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Jackson vs. Evans fight moved to UFC 114
- 1-21-2010
- Categorized in: Sports News, UFC
The Ultimate Fighting Championship organization informed that a long anticipated match up between former light heavyweight champions Quinton “Rampage†Jackson and Rashad Evans, originally scheduled for the UFC 113, has been moved to the UFC 114.
Jackson (30-7) retired from the UFC in 2009 after having a series of contractual problems with the fighting league. A few weeks later, Jackson informed that he will return to the UFC to finish his contract and that he wanted to fight Rashad Evans. The two TUF 10 team coaches were scheduled to meet at UFC 107 in Memphis, Tennessee, but Jackson's role in “The A-Team†movie forced the fighter to cancel the matchup. The bout was re scheduled for UFC 113, and now is expected to co headline the UFC 114 on May 29, 2010 in Las Vegas.
The former 205-pound Champion will return to the Octagon after more than a year of inactivity, wining his last fight against Keith Jardine at the UFC 96 in March, 2009. Evans (14-1-1) rebounded from a loss against undefeated Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida at UFC 98 with a unanimous decision win over Thiago Silva at UFC 108. UFC 114 airs live on pay-per-view from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and will coincide with the second annual UFC Fan Expo.
In other news, UFC president Dana White has confirmed that UFC 113 scheduled on May 1st, 2010 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, has been moved to the following week due to the Mayweather vs. Mosley fight. The main event will feature a rematch from UFC 104 between Lyoto Machida and Shogun Rua. Other bouts currently under works for this event include Kimbo Slice vs. Matt Mitrione, Jonathan Goulet vs. Marcus Davis and TJ Grant vs. Johny Hendricks.
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Jackson (30-7) retired from the UFC in 2009 after having a series of contractual problems with the fighting league. A few weeks later, Jackson informed that he will return to the UFC to finish his contract and that he wanted to fight Rashad Evans. The two TUF 10 team coaches were scheduled to meet at UFC 107 in Memphis, Tennessee, but Jackson's role in “The A-Team†movie forced the fighter to cancel the matchup. The bout was re scheduled for UFC 113, and now is expected to co headline the UFC 114 on May 29, 2010 in Las Vegas.
The former 205-pound Champion will return to the Octagon after more than a year of inactivity, wining his last fight against Keith Jardine at the UFC 96 in March, 2009. Evans (14-1-1) rebounded from a loss against undefeated Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida at UFC 98 with a unanimous decision win over Thiago Silva at UFC 108. UFC 114 airs live on pay-per-view from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and will coincide with the second annual UFC Fan Expo.
In other news, UFC president Dana White has confirmed that UFC 113 scheduled on May 1st, 2010 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, has been moved to the following week due to the Mayweather vs. Mosley fight. The main event will feature a rematch from UFC 104 between Lyoto Machida and Shogun Rua. Other bouts currently under works for this event include Kimbo Slice vs. Matt Mitrione, Jonathan Goulet vs. Marcus Davis and TJ Grant vs. Johny Hendricks.
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