UFC Fight Night 14: Omaha, NE 9/17/08

by Kierkegaard on Jun 11, 2008 4:07 PM EDT Comment 5 comments

Last week there was a rumor that the UFC might make its first trip into Nebraska for the September Fight Night promotion on Spike.

According to mmamania.com, the date and location have now been confirmed:

Brace yourselves, Cornhuskers, because the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is set to invade Nebraska for the first time ever in just a few months.

That’s right, the mixed martial arts promotion is in the process of putting together a show — UFC Fight Night 14 — that will be held at the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha on Wednesday, September 17. MMAmania.com confirmed the venue and location earlier this afternoon with multiple sources.

Early speculation on the possible fight card includes:

Nate Diaz vs. Josh Neer

Houston Alexander vs. Eric Schafer

Ed Herman vs. Alan Belcher

Rumors in the comments over at the mmamania post suggest the headline event might be Guida vs. Danzig.

As someone within driving distance of the Omaha Civic Auditorium, I am absolutely stoked at this possibility. Anyone have an idea how much tickets usually go for on these free Spike Fight Night events?

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Date clash

Last I heard, the rumour mill had UFC 88 taking place on either September 13 or 20… assuming that FN#14 does happen on the 17th, that would mean two events within days of each other.

The UFC production team would need a lot more time between each event from a logistical point of view. Sure, they can build up and tear down the Octagon and lighting rig in a 24hr period, but what about transportation etc. – not to mention downtime for the crews?

by VikingPhotography on Jun 11, 2008 4:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

UFC 88 look’s like it’s slated for Sept 6th.

by Nick Thomas on Jun 11, 2008 4:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Last I heard, it wasn't going to be on Memorial Day weekend

They’ve had so many events around holiday dates that I heard they were shifting 88 to the 13th or 20th, so as to allow their staff at least one proper holiday break.

Just because the current string of events have been the first Saturday of each month doesn’t mean that trend will continue.

by VikingPhotography on Jun 11, 2008 6:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

It’s not unheard of for a Fight Night to come within days of a PPV… in fact, it seems to be par for course lately…

UFC Fight Night 12 January 23, 2008
UFC 80: Rapid Fire January 19, 2008

UFC 76: Knockout September 22, 2007
UFC Fight Night 11 September 19, 2007

UFC 72: Victory June 16, 2007
UFC Fight Night 10 June 12, 2007

UFC 69: Shootout April 7, 2007
UFC Fight Night 9 April 5, 2007

by Chris Nelson on Jun 11, 2008 8:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I stand corrected

I hadn’t realised this was the case; obviously the UFC have got the production logistics in place to hold two events within days of each other. It’ll be interesting to see if it goes ahead as rumoured.

by VikingPhotography on Jun 12, 2008 4:58 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs