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UFC 90 Press Conference Report; Swick Added
MMARated.com's Jeffrey Lee attended today's UFC 90 press conference at the Woodfield Mall in Chicago, IL, and is reporting these interesting tidbits from the event:
UFC 90 Press Conference Report; Swick Added
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Mike Swick to be Added to UFC 90
MMA on Tap — ... Jeffrey Lee of MMARated.com states that White made the announcement during today’s pre-fight press conference for UFC 90 at the Woodfield Mall in Chicago. A potential opponent for Swick was not given. ...

UFC 90 Press Conference
MMA News & Blog — Our friends over at MMA Rated attended the UFC 90 Press Conference in Chicago and had this to report: * Dana White announced that Mike Swick will be added to the card but stopped short at saying who his opponent will be. * Chicago is the UFC’s #1 market for pay-per-view revenue. * When all is said and done, UFC 90 will be the highest-grossing event in the 28-year history of the Allstate Arena, smashing Wrestlemania 22’s record of 2.4 million dollars. * As of Noon today, UFC 90’s gate has already reached ...

UFC 90 Press Conference Report: * Dana White announced that Mike Swick will be added to the ca...
Bloody Elbow — ... has already reached the two million dollar mark. * White said Anderson Silva could potentially move up to light heavyweight again if he defeats Patrick Cote on October 25th. * Furthermore, he even hinted at a possible GSP vs. Silva bout at an undetermined catch weight. * The winner of the Diego Sanchez vs. Thiago Alves bout will receive a welterweight title shot. * Speaking of Alves, he vowed to have no more issues making weight at 170 lbs. HT: MMARated.com ...

Report: Mike Swick added to UFC 90
Five Ounces of Pain — [image] MMARated.com is reporting that UFC welterweight competitor Mike Swick will be added to UFC 90 , which is scheduled to take place on Oct. 25 in Rosemont, Ill. at the Allstate Arena. UFC President Dana White reportedly made the announcement regarding Swick during the promotion’s press conference on Monday at the Millennium Park in Chicago. White offered no indication about who Swick will be fighting on the card. UFC 90 will be headlined by UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva defending his middleweight title against Patrick Cote . According to MMA Rated, White stated during the presser that Silva could move back to light heavyweight for his next fight if he’s able ...

UFC 90 Press Confrence News and Notes
MMA News, Results, UFC blog, Ultimate Fighter, Rumors, Video and Opinion — ... The guys over at MMARated managed to get some interesting notes at the UFC 90 press conference in Chicago. * Dana White announced that Mike Swick will be added to the card but stopped short at saying who his opponent will be. * Chicago is the UFC’s #1 market for pay-per-view revenue. * When all is said and done, UFC 90 will be the highest-grossing event in the 28-year history of the Allstate Arena, smashing Wrestlemania 22’s record of 2.4 million dollars. * As of Noon today, UFC 90’s gate has already reached ...

UFC 90 Already Nearing a Sell-Out in Chicago
CagePotato.com — (You’d be smiling too if you sold $2 million worth of tickets.) Just a few hours after tickets for UFC 90 at Chicago’s All-State Arena went on sale, roughly 80% of them were snatched up. This means that by the time the UFC’s press conference for the event on Monday was over they’d already pulled in around $2 million in live gate money. All this for an October 25 event featuring Anderson Silva against Patrick Cote (rest his soul) and Diego Sanchez taking on Thiago Alves. Something tells me the UFC will be returning to Chicago frequently from now on. Even with such early success Dana White went ahead and poured on the ...

UFC 90 Press Conference Notes: Chicago is money, Swick added, Alves needs to lose 30 pounds
Ropes, Ring and Cage — ... Some news and notes via the good folks at MMA Rated from today's UFC press conference in Chicago to help push UFC 90: Anderson Silva vs. Patrick Cote on 10/25. ...

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UFC 90: Press conference, fighter appearances and more in Chicago on August 18MMAdness
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