In a recent posting on the popular mixed martial arts message board, "The Underground," UFC executive Lorenzo Fertitta wrote that the yet-unannounced UFC 101 may not take place in Portland on Aug. 8, as widely reported.
Instead, the Northwest card would be moved to the final Saturday of the month, Aug. 29, with former Gresham resident and heavyweight champ Randy Couture headlining the card against Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 102.
MMAWeekly.com first reported that UFC 101 would take place in August, although a date was not available at the time of publication. A subsequent report on mmamania.com stated that Philadelphia had replaced Portland as the city under consideration for the event, leaving "the city of roses" high and dry for the second time since it was passed over for UFC 91.
Not so, according to Fertitta.
Fertitta stated that a lightweight showdown between BJ Penn and Kenny Florian was in the works for the Philadelphia event. Pennsylvania recently passed legislation to legalize MMA in the Northeast state.
UFC 101 and 102 would represent the 22nd and 23rd US states visited by the UFC for a pay per view event.
6 comments:
Someone throw us a freekin bone! I got a credit card just to use when the ufc finally came to portland, it seems as though I might never use it :(
Another passing over by the "BIG" guys. The Strikeforce events have always been good shows and you can keep your next kid, May's event is shaping up to be better then anything Mcdona... I mean the UFC could match up with. Thank you Mr Coker!
Please Please Please, Bring the UFC to Portland!!!!!! Ive got alot of people at my work ( Steelscape-in Kalama, Wa ) all excited to go...
Portland can have it, i would rather have the lightweight title in Philly
sorry punks philly got it as usual portland sucks
I take back my comments on Strikeforce! Looks like they moved there show to St Louis... I understand the Tacoma dome is not a great venue but Key Arena in Seattle is sitting idol.
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