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Former two-time UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes begins his run for an unprecedented third title against a young gun eager to take his place near the top of the 170-pound ladder in Brazilian slugger Thiago ‘Pit Bull’ Alves.

Plus, exciting bouts featuring Michael ‘The Count’ Bisping, Brandon ‘The Truth’ Vera, Fabricio ‘Vai Cavalo’ Werdum, Mike ‘Quick’ Swick, and Marcus ‘The Irish Hand Grenade’ Davis.

Main Event:
Matt Hughes (42-6) vs. Thiago Alves (14-3)

Main card:
185 lbs.: Michael Bisping (15-1) vs. Jason Day (17-5)
170 lbs.: Mike Swick (11-2) vs. Marcus Davis (14-3)
185 lbs.: Nate Marquardt (26-7) vs. Thales Leites (12-1)
265 lbs.: Brandon Vera (8-1) vs. Fabricio Werdum (10-3-1)

Undercard:
185 lbs.: Martin Kampmann (15-2) vs. Jorge Rivera (15-6)
155 lbs.: Thiago Tavares (13-1) vs. Matt Wiman (9-3)
170 lbs.: Roan Carneiro (12-6) vs. Kevin Burns (4-1)
205 lbs.: Jason Lambert (23-7) vs. Luis Arthur Cane (7-1)
170 lbs.: Jess Liaudin (12-9) vs. Paul Taylor (8-3-1)
265 lbs.: Eddie Sanchez (8-1) vs. Antoni Hardonk (6-4)

Running Time: 140 minutes

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According to Matt Hughes personal website:

I found out my results, I’ve got a totally torn MCL that is still attached
to my femur. I’ve got a partially torn PCL. They really think that the PCL
will repair itself and that MCL has a chance of repairing itself. So we’re
going to hold off on surgery right now. I am going to get a second opinion
this week, so that might change; but for now we’re going to hold off on
surgery.

Got more news to come this week, so there will be another blog entry the
middle of the week. -matt

Surgery or not, former UFC Welterweight champion Matt Hughes is looking at a long recovery for a knee injury he suffered fighting Thiago Alves at UFC 85. His hyped up fight with Matt Serra is not looking so good for 2008.

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“I don’t think so [take a rematch with Nate Marquardt]. He did a lot of illegal things to me. In my opinion it was his obligation to knock me out in the second round after the illegal knee. If he wants to fight me again I think he should get to the line, and wait in it again. I’m looking for the title-shot. He had his chance before, and he couldn’t get it so now it’s my time.”

– Thales Leites tells TopGunMMA.com that he has no real interest in a rematch with Nate Marquardt after their first encounter at UFC 85: “Bedlam” on June 7. Leites won the bout via split decision; however, Marquardt had two points deducted for fouls in the three round bout and in the waning seconds of the bout he used a pile driver-type maneuver, which is illegal but was not penalized. With the win Leites takes a considerable step up the 185-pound title contender ladder.

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If you have problems with this video, try pausing it and waiting a few minutes to let it load. Really good scrap!

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Quoteworthy:

“The last part of the fight was what we call at the gym “Swicking Out”… I actually was trying to get my punches through but he was doing a great job at blocking them so I got creative. I was actually at one point going to sit up and donky kong hammer fist them in but actually changed my mind and stuck to the less effective freestyle swimming technique. Amazingly it looked so much better in my head than how it turned out! You just have to know that in my head I was a ground n pounding machine with brutal power and perfect technique… I guess I am not quite the ninja I think I am sometimes…”

– Mike Swick comments on the flailing exchange in the final frame of his fight with Marcus Davis at UFC 85: “Bedlam” this past weekend at the O2 Arena in London, England. It looked like two school girls in a cat fight … good to see he can see the humor in it. He went on to win the fight — a very good one with those final few seconds notwithstanding — via unanimous decision.

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Jesse Holland back again and this time I’ve been tapped by bodybuilding expert Larry Pepe — author and co—host of Pro Bodybuilding Weekly — for the debut of his new show Pro MMA Radio.

Larry and I get into the nuts and bolts of UFC 85, including the stoppage of Brandon Vera, the implications of Matt Hughes loss at the hands of Thiago Alves and where Michael Bisping is headed in the UFC middleweight division.

If that’s not enough, stick around for WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber. “The California Kid” goes into great detail about his fight against Jens Pulver, what they spoke about inside the cage, his specific training regimen and of course, who he wants to fight next.

A big thanks to Larry for having us on his debut show, which was featured on the front page of bodybuilding’s FlexOnline.

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“On a side note, our room was robbed last night and my computer, iPod, passport and several other items were stolen. That means we got robbed two days in a row here in London! HA :)”

– Nate Marquardt tells MMAWeekly.com about his fantastic weekend at UFC 85: “Bedlam” at the O2 Arena in London, England, this past weekend. First, he gets a point deducted that should not have been for an illegal blow to the back of Thales Leites’ head, which ends up costing him the fight. Second, his hotel rooms gets robbed. When it rains it pours. In the piece he asks for a rematch. For his sake let’s hope he finds new and more secure accommodations if and when that happens.

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