Silva set to battle Irvin in July

EXCLUSIVE: Anderson Silva vs. James Irvin on 7/19 (UPDATED)

Five Ounces of Pain found this 6/17/2008 on mmarated.com

MMARated.com has learned that not only is the July 19th UFC live event on Spike TV official but that the main event will feature a light heavyweight battle between Anderson Silva and James Irvin. The fight will mark Silva's UFC debut at 205 lbs. ...

Knockout Nation: De La Hoya’s Last Fight? Tyson Hires Hitman? Calzaghe-Jones; The Easton Assassin Honored

therowdyone posted 6/17/2008 from allhiphop.com

Ismael AbduSalaam comes through to AllHipHop.com's Sports Section with the latest news in Boxing. Who's De La Hoya's next opponent? Why is Mike Tyson implicated in a murder plot? The answers to all that and more including the "Throwback Fighter of the Week" in this weeks edition of Knockout Nation.

"The Spider" to weave his web at 205

J-Mo posted 6/18/2008 from mvn.com

Anderson Silva will make his long-awaited debut in the light-heavyweight division on July 19th against James Irvin. Silva is headlining the event that UFC President Dana White is putting together to compete against the inaugural Affliction pay-per-view that will be headlined by a fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Tim Sylvia.

Silva-Irvin, Vera-Andy Lead July 19 UFC

UFC blog for UFC news, results, videos, rumors, ... found this 6/18/2008 on www.sherdog.com

Silva-Irvin, Vera-Andy Lead July 19 UFC Anderson Silva is about to make the jump. The UFC middleweight champion has accepted an invitation to move up to the light heavyweight division

July 19 is on, and Silva's coming - Nicki Jhabvala - SI.com

Bloody Elbow found this 6/17/2008 on sportsillustrated.cnn.com

Forget the rumors. SI.com confirmed with Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White that the promotion is set to hold a July 19 event in Las Vegas at The Palms hotel. Undefeated middleweight champion Anderson Silva , who was originally ...