fiveouncesofpain.com - 7/18/2008
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A planned welterweight bout between Thiago Alves and Diego Sanchez is no longer expected to take place at UFC 89 on Oct. 18 in Birmingham, England, according to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer.
The Sanchez vs. Alves match has never been officially announced by the UFC but had been reported as being set by several [...]
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UFC 90: October 25th in Chicago
CagePotato.com —
... The reason it took so long is because MMA wasn’t fully sanctioned by the Illinois Athletic Commission until recently. No matches are announced for the event yet, though White, unsurprisingly, promised a “big-time fight.” (Forrest Griffin vs. TBA? Sanchez vs. Alves? Illinois native Matt Hughes settling his grudge with Matt Serra?) Tickets will go on sale to the general public on August 9th, though scalpers members of the UFC Fight Club will have a chance to buy tickets earlier. ...
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UFC 89: Diego Sanchez vs Thiago Alves not happening in England
mmamania.com 7/18/2008 —
Props: WrestlingObserver.com
Quoteworthy:
“The Thiago Alves vs. Diego Sanchez match earmarked for 10/18 in Birmingham, England will not be taking place on the show. The Thiago Silva vs. Lyoto Machida match announced yesterday was to take ...
Alves vs. Sanchez moved to UFC 90
mvn.com 7/22/2008 — Thiago Alves and Diego Sanchez were originally set to fight at UFC 89 in Birmingham, England, on October 18th. That fight has now been moved to the following week to UFC 90 in Chicago, Illinois, on October 25th. UFC 90 will air on pay-per-view, while there are rumors that UFC 89 could air for free on Spike TV.
Diego Sanchez vs. Thiago Alves Will Not Take Place At UFC 89 —
MMAFrenzy.com
A rumored welterweight bout between 170-pound contenders Thiago Alves and Diego Sanchez tentatively scheduled for UFC 89 on October 18th in Birmingham, England will not take place on the card according to Dave Meltzer at F4WOnline.com :
The Thiago Alves vs. Diego Sanchez match earmarked for 10/18 in Birmingham, England will not be taking place on the show. The Thiago Silva vs. Lyoto ...
UFC 89: Diego Sanchez vs Thiago Alves not happening in England —
MMAdness
Props: WrestlingObserver.com
Quoteworthy:
“The Thiago Alves vs. Diego Sanchez match earmarked for 10/18 in Birmingham, England will not be taking place on the show. The Thiago Silva vs. Lyoto Machida match announced yesterday was to take its place. We don’t have an update yet on the status of Alves-Sanchez, other …
UFC 89 fight card —
Five Ounces of Pain
When: Sat. Oct 18, 2008
Where: Birmingham, UK @ National Indoor Arena
Watch: Spike TV (will be tape delayed)
Here’s the latest on UFC 89:
Michael Bisping vs. Chris Leben @ MW
Thiago Alves vs. Diego Sanchez @ WW
Rameau Sokoudjou vs. Luiz Cane @ LHW
Marcus Davis vs. Paul Kelly @ WW
Chris Lytle vs. Paul Taylor @ WW
Shane Carwin vs. [...]
UFC 89 Gets Sokoudjou vs. Cane, Carwin vs. Wain —
CagePotato.com
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I was worried that UFC 89 (October 18th; Birmingham, England) was going to be one of those off-brand cards that are hastily thrown together for the British market — but it may have potential after all. Besides the requisite matchups of Bisping vs. Leben and ( possibly ) Davis vs. Kelly, and a reported welterweight feature of Thiago Alves vs. Diego Sanchez, the UFC ...
