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Welcome 6th Rounders, to my picks and predictions for UFC 105. “Couture vs. Vera” will air Saturday night via Spike TV (in the US) beginning at 9 p.m. EST. This card features a main event LHW bout between former two-division champ Randy Couture and well-rounded Brandon Vera. A solid line-up calls for solid picks, right? Whether you agree or disagree, leave your thoughts by commenting.
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One of the more intriguing match-ups the UFC has put together for the near term is taking place at 105 in Manchester, England. Former 2-division champ Randy Couture will meet aspiring champ and Filipino fight hope Brandon Vera.
Going into this battle, Vera is coming off a safely-played win over Krzysztof Soszynski while Couture has lost his past two fights at heavyweight to Minotauro Nogueira and Brock Lesnar. While a win is crucial in Brandon’s plans to become champ, Randy finds himself under considerably heavier pressure to have his hand raised …
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Randy Couture will make his next appearance in the Octagon against light heavyweight Brandon Vera. The two will meet in the headlining fight at UFC 105 in Manchester, England on Nov. 14.
Couture recently suffered his second loss in a row against fellow legend of the sport, heavyweight Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira at UFC 102 in Portland. Previously…
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The weekend has come and gone, and so did Alistair Overeem’s hopes of becoming a heavyweight victor at K1.
Remy Bojansky, who later revealed he had badly tweaked his knee beforehand, took the decision victory by knocking Overeem down in the last round. The heavyweight tournament winner was Keijiro Maeda…
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The Philippines is now set to be the host of a UFC event sometime in the summer of 2009, 6th-Round.com has learned. The UFC has reported that Chuck Liddell took part in an open workout at the Mall of Asia in Pasay City. The event drew over 4,000 folks amped to catch a first hand glimpse of the rockstar-status Liddell.
The international expansion of the top MMA organization (Ultimate Fighting Championship) should come as little surprise to those who learned of Lorenzo Fertitta’s move into full-time CEO status several months ago. …
