UFC 90 tentatively planned for Oct. 25

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Rumor: Windy City to host UFC 90
Published 7/8/2008 by InfiniteX at MMA Chump - MMA News, Fight Cards, Rankings, Forums and more!
... MMAJunkie is reporting that the UFC has begun making calls to gather the warriors for battle . Tentatively scheduled for October 25 that would happen only a week after UFC 89 in the UK. Usually Dana and the UFC spreads the events out by 2 weeks, but if true it would mean that we would get another event potentially to compete with the October Elite XC event. Who would be ready to fight? Anderson Silva has request to fight 3 or 4 times this year. Forrest may be ready for his first title defense. Matt Hughes, Thiago Alves, Wanderlei Silva, Mauricio Rua, Minotauro, Keith Jardine, ...

St. Pierre vs. Penn II Just One Beating Away
Published 7/8/2008 by ben at Cage Potato - MMA News, Knockout Videos, and the Hottest Ring Girls
... — Early speculation points to UFC 90 being held on October 25th in Chicago. This would depend on a SpikeTV deal being locked down for UFC 89: Bisping vs. Lebven, which would be held just a week earlier. ...

More shows this way, plz!
Published 7/8/2008 by fightlinker at Fightlinker.com » Fightlinker - MMA, UFC, and other funny fight crap
... before the end of the year: White also mentioned that the UFC is trying to do shows in Chicago in October, and Boston in November. These two shows will come just after the UFC’s October 18 card in Birmingham, England. So maybe a Fight Night in Chicago, and pay-per-view in Boston the following month. It seems like the plan is to have UFC 90 in Chicago on October 25th, but that’s all dependent on whether Spike is willing to pick up UFC 89: Although the UFC intended for UFC 89 to air on Spike TV — and use it a way to promote the following week’s UFC 90 event on pay per view — a ...