Unfortunately the injury bug has come into play again. This time in the featherweight division, Manny Gamburyan sent this out to all of his twitter followers...
On October 8th at UFC 136 Chael Sonnen will make his much anticipated return to the octagon since his loss to Anderson Silva and his suspension this past August. Sonnen will face-off against American hero and US Veteran Brian Stann.
Dan Hardy lost for a fourth consecutive time at UFC on Versus 5, this time to Chris Lytle by way of guillotine choke late in the third round. Speculations set in immediately after the fight that Hardy would be cut.
Sad news came before last nights UFC on Versus 5 event in the form of a tweet.
Mike Straka tweeted this just before the event.
Guys, it is with great sadness that I report the passing of our great friend & trainer Shawn Tompkins. Details developing. Autopsy pending.
UFC Live: Hardy vs. Lytle was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 14, 2011, at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The event was the first that the UFC has hosted in Wisconsin. The event was broadcast on Rogers Sportsnet and Versus.
Las Vegas, Nevada (USA) – The Ultimate Fighting Championship® announced today that it has reached a multi-year sponsorship renewal agreement with Harley-Davidson. The world’s most famous motorcycle maker, which first became a core sponsor of the UFC® in 2008, will continue to be featured across multiple platforms including Pay-Per-View and television broadcasts, online, and in the UFC’s famed Octagon®.
UFC on Versus 5 will be live tonight at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The event will be headlined by Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy and Chris “Lights Out” Lytle. Lytle told media yesterday that this will be his farewell fight, win or lose. Lightweights Jim Miller and Ben Henderson will face-off in the co-main event.
Fatlip Radio host Ed Garcia was out of his shell for this weeks episode. We have his favorite fighter of all time on, Frank Shamrock. Frank talks with us about beaches in San Jose, the future of Strikeforce and who he would really like to fight if he came out of retirement.
Again, we decided to bring something new to the table. The staff at MMASucka and Fatlip radio have gotten together and made their picks for this weekends UFC on Versus 5 card. 1 point for a win, 1 point for the how, 1 point for round and an extra bonus point if they get all 3 correct.
Today’s UFC on Versus 5 Weigh-Ins took place at Milwaukee’s Harley-Davidson Museum, and the first fighter was on the scale at 5 p.m. ET (4 p.m. CT local time).
