his past four fights with two of them coming by brutal knockout to former light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and current title holder Rashad Evans. He also lost a split decision to Keith Jardine while winning ... Liddell will Ice Mauricio The Sun

 Canada Founded by Firas Zahabi, the location has enjoyed frequent visits from the likes of UFC light-heavyweight champion Rashad Evans and contenders Keith Jardine, Nate Marquardt, Patrick Cote and Jonathan Goulet. As UFC 97 approaches, Canadian middleweight ...

The Dean of Mean' Keith Jardine seeks redemption in his light heavyweight battle against Brandon 'The Truth' Vera. Both men will be looking to ... fr.truveo.com

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 CA Jackson, a figure well-known by many mixed martial arts (MMA) fans, came to the event just one week after defeating Light Heavyweight contender Keith Jardine at UFC 96 in Columbus, Ohio. The win secured Jackson’s shot at a Light Heavyweight title match ...

Sherdog.com's Mike Sloan spoke with trainer Greg Jackson Saturday night in Las Vegas, where Jackson-coached light heavyweight Keith Jardine ... fr.truveo.com

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Ironically, he got what he had wanted a few months back; a shot at longtime light heavyweight champion and UFC legend Chuck Liddell. Unfortunately, the shot came at a time when Liddell had just lost the championship to Quinton Jackson, and the fight ...

He then suffered a split decision loss to Keith Jardine but rebounded at UFC 96 for a dominant second-round TKO over Michael Patt via leg kicks. Either fighter could enter the fringe of the light-heavyweight division's title picture with a victory. ...

UFC light heavyweight champ Rashad Evans doesn't want to fight his friend Keith Jardine. If Jardine keeps winning, UFC president Dana White says ... multimedia.foxsports.com

Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Quinton Jackson;Keith Jardine COLUMBUS, OH - MARCH 7: Keith "The Dean of Mean" Jardine battles Quinton "Rampage" Jackson during their light heavyweight bout at UFC 96: Jackson vs. ...

 CA by Tim Mann (Scribe) He might not be the next champion, the most marketable, and certainly not the prettiest fighter in the UFC's light-heavyweight division, but Keith Jardine has made himself a reputation like few others. Originally coming off the ...

 OH Show winner Rashad Evans and semifinalist Keith Jardine soon dropped to light heavyweight, and none of the other competitors, such as show runner-up Brad Imes and Dan Christison, is currently with the UFC.

 UK Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson took away Liddell's light-heavyweight title at UFC 71 in May 2007, with the unfancied Keith Jardine adding a punishing split-decision loss four months later after taking advantage of Liddell's open stance with a series of ...

Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson will look to move one step closer to regaining his title when he takes on the man ... fr.truveo.com

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Injuries to Mir, Jackson shake up UFC schedule Rashad Evans then was tabbed to defend his light heavyweight belt in a replacement main event on the May 23 card. Quinton Jackson earned the chance to challenge Evans with a win over Keith Jardine on March 7. But Jackson had to turn down the bout ...

former ufc light heavyweight champion quinton rampage jackson was at his devastating best last december as he settled his score with wanderlei ... crazymotion.net

My hat goes off to Keith Jardine. I won't call him sardine no more." - Jackson "All I've gotta say is, there's gonna be some more black-on-black crime!" - Jackson capping off a round of spirited trash talk with UFC light heavyweight champ Rashad Evans ...

Former UFC® Light Heavyweight Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson on taking on Keith Jardine. Why Rampage plans to make someone pay for making him train in ... it.truveo.com

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Main event time, top action from the light heavyweight division with “The Dean of Mean” Keith Jardine facing Quinton “Rampage” Jackson. This was just everything a UFC main event should be, and from the beginning it had that “big fight” feeling. ...

 NV U - UFC 96. Another UFC event is in the books, and Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson emerged as the big winner. He didn't score a decisive win over Keith Jardine, but he earned more points to get the decision. Jackson is now in line to face light heavyweight ...

Sherdog.com's Mike Sloan spoke with trainer Greg Jackson Saturday night in Las Vegas, where Jackson-coached light heavyweight Keith Jardine ... it.truveo.com

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Quinton (Rampage) Jackson suffered an injury to his hand in his win over Keith Jardine Saturday, putting a May 23 matchup against (Sugar) Rashad Evans for the light-heavyweight title in doubt.

So long as Quinton Jackson is healthy following his three-round scrap with Keith Jardine at UFC 96 on Saturday, the former light heavyweight champion will return to the cage in May for his third fight in five months.

 NJ MIXED MARTIAL ARTS: Former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson won his second consecutive bout, defeating Keith Jardine by unanimous decision in front of a sold-out crowd at UFC 96 on Saturday night in Columbus, Ohio. ...

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Yahoo! Eurosport  NY 1. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Rashad Evans talking trash in the Octagon after Jackson beat Keith Jardine in the main event. Jackson challenging Evans for the light heavyweight title would be an absolutely phenomenal fight, and I hope we get to see ...

 FL Former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson won his second consecutive bout, defeating Keith Jardine by unanimous decision in front of a sold-out crowd at UFC 96 on Saturday. Next up for Jackson is a chance to regain his title as light ...

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Former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson won his second consecutive bout, defeating Keith Jardine by unanimous decision in front of a sold-out crowd at UFC 96 on Saturday.

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Former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson won his second consecutive bout, defeating Keith Jardine by unanimous decision in front of a sold-out crowd at UFC 96 on Saturday....Read the full post from SI.com via Blogdigger blog search for "Keith Jardine" (UFC OR Wanderlei OR "Chu...

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Carwin will now be recognized as one of the Top 10 heavyweights in MMA, and there's a good chance that he could get a title shot later this year. This guy is for real. Rampage Jackson enters the ring before his match with Keith Jardine at UFC 96 on ... Breakdown of UFC 96 FOXSports.com

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The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com, OH Tonight, Nationwide Arena in Columbus will be the center of the mixed martial arts universe when UFC 96 takes place. The headliner has UFC light heavyweight champ Quinton "Rampage" Jackson taking on Keith Jardine. AP BOXING NEWS.

 Canada On Saturday, Jim takes on Gray Maynard at UFC 96 on the undercard of the Quinton Jackson-Keith Jardine light-heavyweight main event. Maynard (7-0-1) is a hard-nosed former NCAA all-American at Michigan State who is 4-0-1 in the UFC as a 155-pounder. ...

 MN This main event on Saturday’s card is for the chance to face Rashad Evans for the UFC Light Heavyweight title if you are "Rampage," and a chance to, well, I don’t know maybe face Lyoto Machida if Keith Jardine were to win. Because Jardine is not ready ...

 OH Former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson appeared on the show with professional bowler Pete Weber. Jackson is scheduled to take on Keith Jardine in the main event at "UFC 96" on Saturday night at Nationwide Arena. ...

 UK Jackson, the former UFC light heavyweight champion, lost the title in a close decision to Forrest Griffin last summer. He rebounded by destroying Wanderlei Silva on Dec. 27 in Las Vegas, knocking the ghost of his past cold on the first punch that ...

Saturday's fight is part of a pay-per-view broadcast that includes a light heavyweight bout between Keith Jardine and ex-champion Quinton Jackson. • LESNAR-MIR II SET -- Brock Lesnar and Frank Mir will meet to unify UFC heavyweight title May 23 at the ...

 OH This year's UFC show features a main event between former UFC light-heavyweight champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Keith Jardine. In the co-main event, Cincinnati native and popular UFC light heavyweight Matt Hamill, a three-time NCAA Division III ...

Keith Jardine (8th Light Heavyweight in the World) Gabriel Gonzaga (8th Heavyweight in the World) vs. Shane Carwin UFC 96 comes to us live from Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. This event features former light heavyweight champion, Quinton "Rampage" ...

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MMA Ring Report The pay-per-view telecast will cost $44.95. The headliner has UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson facing Keith Jardine. UFC 97 at the Bell Centre in Montreal on April 18 has sold out. Greg Haugen handed Hector Camacho his first ...

Up next for the company is UFC 96 on March 7 in Columbus, Ohio, headlined by a light heavyweight match-up between Quinton Jackson and Keith Jardine. A win for Jackson sets up a title shot versus Rashad Evans. Live-blogging UFC 95: Diego Sanchez vs Joe Daddy Stevenson Canada.com

 CA The next fight, which would likely be the co-main event, would pit former, light heavyweight champion Rampage Jackson against current champion Rashad Evans. This fight hinges on whether Jackson can dispose of Keith Jardine at UFC 96. ...

 MN On top of that major main event worthy fight will likely be the first title defense from Light Heavyweight Champion Rashad Evans. His opponent will be determined by the outcome of the (pointless) Keith Jardine vs. Quinton Jackson fight, as the shot is ...

 NV - Feb 13, 2009 UFC 96 finalized — In addition to the light heavyweight showdown between Quinton Jackson and Keith Jardine, the UFC confirmed nine more bouts for its third ...

 - Feb 12, 2009 Complicating things further, Rampage has to fight #7 Keith Jardine first because Rashad Evans wasn't able to be ready in time for UFC 96 in March and Dana ...

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 tn - Machida could be the next to get a shot at UFC Light Heavyweight Champ Rashad Evans if Quinton “Rampage” Jackson should lose in March to Keith Jardine. ...

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Machida did an animated interview afterwards, rallying the crowd behind him to receive a light heavyweight title shot. The UFC 96 main event of Quinton Jackson vs. Keith Jardine in March will likely decide when that happens. Machida was the third ...

By MMAmania – UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Rashad Evans talks to Steve Cofield about a potential future match up against undefeated top division contender, Lyoto Machida. “Dragon” iced Thiago Silva at UFC 94: “St. Pierre vs. Penn 2″ last week, solidfying his position as a serious threat to “Sugar’s...

Any possibility of a fight between the UFC HallofFamer and Machida would rely on the outcome of the Quinton Jackson vs Keith Jardine light heavyweight fight at UFC 96. If Jackson were to win as he is expected he would automatically get a title shot against Rashad Evans at UFC 100 if both fight...

By Jon Pantera Also Rampage vs. Jardine (UFC 96), and if Lyoto Machida will get his title shot: That's a good question. That's going to depend on how the light heavyweight fights shake out in the next couple of fights. Obviously, Keith Jardine and Rampage Jackson are fighting. Rampage is next in line for a...

By Steve Cofield It also sounds more and more like Evans will face the winner of Lyoto Machida-Thiago Silva. Evans is excited to get a shot at Machida and he joked about how to actually track down the very elusive Brazilian. Check out Cage Writer's picks for all the fights at UFC 94.

By ben The UFC returns to Montreal on April 18th for UFC 97, headlined by the shrug-worthy title fight between Anderson Silva and Thales Leites, and the somewhat more compelling light-heavyweight battle between fading legends Chuck Liddell and Mauricio "Shogun" Rua. Here's some of the suppo...

By Casey Trowbridge In a bout that both fighters need to win, popular Light Heavyweight Houston Alexander (8-4 MMA, 2-3 UFC) will return to action on May 23 against a veteran of the IFL in Andre Gusmao (5-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC). Las Vegas will play host to UFC 98 on May 23. A featured bout will pit Matt Serra against Matt Hug...

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By invizweb Betting lines are up for UFC 96 even if the card is over 2 months away. Lines are available for the much anticipated main event, Quinton Jackson vs. Keith Jardine and the heavyweight showdown between Shane Carwin and Gabriel Gonzaga. UFC 96

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. He certainly won’t have a free pass against a very tough Brazilian.

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By CagE UFC light heavyweight Houston Alexander (8-4) will take on Andre Gusmao (5-1) at UFC 98 “Lesnar vs Mir II” on May 23 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Alexander will look to break his current three fight loosing streak against the 5-1 Brazilian. This fight is make or break f...

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By Casey Trowbridge UFC 96 is set for March 1 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The main event is a Light Heavyweight bout between Quinton Jackson and Keith Jardine . There is a change to one of the bouts at UFC 96 that I was looking forward to the most. Dustin Hazel

Stephan Bonnar has a career record that pretty well tells you where he falls in the MMA light heavyweight rankings: He has 11 wins, but only one against a particularly noteworthy opponent, Keith Jardine. And he has four losses, against arguably the three best light heavyweights in the wor...

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By Mark Chalifoux And the most disappointing thing to come out of that event is the announcement that Rampage Jackson will be taking on Keith Jardine in Columbus, Ohio at UFC 96. What sense does that make? Rampage is already thought to be the No. 1 contender for the light heavyweight belt. Why make him fight Jard...

By Ivan Trembow(noreply@blogger.com) If Silva beats Leites, then Silva is likely to fight in the light heavyweight division in his subsequent fight, and the next Middleweight Title shot could very well go to the winner of the June fight between TUF 9 coaches Dan Henderson and Michael Bisping, who is apparently getting a title...

By CagE Former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson will face Keith Jardine in the main event at UFC 96 on March 7 from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Team Jackson trained fighter, Keith Jardine is coming off a win over Brandon Vera at UFC 89. He was rumored to be facing B...

By Chart Topper During the UFC 93 telecast it was announced that Quinton “Rampage” Jackson will be fighting “The Dean Of Mean” Keith Jardine at UFC 96 in Columbus, Ohio. There were serious rumors suggesting that Jackson would be fighting for the UFC light heavyweight title against Rashad Evans but that has obviously been nixed. . will keep you up to date on any developments in this story. During the UFC 93 telecast it was announced that Quinton “Rampage” Jackson will be fighting “The Dean Of Mean” Keith Jardine at UFC 96 in Columbus, Ohio. There were serious rumors suggesting that Jackson would be fighting for the UFC light heavyweight title against Rashad Evans but that has obviously been nixed. . With [...]   [read the full post]

By Jeremy Botter Following today’s original broadcast of UFC 93, the company announced the following main events: UFC 96 (March 7, Columbus, Ohio) will feature top light heavyweight contenders Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Keith Jardine. This would seem to indicate that the winner of the January 31st...

By Kris Karkoski (admin) Chuck Liddell For the latest UFC rumors check out the MMAFrenzy.com MMA rumors section. Former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell will look to get back into title contention when he takes on Mauricio "Shogun" Rua in the main event of UFC 97 on April 18th in Montreal, Canada. UFC Pre...

So who will Evans fight? The most likely answer is that he'll take on Lyoto Machida, assuming Machida can beat Thiago Silva at UFC 94. But if Silva wins that fight, who becomes the No. 1 light heavyweight contender after that? Who knows?

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By Kris Karkoski (admin) With fellow 205-pound contender Forrest Griffin sidelined until late-Summer with a broken hand, the winner of the matchup is likely to challenger Rashad Evans for the light heavyweight title, potentially in the main event of UFC 100 in July. The UFC announced during today's UFC 93 broad...

By John Brodigan When we last left the UFC, Rashad Evans had just defeated light-heavyweight champion Forest Griffin to win the title. Prior to that, former champion Rampage Jackson (who lost the belt to Forest) won his contest by knocking out Wanderlei Silva so hard that he probably lost Algebra. Common s...

By Casey Trowbridge Best Fighter of the Year Winner: Thiago Alves (3-0 record). Worst Fighter of the Year Best Knockout of the Year Winner: Rashad Evans R2 over Chuck Liddell at UFC 88 September 6, 2008 in Atlanta. Best Submission of the year Winner: Brock Lesnar . Winner: Heavyweight Division (206 to 265)

By CagE UFC light heavyweight contender Keith Jardine will likely face Brazilian Luis Cane at UFC 97 on April 19 from The Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada - according to MMABay.co.uk. According to the report, a source close to Keith Jardine has confirmed the rumor of the fight. For the latest o...

By ben According to MMABay.co.uk, UFC light-heavyweight Keith Jardine will take on Brazilian up-and-comer Luis Cane at UFC 97 (April 18th, Montreal). "The Dean of Mean" is 3-2 in his last five Octagon appearances, with big wins over Brandon Vera, Chuck Liddell, and Forrest Griffin, and big lo...

By Brian Oswald The thinking going into UFC 92 was that the winners of Rampage-Wanderlei and Forrest-Rashad would meet in the next light heavyweight title match. While this may hold true Rampage has expressed interest in avenging his loss to Forrest Griffin next.

By MMAmania Former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell is more than likely going to return to the Octagon at UFC 96 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, on March 7, as first reported here; however, a rematch against Keith Jardine does not appear to be in the works.

By Bob Fucile Matt Hamill looked solid with his second-round TKO victory over Andy Reese and a good Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu coach could really put him over the hump. One drawback for him is that the light heavyweight division is extremely stacked and he was beaten convincingly by Rich Franklin in the forme...

By Paul F. Villarreal I have never been a Forrest Griffin admirer. I've always felt he was over-hyped, always thought he was a mediocre fighter relative to other talents in the UFC, and I still believe Quinton "Rampage" Jackson defeated him at UFC 86 when Forrest won the light heavyweight title in a unanimous de...

By Mark Chalifoux Kelly Crigger: You wouldn’t buy Nogueira against Mir as a main event? Okay Ebenezer Scrooge, I sure would. I think Big Nog is the best heavyweight on the planet next to Fedor Emelianenko, and Mir has a tendency to start a submission in Florida and finish it in Wisconsin. I’m fired up for that ma...

By Eric Shapiro Light Heavyweight Championship Bout: Forrest Griffin vs. Rashad Evans Prediction: Evans via split decision. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Wanderlei “The Axe Murderer” Silva Prediction: Silva via TKO, Rd. 3. C.B. Dollaway vs. Mike Massenzio Prediction: Dollaway via split decision

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By Mark Pare In the first fight, it's the third meeting between future MMA Hall of Famers as the former UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (28-7) faces  Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva (32-8-1-1NC) In the main event of the evening, new UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion and...

By Josh Nason If there was any doubt as to the power of The Ultimate Fighter and what it's meant to the business of mixed martial arts, look no further than the main event of this Saturday's UFC 92. With three high-quality bouts, it will be Light Heavyweight Champion Forrest Griffin vs. Rashad Evans—two fo...

During a recent guest appearance on the syndicated CBS Radio program The Tom Leykis Show, former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell opted not to get. ... Since that fight, Jardine has gone 1-1 with a win over Brandon Vera at UFC 89 and a loss to Wanderlei Silva at UFC 84. Meanwhile, Lidd...

By MMAmania “The Truth” is a former heavyweight fighter who was considered a possible title contender until sustaining back-to-back losses to Tim Sylvia and Fabricio Werdum. He made the drop to light heavyweight quickly thereafter and scored a unanimous decision win over Reese Andy at UFC Fight Ni...

By Michael David Smith First, Chuck Liddell, the former light heavyweight champ who is still one of America's most popular MMA fighters, said in a radio interview that he hopes to have a rematch with Keith Jardine in March. That would, presumably, come at UFC 96, which is tentatively scheduled for March 7 at the N...

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By Pat Forrest Griffin vs. Rashad Evans The main event of the evening is a Light Heavyweight title bout between two former winners of The Ultimate Fighter. Forrest Griffin will be looking to make his first successful defense after his shocking upset of Rampage Jackson, but to do it he will have to o...

By Sean Schimling Forrest Griffin Rashad Evans Rashad Evans won the heavyweight division of The Ultimate Fighter Two. He went on to face Brad Imes in the finals and won by split decision. His first fight in the UFC was against Sam Hoger, a former TUF alum. He beat him by split decision as well. Michael Bisping

By Jessy Morris Rashad Evans vs. UFC light-heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin Frank Mir vs. Interim UFC heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Quinton "Rampage"  Jackson  vs.  Wanderlei  Silva Quinton Jackson vs Wanderlei Silva Rashad Evans vs Forrest Griffin

By someonespecial4 The Champion: Forrest Griffin ·         Wanderlei Silva ·         Quinton “Rampage” Jackson ·         Lyoto Machida ·         Thiago Silva ·         Rich Franklin ·         Keith Jardine ·         Chuck Liddell ·         Stephan Bonnar ·         Luis Cane vs. Keith Jardine

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By MMAmania – Luis Cane tells Tatame.com that he is ready to challenge the top fighters in the UFC light heavyweight division. “Banha” destroyed Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou via second round technical knockout at UFC 89: “Bisping vs. Leben” just last month. It was his second straight win — the Brazilian hee...

Seeing as he has defeated all comers at 185 and wants to step aside from the game likely in a year and half, going up to 205 to work some light heavyweight magic would be a great chance to see some fantastic fights. If Silva takes on a top contender at 205 like Keith Jardine, or maybe the loser of th...

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By CagE Once the UFC’s heavyweight golden boy, Brandon “The Truth” Vera finds himself on the losing end of a split decision to Keith Jardine at UFC 89. Vera has posted a 1-3 record in has last four fights in the UFC and it that wasn’t bad enough, he how has the sport most vocal man and his boss commenting...

By bfowlkes Once upon a time Vera was the heir apparent in the heavyweight division. Now he’s a mediocre light heavyweight who doesn’t even put on much of a show anymore. What happened? He’s no longer exciting or effective, and he’s far too conservative. He’s making too much money to be doing so little.

By David Andrest Keith Jardine (13-4-1 MMA 5-3 UFC) vs. Brandon Vera (9-2 MMA 5-2 UFC) It seems to be an easy task for the UFC to make a compelling and competitive fight at 205lbs anymore as the division gets more stacked by the day. The recent migration of Brandon Vera from the Heavyweight division adds anothe...

By Jordan Katz Besides the main event, two light heavyweight fights should provide fans with quality, all-action bouts. The first of these two will pit Keith Jardine against Brandon Vera. Both men are especially dangerous because they are entering the octagon with a chip on their shoulders.

By DAULERIO Keith Jardine is a quiet man in a very deep and charismatic light heavyweight division. Jardine holds impressive victories over both current light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin and former champion Chuck Liddell. Jardine was derailed on his way to a title shot in brutal fashion by...

By bfowlkes Goldstein: I have the Dean of Mean over The Truth. Though Vera was a heavyweight not too long ago, he’s no bigger than Jardine these days, and apparently he’s not even cutting weight for this fight. And though Jardine is vulnerable against aggressive fighters, Vera looked tentative and spa...

By someonespecial4 This is a very tough fight to pick and here is why.  Brandon Vera made the drop from heavyweight to light heavyweight, which I think is a good move.  He debuted at 205 and looked less than impressive ina  win over Reese Andy.  I do not know if Vera is struggling as a fighter right now or if the weight...

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By Eric Shapiro Light heavyweight free agent Tito Ortiz revealed during Saturday night’s broadcast of EliteXC “Heat” that he is close to signing with the promotion. Ortiz, however, will be unable to compete for at least six months due to a spinal fusion surgery .EliteXC Vice President Jared Shaw has apol...

By MMAmania Former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson (28-7) and former Pride FC middleweight champion Wanderlei Silva (32-8-1) will collide at UFC 92 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on December 27. He will also look to bounce back from his controversial unanimo...

By Benjamin Zeidler(noreply@blogger.com) Chuck Liddell: The Iceman represents the first in a slew of contenders about one win away from legitimizing a title shot. Although he suffered a bad loss to Rampage and was decisioned by Keith Jardine, Liddell dominated Wanderlei Silva during their bout at UFC 79. He’s definitely back on th...

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

By someonespecial4 Middleweight: Rich Franklin vs. Evan Tanner Light Heavyweight: Wanderlei Silva vs. Sokoudjou Chuck Liddell vs. Houston Alexander Keith Jardine vs. Jame Irvin Forrest Griffin vs. Wilson Gouveia Thiago Silva vs. Rashad Evans Lyoto Machida vs. Stephan Bonnar Heavyweight:

By Pete Dudek This Light-Heavyweight showdown is the first fight of the night.  Irvin has been in and out of the UFC; in his last two fights, he blew out his ACL and won via DQ (Illegal Knee).  In Alexander's last few fights, he's knocked off Keith Jardine and Alessio Sakara in a total time of less than two min...

By Derek Bolender 3)     Chuck Liddell (UFC): 21 – 5, Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion 5)     Wanderlei Silva (UFC): 31 – 8, Former PRIDE Middleweight Champion 6)     Forrest Griffin (UFC): 15 – 4 7)     Rashad Evans (UFC): 11 – 0 – 1 8)     Keith Jardine (UFC): 13 – 3 10)  Thiago Silva (UFC): 12 – 0

By Greg Clark A former UFC light heavyweight champion, Tito Ortiz (16-5-1) is known for his strength, tenacity, and ground and pound attack. Winner of five of his last seven bouts, with the only blemishes being a loss to Chuck Liddell and a draw with Rashad Evans, Ortiz has defeated the likes of Forrest G...

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By Greg Clark A legendary warrior known as “The Axe Murderer”, Wanderlei Silva (31-8-1) began his career almost 11 years ago in his native Brazil and has since cemented his legacy as one of the greatest light heavyweights in MMA history. Last December at UFC 79, Silva made a thrilling return to the Octagon, engaging in a three round war with Chuck Liddell. And though he would fall short in this Fight of The Year candidate via decision, he proved that he still has plenty of gas left in his fighting tank. A former PRIDE champion who has defeated the likes of current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton Jackson (twice), Dan Henderson, Kazushi Sakuraba (three times), Ricardo Arona, Hidehiko Yoshida, and Kazuyuki Fujita, Silva is ready to get back in the Oct...   [read the full post]

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By MMA Junkie A source close to Houston Alexander (8-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that the UFC light heavyweight has accepted a fight with James Irvin (13-4 MMA, 3-3 UFC) and is simply awaiting word on whether Irvin’s camp will green-light the bout.

By someonespecial4 1. Chuck Liddell’s next fight will be Keith Jardine.  He is already calling for Jardine. He could get another Jackson fight if Forrest beats Jackson.  Even though Jardine beat Liddell I don’t think Jardine is a top 5 guy.  I think Liddell is better.  Perhaps we do not realize how good Jardine is.  H...

By Pat Chapman Michael "The Count" Bisping vs. Rashad "Sugar" Evans This is a matchup between two of the winners of The Ultimate Fighter. Bisping won the show's light heavyweight division. Rashad won the heavyweight division. Thiago Silva vs. Houston "The Assassin" Alexander

By UFCmania Former champions Chuck Liddell (20-5) and Wanderlei Silva will indeed clash in a light heavyweight super fight at UFC 79: “Nemesis” on December 29 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Who wins a fight between Liddell and Silva?

By Sam Caplan So let me see, Forrest Griffin says he won’t be ready for Dec. 29; Rampage has a hand injury that could prevent him from fighting again in ‘07; and now Shogun is on the shelf? What does that leave as far as big light heavyweight fights for UFC 79? You could go Chuck Liddell vs. Houston Alexander an...

UFC light heavyweight champ Quinton "Rampage" Jackson added to his impressive UFC resume last night by defeating PRIDE light heavyweight champ Dan Henderson to unify the belt.  Jackson followed up his decisive victory over Chuck Liddell in which he displayed his striking prowess with...

By UFCmania With the UFC 76 showdown between Chuck Liddell and Wanderlei Silva officially squashed (the latest official write up on UFC.com being the final nail in the coffin) the former light heavyweight champion is still eager to fight in September and November, according to Yahoo!Sports.

By UFCmania Hard-hitting UFC light heavyweight Houston Alexander “hinted” that his next opponent would be none other than Forrest Griffin, according to Midwest.fighter.com. That’s because Keith Jardine knocked out Griffin at UFC 66 in the first round. In his next fight, however, Jardine was crushe...

48: Frank Mir beats Tim Sylvia for the vacant heavyweight title 52: Hughes retains against Frank Trigg; Chuck Liddell beats Couture for LHW title 66: Liddell retains LHW against Tito Ortiz 68: Couture beat Sylvia for HW title 71: Quinton Jackson defeats Liddell for LHW title