Thiago Tavares vs Kurt Pellegrino UFC 88 fight booked

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Thiago Tavares vs. Kurt Pellegrino at UFC 88
Published 7/24/2008 by Luke Thomas at Bloody Elbow: Front Page Posts
MMA Mania has the story: Lightweight submission specialists Thiago Tavares (13-2) and Kurt Pellegrino (15-4) will tangle at UFC 88: “Breakthrough” at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Ga. on September 6. It’s a match up between two 155-pound fighters who up until recently were in the title hunt. However, recent losses for both fighters have temporarily dashed those hopes, making this showdown super important for the winner — it will get him back in the mix much faster. After bursting on the UFC scene with ...

Boring But Important: UFC Bookings, Gina Carano, and Affliction Live Gate Trickery
Published 7/24/2008 by ben at Cage Potato - MMA News, Knockout Videos, and the Hottest Ring Girls
... in a middleweight bout at UFC Fight Night 15 (September 17th; Omaha, NE), while lightweights Thiago Tavares and Kurt Pellegrino are slated to fight at UFC 88 (September 6th, Atlanta); both Tavares and Pellegrino are coming off losses in their last fights, to Matt Wiman and Nate Diaz, respectively. ...