UFC 90 headed to Chicago on Oct. 25; Matt Hughes unlikely to participate (flag)

mmajunkie.com — Dana White Earlier this month MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) first reported that the UFC was targeting Oct. 25 as a pay-per-view event -- one that would most likely take place in Chicago as UFC 90 . UFC president Dana White has since confirmed the date and location with the Chicago Sun-Times . According to White, the event will take place at Allstate Arena, which is located just outside ...

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Alves / Sanchez deemed too good to waste on the British
Fightlinker.com » Fightlinker - MMA, UFC, and other funny fight crap — ... from UFC 89 with Thiago Silva / Lyoto Machida “taking it’s place”. On a possibly related sidenote, UFC 90 was announced for October 25th in Chicago, and it wouldn’t surprise me if we saw Alves vs Sanchez moved over there. Depending on your confidence in Thiago Silva’s abilities to ‘get shit done’, this might be taken as a pretty raw deal for all you UK fans. Alves vs Sanchez is one of those matchups that screams “Fight of the Year” at you. Machida on the other hand would only win “Fight of the Year” in ReverseLand, where everything is the exact opposite of what it should be. ...

White Confirms UFC’s Venture to Chicago
MMA on Tap — ... torn ligaments suffered in his recent loss to Thiago Alves and has stated that he will likely be out of action for 6-7 months. Another potential bout for the card was a previously rumored matchup between welterweight contenders Alves and Diego Sanchez. The bout was said to be happening at England’s UFC 89 in October but Dave Meltzer has since learned that the bout is not even signed and will definitely not be added to the overseas card. HT: MMA Junkie