Brawl Sports: UFC scraps plans for U.K. show in March

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Dana White Makes Bad Decisions
Published 1/16/2008 by Kid Nate <info@bloodyelbow.com> at Bloody Elbow
... FWIW, Cage Potato agrees. More Dana-bashing in the extended entry. The other bit of trouble that came to light today is Steve Sievert's report that UFC 83 won't be happening in England: ...

Report: Officials Scrap March’s UFC 83 Event in England
Published 1/16/2008 by MMA Junkie at UFC
... The news comes from our friend Steve Sievert at the Houston Chronicle, who spoke to a source close to the event for his “Brawl Sports” blog. According to the source, the U.K. location has been scrapped, but the March 8 show — which will likely include Michael Bisping vs. Charles McCarthy and Houston Alexander vs. James Irvin — will go on. ...

Report: UFC 83 No Longer in England
Published 1/16/2008 by John Chandler at MMA on Tap
... The news comes from Steve Sievert of The Houston Chronicle who has learned that the plans to hold the show in either Manchester or London have been cancelled and that UFC officials are now hoping to have the event take place here in the US. ...

Change of plans: UFC 83 to be held in the United States (Not Manchester, England)
Published 1/16/2008 by MMAmania at UFC blog for UFC news, results, videos, rumors, fights, pics and tickets -- MMAmania.com
... UFC 83 will not take place at the Manchester Evening News (M.E.N.) Arena in Manchester, England, on March 8 despite previous reports that indicated otherwise, according to ...

Report: UFC 83 in England Canceled
Published 1/16/2008 by Adam Morgan at Five Ounces of Pain
... It appears that the UFC has decided not to do a show in England on March 8th, just one week after UFC 82. The report comes from Steve Sievert’s Brawl Sports blog at The Houston Chronicle. It appears that UFC 83 will still take place on that date, just not in England as previously planned: ...

Is Sievert Fuckin' with us Again?
Published 1/16/2008 by Greg Clark at MMA Fever - Are you down with the sickness?
... Well, Sievert is at it again by declaring that UFC 83 which is scheduled to take place in Manchester, England will no longer be held there instead, "The UFC" will be relocating the event to U.S. soil. ...

UFC 83 From England Relocated To The States
Published 1/16/2008 by Adrian at MMA News, Results, UFC blog, Ultimate Fighter, Rumors, Video and Opinion
... It looks like the UFC has changed its mind, UFC 83 from Manchester, England will now take place March 8 in the United States, according to a recent article on Brawl Sports. a source I spoke with confirmed that the U.K. event has been cancelled, no specific were provided as to why. However, the show will go on, only here in the states. UFC 83 has been criticised for being only one week after the UFC 82, saturating fans with UFC PPV’s. If both UFC 82 and UFC 83 are on pay-per-view, fans will be forced to shell out $80 ...

UFC 83: Location TBD
Published 1/16/2008 by Kris at MMAFrenzy.com
... UFC 83 has been moved from Manchester, England to a to-be-determined location and venue in the United States according to report from Steve Seivert of The Houston Chronicle. ...

Fightlinker Solves the Mystery of UFC 83
Published 1/17/2008 by Kid Nate <info@bloodyelbow.com> at Bloody Elbow
Yesterday Steve Sievert of the Houston Chronicle put out word that UFC 83 would be moved from the UK to the US. Some of the more gullible writers in the blogosphere repeated it verbatim. But the sharper knives in the drawer were more sceptical. Fightlinker provided a timely reminder of Sievert's track record at breaking exclusives: ...

The Fall And Rise Of Ed Herman…By: Ed Herman
Published 1/24/2008 by Ariel Helwani at Jarry Park - The Coliseum Of Combat Sports
... but that event has since been scrapped. So, I caught up with the Team Quest member to talk about when and where the fight will go down, his recent wining streak, the fall of Kendall Grove and so much more. ...