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James Irving, fresh off his recent KO victory over Houston Alexander stepped up to take Liddell's place, only to get hurt him self and then get replaced by Matt Hughes Vs. Thiago Alves. |
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Originally the main event was supposed to be Chuck Liddell Vs Mauricio Rua until Rua suffered a knee injury that forced Rashad Evans into a replacement role. Evans was in a great position to get a shot at the
former champion and really step up to the elite level of competition in the Light Heavyweight division. until Chuck Liddell injured a hamstring that will keep him off the fight scene for a few months at least.
James Irving, fresh off his recent KO victory over Houston Alexander stepped up to take Liddell’s place, only to get hurt him self and then get replaced by Matt Hughes Vs. Thiago Alves.
Ryo Chonan will take on Roan Carneiro
The two fighters locked horns previously in 2005 DEEP show in Japan. Chonan came out the victor
after cutting Carneiro with a knee as the Brazilian shot for a takedown in the third round.
Both fighters have since dropped down to welterweight.
England-based fighter Jess Liaudin (8-3-1 MMA, 1-2 UFC) says he will fight Brit Paul Taylor
(12-9 MMA, 1-2 UFC) at UFC 85. Both Liaudin and Taylor will fight in England for the fourth
consecutive time.
The two fighters first met at Cage Rage 2 in February 2003, where Liaudin lost—what he calls—a
“controversial decision.” The rematch will likely come on the UFC 85 un-televised preliminary card.
Liaudin made his UFC debut last year and posted a first-round submission victory over
Dennis Siver at UFC 70 and a first-round TKO of Anthony Torres at UFC 75. The two victories
pushed his win streak to five straight, but he was stopped by Marcus Davis at UFC 80 earlier
this year with a 64-second knockout.
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| Main Event: Chuck Liddell (21-5) vs. Rashad Evans (11-0-1) |
UFC 85 – Official Weigh-In Results |
| Main Event |
| Thiago Alves (174) VS Matt Hughes (170) |
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| Jason Day (184) VS Michael Bisping (184) |
| Mike Swick (170) VS Marcus Davis (170) |
| Thales Leites (185) VS Nate Marquardt (185) |
| Fabricio Werdum (247) VS Brandon Vera (228) |
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| Martin Kampmann (186) VS Jorge Rivera (185) |
| Thiago Tavares (154.5) VS Matt Wiman (155) |
| Roan Carneiro (171) VS Kevin Burns (170) |
| Luiz Cane (204) VS Jason Lambert (205) |
| Jess Liaudin (169) VS Paul Taylor (169) |
| Eddie Sanchez (244) VS Antoni Hardonk (247) |
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| Brandon Vera (8-1) vs. Fabricio Werdum (10-3-1) |
| Brock Lesnar (1-1)vs. Justin McCully (8-3-2) |
| Mike Swick (11-2) vs. Marcus Davis (14-3) |
| Martin Kampmann (15-2) vs. Jorge Rivera (15-6) |
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| Jason Lambert (23-7) vs. Luis Arthur Cane (7-1) |
| Roan Carneiro (12-6) vs. Ryo Chonan (14-8) |
| Thiago Tavares (13-1) vs. Matt Wiman (9-3) |
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Jess Liaudin (12-9) vs. Paul Taylor (8-3-1) |
Look for UFC 85 to be marketed heavily with a 10 p.m. ET PPV start time, which will be
on tape delay, and the LIVE broadcast to be available earlier on Saturday afternoon.
That’s how the last few UFC shows abroad have worked, anyway.
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